Pretty balanced response. I’m not expecting an easy game, nor am I expecting Widnes to really push for promotion. But they have surprised me early on. We’ll stay level headed and for me it’s all about the league, but Monday night will set a marker.
I was pretty impressed with you lot against Fev when you went down. Gutsy up the middle and a good pack. Will like to see how Dan Norman goes if selected. The lads a cardboard tank and did nothing at Widnes. Only young and whether he can change that around punch holes up the middle, let’s see. He’s a giant of a man, but that doesn’t correlate to damage.

I wouldnt know where to start for a score prediction but if yours is any close, it should be a great spectacle. And let’s have it right this is rugby league here. An 8-0 lead was earned at Fax, not “given”. We used 15 men all game and played brilliantly. But we can’t go into Leigh with arrogance. Nobody has yet tested us or spread the ball out like I’m imaging your lot will do, very excited.

"Never" is a long time, Pat. When Leigh were up in SL the time before last, IBRC, you finished bottom of the pile but Leigh got nothing from you all season. We had a decent pack but, for Bongser's money (not that he has much), yours was the pack that won those games.

Hoping to be there, but chances looking slim at the mo.

Up The Comics (Comics not Chemics).

How are we clearly confident? Widnes still have bragging rights after the last win at LSV and are forever lauding it on the Twitter Widnes feed.

We owe you one.

I’d forget last year. Dewsbury turned us over twice last year, many changes since then.

Just reading a couple of comments on this board, that’s all. At the end of the day, there’s no reason Leigh shouldn’t be upbeat. Beyond that first Fev game, which I thought you played pretty well l, Leigh have had a strong start. Despite Widnes’ easy opponents, I’ve been pretty impressed and definitely encouraged with what I’ve seen this far. Beating Leigh away is always a big coup, and I’d love us to take a big crowd and get the win. But I just want to see another Solid performance which will bode us better in the league this season than previous years.

Barrow the week after for me is more of a priority in the championship. Regardless of Mondays result I can’t see either team making it beyond the quarter finals, but you never know. As previously mentioned, it should be a great watch for both sets of fans and neutrals alike.

I’m showing my age here , but Dupree ?Widnes might have had Simon Dupree playing ,was he on the pitch ..?The game went as I thought we played them off the park , our forwards are far stronger , more mobile ,and very hungry , our halves played well , and we bombed about 3 tries, we will improve as the season progresses , but bring on the Geordies on Sunday , hopefully Nene will be back , though young Lois Roberts had a good game .

Smith better than Mellor! I think your memory is playing tricks on you Pat. Matty Smith is an excellent kicker but he has nothing else in his locker, unlike Mellor who thinks he is a Prop Forward (Might have something to do with all the headshots he keeps taking). Half-backs need a pack going forward to do any damage and Widnes got stuck in their own 20 for large chunks of the game.

Leigh's pack was totally dominant and I believe they will get much better over the season. Good luck getting promoted, because on this showing you will need it.