Well, with York struggling to raise 17 players, I'm going for Leigh 72 York nil. Hopefully, if we make it to SL, we will see more competitive games. The Champ has just been a 2 horse race. Fax are pushing Fev for 2nd place but can't see them doing it now. It will be the same next season with Toulouse and either Fev or Leigh. Hopefully, IMG will increase teams in SL and make the Champ more even.

Hmmm.

The only niggling thing for me is the use of Seven Nation Army. There was a point when it seemed each played had selected their own song to be played when they scored. Now I appreciate we have the Leigh Cheerleaders back but variety is the spice of life and surely they can do a few routines and wonderful back flip displays to different beats?

And if LSV wish to be consider a proper, professional and sterile stadium like every other is now, with the security wands and their temperamental QR readers and card only kiosks, then the least they can do is check all the seats for bird poo.

Mellor was playing like a man possessed in attack and defence.

Ioane was a beast and a half, clearly drinking whatever Joe had had.

Full commitment from everyone.

York were no slouches, there weren't any easy tries scored, just some wonderful complete team rugby, epitomised by the full length final try, everyone was backing everyone else up.

I just wish Josh would back himself to run the line once in a while rather than coming inside.

Otherwise I don't think even the harshest critic could find fault with today's rampage.

IMG’s first and foremost advice will be sustaining financial security. That won’t come at present with a 14 team SL. IMG will be looking long term not short. Don’t be surprised if the advice given is to reduce SL to 10.

Despite other things, Mrs Lincoln, did you enjoy the performance?

Nice to see you back, A.

We did a ton , pretty sure this is a record , I remember in my old programmes the last one was 92 or 96 vs Keighley

92-2 v Keighley, record victory margin and record high score today, as well as a club goal kick record for Inu.

Was a pleasure to witness that today! Really enjoyed it.

I was at the game , I just cant remember the score , if i remember right it was 1990 ? You have a better memory than me . Back in the days of Barry larger , Allan Platt , Ian Jefferies, Chris Johnson , Kerr , Collier , Cottrell .

1986

You beat me to it, it was 1986. One of Des Drummond's last games for Leigh. One thing in common with the 1986 92-2 win and today's game is that I missed both. The children insisted on being brought to Jodrell Bank today. Despite missing the historic victory we're clued up on all things radio astronomy.

Second bit bang on, first bit a tad out!



As per usual, Bongser gets very few points.

Knew there was a “beat the clock, point a minute” performance in this Leigh team, but as the TON beckoned it would have been exciting for the first time had Bongser not been seeing the whole game through Vancouver Leyther’s eyes - what a match to pick for his first in five years. Delighted for him - just as sound a bloke in the flesh as he comes across as in “virtuality.”

Ah it was a Grand Day Out, Gromit!

haha whats 4 years

I was only 10 , so a long long time ago

Wow. Wasn’t expecting a score like that, even if York had injury problems, it still takes a brilliant performance to put a score like that up. Vanners needs to stay in the Uk and watch every game if that is what happens when he goes.

It was a Wednesday night in April near the end of the season in 85/6 with Chris Johnson kicking 15 goals and one season wonder Australian Steve Halliwell scoring 5 tries out of an amazing 49 for the season.

Ok, here's my take on what happened this afternoon. Firstly, and here is where I come across as a bit of a killjoy, I think it is wrong to overlook one or two important factors in the result. So, firstly the caveats before the celebration of the brilliance.

This was not a full strength York team. It was hit by injuries and unavailability. By all accounts they were struggling to put a match day 17 together. It was a bare bones selection bereft of several senior players with considerable SL experience.

Secondly, York are playing badly at the moment. They are clearly a team without confidence. Their recent form has been poor. A much stronger York team on paper lost last week to Bradford, yes, Bradford. If ever there was a worrying sign as to where you are at as a team at present then it is a loss to Bradford.

Thirdly, there are better teams still to play this season. Opponents will be more physical than York and the games will be quicker with much faster and harder defences lining up to kill space and slow the play the ball. Core skills will be much better tested than today. Those will be games where decision making will have to be split second fast and accurate. Today, time on the ball was leisurely. Lets not kid ourselves as to York's limitations.

Despite all this, poor teams, and York were a poor team today, have to be put to the sword. Leigh had not done this all season, until today. Regularly putting 50 or 60 points on opponents in recent weeks has masked the fact that we have not been playing at our very best. Just listen to our coach's post match interviews every week. He has not been satisfied, often assessing dominant performances as no better than 7 out of 10's. So, today, the result and performance has been coming but, boy did it come with a bang.

This Leigh team has so much quality and for me, they have just not been getting close to where I feel they can be. However today, the handbrake was clearly off from the first minute. There were off-loads a plenty and the ball was being given some serious air time in some of the passing moves. Support play was great and the game was played at an amazing pace combined with a brutal physicality

This was one of the best attacking displays I have ever seen from the cherry and whites. More worryingly for our future opponents this season I don't think that we have either finished improving or finished demolishing sides.

Our half backs were superb today. When did we last say that, if ever. VL on this forum has been raving on about Lam junior and today I think that we got more of a sighting of what we can come to expect. He looks very tasty and given the position he plays in he will be pivotal in what we do in the play-offs.

Some rival fans have looked at our results over the past few weeks and concluded, from a distance, that form wise Leigh have plateaued. I don't think we have at all. We have been bedding a new player into a key position and it seems to be coming off. Today we played total rugby from all over the pitch and there were very few errors.

We are moving forwards and we are getting better as a team. Everyone else in this division, watch out, Leigh are no longer just a brutally efficient one trick pony who will beat you with their physicality and speed through the middle. Today we saw an exclusive of a very impressive plan B. Future opponents watching today's showing would have found it just a little bit scary. There are very few crumbs of comfort or grounds for optimism for them to take from viewing this afternoon's total rugby performance.

All in all, things seem to be coming together quite nicely. Bring on the play-offs.