Let's hope both teams put up a decent performance in front of the cameras. A win for us at the LSV would be a welcome bonus

Just a win at home in the league would be nice

...and I hope that someone other than Tubby, sorry, Terry O'connor is part of the commentary/presentation team as he will be there in his capacity as Sporting Director of Widnes and Sky should ensure that impartiality is applied at all times

More chance of Vikingman becoming a Warrington fan

Never mind that, I'm expecting Cullen to be a studio guest

I've just been told, by the RFL, that the ref is..........................................................................................................................................................Yes, you've guessed it, Gareth Hewer, who else?!

At least it's not our good friend Mr Childs.

Mr Childs was actually our friend when he reffed us at LSV, against Lokomotiv - penalties 10-5 in our favour. Of course, away is a different matter!

It's just that Hewer has reffed six of our seven SKY games, in 2007-9 - the odd one out being at Whitehaven, in 2007, when he wasn't allowed to ref. his home town club

Just been and bought my ticket , was lookin forward to the match until I've just heard which clown is officiating





Not that us Leythers don't normally get on with the man in black (Don't mean Will Smith or Tommy Lee Jones)

Just hope that he gives us a fair crack of the whip and let's the game flow .

We haven't done ourselves many favours by being bottom or near the bottom of the fair play league , just hope that Ref's don't make us into scapegoats by awarding penalties for fun.

Got a feeling that, as in the game at their place, Thursday's game might be decided by whoever has the better discipline.

Looks like the video ref will win then......

And those of us at the game will be none the wiser

Oompa Loompa doom-pa-dee-do
I have a perfect puzzle for you
Oompa Loompa doom-pa-dee-dee
If you are wise, you'll listen to me
What do you get when you hold down too long
Penalty against Leigh please stop doing wrong
One more high shot and you are going in't bin
Penalty against Leigh, I told you not to sin

I dont like the look of that!

Oompa Loompa doom-pa-dee-da
If you play clean, then you will go far
You will live in happiness too
Like the Oompa Loompa doom-pa-dee-do

Legend

PMSL

Give LF the microphone to the P.A. System on Thursday neet Lol

I think Leigh could have perhaps thrashed Lokomotiv without this 10 5 penalty count. The most pessimistic Leigh fan knows that even if they had had the advantage in penalties, you would have hammered them. Do you think he would have given you this at home to Fev? I cannot believe Hewer is reffing you again. It stinks. Surely you realise he has reffed you in virtually all your Sky games of the last couple of years. Why? What a coincidence it is that you also have not won on Sky in the last couple of years(not since 2006). Surely you Leigh fans know it stinks. Do you know that apart from Batley away last season, you have hardly won a match with this bloke reffing. He is one crafty operator, who does not appear to be a fan of Leigh at all. He may not have penalised you heavily when you played Fev at home, but I think they would have been well chuffed with his performance. They stood with you virtually all night and hardly conceded any penalties. Contrast that with your visit to Fev. Oh yes and what was it that a panic stricken Mr. Hewer said to John Fallon after he had just knocked Watson's head off in the first half? I' ll give you the benefit of the doubt John!!! So generous. Contrast this with what happened to Hobson in the away match (subsequently found not guilty). I really cannot believe you Leigh fans are so nice and tolerant. Do you think all this is just bad luck? Maybe it would be if it happened once in a while or one particular season to one particularly naughty Leigh team. However, this is not the case. It has been happening for years at home and away. It stinks. The Batley match was yet another example of it. Funny how Fev conceded more penalties in one match on their other TV appearance, than they have in two matches against Leigh. You can be kind to officials and defend them and I can understand putting the blame with the players at times, in order to be professional, but surely you, the supporters must see that the whole thing is bent.

We are not sixth in the table because of a refereeing conspiracy against us.

Overall, the best teams are at the top and the poorer teams are at he the bottom.
Given that we are at the bottom of the fair play league, its amazing we are doing as well as we are since we like to make it hard for ourselves as is possible.

Nobody is saying that that is the case . Nobody is talking about playing standards. We are discussing refereeing performances here. We are also not just discussing this season . I am going back much much much further. During this period Leigh have won several trophies. However, I still maintain that there is an agenda against Leigh. I could give you evidence that would really surprise you. We tend to forget incidents from the past, but when it is all collated and put together , it really is startling. As I have said, Leigh have won trophies during the period I am talking about. So what. That is not the point. The success has been achieved despite reffing performances. My point is that Leigh consistently get a VERY raw deal from refs. I do not care if your team is bottom of the entire Rugby League, it is still wrong. Have a chat with Martin Crompton. His team have not exactly been very successful of late, but it does not stop them being constantly frustrated by refs. Most players these days, play the game honestly, even if they do not have much talent. I am afraid the same cannot be said of refs. Choose to ignore this if you wish, but it really does stink. I am not at all concerned about refs missing the odd forward pass or knock on etc. Nobody expects them to be perfect. However, when they are consistently giving a team NOTHING for many many years, I do not buy this at all as being remotely fair.

Not just the refs but some of the touch judges are has bad if not worse !

Correct. It is the match officials in general. They all sing from the same hymn sheet.

I wouldn't dream of suggesting that! It's amazing how we keep getting the same ref though, for televised games - all of which we have been soundly beaten in, by better teams.

I have a theory that he is the most photogenic ref in the Championship, and that's why we keep getting him!

Perhaps Thursday is bingo night for all the other refs.

No, it's when they congregate to discuss how they are going to 'do' Leigh!

gareth gets ALL the thursday night tv games, doesn't really matter whose playing