Oh dear.

Well at least there's the point for ending up only a couple behind, oh hang on a minute!

Rowley out ! Is what he thinks. Oh, I see.

Chase at fullback when he can't catch. Really?

Still think the all conquering mercenary's are going to get you into SL?
Losing to another part time outfit part of the master plan?

Chase at fullback!!!! He's the best standoff in the Championship and most of SL and he's played at fullback!!! Surely that can't be true. Who on earth put Chase at fullback? Didn't PR pass on the message he was signed as a standoff?

Paul Rowley resigning 10 days before start of season. It's better than Dad's Army. Don't Panic!!!

We should be putting 40 past Batley if we are aiming for SL. It just isn't good enough.

I wasn't there today but by all accounts, Chase at FB ? a monumental brain fart of a decision, you either go with Pownall or put Lee Smith straight in & keep Rangi at 6 or just don't play him.

Not sure what happened, maybe the travelling Leigh faithful can provide the answers.

Was it the disruption of PR walking out ? The mindset of the team being down ? Or just a shoddy display ?

Batley have recruited very well this year and will shock a few teams

They shouldn't shock any full time teams though, should they?

Rangi Chase is magic?

I am quite sure Batley have recruited well and they are always our bogey team, especially on that sloping pitch but we should be winning handsomely with the players in the Leigh lineup and training full-time. I am still bemused by Chase at fullback? He's an outstanding halfback in SL, let lone the Championship, and he's playing at fullback!!! Who on earth made that decision and why??? I am gobsmacked.

I assume fat boy meant going unbeaten next year when you are in SL then?

no he meant against you lot

Yeah one in every five games he might pull something out the bag..

Brilliant comeback!

I take it you are not counting the middle 8s from last season when it mattered, thought not. Well done, keep it up

GREAT RESULT FOR THE TROLLS !

Unfortunately, When a club has a gobby chairman and some ( not majority) supporters who say the things they do the rest of the supporters have to put up with winding up when the team of stars can't beat Batley. Leigh should still finish top but a team of stars isn't always better than a team of 100%-ers who just get on with it.

Well for that you've only got your glorious owner to thank for stiching you up with daft predictions. Everyone's going to lose the odd game, but only one idiot in rugby league claimed his side would go unbeaten....then to lose the 1st game just makes it funnier for everyone who's not a leigh fan. It'll still be bulls and leigh 1 and 2 with the order to be determined largely by our 3 games against each other. You'll just have to let the trolls have this day.

Difficult to disagree with this.

Let's not forget we had one of your fans on our board stating he expects Leigh to get to the last 8 of the Challenge cup without knowing who you get drawn against

Let's hope you don't get Batley

Yorkshire trolls go into meltdown.... we've lost a game. Just thrown my season ticket away !

Fax won their first game in 2003 and then went on to lose every other game that season. It's just possible that you could do just the same in reverse!

It was "only" against Whitehaven today (albeit they had a couple of Widnes dual-reg players), but Fax were impressive today. Not just because of the points they scored, but also around their defence and coordination as a team even though it was only the 1st game of the season. The team spirit in the camp was evident to see across the board, including our new signings. A record-equalling (for Fax) points tally for that player you all love to hate (Ste Tyrer) as well.



What made me laugh was that Duckman commented about DB making "daft predictions", and then followed it up with a prediction of his own that there were only Leigh and the Bulls in it for the top 2 this year! Let's see...

I thinks it's going to be a cracker of a season. All the best, and already looking forward to our first tussle in a few weeks!

Wells its thrown my prediction of Fax V Leigh been a top of the table clash between two unbeaten teams.

On Rangi Chase, isnt Mcnally a half back turned full back? How come no one complains when he is picked there? Maybe the rumours about Chase having to play every game are true but your new coach felt he had to show some loyalty to the old guard. After all I cant see Brierley and Chase working, it simply leaves no one capable of taking you round the park.

It's better than there team winning they really are sad as foooooook.