Battered by Salford.
Harrison as coach.

I'll only go for 18, seeing as they have had one game more than us and we are not up to full speed yet.

...oh, I've just realised they've got one trick pony Thackery as well. I might have to revise that up!

Not gona predict......last week could of been the kick up the backside they needed.

Hope we stuff em though.......

Have you decided to wind up Fax fans now widnes have gone up to Sooper Dooper league?



I'd take any win against 'Fax really. I think we can beat them, they have some great wingers and centres and a decent pack but if i'm honest Handforth and Thackery as halfbacks don't really worry me at all. Handforth is a middle of the road, solid championship player and has been a decent player for Batley. Thackery is a one trick pony and has always been pretty useless against us in the past.

Should be a good match though. Looking forward to it!

Leigh 24 - 20 'Fax

Not at all. I'd have been worried if they had kept Noble at the helm and not signed the likes of Thackery et al, but with Harrison taking over it has put my mind at rest. He is like the Halifax version of "King Kenny", he can do no wrong in the eyes of the Fax fans.

I fear this so called friendly could get a bit tasty. There will be players who will want to make their mark and prove points before the season starts on both sides. Their game against Salford was not a very friendly affair.

Weve got a pack this year. I think we will go ok. If anything you beating Salford did us a favour because it meant they were up for the game on Sunday which made it tough for us but was just what we needed really. For 30 minutes we more than held our own before all the changes so from what ive seen so far im quite impressed. Im more optimistic for this season than i was the last anyway.

Fax are capable of scoring 2 or even 3 back to back tries because their backs are quick.

They are not good enough in the pack though and their tackling is not too good so I will go for us 48 22.

In the league I expect it to be between us and Fev and us to easily win the NRC Final again.

Our average attendance will go up too and I think Rowley and Jukes will be the coaching team.

In the Challenge Cup we will narrowly lose in a semi because even I don't expect us to do a clean sweep.

Lets not forget no Widnes this season so we will have to have a bit of luck.

I'll take a win by 1

Y U No Listen

I wouldnt actually be too dissapointed if you beat us by a few Sunday. The bookies always read too much in to these games and with us already been second favourites it might give us the chance to get some better odds. Like yeah everyone can look at our team and say its a whole lot better than last seasons but maybe they wont gel, maybe our monster pack wont get over the top of people, maybe our half backs will turn out to be worse than Jones/Black combination(Cant see how thats possible) and maybe our backs will forget how to score trys. The bookies must remeber that other teams have improved too and id be happy if we finished 6th.

6TH! Jeez! nothing like positive thinking!

we will do Leigh by 20+, the boys will be fired up from getting shown up in 2nd half vs Salford.

Just had a look at their squad again. Ste Tyrer is in the centres! We should get bags of tries running at him. Oh and Jim Gannon has re-signed for them, it just gets better and better. Our front row can sit in the stands when he is on the field, the penalties he gives away means that they won't be needed to make any yards.

I saw Nanyn the other day, looks like he could do with a couple of months back under Rowley's fitness regime. Has certainly put on some pounds, in fact he looks like a double D cup now.

Quite right.

Leigh Message Board team would give the Fax squad a drubbing.

the leigh backs are rubbish,your getting abit carried away with a win againts a woeful salford side back down to earth ths week for lobbys,Fax win at lsv like last season

Eh up, he's back

Oh dear, Lee the 'saint'... with 75% of your posts on the widnes board, and most of the other 25% trying, and failing, to wind up Leigh and Halifax fans



Think its the widnes backs you need to worry about.... Patrick Ah Van for gods sake

but you must remember SIMMSFAXTEDDY that if by some miracle you should beat leigh by 20+,it wont matter a jot unlike July the 17th last at Blackpool when your team played for 79 minutes and 12 seconds only and our team played for the full 80 minutes and won a well merited victory, and that mattered

Looking forward to it, doesn't matter who wins, it's a friendly. Leigh by 10.

depends which fax turns up
we could win or get battered.
I'd be happy if we come through the friendlies with no injuries.

Looks like I was too cautious in my prediction. I didn't realise that they had signed Morrison and Handforth as well!! Thackery and Handforth in the halfs doesn't bode well for Fax in the coming season. When they realise what they have got with Harrison as coach and replace him, I think it may be too late for them to make a decent challenge this season.

Your a bad man C&W ,Fax are far better than we saw tonight.