i agree but that is a very very good wigan side. Pownall looked a better option at fullback and had more impact there than mort.

we held them well second half but the first 20 minutes ruined it as a contest, then again though with the talent Wigan had on show they should have beaten us by more, i'll bet that at least one of those players 'wage' is more than we are paying the entire squad.

No disgrace in that game at all for the Leigh lads. Defence was at sea first half when Wigan ran in 7 tries, it was much improved in the second half. Wigan named a stronger team against our Reserves than they did against our first team.

There was some very young players on show for Leigh and I felt in the second forty the lads dug in well and fashioned a couple of breaks aginst a good Wigan team that would probably sit top four in the Championship.

We were unlucky not to claim two tries.

No surprise there after how they played against us ,they will probably go through most of the season unbeaten.

Went today, thought our lads did very well against a strong Wigan team, seeing the score line was close against our first team! Thought Higson tackled himself to a stand still, he even had words with Mr Price. Ridyard did well with his kicking. Lets hope the 1st team tomorrow put the same effort in!!

Wasn't the same team at all it was a lot stronger than they sent to us, the team they played today would have been a better test for our first team.

I blame Morty, every point was his fault! Even last week at York he lost the game for us just by sitting in the stands watching. The week before v Oldham he nearly lost us the game, no reason he just did that's all.......Against Wigan he abused a ball boy! etc, etc.
All his trys are lucky, all his kicks are lucky and a career tally of nigh on 300 points is a fluke. In fact i blame the current economic recession and all the global troubles on this lad.
Now as you can tell i am rather "tongue in cheek." For Gods sake give the lad a break! Ok , he hasn,t made the best of starts, but then again tell me who as? I happen to know Morty pretty well, and if you look back at my previous posts i was involved in his development as a junior player. Believe me when i say that nobody will be working harder than this lad to get things back on track. Negative criticism imo as no place in sport.

Well said! some are too quick at dishing out the blame,theres not that many of the 1st team thats had a decent start to the season .

makes one wonder if all those critics could do better?
Negative criticism is destructive. positive criticism is productive.

And some of the criticism is down right nasty. I have to say having had to deal with a very delicate son any kind of criticism can be upseting for certain people and should be confronted and handled with care. I hope the club have someone who deals with this and that the old saying that "you are a professional now son and you have to deal with it" is not the only road that is taken.

Darryl Goulding didnt play today

Thing is since Super dooper league their players are all full time. They train and play have good coaching set ups and do not have to hold down another job.

Makes a big difference rather like a lad who goes to the gym every day and one who doesn't.

Gone are the days where a good Championship side would beat a bad Superleague side.

We still can't compete against Australia though at the top level and that is because most of our our good promising youngsters do not get a regular chance in the first team because they are played in Superdooper reserve league sides due to the senior side being stuffed with Aussie imports.

Championship clubs who have no chance of promotion can't have these lads on regular contracts because TV money means the only clubs who can afford their contract money are Non Relegation League clubs which of course means no hope of the top flight for a Championship club and ultimately lower crowds.

saying half the team never played together before today the second half effort wasn't that bad.

I thought the pies eased up in the second half, and a few of our team have played together for a while now , we didnt threaten the line much, only when Cuniffe lost the ball over the line.

Goulding was on the pitch warming up , whether he played ?Pryce limped through 3/4 of the game , i just thought we would have made more of a game than we did.

As for criticism, we are all entitled to our views, i support the team just as strong as any supporter, home and away ,as most know, and will be at most reserve games this season to.

gaz melling is the future for you.