Not seen Leigh as disinterested and un-team-like since 2009.
We all know Roby is clueless, semi ref FFS???, and Basil should know how to manipulate how he refs. Powell sussed it and we stood back and admired.
The rucks were dominated by Fev who slowed us down and never set square. They played the ball much quicker and the distribution was far better, with the pass often getting the attacker outside our defender.
Our chase was woeful, eg 2nd try, and we never put any pressure on when defending.
Changes, if we actually wanted to win:
1. Higson in the centres, Littler in the pack
2. Nicho at 9, Robbie wasn't interested
3. If we get Armstrong back then drop Maden

God knows what would have happened had our props been fit

oops I was stuck on the M62 hardly moved for an hour. Managed to get home and watch some of the game. Not good!!! at least I saved petrol and didn't have to pay for three tickets. They played like as if Rowley was back as head coach again.

We ended up flying through the traffic after the Rochdale junction though there again we did leave at 5 and only got to Fev about 25 minutes before kick off. Top following from Leigh all the same.

Would never drop maden! Defensively sound, and great under the high ball! What i would do though, is stop playing the defensively weak Nanyn, and the defensively inept McGilvary on the same side!

Millward out!

That just about sums up how i feel this morning.

Tough question. All I can say is that that is how Fev have been playing of late. With speed and confidence across the park. I can't see any reason why they can't continue with the same skill, speed and intensity levels for one more game. So to answer thaose questions - re Fev = Yes Re Leigh = Don't know!!

Plenty on here made reference to our game in April at the LSV in their predictions of the game. A foul night in April with more than half a team out was only ever going to result in a comfortable victory for Leigh but in no way was an indicator of form for a game 5 months later!
We have stengthened, got some confidence and look sharp now.
Will we be able to win in Oct?? - No idea.



However, I suspect that you are not necessarily the shoe-in for the final I perhaps thought you was on Wednesday. Play like that next week and the result will be anything but a foregone conclusion.

Fev have found our weak spot out wide and exposed it big time last night - they were getting from under the sticks to the touchline in 2/3 passes at the most whereas sometimes we just don't seem capable of spreading the ball out wide anywhere near as much.

Our weakness out wide doesn't take much spotting, it's been a recurring problem for how long now? Even I'd know enough to tell a team to attack us down the wings.

Working nights has its advantages now..

You've only been beaten twice all season in this comp!
If it is a recurring problem, it doesn't appear to be a massive one Nik!

It is Robin it's just that most teams in this comp aren't fast enough to react to it when it happens, there's only yourselves and Halifax exploited it, we normally shuffle across quite well but last night was virtually a repeat of our loss V Fax earlier in the season, Powell obviously did his homework and studied the vid of that game.

ive heard of excuses but that one just takes the biscuit, leigh were out to win that game last nite and not playing poorly for another game at the lsv, cant get over that excuse

Which is a fair point, except they literally went round our right edge 4 times... Maden didn't miss tackles, he just ended up hitting the centre who offloaded to the winger in space. Where was the in-to-out push on that flank? Is it Littlet, or the right side forwards, or what? Don't have an answer... May have one after I've seen the tv recording of the game.