That would be the same Sam that kept his cool so well that he felt the need to spit at the crowd at the beginning of the second half. Well done on the win, it could have gone either way, but it's becoming a bit repetitive to always have a fracas involved when Leigh are involved - I can't remember the last time anything kicked off in a Fax game unless you were the opposition. Can you say the same in return that it's only against Fax that these sort of things happen? I think not.

Charlie, that pop that you were supping in't George & Dragon must have had summat in it. Leigh were so, so lucky to beat us today.

Sportsman, shudds
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100% agree Cokey.

We've won 24 games in a row. Plenty of them have been close matches that could have gone either way. But in the end they have all gone the same way, a Leigh win. We were shocking today and Fax could easily have won but I wouldn't say it was 'luck'. Luck balances out eventually but it takes a good team with a winning mentality to ensure you come out on top in every close encounter.

Iggy, Ben's reight, tha's deluded!

Sparky my friend , obviously I didn't see who did the spitting I didn't know anything about it,Ci agree the result could have gone either way,I didn't see Tom Armstrong alleged Butt, the Brawl was a disgrace no doubt I DO think it was a Fax player who started it though I have said Acton deserved to walk ,as did Bracek and Tyrer who in my opinion just wants ti wind folk up ,Bracek has History with Leigh player's .All in all as expected it was a very tough game ,I wasn't privy to this remark , but was told by someone sat behind RM that in the first half he kept repeating (Wind up Barlow,get him to lose his temper)obviously a hidden Fax tactic, it didn't work though.Anyway you won't have to play us again as you WONT make the middle 8.

I did see the Armstrong butt (nothing alleged about it, it happened). From what I saw, it was a Leigh player that threw the first punch (but obviously can't say what provoked it and Im not sure it landed). What happened afterwards will be sorted out by the disciplinary.

Not surprised if RM did tell the Fax players to wind Barlow up, or indeed why that would be "hidden". He could be a fine player, but imo he's a liability and can't control his temper. From what I saw, he was a real big man coming in as 3rd tackler most of the time.

For me a game spoilt by a ref who allowed things to get out of hand. Both sets of players also allowed it to happen. The most upsetting thing for me today, was both sets of fans. After last week anyone calling the ref for stopping play for a player down in back play needs to look in the mirror. Reckon both sides will need a minibus for the following weeks disciplinary.

Can anyone fathom out our game plan to win today? coz i can't,

Don't think any team with Manning and Bracek can take the moral highground

Awful game, at half time I couldn't see us winning this at all.

I thought Ben Reynolds played better than Riddy today & Pownall was very good & made some great breaks & yards.

Regards the 'all in' brawl, I thought that the ref had lost the game long before the "head butt" which I didn't see at all.
He was pen, pen, pen & allowed a lot of holding & several 6 yard 10 yards. The game had been spoiled way before any afters occured.

Haggerty was on his ass when he got hit & didn't hold back in retaliation, the whole mêlée should have got stopped long before it expanded.

Poor team performance today from Leigh, some good individual efforts, neither the attack or defence was at the level expected, line speed was down, handling a little off, generally disjointed.

Webster & Co from Wakey were sat behind us & I don't think he will have seen anything to be worried about.

We will pay for the indiscipline soon enough.

Maybe Aston was right

A nice ground out win against a very poor Halifax team. I said before the game that your forwards will be the reason you do not get promoted and Im going to stick with that. Getting bossed by what everyone on here has stated is a very average pack must be a little worrying. I even named Armstrong as one of the standout players in the team but today he was made to look very poor by a lad who many Fax fans dont even think should be in the team.

I cant wait to watch the video.

GFB, You do some unnecessary trolling. We have a good pack and you guys gave a decent performance today against a poor Leigh display. Anyway we will get promoted and we won't see you next year.

You will have to keep on with the niggles with the rest of the championship sides next year.

Leigh were sluggish and tired for me, but still good enough to force a win. That's what winners do.

Halifax lack pace but very good in defence.

Both sides lost their heads and the brawl was ridiculous.

The ref was average at best.

Like somebody said earlier, at 6-14 I could see nowt but a Fax win, we looked so flat and they were really up for it.

They had a very simple game plan - drive hard up the middle, throw it wide when you can, kick deep and tackle everything in a red jersey, and it was very effective. As for the niggle, every coach in this league knows that if you niggle our lot they will lose their game yeds and go looking for retribution - again very effective today.

For a supposedly clever lad that Tom Armstrong is as thick as 2 short planks. In a tight game we've just got back in front by 4 points and with ball in hand he tups a defender (Murrell?) I've no doubt he didn't tup him for nowt but again, a bit of niggle and our lot lose their yeds. Culcheth Eagles under 7s know it's the retaliator who gets pinged.

On the subject of Armstrong, today was for me his worst ever showing for us. The second half Fax try was atrocious defending from him, Heaton carried him 10 yards to the line - not good enough Tom.

Very Good Summary There Pat. Totally Agree.

As a Fax fan thats complete opposite to what most of us were thinking at that stage. We have thrown a lot of games away this season and we do not seem to have an upset in us, not saying that we threw this one away because I thought Leigh were the slightly better of two very evenly matched teams on the day.

Heaton does not get the credit he deserves even from Fax fans. If he can improve his passing game he will be up there with the top 3 or 4 centres in this league. Its not the first time, and it wont be the last, that he makes one of the best centres at this level look distinctly average. I think it was out of that frustration that the headbutt came from.

Dream on Cokey boy.

If you thought that, then i can tell you that we were very very poor today ,so that makes you guys a complete pile of Shite.

You've been conned into believing you're a good side by playing a very poor Leigh display today.
I'll tell you what, do yourselves a favor,and Leythers for that matter,and beat the BULLS HITTERS at the Blackpool Bash.

You had to be poor for us to get near you, dropped balls and rushed passes under pressure does seem to suggest we played just a very very very small part in that though.

THANKS.

Wonder what was up with Martyn Ridyard today? He had an uncharacteristically quiet game, and probably contributed to two of the 'Fax tries. Surely it was no coincidence that we had, for the first time this season, a half back on the bench? Things did seem to pep up for us, when Ben Reynolds came on.

Aye, Ben stepped up. Fantastic.