Huge game on Saturday.

A win takes us 9pts ahead of the Bulls, a loss brings them within 5pts with a game in hand. A good chance for us to open up some distance between the top 2 and the rest.

A few selection headaches for Jukesy.

Left centre seems to be the most obvious dilemma. Is Tonga ok to play after only managing 40 minutes on Sunday? Can we risk playing him in such a big match with his current injury record? Is Worthington available for selection again yet? (Also a risk with HIS injury record!) Whiting is Mr Dependable and would probably be the 'safest' option.

Will Riddy be ok to play? I would suggest this weekend would be too soon and too important to throw Drinkwater in without giving him time to learn our plays etc. But if Ridyard is unavailable I think we will have no option but to throw him in at the deep end.

Assuming Riddy is ok (

) and Paterson, Worthington, Moimoi etc are still unavailable I would hope to see us line up something like:

1. Smith
2. Higson
3. Whiting
4. Armstrong
5. Kay
6. Ridyard
7. Reynolds
8. Weston
9. Higham
10. Acton
11. Hansen
12. Maitua
13. Hock

Bench:
Hood
Emmitt
Hopkins
Fash

From a Bulls point of view we have been very disjointed this year and suffering greatly from the lack of a genuine scrum-half and only one stand-off. Everyone is hoping that Smith may be able to turn us around but feel this game is coming just a bit early for him.

You can win the league by 20 points ...means nothing tbh ....it's what we do in the 8s that will count.

Well I like to think we will win every game and Saturday is no different.

Bradford seem too be struggling at half back this season so I think it would be daft not to have Drinkwater in our starting 17. Should Tonga be fit I would play him too.

Tonga or Worthington to centre, Whiting to second row and Hock on the bench with Drinkwater if riddy fit from that 17 - Fash and Hood to miss out. God help Jukes when MoiMoi, Patterson, McNally are back.

Completely irrelevant in my opinion. If we carry on playing as we have then we will never beat a SL team.

Joe you never know. We might be at full strength by then. We have a great pack and if our 3quarters hit form ?

Wow and you judge that on us playing Championship sides,get yourself a job in Politics,especially with that name.

I was thinking the exact opposite, with a full and fit squad we are looking far more likely to do a lot better this year, and I fancy us to go up - this set want it more

From the Leigh Centurions twitter account:

"We now have only 80 tickets left for a complete North Stand sell out on Saturday. If you haven't got your tickets yet you need to hurry!"

So if you know anyone who wants to be behind the sticks, tell them to buy today!

Believe we have had to apply for more tickets from the RFL several times and keep selling out. Tickets available at LSV up 'til 4pm Friday.

There has been much improvement over the last 2 games - even if the opposition was very average - and we've been able to speed our game up and play more expansive rugby with confidence.

The week off for cup matches did us the world of good too, I reckon.

I'm pretty confident we can beat Bradford on Sunday which could well springboard us for a fantastic second half of the season.

Saturday Ant. Don't be turning up on the wrong day lad.

Oh aye!! Thanks for that, Atomic. I had it down for Sunday night.

And as for "turning up" - I haven't been to a match all season due to ill health. But Fev at home is what I am aiming for. Fingers crossed, etc.

I will be there, coming Saturday morning going back Sunday.
Think it will be a very tight game, and hopefully no yellow or red cards, it will be a physical/hard game.
I think Leigh will just win it.
prediction Leigh 28 Bradford 20 i hope.

I wonder what the odds are on a draw

Well no Leigh referee this time. Its Bradfords turn. S.Ansell is the referee for our game

Don't think that matters. Best team will win on Saturday regardless of who is doing the reffing.

Nozzy how many does that end hold any idea, or if anyone else does?

If it is just the North section then about 2700, but I think it includes the NW corner as well which takes it up to about 3500.

Obviously we are 'sharing' that end with 2 other teams on the day but I think it is safe to assume the vast majority in that end will be Leigh fans with a few from Workington and the usual taxi full from Sheffield.

Cheers Nozzy, cannot wait now.

Agreed, we should have put 50+ past them at Odsal, we showed what we are capable of in the first half, and then completely switched off and almost lost.

We need to have learned that lesson and keep up the intensity certainly for more than what in many games has been only 20-40 minutes , our outside backs especially need to up their game, they need to move up very quickly and force them down the middle.

It's all about us, play to our strengths and capabilities and we will control the game and win possibly quite easily, anything less and they are a good enough team to turn us over.

Over to you Mr Jukes & Co.

Ridyard apparently ok to play on Saturday! Although how well he can see out of that eye is anybodies guess! www.skysports.com/watch/video/sp ... tough-game Still, after playing a few matches with broken ribs when numbers were low, playing with a black eye should be childs play for Riddy.

Ridyard apparently ok to play on Saturday! Although how well he can see out of that eye is anybodies guess! www.skysports.com/watch/video/sp ... tough-game Still, after playing a few matches with broken ribs when numbers were low, playing with a black eye should be childs play for Riddy.

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Quote ="Nozzy"Ridyard apparently ok to play on Saturday! Although how well he can see out of that eye is anybodies guess! www.skysports.com/watch/video/sp ... tough-game Still, after playing a few matches with broken ribs when numbers were low, playing with a black eye should be childs play for Riddy.'" He's reet, saw him in Morrisons yesterday looks like your dad did in his new romantic days.

Don't forget the Tower Circus does matinées in the afternoons,guest appeared e this week end, Maurice sword swallowing.

I’ve no doubt my afternoon will be spent watching the Clowns and wild life perform………..


in Ma Kelly’s.