I'll take that! Lol!

Even if it's a Jy Hitchcock last minute try ...

Mmm?

Let's see some team sheets first.

Can't see any shocks for the opening round.Here are my predictions

Dews by 12 points,
Toulouse by 22 points.
Fev by 24 points.
Leigh by 20 points.
London by 14 points.
Batley by 8 points.

A hard long season for some teams.I would love to be at Fev on Sunday, as I think Fev are dark horses to finish second this year.Charlie knows.

I would love to be at the LSV on Sunday which "leigh" by 20 pts Charles ?

Fev by 24 Charlie lol behave... we finished above them last year, we might be under done for Sunday and short of our 1st choice pack but i expect us to be able to tackle



I see you’re dalliance with those ‘considerably richer than yow’ hasn’t dampened your fishing/phishing technique



This may be the last championship with something to play for, but it should be a good comp, i can see half a dozen sides capable of giving each other a fruitless Sunday afternoon. I doubt we will see a runaway leader like the Robins last time round.

Fev might just nick it from us, but i think Toronto may pull off a shock, momentum in sport goes a long way.

Good evening Mick, I hope you are well?As for the Leigh game on Sunday?There are only one team of Leythers winning and it won't be Mr Rowley's Leythers,apart from maybe Ryan Brierley not one of the current Toronto side would get into our squad of 17, in my opinion we are stronger this year than last season,as fo winning by20 I really do think it will be such a margin of victory.Hope to see you at the LSV in a few weeks time.

I respect your opinion and views on the coming season,myself while I agree it should be a great Comp this year,I think we will dominate the League this year, we will lose a game somewhere along the way,where I don't know,but our strength in depth,full time fitness ,and skill and power will see us boss 90% of most games.
We don't seem to have weakness anywhere on the pitch, the Bookies make us 1 -4 to win the League,and for me Fev will finish 2nd,they are a strong well put together side,I think Toronto will lose a few games in the first half of the season,as for your good selves?I think Fax are a bit inexperienced with some young players,I do think they are talented but on Sunday Fev will have far to much muscle for you,as well as Riddys guile and kicking.
Anyway hopefully it will be a good all round Comp this year,I can't wait.Take care.Charles.

Well Ian you've got one of your defeats out of the way early in the season, so at least you're not putting pressure on yourselves now.

How good were Toronto?

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Well Dave, I've truly got egg all over my face

Leigh were terrible ,we went 12 nil up early on then it all went wrong,I couldn't name a MoM as they were all average,for me a must next week is drop Ben Reynolds,put Mortimer at 6, and bring Baptiste in at 9,Its to early to have a go at Jukes but his Coaching must improve, we fell for Rowley's game plan all the way, Toronto are a good side no doubt, but I still think we are better, although today's result differs to my opinion.
It's early days yet Batley beat us first game up and we were promoted to SL that year so plenty of time, a lot of fans are unhappy tonight, only positive was a crowd of 5,500 and no Canadians,it's a case of get back on the horse,and myself,well that yolk is hard to remove.



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A darned sight better than we were! Oh to have Brierley, Kay, Dixon and Beswick - yes, Bob Beswick - back with us!

Leign v Leigh Mercenaries then Alan?

That's how it was billed, and boy did those ex-Leigh players have points to prove. And they proved them in spectacular fashion, showing far more skill, passion, pace and nous than our guys did. I'm confidently expecting Martyn Ridyard to give us a master class when we play Fev!

Think you might have too much for us.... but I'm lookin forrad to that fixture
I don't get the mercenary tag. None of the Leigh squad is from Leigh indicating they're all imports... e.g. are there for delbert's wad.... same as those who play for Toronto being there cos of the cash?

I honestly believe that many of the guys went to Toronto because of the coach. Now, I don't particularly like the guy, but he won yesterday's battle by an unbelievable margin - far greater than the proverbial 'country mile' of 'Fax fame!

On yesterday's performance, which I hope wasn't what we can come to expect, (although it was disturbingly similar to our 'style' of last season) you will definitely trouble us, and I confidently expect Ridyard to show us just what we are missing - as did Kay, Brierley, Beswick etc. yesterday.

because Misi Taulapapa, Martyn Ridyard, Frankie Mariano, Connor Farrell, Scott Wheeldon etc etc are all playing in their home town of Fev and definitely NOT there because they are being paid...

Misi Taulapapa is from Sharlston


But it's not me calling them mercenaries is it?

Well Charlie, i admire your optimism, but i just don’t think turning the losing habit into a winning one is as simple as having a decent side on paper.

I don’t expect Fax to hit their straps until Tangata and Kidds knees recover, we should then have a mobile pack with some punch, without that, Johnno and Muzza will be feeding off scraps for the time being.

Toronto, Leigh, London and Fev all look pretty evenly matched and will take points off each other.

I’m no mystic meg but i would expect a leyther to know this is a very physical division, its brute force and guile that get the job done.

I still say the side that got you promoted is better than last and this seasons. Fev and London are not the same sides either, and Toronto have that spark that your guys had, i wonder why



Welcome back to the SL Graveyard that is the Championship, and remember your time on the SL gravy train was just one season pass.

Oh to Bob Beswick back. Still a massive loss for us.

I've always been an optimist,when I play Poker folk say ,I will chase Rainbows to win a hand,and some of the horses I back belong on the Central Beach at Blackpool, I do think Leigh will be there at the Top of the League in August, it's only one game in, remember when the winds from the East, lean to the West.

He's grown his hair longer Norman - and actually looks younger for it! He also looked plenty young enough on the pitch! He completely controlled everything around the ptb and had us on the back foot most of the time. Also, there's nobody better at 'playing the referee' in that area. (within the rules, of course!)

Very true Alan, he is the sort of player every team should want.