I cant see why lots are righting us off. We have some good young kids in that squad with a point to prove, and if our triangle of 9,6 and 7 can move them ageing Toronto forwards around the park, anything can happen.

Good luck to them and i for one will pyyyyysssss miself if we win today and when we meet them in the middle 8's !

I personally think we can win. I may be wrong but agree with Snowy. I’m wondering who we will see at 1, 6, 7, 9 but if our younger forwards can give them a base we have a good chance.
I think we will see a close game and heat will be a factor for both teams. The Toronto players are no more acclimatised than the younger Leigh players, since they’ve only been here a few weeks and it’s not been 33 degrees for much of that.
Budge, you are welcome to your opinion but why ignore your own team on game day. I’ve come here to support our team, the same way that I get up at 7am every Sunday to listen to commentary, read Mark Taylor twitter updates or sometimes just watch on line score updates.
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Good man, VL. Think we'll need a big contribution from our collective XVIIIth man today but Bongser (along with you)is ever the optimist. Keep cool, VL!

Has anyone considered 20 minute quarters being introduced whenever the mercury passes a certain point (as in last year's World Cup)? Toronto's (reportedly) dwindling coffers may be bolstered by charging top (Canadian) dollar for supporters hydrating in house, but what of the dangers to the players? Yes, it could benefit older teams the more, but surely no one wants heat stroke all round. Not this one anyway.

Go Leythe!

Good evening, Charles, hope you are, in turn, hoping for a Leigh win despite your posted prediction.

Bongser was indeed in Blackpudlia this week. One Mrs Hall had engaged him to play The Tower Ballroom Wurlitzer as an accompaniment to a dance-athon into which she had coerced her husband, Craig. Some nice moves from the latter, it has to be said, especially in the slow foxtrot. Said dance-athon finally finished at 4pm today allowing Bongser (and a certain other person) insufficient time to get to the game in Canada!

As to "high atmosphere training", Bongser, like Russ, loves a party with a happy atmosphere. This he and the wurlitzer achieved by popping in and out of the floor, not unlike the witch in "Chorlton & The Wheelies" but bare-buttocked as Monty Python would like it (and indeed one Uncle Monty - thankfully not in attendance).

In his rest breaks (when the more demurely clad ghost of Reginald Dixon took over the manuals & pedals), Bongser took some of the injured Leythe players paddling that they might benefit from the experimental new Lion's Mane Jellyfish Sting Treatment. They should be back to run uphill and down dale next week.

Up The Comics!

PS: The dance-athon raised a total of £3.73 plus four washers, a chewed piece of spiggy, some pre Euro currency and one JB (used). The last entailed the largest single spend!

Cheers for that Budge.

Just back in Vancouver after a 5am rise and a long flight. I swear it took twice as long as the flight going, may have something to do with a few to many beers yesterday with the fantastic Leythers I met. The Toronto fans were very welcoming and the craft beer garden is a great touch. Hats off also to the leigh players who came into the beer garden and mingled with the fans after the game.
Had a great time despite the loss. All the best everyone I met, especially the fox hunt stag party guys