Would like to hope so budgie. What's the feeling among the fans up there? It's been a tough off season for you.

Yeah, the fans are excited because we have signed mainly 'local players'....though that guarantees you nothing, apart from 101% commitment.
Our backs are our 'strength' on paper, our pack is rather lightweight though. Watched them train yesterday, Andy Bracek & Tom Spencer looked BIG compared to the rest, but in reality they are not.
Guess "it is what it is" right now with us, our owner isn't 'splashing the cash' this season, so it's a reality check.
Hope you guys prove most folk wrong, and don't finish bottom of Super League. If London field their strongest side next Sunday, my prediction is Leigh 16 London 34. (We have to field our strongest side, only got 20 players !)

We are up against Skolars tonight. Seems that we are giving the Academy lads a run out, which is good. I am looking forward to a good contest, let us hope for a good turn out.

Interesting Alex walker not named for sunday. Hope it’s nothing to do with the knock from last week

LEIGH CENTURIONS SQUAD VS.LONDON BRONCOS

1 Greg McNally Cloud 4 Computers
2 Jonny Pownall Wolf Rock @ The Britannia
3 Iain Thornley AB Sundecks
4 Jack Higginson Impact Insurance
5 Stefan Marsh Cre8 Your Marketing Good Guys
6 Martyn Ridyard (vice-captain) RM Courier Services Ltd
7 Josh Woods Caton Lloyd Audio Visual Solutions
8 Tom Spencer ASK Platt Office Supplies
9 Micky Higham (captain) JRs Taxis
10 Sam Brooks Pro Build Plumbing & Heating
11 Toby Adamson Pam Ties
12 Andy Thornley Pennine Utilities
13 Luke Adamson Tommy Sale MBE Youth Development Programme
14 Oliver Russell PPS Design & Build
15 Joe Cator Blades Restaurants Ltd
16 Andy Bracek Leigh Centurions RL Fans Forum Player Sponsorship Group
17 Nick Gregson Leigh Centurions RL Fans Forum Player Sponsorship Group
18 Dec O'Donnell Struktura Engineering Services
19 Mitch Cox Struktura Engineering Services
20 Ben Sims Impact Insurance
23 Joe Batchelor Dual registration from St Helens
24 Matthew Costello Dual registration from St Helens
25 Josh Eaves Dual registration from St Helens
26 Louis Brogan Trialist

What was the score against the scholars?

Broncos won 38~22. 28~0 at half rime.

Broncos won 38-22. The team in the first half, which included first team experience such as Dan Hindmarsh, Sam Davis, Matt Davies and Rob Butler, ripped Skolars apart. The Skolars came back well against the far less experienced team that played the second half. The whippet, Gideon Boafo who played the full eighty, scored four tries.
It was very pleasant evening and an entertaining game, which I am sure was enjoyed by all.

Would have liked to be there but working in Cornwall and too much of a hike!

Alex Walker was in the crowd at Skolars on Friday night.

6-0 HT

Leigh 0 - 20 London at full time

Confess that is better than I expected. Our defence still seems good which is encouraging!

Decent score line, good to keep them nilled.
Seemed to be a fair few penalties, hope the players take on board what they were getting pinged for and tidy up in that area.

Leigh (we) never looked like scoring, but we kept it to 0-0 for 38 minutes, not bad for a part time team (+ 3 Saints players) who have never played together before.
London controlled the game 2nd half, and Rhys Williams was immense, we just couldn't tackle him. Happy with our defence (3 'plunge over' tries + 1 with a wicked bounce after the wind took it away from our full back McNally) Robert Hicks was 'on one' today. You guys got put on a team warning after conceding 3 quick penalties, and us after 4. Three players sin binned also, even though there was no fisticuffs whatsoever. Pre-season game, played in the right manner. Nice touch from the London players who came down to the North Stand after the game, and applauded our fans. Att: 2028.
Good luck in Super League.....enjoy the ride !

I would agree with 'Budgie'. Once you got your noses in front, with a fortuitous bounce, (which was well followed up by your guys) you were in complete control. Your defence was more than capable of repelling our disjointed efforts, and I too thought Rhys Williams proved virtually impossible to tackle. That said, I have always been an admirer of his. Whilst Rob Hicks could be said to have disrupted the play, he has to ref it like he would a competitive game, and players from both sides have to learn quickly, what is not allowed.

I think both teams will have benefited from blowing away a few cobwebs!

Anyway, I never thought I would say it - but I wish you well for this coming season, and will be rooting for you to prove the so-called experts wrong.

What were the majority of penalties for? Or was it a general mix?

Mainly 'offside' and 'stripping the ball' and a few 'high shots'. There was quite lot....3 in the 1st 2 minutes !

What new things have the whistle blowers been told to get excited about this year ?

Good win. Interestingly, wakey got beat by Newcaslte thunder the other week - good chance at home to beat them I think.

For the first few games then they relent and return to the norn until something else crops up. The new Beginning is code for more of the same.

Baldy Benthams called it a day. I didn't mind Phil. The grey haired scouse prop from Widnes hit him when not looking and damaged his neck by all accounts.

Buzza, I would suggest refs getting excited about making sure players abide by the laws of the game.
Not surprised Phil B has packed in, he has had 2 pretty bad injuries, real shame he is a decent bloke.

Yes, I'm sure, but they always seem to have some things for which they are particularly voracious at the start of each season. I assume they get some sort of proclamation from the über ref.

I think its incentivised by a financial bonus. Pedantic nonsense which Childs has become a master off.

Course it is WQ they get paid by the penalty.
Seriously though, would rather they were being pedantic during the friendliest, gets the players in the right mindset for first competitive game, play by the rules don’t give reason to blow.