Well I've scoured the press and t'interweb for news of Fev's impending doom as predicted by some bloke in a pub in Leigh, and I'm bug_gered if I can find owt!!!







Are you sure Elvis doesn't live in Pennington??

No he sells pies at por on match days

No, Platt Wazz.

I hope the leigh team n back room staff take us a bit more serious than the leigh fans do...could a big banana skin underfoot for em.

just be guarded FB&B. Leigh have an almost identical league record to our club & they are the current NRC champs. - they are now proven to win big matches.
We aren't!!! We've won nowt - YET!!
I'm making no predictions whatsoever about how our season will pan out.

You've not even managed to beat us this season..............yet.

Halifax played us 3 times last season and got smashed 3 times! Then they went to a grand final.............

Though let's not forget Robin that it was on here about Leigh (and Barrow) having points deducted weeks before it was confirmed.

RFF We have the ability and talent in our team and coaching staff to turn over a Leigh side who are complacent and clearly think its just a case of turning up after managing a win and a draw in what were exceptionaly testing circumstances for our squad.

One of the biggest tests of a teams character is the way in which they handle adversity and pressure and I believe that the Rovers do that with style because of the belief they have in themselves and their team mates. DP is a fantastic coach and is building something special in the club there is a culture of positivity around the place.

Past results count for nought on the big day its all about 80 minutes on the day.

DP will have the boys motivated and use the halifax result last year as a driver for making sure we are ready to take on Leigh.

We should fear no one based on reputaion or otherwise we have a fantastic team of talented individuals who play for each other with a level of commitment not seen at POR for many years.

We are maturing year on year as a team, and as someone once said what doesn,t kill you makes you stronger and I believe last years upset has made us stronger. There is room for caution and we need to keep our feet on the ground but having said that,lets not pretend Leigh are not beatable because they are...

Keep the faith and BELIEVE..

Has totalrl shut down or something ?



There's bloody flat caps running about all over the place like them rabbits I saw at Prestatyn over the weekend

You're right, they must have been knackered having their feet up in front of the telly on Good Friday while we were getting a runaround against Barrow

totalrl is still open,must be have just seen Leyther-matt over there

I'm using my time constructively on my second of three days off this week

Keep the faith and BELIEVE..







Oh and re this point deduction I might spill the beans on Thursday provided someone buys me a pint

I mean a Fev fan of course.

I'd hardly describe this squad as complacent after the conditions it has been working under for the last 4 months.

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Watch it lad that is a Leyth copyright.



duly noted Mr Frankb....



Oh and re this point deduction I might spill the beans on Thursday provided someone buys me a pint

Somehow that does not fill me with confidence.



Ah well I am sure one or two Leythers will get me a pint just to pay me back for my generosity to them before and after our game with Toulouse.

I'll get you a pint on Thursday Frank. Look for me, I have tattoo's on my arm and I'm called Carl!!!

I'll be with a really handsome ginger bloke!!

FB&B, do you really, honestly deep down think Ian Millward and the Leigh squad are guilty of complacency??? Cos I don't. Not a bit of it.
Millward is an experienced and shrewd coach and has a proven track record for winning.

He will have this squad as well prepped and geared ready for the game as Daryl will have rovers squad. I just can't see complacency anywhere in their season so far. They'll more than likely finish second behind us - on points diff. We caught Toulouse with injuries the week that it was announced they were jackin it in in the championship and duly got slaughtered at Fev giving us a game with a +80 scoreline that we couldn't have dreamed of.
In the final analysis, that may well be our break that handed top spot to us. And that's how close it is!!! No way will they be complacent.

Agreed, and i did point it out to fevbornnbred on our forum. Millwards too canny for that. As for our next two games against each other, yes i do believe we'll meet in the final. I remember last year. We walloped Fax 3 times and i was confident going into the final. I was still confident in the final when 18 points in front. The rest i prefer not to think about. So any fans from either side who say they are very confident is living in a dream world. This is going to the wire. And personally i can't wait. See you all at Dewsbury, i'll be stood with a big chubby ginger guy. I'll be the one surrounded by half naked fijian girls. They will be rolling my cigars on their naked inner thighs. oooooer missus.

You've been listening to Russ too long and it's addled thi mind!!
Come n see me for some therapy!!!

Well after the message , i think you are ready to arrive at the same conclusion itsnot what you or i think , but what the masses endulge in ,everyone is entitled to their view ours is rather clouded but safe .

After Thursday we will be much cleare and much wiser , but tonight the chips are down its time to show what you can do , im ready we must close ranks and show these people we mean to be taken as they find us , Frank thjiswont be easy the doubters are out there we must find them .

Drinks are easy to come by yet we yearn for them i will show what needs to be done and i know you will to .

You cheeky




Don't believe him Frank, he's been jealous of my manly looks for so long, he thinks he's me

Fev and Leigh are both obviously beltin sides. Fev have been amazingly consistent at this level over two seasons now and despite being hammered at Leigh in the Northern Rail group stages last year and coming up short in terms of winning the Grand Final and the Northern Rail, they obviously had the edge over Leigh last year. This season, I believe that Leigh have the slight edge so far. Obviously, Leigh have only lost one game at this level of rugby in the entire season. They won every single group game in the Northern Rail and then of course won the trophy, so never lost in that competition. Both Leigh and Fev played top five sides in the challenge cup. I think Fev lost 70 0 and I think Leigh lost about 22 16. At this level, Fev have I think lost about three games and Leigh have lost one. Fev have also not managed to beat Leigh this season and would have perhaps found the Easter Monday encounter more challenging, had they too only had just 2 full days rest prior to that. Fev fans will naturally point to the fact that they had injuries in the opening match of the league campaign and Leigh fans to the fact that they had injuries in the Easter Monday match and had had very limited rest, whilst Fev players had had their feet up. Both are probably valid arguments. However, what was impressive about Leigh, was that they still did not lose the match and if anything, remarkably, looked fitter and fresher than their opponents, going into the final quarter of the match. Fev are the benchmark as they have been consistent over a longer period than other teams and I would love Leigh to be able to replicate what they have achieved next year. I admire Powell as a coach and I really admire the honesty of the Fev team and their work ethic. Leigh and Fev set an example to many Super League teams in that respect. As many people have said, there is not a lot between the teams and the forthcoming encounters should be crackers. Both sides have faced adversity during the season, in terms of injuries and bans for key players and of course Leigh's off field issues have been well documented. All that is of course just part and parcel, unfortunately of rugby league.

My eyes repent and beg for mercy .