First off, on a positive note - thanks a million to the thirteen guys who put on the shirt this afternoon, in an impossible situation. I salute and admire each and every one of you ) and I have had responses before.

So I have read, from contributors on hear 'gg13'. So why did the Club announce them in the squad, I wonder?

It's very sad Alan I wanted to hug them all but I shook their hands instead and thanked them as did everyone else
Apart from Drew who walked off at the end

They only went home middle of the week pal and at the time they was playing,Mickey not been payed for a couple of weeks apparently but because he loves the club and there's no way he wants to go out with Leigh fans thinking he left them in the because he cares about them

Ah, but the squad was only announced on Friday.

Hi Lynda,

And he did not look one happy bunny!!

Would u if ur miles from home and not getting payed and just been beat with 50 points,I know players should still thank the fans but how ed off is the lad,he is one of the players that has not missed a game all season so give the lad a bit of slack

Well as he got to the changing room first let's hope he had a good look in the mirror, big money and credit as he has given his all and put his body on the line week in week out, and indeed you can see the ability he has - but the first few weeks he of all of em looked way off the pace

However I can now see him getting a gig in the NRL, i do believe he could be a class act but (not on his own) let us down probably thinking it was easy street early doors

And I think that was the crux of all our problems, Col.

Don't get me wrong, I admire the way he has stuck at it, when others haven't. I'm not knocking him at all for his reaction.

I think today, he was probably trying too hard to cover up for our weaknesses. That's the only explanation I can come up with for two successive kick offs sailing straight out of play, after a goal line drop out hadn't gone 10 metres!

The theory is simple, build up as he season goes on, strengthen and condition ready for the M8's - someone somewhere got it badly wrong, and in all honesty I don't think it was Derek