I am genuinely sorry if my posts are starting to come across like that. I have obviously expressed myself badly. I want you to retain all the talent you have at Leigh and I am certainly not a Super League fan. Anything but in fact. I am not trying to extol the virtues of nurturing young talent, in my posts. I am merely saying I think that you have got now and always have had talent at Leigh. I doubt many Super League fans could even name you ten players in The Championship and they certainly wouldn't spend 99% of their time when on rugby league forums, on the Leigh, Toulouse, Donny, Batley, Fev, Widnes, Halifax etc forums. Most of them have absolutely no interest whatsoever in this league. Do you honestly believe any Super League fan would know all your players like I do and watch most of your matches ? I cannot prove it to you, but the only rugby I ever go to is lower league rugby. I do not think you would ever come across a more avid and keen supporter of these leagues than me. That is why I found your comments so ironic. If you have read the majority of my posts, you will notice a common theme( I hope). That is that I am always upbeat about Leigh. I have argued that you get a bad deal from refs, that the RFL have handed you a shocking fixture schedule, that you will not go down, that you have good fans, good players, good potential etc. I do not think you will find too many Super League fans doing this. I also do not think that they would take a keen interest in your penalty counts, your game in Toulouse, your reserve team players etc. I often think I am more positive about you than some of your own fans and I can assure you it is 100% genuine. I would not write post after post on these sites, if I was a Super League fan. You may notice that I think I have only ever posted on a Super League forum once. If you want to know my views on Super League go on the Halifax forum and read them there. I think players such as Mort, Hill, Higson etc have real talent and I hope you can keep them at Leigh. If I am honest, I have a soft spot for your team and always have had. I would have thought that was obvious from my posts. I am sorry if that has not been the case.

take no notice i for one always find your post encouraging so please carry on making your positive posts they are most welcome as i prefer them to the very boring and negative posts that some put on here,i get really fed up with the constant moaning after every game take Thursday for example ,i thought we played very well 1st half but imploded for 30 mins of 2nd half then came good last 10 mins .There was some very good moves also resulting in our tries but some people just pick up on the bad aspects of the game every time and thats getting rather boring.I am a season ticket holder and will carry on being so no matter what ,dont get me wrong i want the club to do well but constant slagging of players is'nt the way I have had little moans on here myself but some folk come across really angry whats the point, we all know we are short of a couple of players whether we get them is another matter so until then we should just get behind and like you say we have some cracking young lads who i hope we can hold on to .

I agree, keep posting etoile1.
I remember when Marsh failed to use his obvious size to stop the Barrow Try in the corner on bank holiday Monday. Now I know the lads are grown up and can take flack, but I thought one particular Leigh "fan" was well over the top with the personal insults towards the guy while behind the sticks - he must have heard them. I mean what positive could come from that, its hardly contributing towards encouraging.
Leigh fans are great supporters and a good laugh when things are going well, but when things are going wrong some fans are the worst (Toulouse game aside).

Fair do's , maybe it's just my suspicious mind

Not used to such positivity

Thanks. I too feel that Leigh played well in patches on Thursday. It is a pity about that spell after half time and it is also a shame that you did not post more points in the first half, when I actually thought you were on top(7 clean breaks to 4 in Leigh's favour according to stats on Sky) Pity you did not make more of this. You were very unlucky when Stanton just put his foot on the line. I also felt that John Fallon was a lucky player still to be on the pitch for the second half for Fev and that you got quite a few rough calls on the night AGAIN! Pity it wasn't a case of them being down to 11 men and facing an 18-6 penalty count, as happened at their place to you. Fev had a nightmare that night. They knocked on constantly and found it hard to break you down, despite facing 11 players and being plonked on your line by Mr. Childs for virtually the entire second half. Shame you never seem to get a ref doing that for you when you are struggling. I am still waiting for it to happen. I feel that I will be waiting for a very long time. It is also true however, that a couple of new players would really improve you. Hope you can get Williams. Have seen him play in the NRL and he is very talented with the ball in hand. Let's hope he can help lift you up the table.

I am sure things will get better in the coming weeks the lads need to be told they ARE good enough and not read week in week out on here how bad they are playing an older player would take it as water off a ducks back but the younger lads especialy the local ones who im sure are extremely proud to be playing for Leigh dont need to hear it,take Mort for instance for me he does a very good job at full back and scores points yet because Donlan is here some dont think he should play there why?i would think Donlan is more versitile, and i would hope Mort will be with us long after Donlan has gone, and by the way i do like Donlan as a player.

Thanks for all the positive comments and hope you carry on watching leigh in the future.

Who is your team etoile 1 and who did you go to watch today?

Did not go to any games this weekend unfortunately, but that is rare for me. Watched you live on SKY on Thurday and actually watched both Super League games live this weekend. Do not have a particular team really. Have soft spots for Leigh, Wakey and Swinton and really enjoy following teams outside Super League. Go to a match most weeks. Have been to Widnes a few times this year and Oldham, but have been to your matches mainly and have watched you on Orange TV and Sky in recent weeks. Liked going to the old Hilton Park, but also love the Leigh Sports Village, though I realize it is taking some getting used to.

Very unusual (nothing wrong with this) for someone not to support one team. You must not have been born into one or originated from a non rugby league town/city?

No. I have just lived in different places and developed a liking for the local team in these areas. Suppose it is rare really and maybe I should have just maintained a strong allegiance to one team.

I would imagine you can enjoy the games more without the emotion involved and also look at things from a nuetrals perspective which some of your posts indicate

Yes. Maybe. Although, I still have teams I favour more than others, such as Leigh.

Starbug, your wrong reg the Bosman ruling, football clubs still get rewarded for producing quality young players, and in most cases get a substantial amount of money

So what's the difference in RL ?