thank you all fax fans thats what rugby league is about

staying outside after losing in the last minute to say congratualtions and shake hands was superb, i really hope u can get to the grand final so we can do it all again

with a different result obviously



no shame losing to a side like you have, strike weapons all over the park, good halfs, Good pack, strong out wide and wingers who know how to finish.

I have seen enough from Halifax thogh to see that we are still a threat and we can maybe get to another grand final if we play like that in the play offs

second half

second half effort from your guys was superb, enjoy.

As a Leigh fan I'd like to echo the above sentiment - the game is rightly being hailed as one of if not the best NR finals - and for that you need two teams who are playing top drawer stuff. A big success for 'lower' tier RL was that game yesterday.

Came out of the ground and about 40 'Fax fans were waiting to shake hands and say good game, well done. Really really brilliant sportsmanship, you're fans are a credit to you, was talking in 'spoons to your mods Mam too, really nice lady.

Hope you get to the Grand Final so we can have another day like yesterday.

The winner yesterday was RL, the fans from both sides went with full intentions of enjoying the day, and from the moment we got off our coach and started walking down the prom, the friendly banter started, shook hands with loads of Fax fans, stood at the bar and in the pub chatting with several, the game was a cracker and could have gone either way right up until the end, on the way out your fans where waving to us from their coaches, and several were stood on the corner of the car park shaking hands and saying well done as we left.

Well done to everyone associated with Halifax (and Leigh) you did RL proud.

A great weekend out in Blackpool, sharing beers with Fax fans and having a good chinwag



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RL was the clear winner, a superb game of rugby with 2 sets of outstanding fans







3 of us walking through the coach park before the game got invited into the Fax fans coach pic, anyone got a copy of it?

Hope you guys finish in the top 2 and win your first playoff game to go straight to the final. Then Fax will battle hard to meet you there for another top day out! Best two teams in the league (in terms of excitement, quality of rugby and entertainment etc - subjective opinion I know...but Im sure an opinion shared by many), best two sets of fans by a country mile, and the best game at any level that I've seen for a long long time. I can't actually wait to watch it back on Sky haha!

Was a great atmosphere, good craic around the town, from just a passing word in Coral Island or a chat in Spoons with opposition supporters, and even a bunch of saints fans in town for the darts wishing us well!

I was speaking to those Saints fans going to the darts in spoons too mate! Really good laugh in there yesterday afternoon.

They wern looking for a pub by any chance were they? One of them was probably me if they were.



Cracking weekend, good rugby and good banter with the Leigh fans long in to Sunday night. Lets hope we get to do it all again in the Grand Final.

There was quite a few along the way back to the coach but there was 2 sets of couples in particular right on the corner of the car park making the point of shaking hands and saying well done to almost every Leyther who was in our party as we went past.

If that was you............................. nice to meet you lets hope we meet again.

I got a great video of the Manchester pub before the game.. Every single person in there chanting "are you watching featherstone"... haha

Despite us losing I just want to say what a fantastic day it was I loved meeting every Leigh fan before and after the game I am prouder than ever to be a fax fan after yesterday because of how our fans where and the great effort by the team in such a fantastic game. Well done Leigh and your fans are also a great credit to the club

We were on the bus that stayed behind waiting for stragglers (another story altogether Neil and Javid !!), and we watched every coach leave. Congrats and acknowledgement was shown to all Leigh supporters leaving and they returned the compliment (except 1 Leigh fan that was obviously hungry, as he was gesturing eating a hotdog I think) .
Well done to both sets of fans for a wonderful, friendly, fun day out. Couldn't do anything about the weather, but that's British summer seaside weather for you, that was the only dampener on the day. Even though we lost the result, we didn't lose the game. Both teams did themselves proud and were a fine advertisement for Championship Rugby.
Super League and it's extra money doesn't necessarily mean extra entertainment. Fantastic day out for all, well done players and supporters of both sides

This needs to be uploaded.

The Leigh end were singing it just after kick off but not sure if it carried over to the 'Fax end?

Aye we sang it just after kick off as well. To be honest I thought the acoustics weren't great at Blackpool Stadium as I rarely heard Leigh sing but on the replay on tele it was clearly loud as fook in your end as well. Just thought it was a point worth making.

They got the message twice in that case!

Pleasing.

Anyway it was very loud positive support from both sets of fans all game is the main point. Winding up Fev was just a bonus.

Ahhhh, that'd be Mama Haigh. She's a babe

She was also well inebriated by the time she got to The Manchester!

It's the law, you're supposed to be

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Got stopped at the door of the Manchester.

" Got any drugs, knives or firearms?"

"No?"

"Then go on in and go straight to the bloke on the left of the bar"