I`ll echo those sentiments , the North Standers were applauding the Batley players for a couple of the late tries. Well done to Batley and good luck in the final.

Pure and simple the best side won out- enthused

Not too sure about the final penalty count but our discipline wasn't great especially in the first half, in fact at one point Barry or Terry quoted that we had conceded 4 penalties and 4 handling errors on the trot but we didn't concede a try. In the last couple of games our defence has been awesome and to be honest I expected us to tire tonight after the defensive effort in the first half.

I'm with Rhino Roy !!!
Judging by league positions, and 'supposedly' how much we WANTED/NEEDED it, i was expecting a win. BUT on recent form, the fact that we lost, maybe not such a shock. But they really did DOMINATE the game. Soaked up our 'albeit' predictable, but relentless attack 1st half. 2nd half, gave us a lesson in 'how to score tries'.

quiet tonight mate......

roy, i thought we'd win, not get STUFFED.
I GUESS it's not as bad as losing in the 'last minute', but since the Bradford stuffing, it has all gone 't1ts up'. At the moment it's like 'last season'. I knew what you were saying, but we have played really well in most games this season, and Batley have lost 7 league games. Tonight though, Batley looked like a 'proper' team. Leigh were not awful, Bulldogs were too good. At least folk can't say "you need your dual reg. players" we had all 4 tonight, and only Matty Blythe looked ok.
You won't find us Leythers so cocky now - honest

No complaints - the best team won. We just weren't in it at all tonight. I think a few of our returning players have come back before they are ready - but what can you do with a squad as paper thin as ours?

Bibey, who IMHO has been the standout prop this season, showed none of his usual drive tonight, and both Robbie and Donlan looked out of sorts.
Riddy and Higson were our best tonight, with honourable mentions to 'Grafter', Blythe and Hill. We were out enthused, and Batley's defence was outstanding. They just took the wind out of our attacks, soaked up what pressure there was, then did us on the counter.

Fair play to 'em - we who stayed in the West stand also applauded there late tries.

Best of luck in the final. Hopefully you can stuff Widnes......but it would be even sweeter if Keighley can do 'em!!

Donlan was our best player tonight and Riddy was e!

I am amazed how Batley lost a great scrum half last season but manage to replace him with another gud 'un.
I am amazed how Batley have actually got a couple of REAL centres.
I am amazed how Batley have a couple of fast wingers.
I can't believe they have a stand off who can make a break in midfield or a loose forward who can make a break and run or 'unknown' props and second rowers who make ours look like amateurs not to mention a coach that no-one else wanted. (SL - forget Hilly - check out Batleys forwards). And all this on a home support of no more than 500.



It doesn't make sense.

I thought we were awesome a few weeks ago but what the hells gone wrong.

We have simply been sussed out and any team with pace out wide is going to hammer us if they move the ball quickly

Agreed, congratulations to Batley, well done and good luck in the final.

Agreed.


See above.

I think Donlan was our best player tonight. Wonder tackle over our line and took every ball. Ridyard was awful, but he is very inconsistent anyway, his defence is poor at the best of times. I think there are a lot of Leythers taking this defeat way out proportion. We missed Nanyn. Robbie, Bibey and Armitstead were clearly playing with injuries. Taylor and Goulden emptied half their yeds all over the pitch. We look tired and fatigued. I agree we need pace out wide, but Rome wasn't built in a day. We have about 12 players who are good enough, and when they are fit we can carry the average players, when we miss a few of these and they play with injuries, we are an average side.

I watched the game last night as a neutral and I personally thought that Leigh looked like a team that had been over coached in that every time you attacked it was always a set play that you came up with and on the night Ridyard wasnt good enough to execute it. Both teams had half backs that are very much off the cuff players and while Harrison allowed Handforth and Moore to do that to great effect Paul and Ridyard kept going for the same plays that had been constantly hitting a brick wall

Very good points those mate, not sure about being overcoached but I think they have got stuck using the same moves that have worked up until the Bradford game. As soon as they showed teams how to beat us we have struggled big time.

Batley wanted it and Rhino outcoached Basil.
Well played Batley

Firstly i would like to say that we congratulated KH and a number of Batley fans after the game ,they totally out enthused us and made us look very ordinary to say the least .Looking at Bibey last night i was very dissappointed at his go forward ,i dont think he broke through once and yet Higson managed it and so did Hilly and others ,he just does'nt seem to be using his weight.Another thing i noticed was how quick the Batley lads were playing the ball ,our lads had'nt even got off the floor never mind back on side on more than one occasion allowing them to easily break the line .Dont know what has happened to our defence but i hope they find it soon !A Batley fan commented about our lack of pace out wide too.

Riddy is not 100% fit needs a hernia op but despite not having his best of games gave 100% IMO.

Funny how people make allowances for some player but not others personally thought Robbie Paul had a poor game as well. For me Leigh are to flat on attack no good against an in your face defence as clearly illustrated last night.

what all 40 of you

Let them have their glory, my god they earned it and it doesn't come to us smaller clubs that often. I hope they win it.

Too true Jonny, well said

give them some credit all 44 of them



maybe this defeat is the kick up the bottom we need

Thanks,Robbie Paul had the same arrogant attitude when Batley drew Leigh in the National Rail Cup.I think the Batley team have given there response over the last 2 games for Batley's '44' supporters to his arrogance.