As I said in my original post Alan, just after halftime the Salford pack seemed to be getting on top, but Leigh had the brains then to move it wide at every opportunity and it paid off, Salford could not handle it.
To me it was only when Leigh got in front that the Leigh forwards started taking it back up the middle to keep it safe.

This was not a criticism I was just pointing what I thought was a great change of tactics in my eyes by Leigh.

Well done to everyone at Leigh, can we have Beswick back now?

I wasn't born and bred rugby league and I'm still learning,but i reckon i have come of age because i thought Dixon was MOM as well! It seemed to me he was first in every tackle! and you know your onions charlie!

Also agree about Ryan B,but then i would!

Watched the game in a pub over here,by the end ,half of the pub was cheering us on!

Absolutely brilliant result,just watched scoring highlights on centurion tv and some cracking tries.Who is going to beat this team?

Er NO

That was something to be really proud of. When you came to Headingley in the cup last season, we only got past you due to superior Super League fitness. Watching yesterday, I thought you might befall the same fate, but your players dug deep and got the deserved victory.

What an absolutely top effort from our boys


Salford were certainly without key players but so were Leigh.
My mom has to be Bob Beswick. As another poster pointed out, two top quality back to back 80 minute games from Bob is a mammoth effort. When I saw that Penky was out I really worried that we would of course miss his dynamic play and speed from the play the ball, but even more I was worried that after the Sheffield game Bob would be unable to sustain another 80 mins of his best against SL opposition. How wrong I was


Bob Beswick, take a bow


That said every player was immense today. Jake Emmitt was a very close second for mom for me, but every man in red and white deserves a mention.
Not forgetting our brilliant Coach, and his team on the sidelines and behind the scenes.
What a team, what a coach, what a game, and what a set of supporters of course
Oh and not forgetting that's 21 unbeaten now

Well done Leigh, very impressive



(Hope we don't get you in the next round!!)

Watched game in a bar in Turkey,really gutted couldn't be there. About 12 other people in bar also. Only me sat there in my Leigh shirt watching the game,the others where watching some proxy premier league game. Due to my continuous shouting and jumping up and down like a lunatic,one by one they started joining me and getting involved in the game. Think there are a few converts this morning. Fantastic Day. Well done Leigh. Oh just checked my paddy power bet at 100/1, only £2.50 e/w but I can cash out now for £8.50. Think I might just let it ride a bit longer.

Very well done Leigh cannot begrudge you such a great win. Forgive me but I fear this will widen the gap on us lesser teams now but you are well worth the result. What is the secret to your success (apart from the obvious Fax link lol - tongue firmly in cheek).

The way you have built such a great side is truly admirable and how does Rowley unlock the potential missed by other e.g Karl Harrison with Beswick and Barlow. Insane!

Good luck flying the flag. Great bunch of fans Leigh and always sing loudly at the Shay!

Great team effort, I don't buy into this depleted team nonsense from both sides; you can only beat the opponents on the field with what you have got on the field. I couldn't split Emmitt & Beswick for MOM but Jones-Bishop deserves a special mention for his assist at a crucial time.

Thank you JC

not everyone thinks as you do but that's life, I always say what my opinion is we could all pick our Leigh 17 players for a game and it would be different it's hard to leave out some of the old Faithfull guard at times but there is no room for sentiment in professional sport.I value everyone's opinions ,don't do yourself down agreeing with Charlie shows you have knowledge of the game,more than Salfordlad.

Congratulations- a well deserved victory.
I watched all 3 Sky games this week and I enjoyed your cup match the most. Great skill but most importantly , great character displayed by the Leigh players. Paul Rowley deserves enormous credit. I always admired him as a player but he's an even better coach.
Difficult to single out any one player but for me, Bob Beswick's organisation was the key.

Paul Rowley is brilliant. Everything about the fella is first class.

I could listen to him talk rugby all day long!

I'm still buzzing about yesterday's win. What a tremendous effort from them all. I agree with previous posters, Bob Beswick was fantastic yesterday and worked like a Trojan. I don't think we played our best by a long shot but the sheer determination of all the players is what impresses me the most.

I've said it before and I've said it again, Paul Rowley will one day be the England coach. I've no doubts about that whatsoever.

Being a Bulls supporter ... congrats to the Leigh team. Ignore the injuries excuse, the team played what was in front of them. Well done ....

I Skyplussed the match and just watched it back.

Doesn't matter now but does anyone agree with me that McNally's "no try" from the Liam Kay "knock on" was an absolutely incorrect decision from our old mate Mr Thaler.

It was clear as day that Fages deliberately stripped the ball. In fact it was a top piece of defending from him as he knew just making the tackle was not enough to stop the try.

Maybe the Bentham "I've got No Try" thing had a bearing on it, but I couldn't get over how quickly the video ref came to a decision. One replay and that was it. On any SL match I've seen on Sky video ref decisions take ages and dozens of replays.

As I say, doesn't matter now but it rankles a bit.

Loose carry for me. Correct decision. Dislodged in the act of tackling

Correct.

Brilliant

One can but try, I was gutted when he left as I felt he was the one player that moved us round the field and rarely had a bad game.

Thanks for your opinions TC&W and reffy - it's obviously just me who disagrees (and Brian Carney, Terry McDermott and Rod Studd!).

I am with you Pat also, good job it made no difference to the result

North stand for me were amazing,and certainly the 18th man.That last 10 minutes was the best defensive stint I've ever seen..Well done Leigh..