Well done to all your fans that made the journey to the Shay tonight, the M62 can be a 'mare on a friday.
Your team played well and I don't think anyone else can match 'Fax & Widnes over the course of the season and in the big games.
A cracking game, typical cup tie but both teams made a lot of handling errors.

Anyone know what happened to the coach that was stuck on the sliproad blocking the exit?

I don't think Barrow will be too far behind.

To echo previous comments, your turnout tonight was a credit to your club although there was at least one very vocal absentee (VM!!!)

well done to everyone who made the journey over. Hope all had a safe trip & enjoyed tonight (apart from the result!)

Good triip as ever, sadly a dry one for me



We just didn't make the most of opportunities when they came our way, I don't like to say it but we need a personal clear out. Well not a mad exodus of playing staff but we need to have a long hard look at our squad. Harsh maybe but true.

I don't think there was anything in it really, both teams you could argue under-performed to a slight degree but I feel we had the chance to win the game a few times. We need to be taking games like that by the scruff of the neck. We aren't quick enough a lot of the time, and some of our defensive displays were simply awful. But we did show signs of promise but need to learn how to keep hold of a lead.

I echo my fellow fax fans' sentiments. A tremendous following from you lot tonight. I think our two teams put a few SL teams to shame tonight.

Would love to see both teams back in SL

Always enjoy my trip to the shay but it was a lot better having our own stand again this time.

We do need to do things quicker. We are far too pedestrian at times and this allows teams like Fax to get on the front foot. Not sure we need wholesale changes everyone including the coach knows what we need.

Have a good season fax and we'll see you later on!

Excellent turnout from you lot last night. Shame we can't play you on a Sunday afternoon down the Shay as I think we may get over 4000 to watch.

There must have been just about 4,000 last night. The South stand holds 3.300, it was not far from being full, so take it from there.

I agree, there was defo more than the league match and as i've mentioned elsewhere i think there was as many as when we played melbourne last year.

From our end it looked as thiough the middle 3 sections were well populated but there was plenty of room otherwise. Attendance given seemed about right.

Always fun for a bit of banter on the M62 on the way over as well

it wont happen Widnes might make it cos they can moan for England about it bot Fax definitely wont

[iLeigh chief executive Allan Rowley said: “May we take this opportunity to wish Salford and Celtic all the best but we also have to say we are thoroughly disgusted with the Celtic decision.

“We now have a team that fielded 10 overseas players against us because they are classed as a development team and are now in our elite competition, which is a complete contradiction of terms and we feel this decision is purely a geographical one.

“We have nothing at all against the people who run Celtic. They can only do what they do within the laws of the game but the decision makers should hang their heads in shame.

“We know that there is no system for appealing but we are definitely going to ask the RFL how Celtic ticked more boxes than us. We owe that to the public of Leigh.”

“We are devastated with the decision,” added Rowley. “The bid was professionally presented by Deloittes and had the full backing of Wigan MBC (Metropolitan Borough Council) and Leigh Sports Village.

“The bid incorporated a business plan that was approved by Deloittes, which demonstrated the enormous potential of Leigh Centurions together with the opening of the fantastic new stadium and other facilities at the Sports Village.

“The new facilities definitely ticked enough boxes for a successful bid and all that we can do now is monitor the development of the successful clubs and see whether they can deliver what we at Leigh Centurions have already delivered.

“We are not naive enough to think that the new stadium is the be all and end all but it is the catalyst to develop the club and the infrastructure in association with the local amateur clubs.

“This, along with the backing of the Leigh public, will ensure that there are exciting times ahead for Leigh Centurions.”[/i

With crying like that Leigh should be a shoo-in next time, according to your logic obviously.

How's that for a come back..

OWNED!!!!

Great following from your lot, could hear you in fits and bursts and were definitely highly visible



Lets hope we can return the favour when we come over to your place with a few bevvies and hopefully we will get that stand behind the posts.

I didn't realise moaning for England was part of the franchise criteria?

A brief explaination on why the only unbeaten side in rugby league right now, with a high standard stadium under-construction (not just in planning stage) DEFINATELY won't be in SL is now required. Good Luck

There was no moaning from anyone at the Widnes club peawapp.A good few supporters moaned because they were very disappointed,it's called human nature.But the club itself handled the rejection with the utmost dignity.

Especially seen as though you should have got in before the 2 that did.

It's not, but moving away from England is