As Maurice says, the better team lost. The previous three games, everyone was on song, but today, too many couldn't seem to get going, in the face of a determined Keighley pack, and two excellent half backs - both ex Halifax ironically!

One thought about our alternative kit - just because we look like 'Fax, it doesn't mean we have to play like them!

We were stood on the touchline along with quite a few other Leigh fans and it was great to see so many behind the sticks, certainly 400 is a decent estimate.

Poor performance but to be brought down to earth with such a bang and still get the three points is encouraging in a way. Fair play to Keighley, they put up a hell of a performance and I suppose it's for such games that the bonus point was first invented.

We weren't too good today, but a wins a win! and on a more positive note it's great to see so many leythers there singing and supporting, packing out a stand and I can only see that away following increasing by the time we play fax away.

Rack up three good wins with the next three games being at home and I'd hope we'd take 5-600 to Halifax. Be good if we could make a push to take a good following there with plenty of time to save cash.

I thought we should have win be made errors in the last couple of minutes.

Fair play to you guys for keeping going.

Cougars.

Matt, that was better entertainment than the Hibees

Not wrong there pal, good to bump in to you fleetingly as always.

Agree with that, the board definitely push for more fans for the home games (understandably) but a big push for the Halifax awa game would be a great move, would definitely lift the players with 600 travelling fans, over a month until kick off and with Fax having a few alleged off field problems would be worth making a call to see if they could assist in helping get fans over there. I'm sure sponsoring/ contributing to a few coaches would be worthwhile for the extra ticket sales they'd receive, LISA could also start taking bookings for this one, maybe at a more discounted price than normal.

Lisa are looking at extra coaches already without sponsorship we cant knock prices down further it's was only 8 quid for members today which is excellent value !

A timely dose of reality - this season will be as tough as usual.
A timely last minute winner and to top it all nicely a timely last minute winner at Cas so all told a good day.

A big week required in training is now required.

Surprising thing was that Leigh were clearly the better side for 35 minutes and then error after error from our lads.

With your easy first few matches, I think your lads didn't have a plan b when they realised the Cougars weren't just going to roll over and die. Sure you'll get it sorted now you've had a tough game. And go and win at Halifax. So long as Leigh and Cougars have got Bradford on the fixture list next year!!

Agree about the mistakes - knock-ons etc, bad day at the office in that respect.

Penalties I wouldn't be too harsh, Keighley milked everything in the tackle and the ref listened. Only thing I'd say is that generally we don't seem to be quick enough to adapt to a game and a ref like we should when we see what we're being picked up on and what we're getting away with. If we know we're getting penalised for something, stop doing it! And like Cross Hills Cougar says - no plan B when things are going wrong. Hopefully as the team gels we'll be able to work on that.

But fair play to Keighley - March had them doing all the right things to break our play up, and they all put a massive effort in, kept in our faces and very nearly pulled it off - took a big effort from our lads in the last 10 to snatch it.

Too close for comfort but a great game of rugby.

Charlie thought the best team lost yesterday , no doubt the Cougars played very well , but we still should have won with comfort , I think we started to believe our own press reports , Higson scored 2 good tries from Ryan Bs passes and should have had 2 more , Ryan please look where you are passing to , Higgy is not 10ft tall

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Still a wins a win , 3 points is all that matters , roll on Friday night , the travelling fans were good to see , lets hope we put this game behind us and kick on for the rest of the Season , good to Maurice mixing with ordinary fans .Frank B reported as unwell



is this man ever well ?

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Charlie that's what I am and it's where I watch my team from, with family and friends.

If you need to move to a "Plan B" midway through a game you have a problem. I always believe that you should stick to your game plan and if you have done your homework during the week it will work. It's when clubs start panicking and looking for a (usually nonexistent) backup plan that things go wrong.

Seemed to me our plan B yesterday was to throw out daft passes' give even dafter penalties away' knock on and miss tackles.

It was a funny old day at keighley we were all making bets in the car going down how many leigh were going to score and we all said it would be over the magic 52. Well what a surprise we got, but in a funny sort of way I enjoyed it the adrenalin was pumping and the nerves where kicking in, now that's what rugby is all about

Not sure about the best team loosing, think we were evenly matched and the score line fair. Keighley were very good they had the perfect game plan against us, they'll pull off a few big wins and cause one or two upsets at Cougar Park this year. Our trouble was that we dropped far too much ball, don't know if it was because we were trying to force things but you can't loose the ball so much against anyone. Still at least now we've played against a tactical attacking team instead of just teams that want to try to try to run through our huge pack and will learn a lot from it and be ready for the next challenge and the next team that plays like that.

Fair point, although I'd rather we didn't turn over so much possession against the likes of Featherstone, Sheffield or Halifax!

In case anyone missed it on another thread the full game iks now on LC TV.

At least we got the 3 points , we will learn from it , well played to who made the decision to go for a try !!!

Indeed.

On LCTV Paul Rowley is not happy with the young linesman who disallowed a Leigh try whilst on the far opposite side. Rowley also thought it a very harsh call so all things considered I feel we just about edged it over the 80 mins.

Plenty food for thought though.

If I ever find myself stuck in the trenches, I sincerely hope it is not with you

I bet he was plenty happy with the same touch judge who, in the second half was on the main stand side, and intervened to get Leigh the penalty, that led to Adam Higson's last gasp try! They reckon that decisions tend to even out and our coach has always said that you should take the officials out of the equation - in other words, ensure your destiny is in your own hands. I would have thought Sunday's victory could have been more emphatic, had we not constantly turned over the ball, to a team that made good use of the bonus possession.

I am sure He was delighted with the latter decision Alan.

Young Rowley only referred to the former on LCTV.

I agree entirely with you.