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| Quote: Zulu01 "Could be wrong here, but I dont remember a "backlog" of games. There is usually a "free" weekend for the cup games.'"
Pretty sure we played Sundays and Wednesdays for a couple of weeks |
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| Quote: valvehunter "It was the championship games. Leigh had to play something like 5 games within two weeks or something silly like that towards the end of the 2015 season. Have a look at the fixtures and dates at the end of that season it was stupid, I recall Rowley & Deggsy asking for help from the RFL concerning these fixtures.'"
I am getting old, just dont remember - like I said could be wrong
(must have cost me a fortune those 2 weeks no wonder the wife fell out with me  ) |
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| Quote: valvehunter "The forwards of 2015 where good enough during the cc where good enough then wasn't they against Salford, Wakefield etc. After talking to the players themselves at the end of that season, as I say it was more to do with circumstances - playing a back log of games due to the challenge cup run then facing the middle 8 play offs was a reach too far. Therefore, adding to the squad would have been ideal ... not disrupt it. And as for Stewart I don't know where this "best player in Super League" is coming from. He had a few good games for Catalans but like Alex murphy said ... good players play well all the time !!'"
Sun 5th July 2015
Workington Town 12 v 50 Leigh Centurions
Wed 8th July
Leigh Centurions 72 v 6 Hunslet
Sun 12th July
Leigh Centurions 52 v 18 Featherstone Rovers
Sun 19th July
Bradford Bulls 36 v 36 Leigh Centurions
Wed 22nd July
Leigh Centurions 40 v 24 Dewsbury Rams
Sun 26th July
Leigh Centurions 66 v 10 Doncaster
For 316 pts Against 106 pts.
Possibly they should have played Sundays and Wednesdays in the 8's.. |
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Tough going that
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| Eeh back in the say when we used to win  (strangely enough I don't remember the draw against Bradford)  |
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| Quote: mish "Eeh back in the say when we used to win ![]()
I'd forgotten that one too. Strangely we also drew (32-32) there the season after.
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| Quote: valvehunter "The forwards of 2015 where good enough during the cc where good enough then wasn't they against Salford, Wakefield etc. After talking to the players themselves at the end of that season, as I say it was more to do with circumstances - playing a back log of games due to the challenge cup run then facing the middle 8 play offs was a reach too far. Therefore, adding to the squad would have been ideal ... not disrupt it. And as for Stewart I don't know where this "best player in Super League" is coming from. He had a few good games for Catalans but like Alex murphy said ... good players play well all the time !!'"
The pack was found wanting in the 8s in 2015. Probably evidenced by where a number of players moved onto. 2 into league 1 (Wilkes, Aspinwall), 2 playing championship shield in 2016 (Haggerty and Sarsfield), 1 retired (Goulden) and one banned (Barlow). The fixture backlog was an excuse. In fact, Rowley had a squad of 30 that year, chose not to use it in meaningless games.
As for Stewart, I said "one of" the best players. He was in the top 10 or so the MoS votes in 2016. Yet you asked why we had all these old men, then asked what Stewart could do that Goulden can't. Goulden was (still is!) 3 years older and retired! |
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He had a squad of 30 yes quite a few was injured & the quality wasnt there as it was in the forthcoming season
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| Quote: Alan "I'd forgotten that one too. Strangely we also drew (32-32) there the season after.'"
Jonny Pownall went the full length of the field late Alan, to score in front of where the Leigh fans were. It was a huge following from Leigh as well.
The following season we were 32-6 up and ended up 32-32 !
My memory does not seem as bad as some people believe |
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| Quote: LeythIg ". The fixture backlog was an excuse. In fact, Rowley had a squad of 30 that year, chose not to use it in meaningless games.
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100% correct, He continued to ask his first choice 17 to back up the games , when top position was theoretically sown up. I could not believe it ! Come the 8's Ridyard and Brierley especially were carrying injuries and were gone.
As for Glenn Stewart, he was the best back rower in SL in 2016 ! |
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