To be fair to Leigh it looked like someone from Fev had broken into Rowleys office and stolen the Leigh gameplan but Fev didn't have the subtlety to get away with it. They probably didn't practice it enough being part time.

Too much of this in one direction. Leigh didn't cover themselves in glory at the weekend, but if I had a choice between the two teams at the weekend, Fev where definitely worse. Even the sky commentators showed how biased they are. Picked out sam barlow for the yellow card because of his reputation, when he got subbed and beswick got the yellow. Referencing brawls from matches they haven't seen. Have there been problems, yes, but not to the degree they mention. All the stuff about hock not getting a yellow in the first half - in fairness I think hewas a lucky boy - however in the following set, Paul wood tried the same thing, but not as hard, no reaction from the player, no mention by the commentators and no penalty. Happy for folk to judge, but watch both sides and comment on what you see, not stories.

It's Deja-vu is this, they were exactly like this last time they had a decent side. Again threatening to rattle people when they got into Super League, they won 2 games as i recall and disappeared back into the depths till..ooh about 12-16 months ago !!

im pretty sure it was a leigh player kicking off in the first minute when he was put into touch

but yeah fev were the main culprits and set their stall out from the first minute
how dare they upset little ol innocent leigh

It was, but you cannot drag into touch only push, so it should have been a penalty, but yes it was.

First he was dragged into touch (penalty) then had one or two carry on shoving him around after he went into touch, so he shoved someone back. Should he just allow himself to be shoved around while the ball isn't even in play?

Must be the first game where a player had headbutted, punched and gouged a player on the floor, and it was the other team's ill discipline to blame

It took about 30 seconds for leigh to almost start a Brawl when their player was tackled into touch.

But yeah it was all fev fault. Or maybe most people posting here watched the game without blinkers on

All this vitriol against a team that is unbeaten thus far this year. It is typical of the British mentality to hate anyone or any team that is enjoying a period of success. On a personal note I think Leigh are playing some excellent rugby and they can also dish out the biff if needed.

No it isn't typical. It's typical for people to follow and support a team enjoying a period of success. That's why crowds go up for those teams.

I'm a Leeds fan, after the last 10 seasons, why would I give a shiny sh|te about Leigh winning some 2nd tier games?

16 pages about Leigh on the VT...Crikey !! If Leigh were 'thugs' but halfway down the table in championship one...THERE WOULD BE NOWT ON HERE ! Funny how success can make some other team's fans 'have a pop at us' !!! Even Rhino's fan HIM has had a dig at us, and he apparantly doesn't give a Pooh....Bless

Yep, that's it, I'm just so jealous of Leigh's success these last few years.

You just don't get it,do you?
Leigh are top of the Championship and beaten 2 sides,effectively just above them - Salford and Wakefield in the highest league,one and 2 places above them at the time of the Ladbrokes CC games.
They are on a winning run of well over 20+ games.
It should be shouted from the rooftops.
Instead,nobody who watches them,likes them.

Arsenal FC in London went on a winning run and lots of opposition players and supporters appreciated them and referred to them as 'The Invincibles' even though,apparently,some opposition 'fans' had sung abusive songs about the French manager and their location meant they had many close rivals.
They played the game in the right way.

No one from outside Leigh acknowledges them.No opposition coach praises them.
It may be best if there was some self-contemplation before self-aggrandizement.

HIM, did I say you were jealous, thought you were better than that. You type like a Man United fan, who says 'so what' if Bristol Rovers FC lost only 1 out of of 25 games in the conference..... they are tiny compared to us. But you don't always type crap, but YOU know what I meant with my previous post. As for Angelic Cynic, he is one bitter moron. He might not be typing what he really thinks, just a 'wind up' keyboard warrior. "Instead ,nobody who watches them, likes them" so if it was Sheffield/Doncaster Eagles, would you give a flying duck....no, me neither. And I guess you have done a survey about the current Leigh team. NOBODY likes us. You constantly spout $hite about us, why are you obsessed by Leigh Centurions ? Come on, let's have it !!!

Budgieboy, you're team is disliked. Get over it.

OK luv.....see you in the 'middle 8's'. Night & Bless xx

FCUK me, a Sheffield fan pontificating about Leigh. Sheffield Eagles the club everybody has always hated who are not welcome in their own gaff and relying on half of the pacific to put a team out

pathetic response, so which non hull kr fans like your overseas players club, and if so why. and if they don't like you, can they explain it without sounding thick/jealous like you. leigh are on an upward spiral, you lot are skint and going nowhere, apart from the championship.

You big plank!

is that your best shot..at least have the courtesy to explain yourself, without sounding thick ! (not possible ?)

I quite like watching them. And I'm finding this entire little fuss quite bizarre.

Leigh play the game in an uncompromising manner, that's for sure, but they also display skills a lot of 'better' SL teams would struggle to emulate. Brierley and Ridyard are superb talents. In some ways it harks back to the 'good old days', for better or worse - plenty of niggle alongside plenty of skill. Today's SL bores me at times with its sanitised gameplay.

I don't care that they push the limits. All RL teams try to do that and RL is a lot more than just running and passing - it's about how much can you take, and can you give it back? Can you stand up to intense aggression and come out on top? The games I most enjoyed winning as a player weren't the 'free-flowing' running games, they were the intense physical battles with plenty of bruises, and bit of biff, the rules stretched and plenty of sledging. Nothing more satisfying than winning those sort of games and having a beer with the opposition afterwards.

For me if their opposition reacts then more fool them. Leigh take it to their opponents and ask them if they can handle it, and clearly the answer in most cases is 'no'. Fev tried to match fire with fire but lost the physical and mental battle, as well as on the scoreboard, and as we saw a few of their lads lost the plot. It's up to other teams to up their game mentally and physically, not for Leigh to rein it it.

Apart from that cocky little get McNally. He deserves a slap.



Long live the biff.

Good post Cronus, ask any player from Barla to the NRL. If you 'allegedly' rough it up on purpose, doesn't mean you will win the game. I am jealous of a lot of Super League clubs, but do I spout off about them, NO. Check my posts. Credit where it's due, Leigh have done well, and like other fans, I only care about my team. I don't even hate Wigan Warriors, am I weird ?

There's nothing wrong with a bit of biff. But this isn't biff. This is just pushing every rule to the limit and beyond. Be it offside, holding down, interference and niggly shots, they should be penalised.

It's not like they're going out and seriously injuring players but it's niggly and against the rules and so should be penalised. The fact that it's not penalised often enough is what leads to Leigh continuing to do it and opposition teams getting frustrated. The conduct of the coach and other club officials also doesn't help Leigh's cause.

Let's be clear, this isn't biff. It's just cheating.
Most people want to see free flowing rugby on the back of tough runs and solid defence, not on the back of who can hold down or niggle the best. That's the worst of our game and is what puts people off the sport at both pro and amateur level.

Possibly the institution to have the single biggest negative effect on the sport in this country.

how many games have you seen leigh cheaturions play during their long unbeaten run ? (go on answer) and if you cheat, why should you win ? (bizarre post mate) guess its better being like Jamie peacock when somebody rubs their forehead against yours, just batter him ! and, did we cheat v salford & wakefield ?