Well I've not been to an away game for over twelve months. We set off this afternoon for Chester Zoo, me the wife and two kids. It started raining as we were driving so I suggested we make a detour to Widnes and sit in a dry stand. Am I glad we did!! Well done boys. It wasn't the prettiest of games as both teams were clueless in attack. However, we wanted it more and every player defended like Trojans. Widnes just never looked like they could break down our defence. Chris Hill has grown into the player we all knew he could become. I'm afraid we will lose him next season to SL but we should not stand in his way, he has been a good servant for the club and deserves his chance in the big time. Dave Armistead was immense and he was playing on one leg. We looked a better team when Durbin came on the first time for McConnell and in his second spell we looked even better because McConnell went to Loose Forward which gave us even more options. When we have McConnell, Durbin, Marsh and Watson on the field at the same time we are able to create more as the opposition can not just concentrate on Watson, they have three others to look after as well! We saw this in the last ten minutes today, Watson had more time to dictate play and we were able to work the space for Morts try.

A big thank you must go out to the Widnes trio of Webster,Duffy and Thackery. Without those predictable inside passes all day we may be wouldn't have been on top as much in defence. Also a special mention to Lee Doran whose ball retention also helped.

All in all, we are still lacking in creativity, but if we are able to raise our intensity to those levels every week we will be a tough team to beat.

Wonderful second half display from our lads and our fans.

Chris Hill is amazing can,t fault any of them and the players reactions to the fans at the end made me feel real proud.

Re it being a bad game I thought we had 2 evenly matched sides where the tackling was top notch.

I thought the ref was his usual inconsistent self and again another touch judge who made a glaring error in the first half.

I had a go at Ian Mort, and some others, for a terrible performance against Batley. You should have seen his reaction after he kicked the winning goal. He,s a real proud Leyther and so he should be.

Thanks lads even though I paid twice to get in cos I, like a plonker, left the ticket I had bought
at home. Been a long time since I came away from one of our games feeling like I did today.

Thanks lads.

my throat is killing me...........

come on Leigh, get in there

what a game, the atmosphere was brill today, our stand was bouncing

the fans played there part aswell .....

all the boys played brilliant

Chris Hill's best game for years, well done mate

and refs yet again proved they nothing about fairness
Leigh have the crowd for there xtra man

widnes have the Ref

not bitter............very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very happy

one game at a time.....team getting stronger and stronger

I have to say we were absolutely amazing today in the East Stand. The Leyther Roar has returned. The team today showed they have what it takes to overcome a team and a set of officialls. I have never witnessed a more one-sided refereeing display. And the two with the flags, well Zippy and Bungle springs to mind. Our pack was first class today and when Jamie came on even with Jock on the field we started to play a bit. I think when the "forward" roar started, the boys raised their game. It was great to see the boys appreciation of the East Stand at the end, with Dave Armisteads hand at his ear wanting more. Chris Hill was first over to clap us and when all the rest came over to clap us it was the icing on the cake. Team and fans together. Megga.

My only dissapointment was the number of Leythers there, maybe 400 tops. It says a lot does that to me.

I was there with a couple of Widnes mates and they were suprised how few we had in comparison to other seasons.

The noise made at the end made up for it though.

Allways notice at the away games that Chris Hill is usually the first over to clap the supporters..........allways appreciates the supporters.

Well done Leigh.



I thought both teams were crap, but Leigh clearly felt they could win it after their first try and went for it.

We had most of the possession and the chances but, as usual this season, couldn't find a way over. Matt Calland said we were clueless while attacking Halifax's line last week, which seemed to annoy a lot of Widnes fans, but he was right. We had the same problem today too.


What the hell have Leigh done to Doran?

He was a good player last time we had him, but has become a penalty machine since he came back. He was trying to con penalties out of the ref for holding down and reefing. Twice he gave up the ball and lost possession doing that!

as regards the supporters, 400 sounded like 4000 amazing atmosphere we sang/clapped and shouted FORWARD in unison. but it did not help that widnes did ave both ends of east stand shut?????? Y ????????.

altogether now F O R W A R D. OOOOOOOHHHHHHH F O R W A R D.

Now if we put the effort in like that every week The Watcher would not complain again.Good discipline despite the ref & Hill was as good as I have seen him.Well done to all the team today,now don't cock it up on Monday against Barrow.

Doran was always a penalty machine he's got worse as hes got older

To be fair Barrow will be a tougher nut to crack than Widnes. I just hope we have enough left in the tank.

I think that stand holds 2000? Both ends were shut so i'd say 700 not 400 does it matter tho i don't think any other team in this league will take that many and I KNOW NO team in this league will create that kind of noise!!

So there's plenty of flag space!

I'm proud to admit I was literally the last spectator to leave the ground, had to go across the front of the stand as they'd locked up the concourses



I don't think a Leigh crowd have celebrated a try that much since Rob Jackson against the Broncquins in 2005. Absolute utter bedlam, why can't it be like that every week?

Entire team were superb. Armistead was immense on one leg, as previously mentioned. Hill's dash to put Flynn in to touch will live long in the memory. Durbin, Watson, Marsh, McConnell all excellent when on the field at the same time. MOM has to be Lee Doran, he did more for us today than he did in the whole of last season!



Are you watching Kohe Love?

At Home

Thought man in the middle was an imposter

other than that enjoyed the game got very exiting towards the end i could see stars from shouting too much and came away with a headache

thought atmosphere in the east stand was great i'm very happy

What can I say - Absolutely brilliant.

Our fans are a credit to the club and we created a real atmosphere which carried the team and pushed them on that extra bit. If we can generate atmosphere like that everywhere we go, including home, we will be a 'feared team' and the lads appreciated it at the end. I loved Armistead trying to get more



Our pack worked like trojans today and we took Widnes into a mid-field battle and it really showed on them towards the end of the game. Chris Hill was my MOM, his effort in attack, defence and that last minute tackle won us the game - what an effort. We looked much more dangerous when Jock went to Loose and allowed the playmakers to take control of the game and we bossed it from 70 minutes onward.

Well done boys

I was talking to a leigh player tonite his words were ' THE FANS WERE FU@KING BRILLIANT THEY MADE MORE NOISE THAN 10K FANS

Vikingman reincarnated????

Well I don,t like to s but noone was shouting louder then me/



I was as proud of our fans today as I was of all our players.

Should somebody contact the police re VM. He may need medical assistance. I have never known him be away from his beloved Leigh forum for so long.

Bit late on the comments tonight but well done the lads today,feel proud to be a leigh fan.
Thought...

Young side beats fully time side in first few matches of a 3 year stretch..

What can we do in 3 years???



We love you leythers we do!!!!!!

Usually like to post a bit earlier but me and Mrs Optimist decided to indulge in a celebratory beer or two.......Yesterday was fantastic! A team of overpaid under achievers versus a young enthusiastic side who have real pride in thier shirts, not the prettiest of games i've got to say but non the less a very valiant performance indeed.
Dave Armitstead is a trojan, he played on one leg and tore Widnes to pieces! Chris Hill was massive (again), no player let the side down, and the fans all through the game where superb, loved the FORWARD chanting


Great response at the end from players and supporters alike, Chris Hill first man over, Dave Armitstead revving the crowd and Morty kissing the badge will live in my memory forever.
Can't wait for monday, please, please give me more of the same. No more moaning and wingeing, get behind the lads, the Leigh support on it's day is like an extra man.
Thanks to all involved in this memorable sporting occasion

Could this be VM????

noone I didn't hear noone shouting was he the one shouting forward all the time