Yes Matt was being a little frugal with the truth, however our starting squad included several of our juniors, and if you had taken Tommy Gallagher

out of the equation the pie juniors were bigger, heavier and probably being paid more than our team

You're up early Andy - early morning or late night mate?!

It was the pies under 20's with a sprinkling of older players (Gelling, Dudson) but we genuinely had 8 under 21's in our starting 13 with a couple more youngsters off the bench so it's certainly fair to say that we weren't at 'full strength' either.

Hi Matt I like to keep in touch with the championship as I think a decent standard.I may do some Scouting for Widnes.

I was working nights mate.

I think this season will be a humdinger for fev , fax and the leythers I think either could be crowned champs, the Mickey mouse train cup ? Well im not fussed who takes that to be honest.

If you ever got to a choo choo final then you'd be fussed!



As I've posted on here before, I think I'd probably take another NRC win over winning the Grand Final, if offered a choice. Just seems so much of a bigger event these days.

We will break our duck and win it this year matt,but ithink winning the league and GF is a bigger test of a team

Fev are my favourites as they have a settled squad and coach. Fax, Batley and Leigh have gone through some big transitions and likely will take time to gel. Leigh have done well to keep most of last years squad together and have like Fev some quality youngsters coming through. Thats something Fax currently are a bit behind on. Batley as well. I think Fax and Batley will both take time to gel, but then when the business season starts in late summer will be serious challengers to Fev and Leigh. Sheffield will also be up there and again have a very settled squad.

I think everyone would rather win the Grand Final but as a day out and venue it's rubbish compared to Blackpool.

Hopefully Fev will win both and we can make our own minds up










(If ever there was a post to come back and bite you in the a12se at the end of the season, thats got to be a contender

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It wont be in 2013 when the NRC final is at Odsal

now there is a game to miss.

As I've put on the Leigh board, if you win the league and GF again it should be just youreslves that submits an application in 2 years time, nobody else, it would prevent any more public club crucifixions like Fax had to suffer