Best game for years our defense was awesome seen Cats a few times this season on tv and no team has battered them like that, every single Leigh player can hold there head up high they came mighty close to beating the form team in SL.. If Leigh play like that for the rest of the season
no worrys we should win the A Trophy and G F........
WELL DONE CENTURIONS BRILLIANT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That was a truly fantastic performance against a side that cost 4 times more than ours and trains full time. Every single player can be proud of their efforts. At one point I though Stuart Littler was going to cough a lung up, he looked that k nackered and yet he carried on playing at a high level.

Why do we need DRs after that performance? Who could you drop? (And someone has to go to make way for Mighty Mick the Boot Nanyn. Strength in depth at last.

To be fair the duals do help make the numbers up and Blythe can play in a couple of positions which helps in squad rotation which in todays game is very important to keep the players fresh not to mention cover for injuries.
It would have been good to have had another forward on the bench last night (wonder why no Gorski?) and I think if it had been a league game he may have used Blythe as an impact player running wide, which in the latter stages of the game would have been great for us. But its all opinions, the main thing is we didnt appear to pick up any major injuries and with 8 days 'rest' we should be quite fresh for Sheffield.

Fair comment Fred, but it does seem hard on the lads who gave their all (and a bit more) last night. If the DR system wasn't in place, then I still think these lads would be up there, and a lot of the credit has to go to IM for the confidence and improved skills he has given these lads. Hope we can keep him.

Somebody most definitely does NOT have to be dropped for Nanyn. Who would you drop from that team? Nanyn's defence in our league against inferior players, is suspect to say the least. Could you have imagined him last night. He is a fantastic points accumulator, but if we had a table charting the number of soft tries he has let in with soft arm waving he would still be in deficit regarding career points. He would have to have averaged a hell of a lot more points a game than he has to be in credit. Before somebody says his goal kicks could have won it for us last night, do not forget we would probably have conceded a hell of a lot more points with him on the field. He seems a nice bloke and he has talent, but for him to be an automatic selection in our team, before Evans, Littler, Higson, Arrmstrong and Blythe, is out of order. I do not mind him playing, because he is a good player, with talent. However, all this talk about him having to be a permanent fixture and an undroppable player is wrong. The goal he got at Fev to equalise was fantastic and I cheered loudly and congratulated him when he did it. However, some of his first half defence was abysmal. He made up for it so well done, but I CANNOT agree with those who seem to think he should be an automatic choice for Leigh.

Bad head, sore throat and a massive smile this morning.

When was the last time there was a serious debate about what is our stongest 13. We are now able to swap and change, rest players and cope with injuries and still perform at a great level.

Keep the DR's we need a big squad to cope with the demands of what we hope will be a long season all the way to the play off final. Don't limit IM's choices I hope he has this kind of problem selecting his team for as long as possible.

I'm always proud to be a Leyther, but nights like last night certainly help.

I'll leave it to the coaching staff to pick the team , no team could expect to play every week with the intensity we did last night , every player raised their game defensively and I have no doubt if Mick had been playing he would have done the same

Defensive RL comes down to three things , fitness , strategy and mental toughness , eventually one or more of those things will let you down , that is why I expect us to field a totally different team next week , with several players rested and us fully using any and all DR players available

Let's not forget we are a part time team , we don't have a large squad of players and we still have a long way to go , Sheffield are no mugs , they have made a strong start to their Championship campaign , after using the NRC as their pre season

Let's just enjoy , without putting more pressure than is necessary on players who are putting all into their performances for us

Thank you lads

your right Tony it isnt about the strongest 13 anymore it's about the strongest squad and as we have our (arguably) two biggest 'names' (RH-P and Ricky B) sitting in the box behind me numbers (talented ones of course) are important

Of course it is a squad game, but when Nanyn is fit, I get the impression that the majority of people believe he has got to play. I am simply saying I cannot agree with that. On the subject of lifting their games Starbug, Littler has played a massive amount of games in Super League at centre . It would not have been any different to him last night than it has for the majority of his career. You can lift your game against a team from a higher league and come out pumped up, but that will only take you so far. To compete with arguably the form team of Super League for the full eighty, took more than just extra special efforts. You have to have the quality in the first place. Defensively, Littler and Higson are just better than Nanyn. I do not believe it was purely about just lifting yourself. As I say, for Littler, for example, last night, was the norm , rather than the exception in his career. The game obviously starts with defence and in that area I thought we were much improved. Well done Leigh. Arguably, the best team over the eighty did lose.

I think Nanyn's return will depend completely on the situation in the forwards to allow Littler to go back in to the second row.

Nanyn's defence this season has improved beyond recognition I reckon, by the way.

I agree with you on both accounts Matt. Mick was a defensive liability but I have seen him stop certain tries this year. Every time I think about our performances this season the hair stands up on the back of my kneck, my whole body tingles and a big grin appears on my face.
Come On you Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeigh.
Get In There.

I agree. Nanyn's defence is far better this season than last. He also adds more going forward this season. he's made some very important plays and is much more than a goalkicker for us.

Littler has been superb all season in the 2nd row and I'd play him there once Mick is available. Put thornley on the bench as an interchange prop.

I'd disagree , the game for me starts with attack , and yes Littler has had to play at that intensity for the most of his career , but most of the others haven't , and I have no doubt that even Stuart hasn't managed to play that way every game , if he and his Salford teammates had , they would have had more success than they had