Bad performance, bad ref, bad day. Two wins needed, up The Fax

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Bad ref? Thought he kept you in it... We just bullied you up the middle all day! Think you have missed a trick letting bracek and Richard Moore go.. Absolute zero aggression from your pack today! Fairbank looked a good un

Demolished I'm afraid to say. Our lads just didn't get themselves into the game or the arm wrestle up front. Leigh were very good and we invited them onto us with far too many errors. I don't think we got to a last tackle kick until 5 mins before half time as we just kept dropping the ball on 1st and 2 tackles in our own half.Can't do that against a side as good as Leigh.
Strength in depth was also key- Leigh bench Moi Moi; Hock; Higham. Fax bench Bennion; Robinson;Brandon Moore. Men against boys I'm afraid(absolutely no critcism of these Fax lads-just learning their trade)
We really must get behind the lads next week and not forget it's still in our hands despite getting hammered today.

Two wins and we're defo in the top 4. London at Batley is a key one next week as well.

The ref wasn't great, and we all felt we were hard done to. Possibly we were, but he didn't keep on dropping the ball or put in silly high shots. It was just before half-time before we finally managed to complete a set. That's just awful rugby, and the scoreboard reflected that.

Slightly better in the 3rd quarter, but I sensed we were already thinking about next week's game already.

We needed almost mistake-free play today, and it just didn't happen. Maybe we were trying to force it a bit too much, but it wasn't good to watch - albeit we did show some glimmers now and again.

Our left side was exploited time and again, and how we missed Manu there today. Flat (or forward) passes to a player running into a gap - Leigh showed they were good at that today - our problem was that we kept leaving the gaps for them to run through.

It's still in our own hands. UTF!

Andy was a great servant to us, and in a game like this would have been ideal. In the broader sense, he didn't seem to fit into Richard Marshall's plans. Richard hasn't gone as far as I know, and was named in our 19-man squad. I don't know why he didn't make the 17.

I'm not sure how a ref can "keep us in it" when we lose by 40 points, but there were a couple of key incidents when the decision didn't go our way. The first Leigh try was off a blatant forward pass for instance (I was right in line with it). Overall, we were the masters of our own downfall, but there were a few similar looking incidents for ball-rips or dropped ball, and we always seemed to be on the wrong side of the decision. No excuses, we were poor, and you're right that we needed a bit more muscle on the pitch up the middle (Richard Moore, Ryan Boyle and Dane Manning, for instance).

I thought ref was pretty good. Your first try was a knock on... He let you play him pretty well.. Keeping the ball in the scrum and then us getting pinged for offside! I always expect fax games to big niggly physical games but it just wasn't today! I expect if we play in the 8's you will be a lot better I have no doubt

Frustrating afternoon but Leigh deserved everything they got today

Never seen such a dire performance from a fax side for many years. what was completion rate in first half ? Has to be a record low. Knock on's and penalty gave Leigh unprecedented possession and field position and add to that their forwards dominated ours all game. Hicks was also dire but he did not lose us the game. We have lost a bit of aggression in our pack and need it back for next week. Didn't expect a win there today but nor did i expect that kind of score or performance. Hopefully we can put that right next week we have to or its all over I'm afraid. some players just not cutting it for me....no names but i am sure others feel the same about these players.

LOL, you are allowed to keep the ball in the scrum if you want, and if the opposition goes into "automatic" mode and assumes it will come straight out then, well, that's a penalty if they move before the ball is out! We all judge refereeing performances in a one-sided fashion, but I still don't think he kept us in it.

The "niggle" started at the Shay with some successful tactics being used by Paul Rowley when you were losing at half-time in 2014. Sam Barlow being one of the main offenders. Later, at the LSV, Dane Manning lost it, taking out Sam and being punished with a 10-match ban. All that is in the past, and we both have different coaches now (which is probably the main reason that it was a pretty clean game today). Fax have zero visits to the disciplinary this season so far.

Bad day at the office, we move on. Don't become a bad team overnight

Think it was played at a super league pace and he didn't allow you to slow it down! Don't think he was bad at all, one of the best displays I've seen all year be honest! As I've said I think you lot will be a different team again come the 8's

Also were Moore, Kaye and Boyle rested today? Sounds like we could have done with their size but we are in no different position to before the game, we need to win 2 games but a win next week may be enough if London beat Batley. Time will tell but let's hope that's a bad game out of the way and we carry on as we have been the last couple of weeks.

BIJ I ws very disappointed with Fax today ,I was with a few Fax fans before the game ,and they genuinely expected Fax to win today,Our pack was very good today and look at the players we had on the bench the difference in the quality was there for all to see.Tangata and Calahane might have been your stand out forwards this season , but we bossed then throughout the game, for me we could and should have put 70 past you today, the gulf was that big, however I will be at the Shay on Sunday , good luck.

Up there with the Swinton and Haven performances that if not a little worse. End of the day though nothing has changed and we probably didnt expect to win at Leigh so we still need to win our last 2 games. If anything results went our way with Fev winning giving us at least a bit of hope if we were to lose one of our last 2. Reality is a win against Fev and a Batley loss to London sees us in the 4.

I thought Leigh were very good today but if we cough that sort of possession up against anyone in this league we would struggle to win, its just today we did it against the best team in the league and that will always result in a hammering.

Boyle was already out with hamstring injury. Ben Kaye got injured this week in training.Not sure on Richard Moore looked good last week. Maybe RM prefered Bennion instead? Other thread says he is off to Batley next season. We needed some grunt up front today for sure.

Amen

Best team won by a distance. Agree with your comments GFB.

Could hardly hear what was going on on the Mixrl thing but from what bits did come through Fax were poor with the ball and coughed up too much possession and Leigh were stronger, faster and much the better side.

Fev are firmly back in the mix with a thumping win over Batley today so we will have to be back to our best for next week, not only for the points but if we lose RFF will be all over us like a rash



Only joking Robin.

Cheers for that.

The first [iFax Try/No Try[/i was a dead cert [iknock on[/i.
Don't remember who [i'Scored' it[/i but whoever it was he grounded 1/2 yard short but in the bounce & 2nd reach knocked on in front of the North Stand, this was directly in line with my position 2/3 the way back in North Stand & was as clear as day.

Regardless of that I thought Leigh 'almost totally' dominated today, apart from having a little [isleepy time[/i where a soft try was conceded & a few lazy sleepy tackle efforts crept in.

I thought during your good spell, when you got some quick PTB & ran better lines you looked good/decent but not top 3 material.

The margin of victory today was the same as Bradford v 'Haven *who let's be honest are a bit poop*, so Fax will need to fix up & step up quick to ensure your top 4 finish.

Yes I struggled to hear what was going on, switched over to the Leigh offering, we lost on that as well.



Can we cough up as much ball again next week? If we do we'll get what we deserve, we need to play at the top of our otherwise there will be no room for complaint.

Oh dear we got well and truly tonked today, we were outplayed and looked a long way behind Leigh who were quicker, sharper and a really good team they need to keep that level of performance when they get in the middle eights to have any chance of getting into SL, only trouble is they will not get as much ball given to them as we did today by SL teams we gave Leigh far too much cheap ball, knock ons, silly passes and just poor play.
Some players were poor today no names mentioned and I am a bit alarmed at once again being bossed in the middle, whether we get in the top 4 or not we need to BEEF UP OUR PACK next season.
We need to improve next week as top 4 is still in our hands but Fev had a great win today so it will be tough.

Blimey some of our fans must have blind faith as nobody I knew thought we would win today, most like me thought we would lose but not like we did we did not do ourselves justice today although Leigh were very good and too quick for us.

Just seen on Facebook that Richard Moores partner has just given birth. Might explain why he didn't play yesterday.

You cant blame some of the Leigh fans acting like cocks on here really. They must have been really smarting from the hammering we gave them in the 8's so to get one over on us like they did yesterday they must be cock a hoop. Best just to let them enjoy the moment and then see how we go if we make the 8's and then look to catch them up a bit next season.