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| Errrm....
Better!
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| Cheers B&B. I'll drink to those kind words.
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| Hello Jack,
I will not quote your reply to save space but I have read it of course.
I have also reread your original post and still do not see a lighthearted bent to the first half that refers to “the lad”Keanan directly. Geronimo Doyle is indeed though a magnificent name.
I personally see Keanan as a strong squad addition who will get game time for sure as the SL season will give opportunities. I believe when that happens we may see a strong addition. A quick watch of his Widnes highlights show a big, strong running centre who goes through a gap with speed and has the hands to give out quality ball to his winger. As for “bigger name” signing announcements, I will give the club time to work on those as I am sure there is a lot of work being done on that front.
You also imply that my response was partly due to you being a new poster. I can assure you that that had zero impact on my post. I welcome new posters and trust that you are a true “diehard supporter” as you say. Patience and true support will be needed at times this season. You will see me always looking for the positive in our team performances and our players. Any criticism will always be constructive or not posted at all.
I look forward to reading your future posts and hope we have lots of positive things to talk about in the coming months.
Cheers and Up The Comics.
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| Hi Vancouver. Cheers to you and i will have another drink, this time to your kind words.
'the lad' is a humble turn of phrase which gives away my vintage. Every bloke younger than me is 'a lad', and these days that is most people. It is not a term that is critical. It is just a turn of phrase for someone who is younger than me. That is all.
For my part i look forward to contributing to this forum, now and in the future. I will however tell it as i see it, even if that means the occasional criticism of a Leigh player or official. It does not mean that the club is not dear to my heart or that i am in someways 'disloyal' if i chose to express honest but genuinely held views. This forum is surely about expressing views, at least it has been in the past, and for my part i see no point in just writing supportive comments when something perhaps more critical needs, in my view, to be said.
Lastly, most of my comments, unlike this one, will be lighthearted. These forums should also be fun after all. So, that may result in a little teasing of otherwise favourite players and staff. Supporting Leigh can pretty tragic at times. There have been some seriously low times but it is all made a little easier with a little gallows humour.
For the moment the club is in a great place and optimism abounds. Next season we will stay up. I can feel it in my bones.
And, as i am prone to do, i will certainly drink to that.
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| Quote ="Jack Gaskell"Hi Vancouver. Cheers to you and i will have another drink, this time to your kind words.........
For the moment the club is in a great place and optimism abounds. Next season we will stay up. I can feel it in my bones.
And, as i am prone to do, i will certainly drink to that.'"
Well it’s beer o’clock here in Vancouver, so I will join you and look forward to a season of the underdog Leythers making em’ have it
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| Quote ="Bartholemew Smythe"W/ow you and Jack join within a day of each other.Must be due to our elevated SL status, that draws fans from other clubs!!!'"
Exactly what is it that makes me an undercover spy for another Super League side? The first Leigh Team, that I ever saw featured Des Drummond, John Woods et al.
I am 3rd generation Leigh supporter, but I will not use terms like Leyther, it does not make any less of a supporter of "the Comics".
In my opinion they should bring back the old music when the teams come out, and the shirts should be a narrow Cherry and White, not a replica of the Wigan shirt that we have chosen for this season.
I will take any test of my knowledge from the last 50 years, and look forward to Leigh bringing the Challenge Cup home for it's 50 year return.
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| Favourite Leigh players from the last 40 years:
1. Neil Turley
2. Des Drummond
3. Ben Crooks
4. John Henderson
5. Liam Kay
6. John Woods
7. Mike Ford
8. Tim Street
9. Bob Beswick
10. Fuifui Moimoi
11. Simon Baldwin
12. Cory Paterson
13. John Pendlebury
Make what you will of that team, but you got to be Leigh supporter to love some of those players.
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| Quote ="atomic"He has two posts in two years. Don’t bother amusing him.'"
what's wrong with that ? Ive watched leigh since 1981 ! I just dont come on the RL forums very much these days .
Nut come on be honest with yourselves , if this was York who got the nod you would be asking similar questions , I am just being consistent , we have had the shaft many many times before but two wrongs don't make a right.
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| Quote ="Septimius Severus"Favourite Leigh players from the last 40 years:
1. Neil Turley
2. Des Drummond
3. Ben Crooks
4. John Henderson
5. Liam Kay
6. John Woods
7. Mike Ford
8. Tim Street
9. Bob Beswick
10. Fuifui Moimoi
11. Simon Baldwin
12. Cory Paterson
13. John Pendlebury
Some good choices there Septimius and this is a good time of year for the old chestnut that is a list of favourite former players.
Personally i'd have a few more from the Championship winning side of 1981/82. There were obviously some great players in that team. You don't win the League without a good pack and amongst several deserving cases i would have at prop, Derek 'sleight of hand' Pyke, possibly at the expense of rugby league legend Fui Fui. After all Pykey did it for us whilst Fui Fui achieved it all whilst plying his trade down under.
I would also include 'The Prince of Centres' Steve Donlan. For my money you cannot include the legends that are Woods and Drummond without the man who was the very classy glue in that backline. Drummond was great to watch but he looked even better because of the quality of his centres who regularly put him in to space and boy did he use it. Donlan has to be in for me in place of Ben Crooks.
Honourable mention to Terry Bilsbury.
Perhaps contentiously given the way he departed the club i would still have Paul Rowley at hooker. He might have upset DB but he was one hell of a good player for us in his day.
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| Your right that time of year.
How about a leythers 13 or an overseas 13.
Hogan McCulloch Bilsbury Donlan Stacey Woods Eckersley
Wilkinson Higham Pyke Martyn Cottrell Pendlebury
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| Leigh Players if only they had joined earlier in their careers..
1. Stuart Donlan *
2. Barry Ledger
3. Tony Iro
4. James Leuluai
5. Shane Horo
6. Tommy Martyn
7. Bobby Goulding
8. Brian Case
9. Micky Higham *
10. Fuifui Moimoi
11. Sonny Nichol
12. Gareth Hock
13. Harry Pinner
* 2nd Spells
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| Quote ="atomic"He has two posts in two years. Don’t bother amusing him.'"
Haven't come back for a glot as im a Leigh fan , but do you still think it was a good idea to accept that 12th spot , forget money and think of it from a fans pov . If we had full crowds i think we would be back to the 1200-2500 home supporters .
Do you think we are capable of winning a game ? Personally i think we might snatch one or two.
Also legit question as ive kind of lost interest in RL and everything else in the last few years , how many go down ?
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