My god that was dire two poor teams but some of Leighs players are
well below the standard we need to make a impact in this Div
Armistead lumbers up like a player from the 60,s most of the forwards
are lightweight and cant break a tackle Donlan at 6 is poor Rudd second row never in a million years we are gonna have to sign some serious artillery for next season because with this team as it stands is to lightweight does,nt pack a punch in both forwards & backline
if we cant beat teams like Fev i give up defo this Leigh team at present is one of the worst in recent years I hope that Joe Williams guy arrives soon so that Donlan can get back on the wing

Steady on.
Two under par teams granted. Still some good rugby tonight.
Beaten at the death by the slightly better side.

Glass half empty again............. We all know we look pretty lightweight up front but at least we showed some passion in the 2nd half coming back from a 20-6 deficit.

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Slighty i,ll give you that two poor teams not under par teams

Disagree.
On paper pretty good teams both.
Therefore two teams played under par.
Still think we could have beaten em out wide.

Donlan has got to go to fullback as soon as the Aussie comes over. Mort was poor again (granted the team as a whole was) what was he doing leaving that kick to go past him anyone could see it wasn't going dead before they would catch up, also no real running it back when he collects it from a kick!!

Exciting game to watch though, anyone see Leyther Matt lose half a pint when Morrison scored

dont mind a light weight pack as long as its used in the proper way...... multiple choice runners in attack instead of one man runs and obvious passes.

2/3 men in the tackle but for god sake make sure at least one goes below the rib cage.

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Not only lightweight up front but take Watson out of that side and we have
a backline thats one of the poorest ive seen in years Nanyn did,nt look to bad at times but the team has no penetration in going forward and when we did get back in the game late second half indisipline from our best player Watto cost us he tried to milk a penalty and it backfired
Blimey the gulf in class from the SL is massive to say the least
We are in dire need of a good stand off and two big forwards to punch up
players like Stewart Maden are past it Stanton who some Leigh fans rave about but hardly ever beats a man we have Donlan who should be on the wing the mix of the team is all wrong like i said we should be beating teams like Fev home n away and they have beaten us three times so far this season with non spectacular rugby it makes me very sad to say but unless things are changed pretty soon and fresh blood brought in we are goosed this season

We `re in a period of transition..... I`ll be happy in all honesty to avoid the bottom 2 and then build for next year with another years experience for some of our players...... ps get MN on board he`s a star at this level.

Thought Nanyn had a good game, second try did really well to get through and great hands to get the ball to Maden for the 1st try!

your right we should have beaten them but we had such a poor start i was tearing my hair out knowing we ARE better than that. As for Watto milking it never that was a penalty in anyones book .Dont think they used Stantons speed either thought a kick at the end for him to chase would have been a better option but ifs and maybes are no good .Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I am pig sick but i think Nanyn' s signing is a big plus 2 tries on 1st outing you cant ask for much more than that .

I agree Nanyn play well tonite and would be a massive improvement in what we have at present

Mick Nanyn, a player we were laughing at and calling past it 3 years ago. Sums up our team and our ambition that now he looks like our best player

Where was Durbin tonight by the way, is he injured? if not he would have been on bench for me with Nanyn to start instead of Stewart he offers nothin as far as I can see

I just dont think we use him enough, the only time he gets the ball is from a kick return or when he comes in for a scoot. Did you see him shift after that kick of Watsons, hes rapid and we dont create any sort of overlap to give him a chance.

Would be good to see him chase a kick from base of scrum or just throw it out wide and get him in a gap!! (just don't let Donlan pass it based on that last pass

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Seriously don't we practice basic ball handling skills or tackling techniques any more?

I thought Nanyn had a great first game, especially after being chucked on early and the score would have been dire without him!

My glass is half full. A 6 and Donlan playing where he needs to be playing, with Nanyn in the centres and we will finish in the top 5.

We were never going to beat their pack with ours but thought we held our own.

Collectively I didnt think we were too bad. Individual errors and at least 2 50/50 decisions going against us at key times cost us that tonight.

Cant you be negative in a more positive way please

Nanyn was good tonight and yes he has had alot of stick from Leigh fans but thats because he was always scoring points against us

but now he's scoring for us

fair do's it wasnt convincing from either side........dont be so hard on ya selves.......as for 'if we cant beat teams like fev'?....whats all that about?

With the Championship being a very keenly contested league .I would n`t be surprised to find a team outside of the top 2 go on and
contest a GF.

Tonights game reminded me of a 1975 ITV documentary of an under 18's amature RL team that was never made. Our defence was good at times good and absolutely rubbish at others. Madens attempt for their try was like a wet lettuce blowing in the wind. I have to say that some of the decisions were at the best, crap. How can you give a knock on when an opposition player kicks the ball when you haven't got it under control? How can you give a "ripping the ball out " when the attacking player clearly swings his arm tryting to get free before the tackle has been completed. Mr Hewer upstairs me thinks. There was a clear offside from a kick where they gained field position and scored from. Fev also had some crap decisions against them too. The decisions are becoming as mind boggling as clap and kick. In fact theirs are getting more clear to understand. As a TV specticle games like tonights will do our game more harm than good.
Going back to us. We were clueless in attack. Average in defence. The only highlight tonight was Morrisons try. The long passes with no one runnig onto the ball will get spotted by Easts under 11's. Someone please tell me we are better than this. Please. Oh and one more thing. Get this playing for penaties ( at the play of the ball) mentality booted out of our club and concentrate on playing the bloody game.

Come on you Leeeeeeeigh

Thought we played really poor tonight. I'd say:

didnt play as a team
poor decisions - taking the two at 6-6 when we should have put pressure on them with just being short of their line
two poor attempts to win a penalty by Stewart and Watson - shameful
bad passes - donlans late on that was way forward - nanyns pass into touch, way in front of the man
poor attempts at tackling - far too high - watson for one try, maden for another.
not clampingthe ball in the tackle - the last try for fev
not supporting the ball carrier
lack of options going forward - we lack creativity and class.
not enough off loads
not running the ball in an pace - bar wingfield and nanyn for his try.

I wouldnt say it was a lack of effort - just simply a lack of quality - we need the aussie to arrive and an experienced prop to lead from the front.

Pity you are `nt lambasting the Fev players for numerous attempts...........

i'd rather just concentrate on how we played - that's what bothers me and that is what will affect our final league position.

Stewart played for the pen 20 metres from our line - at a push it was 50:50 for a penalty - ot went against us and put us under pressure.

the watson one cost us a try - the player was all over him, then when he got up, watson played for the penalty and lost the ball - they scored

I just fear for us again - if we dont improve - not mainly by winning games but playing exciting watchable rugby - the crowds are already dying off...i'd give anything for the terzis/millward years when you got value for money - and the rugby paid dividends with some big crowds.