Maurice having read your opening post i have a coulpe of questions. Are you saying Paul is not good enough to coach Leigh and thats the reason we have lost the last 2 games?. I was unsure of Pauls ability as head coach before the season got underway but quickly my opinion became that i think we do actualy have the the makings of a very good coach in Paul and would do well to keep him for a few seasons as both him and the team develop in skill and experience. I do understand that a few bad results will have an effect on gates which in turn will impact on playing budget but we have lost to two good sides and and considering our squad options this season we are performing much better than i expected .

Get Real!! Given where we were a few months ago, is there anyone who wouldn't take where we are now?

Fev had a game plan we didn't. They hit us on the left side all night, nobody changed it!! Each time Riddy got the ball and they were all over him, he does need help. They bullied us and got away with it, laying on cheap shots the lot...all down to the ref.
I think the team have all done well this season and I'm sure there is more to come.

Come on you Leyther's

i'm sure I was talking to someone, but i cant remember who it was. they was probably of dubious character and seemed to have gone on to speak to other watchers

well beat on the night, but we live to fight another day

fev fans think they are off to sdl they really do need to get real

Ste, I think Kear, Powell, Rhino and Tubbs are ahead of Paul when it comes to the big games, hardly a suprise given experience etc
Blackhead reads it as I do v Fev, except we should have known what to expect and make the ref, ref it.
Paul has done much better than I thought he would, but he seems limited in gameplan except the Rhinos game when we gave it a real go from the off - I have only walked away from Fax away really buzzing this year
I expected 2 defeats with the squad we have injury free, it seems we could have beat Batley and last night was poor.
I beleighve we can win the rest with a bit of fine tuning and some injury luck, but I can't believe he is playing with one half back.
We have reached a cross roads in the season and next Friday will be a big game for us.

AND Brierley has confirmed that he wasn't told he wasn't wanted - so thank you to the bloke who had me hopping last night and apologies to Paul for believing it may be true.

A fans view. Ok, well, we were well beaten by the team who in all rights should be the team wo wins everything this year. Coming back listening to the radio Rowley summed up my view of the night and season up to now. Last October we didn't know if we were gonna have a club to support, let alone, CC QF. NRC SF and be in with a vry good shout of having a play off run. If anyone is gonna criticise that bunch of lads then can I kindly suggest that you go down the road and goto the DW. I couldn't care less how much mony you've put into the clb, but what the lads have done this seasn after the uncertainty has been nothing short of incredible. If anyone wants to moan abot the lads then get gone to the criketers arms in smogland and moan there, not on our boar were we back the lads. Just remember what we've done this season. Rant Over

Excellent post...

Thirded is that a word

I suggest Tom that not one single Leyther go down the road road to the DW stadium. What I suggest is we as Leythers try to help the Leythers - who don't see it the way seasoned Leythers do or the the way the Leythers who are Putting the graft on the field and behind the scenes do - to try and understand that we have survived because we are Leythers and we are here today because the are people who care and feel every tackle and knock. We by all accounts should not be here because we had nothing but we did have something. We have a club that needs every single fan it can muster and driving people who have an opinion is wrong.

Yeah I see what your seeng, it just really annoys me that some people find anything to criticise, like you said banged to rights we shouldn't be here. We started the season with no expectations but felt happy we still had a team. Up to now we've seen the lads play the World Champions, get to a semi final and be in a strong league position looking for a play off run. I think that if people are gonna slate the lad after last night without thinking what they've done through the season. It makes my blood boil.

Where have you been Tom G. I used to love your rants and you standing up on your own in the west stand trying to get us singing or have I got the wrong man.

Aye wrong man I'm afraid. Seasoned North Stander.

Well it must have been when we were playin away then. I've just turned 50 so't brains goin.

It's not just you, I thought it was Tom as well....he must have a twin!