Some of Bradfords tactics where straight out of the
Karl Harrisons Book of RL Tactics LOL

rlhttps://www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12199/9716954/bradford-bulls-beaten-but-london-broncos-win-championship-opening-gamerl

good if brief write up on skysports website

Lets face it however you look at this game today the ref was totally out of his depth . Great set of fans are the Bradford lot .Your a credit to the game .!.Glad we won in the end because that was one of the best games I've witnessed .Welcome to the championship !

But was lowes gracious or insulting in his post match interviews. I'll let you all go searching for the answer to that one.

Chev Walker however called us thuggish

Chev Walker can suit himself in my opinion ..Bradford where equally to blame at times .The result is what matters and scoring 30 points second half was down to the players and the coach and the fans .That home support today made a vast difference without that it could of been a heavy defeat .The lads put it right second half and cut all the crap out and played with pride .That's this team all over these days ..Guttsy and proud to be in that Leigh shirt ..Well done lads !!

We seemed to go out with the intention of niggling them and it backfired, got what we deserved at the time.
2nd half played the rugby we know we can (good half time pep talk) got them on the back foot and they never got to grips with it.
Think the bulls have had a rude awakening to champ rugby, but without doubt they will be top 2 with us - Gaskell looks absolute class and they have size and pace across the pitch, think we got them at the right time

Moi Moi looked the class that he obviously is, far too good for this league in both attack and defence, Brierly is turning into a proper half back, and all in all we have a cracking squad - other people can come into that 17 and not look out of place.

Think both teams may give some of the bottom 4 SL a bit of a shock.

Both sets of fans a credit to the game, awesome atmosphere for a league game

And in the next sentence Chev Walker also referred to his own team mates as amateurish.. He sounded confused.

Be fair it is hard to speak when hanging out of Tom Armstrongs pocket


Game uploading to our hosts but cant see it being right to view until early hours or even morning.
Unfortunately we are in the middle of a family bereavement and as a result I have been forced to upload what is an inferior video as I will probably be unavailable for a few days after today to upload a larger version or even highlights, Im sorry, the version is quite watchable and once I have time I will try and upload a better version.

I hope you and your familly are ok Fred. Me and Ol will be thinking of you all.

we even got mentioned on BBC 'North West' news at 10.30pm !!!

Thanks Tony

Game and Paul Rowleys reaction now viewable on LC TV....Sleep beckons

You are a jewel my friend. I got to work this morning thinking that I would have a chance to listen to the game on line as 7am on Sunday is supposed to be quiet(ish) and of course the world went bang and I heard all of 3 minutes of the game and we were 12 nil down in the bit I heard. I then knew nothing of the score until much later. After reading this entire board I cannot wait to watch the game now I'm home but never imagined I would be able to do it tonight.
Great work Fred, you are one dedicated Leyther.
My sincere thoughts to you and all the family at this time. To spend the time to get this game on at this time will never be forgotten by me. Now I'm going to do what you have done justice, crack a beer and cheer my head off.
Thank you

Me too VL, one privilege of living in Canada, we often get to watch the videos first!

Thanks Fred, and condolences also.

My 2 minute match report will be on RugbyAM radio between 7-8 tonight. Might be a bit husky!

Well I just finished watching the game and I spent more time in the second half on my feet than on the couch. I am absolutely exhausted after that game, I can only imagine how the fans at the game felt at the end.
Bottom line, we got the start to the season that we all dreamed about, and we were far from perfect. Talk about a team with balls. Our boys never know when to lie down.
Second half we were so much faster and stronger than Bradford. They will get better but they will not get faster. Looking ahead, if we play smart rugby I don't think they have the size to beat us in the pack, or the speed to beat us in the backs.
We are in for a hell of a season. Our lads should be very proud of themselves tonight. They did everything to win that game and they also did everything to make sure that our fans base continues to grow.