You forget, this is Leigh we are talking about...

With their unique 'famileigh' they have, they are the nicest bunch of players and staff in rugby! Not to mention professional! We might aswell promote them now and give them the SL title, they've beaten London twice they must be the best! Just make sure a certain carrot top referee controls their game they'll have no problem!

And Wigan and Bradford and Fev and Fax...................

Wigan was a friendly. So well done you beat a team full of reserves and the occasional full timer brought on for 5 minutes. Bet your fans sucked that dry for all its plaudits by now!

Sorry Pal, But Wigan only had 3 first teamers missing and We didn't have Martin Ridyard playing either.

That would have been in their squad of 26? 28? Most of the squad will be in 'the team' for pre-season games, but it doesn't mean they actually put many minutes in on the paddock.

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No your right it doesn't. But they did. And don't forget that we rotated as well. And we still won.

Which bit of, 'it was just a practice match', are you struggling with?

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Seriously is this still going on! What Leigh/Bradford did in pre-season and do between now and the split has absolutely zilch to do with what happens in the middle eights.



I think what happened in that first game has been done to death! The referee was clearly out of his depth. But when the middle 8's get under way the games won't be so out of control (you would hope)



We lost that game as we weren't good enough in the second half. While the ref was poor, those thinking we only have to turn up against Leigh with a competent ref are kidding themselves.



Equally the Leigh fans who think they'll get promoted because they beat Wigan in a friendly and beat Bradford in an out of control game are equally kidding themselves.



Bradford and Leigh have the potential to get promoted and beat each other. It will simply come down to who performs better on the day. Using examples of when their team played well and when the opposition played badly are irrelevant.

Maybe we can argue with Fax fans after tonight. Leigh fans have already found a new rival in Salford board.

Crikey - Stop blaming the ref.



Oh, I get it now, Bradford were crap in the second half, Not that Leigh played well. Silly me.

C,mon 8ULL5HITT4, This is nothing other than banter. Lighten up.

FWIW - I think you'll win comfortably tonight. But then again, what do i know.

Exactly. now you're getting it. This is all spin control & PR.



I understand that Leigh want to make it all about their team - Leigh played poorly in the first half and well in the 2nd. So Leythers can say that they won that game.



But, the reality is, Bradford lost that game, regardless of what Leigh did. Bradford forgot what Jimmy had told them, forgot that there are several competent teams in the championship, and forgot that they can't just switch off, stop playing & put the cue on the rack at half time, like they did.



So basically, Bradford lost that game, by mentally switching off as they thought the game was done. Lesson learned, move on. Won't make that mistake again.



On topic. I've said it somewhere else. but 1st place would seem to give you the best chance of finishing 4/5.



I think 2nd place gives you a higher chance of 3rd, but equally a higher chance of 6th, and missing out altogether.



Basic risk/reward. Pays your money & takes your chance...