Well it’s happened. I’m just stunned.
My heart was pounding so hard and yes I cried at the finally whistle.
To all that were there, you sang and cheered loud and proud.
To the team, I never doubted you. At halftime I said to my son, we’ve got them, they are exhausted.
What a team, what a team.
Derek, you have your dream, and so do I.

Well done Leigh ! Great win! Hope to see you in the final! (Wigan fan)

I was in tears at the end VL, partly for my late relations who would have been so proud. I wish I could have been there. I was thirteen at Wembley in 1971 and I thought those days were over. How wrong I was. Wembley is a lot nearer to Essex than Leigh and I so want to be there.

I echo above. I welled up for my late dad who took me to Wembley in 1971. I will pay a special visit to is grave this week. Anyway, well done to all involved in making this happen. Thank you.

In tears at the end of the game, in tears right now. What an unbelievable story this last 18 months has been, and we're not done yet.

Can't express it more than that right now, it's overwhelming.

What a fantastic win!
Lifelong memories from today and Challenge Cup final yet to come...
Superb.

Warrington fan here, well done, really well done. You've been a breath of fresh air this season and it's been much needed.
Buzzing for you that you've made the final , and you'll have alot of support behind you hoping you win

I think we need another rebrand to. Leigh Lams. How lucky are we to have the best coach and best half back in Rugby League. You 2 are absolutely amazing. Thank you so much for this fantastic journey. I was there in '71 as 17year old and me and mates said it would be another 50 years. Well the God's of Rugby made us wait 2 years longer then we missed the covid restrictions on fans haha. It's all written in the stars. We're going to do the treble!!!!

Well done Leigh....see you there..Panthers fan

My first thought was to my dearly departed Dad Alan Fayle. He watched since he was a young boy, then in 71 his best mate scheduled his wedding on final day and asked my Dad to be best man. My Dad being the man he was, couldn’t turn him down. I was 7. We watched short snippets on a small black and white fuzzy tv in a hallway behind the reception hall. He passed 5 years ago now. The last game he saw was us beat Saints in SL, 2 weeks before he passed from cancer. He was so ill but determined to make the game, because he said we could “do’em”. I knew we could do this today and I know somewhere he and all the dearly departed Leythers were cheering us on and blowing that final kick wide.
Dare to dream Leythers.
Wembeleigh is ours

Wow! absolutely flippin' wow!

Well done Leigh from a Wakey fan, your defence particularly in the second half was outstanding.

Some very heartwarming and emotional posts , what a day absolutely shattered don't think I've ever seen a performance like that 9o% completion in that 1st half yet spent it all just hanging in there after wave after wave of saints attack , phenomenal ! This truly is a club go be proud of right now enjoy the night leighers watch tomorrows game and let's empty the town in a couple of weeks for a day out in London .

Very emotional story VL. I'm sure your Dad will have been watching with you. Bless you.

The big cats descend on Wembley!!! Cracking result and you’ll have a couple of ‘out of towners’ cheering you on (Fax fan)

Wow. It’s taken me hours to come down from a very emotional very early morning over here. I can’t praise the boys enough. To defend like that in the first half and keep them to six points, what an effort. A massive thank you to Derek in putting his hand in his pocket and putting this team together with the best coach we have had since Sir Alex. I too was a sixteen your old kid the last time we where at Wembley. Up the Leythers.

Well said LNZ.
But we have to recognize it isn’t only money that Derek has put forward. It really is his heart and soul. He has taken so much flak over the years and many would have taken the money and walked away. Not only did he keep the financial stake in place, he took it on the chin so many time and especially with the rebrand, knowing that it would be a personal hurt, but the best thing for the club. None of this would be possible without him. He is not the messiah, but he is a Leyther through and through.
It’s been a long day in Vancouver, trying to wrap my head around all this.
Bottom line. It’s midnight here, I celebrated with a couple of drinks, and my plane tickets are booked.
Wembeleigh here I come

I too went with my dad who passed on in 1991. What memories- Stan Dorrington’s barge over, David Eclersley’s mesmeric run through the centre of the field, Alex’s play acting (or was it?). All spoiled by Murphy’s betrayal (and Ashcroft) 2 days later).

Hope this doesn’t happen again!!

Firstly congratulations on the win. Well deserved



As an FC fan who cried at Wembley 2016 , thinking of my late father, I know how you must all be feeling.

Rugby league and our love for our clubs does that to us.

Enjoy the moment and have a great time at Wembley.

Hope you go and win it

Enjoy the ride guys and gals, and bring the trophy back.

Meanwhile there is a whole section on the St Helens red vee site moaning about John Asiata’s tackling technique and Ritson being shoulder charged off the ball for Hardaker’s try.

I would like to offer an apology to C Kendall, who I might have suggested watches a lot of porn, and questioned his parentage. On the whole he seems to have got the big calls right, but at the time he looked like he was squad member for St Helens.

Congratulations to everybody associated with the Leigh Leopards, this was a magnificent performance, considering we were under the cosh for 60 minutes. The final hooter was an emotional time for many, and what we achieved still feels like a dream.

The BBC built up a great event and put centre stage the Rugby League story of the 21st Century. JJB has been supportive of Leigh all season and even Jon Wilkin was coming round with support.

Tremendous support from the Leigh faithful, who drowned out the dirge of the When the Saints Go Marching In.

Let's see how far we can go in what is left of this fantastic season. See you all in London.

Wilkin as a pundit for me he is too biased. We beat Saints now he is having a go at Asiata’s tackling. I don’t like to see anyone get injured, but he put his body on the line, and went around the legs to bring them down. Now we are getting complaints for tackling around the legs. Dammed if you go high and now Dammed if you go low. At this rate you won’t be able to tackle anywhere.

Wonder how many who “can’t afford a season ticket at £25 a month” or “can’t afford to go to games” will be joining the hordes heading to Wembley and blowing£200 each.
The more the merrier I say, but for those who can get but as yet haven’t then get on the DD for 2024 - the journey has only just started

Watched back twice and Kendall’s bias to saints was consistent - slow ptb and short 10 allowed them into our faces for all but a brief spell second half, this is the disease our regs need to cure.