That's a severe case of Jinnerism there mate, under rule 2.4.1, that's bang out of order!:)

No comment from the minicule Vastman! His he awaiting his Sunday dinner?

It's the start of a long season and if I was in the Leigh camp I would be worried.the Cas camp on the other hand will be over the moon. Having seen the first 2 games on sky it's difficult to fully access the games.
Defences on top during the Leeds and Saints match or a case of nothing in attack by either teams. Brilliant play by Cas or allowed to play by Leigh.
The results seemed to have gone without any surprises so it's work in progress and on to round 2. With Leigh against Leeds we may get a clearer picture of the Leeds attack and Leigh will be he'll bent on putting on a much better defensive display.

What are you on about atomic?

Leigh will not be playing Cas every week. Cas are a top side , I think Eden is a better option at fullback for them that Hardacre whose passing when he joined the line was poor, Eden at fullback Hardacre on the wing.
Think Leigh were also on the end of some tough penalty decisions, obviously did not effect the result but made life even harder for them. They have enough good players to cope in SL.

Wondering that myself, weird.

I don't read to much into the first game of the season, of all fans we should know this better than most.

Despite Belly's grandstanding this doesn't make Cas a top side nor does it make Leigh the whipping boys.

To those attempting to use this first round as a guide - if we beat Hull does that mean we will finish top four and win the CCup...

...come on great predictors answers on a postcard please

Probably couldnt see them with your red n white specs on, but end of 1st half Leigh were tired and couldnt keep up with Cas who scored almost at will.

Think we'll learn more about Leigh when you play Leeds next weej. Cas away gonna be tough for any team.

All the game really tells us is that Cas will be very tough to beat (esp at home) and that Leigh will struggle in the early
part of the season but you would expect them to come good - and be hard to beat at home.

Although Leigh got blown away for the middle 40 minutes of the game, they will definitely improve.
Although it was only a friendly, Cas blew us away in the first half of the "warm up" game, with a weaker squad than they had on the park last night..
Leigh showed some spirit in the last 15 mins and the second half was pretty close on the scoreboard, albeit that Cas had won the game.
IF teams can keep battering Leigh, as Castleford did, then maybe, Leighs forwards will tire but, if they (Leigh) post some early points, they will win some games.
Far too early to write them off but, if they dont pick up some early points (and they have some tough opening fixtures) maybe, confidence will start to go ?

First 20 minutes I thought they were pretty equal with both sides showing plenty of energy but it looked like DP's gameplan was to weather the storm and then punish (which they did). When Grant Millington came on you could see the way they were playing had changed and then Cas started posting points.
Leigh will be bottom 4 this year but I think that they will stay up. Don't understand how people have been putting them in the eight especially after most super league teams have strengthened their roster.

lol.....erm nope, never heard of him, I just call it as I see it..




Just an observation on Leigh though, I think because of the competition they're used to, SL is really gonna hurt them this season if they don't cut out the crap.
They're just too cutesy with their short kickoffs, gamesmanship at the pob and low percentage trick plays.
What worked more often than not in the Champs, turns in to long odds chancy crap in SL.
I mean, its good to be innovative but you can't put a load of effort in to get on your opponents line and then kick the ball at the post not knowing wthell its gonna go, thats a poor percentage game of chance, equally, to kick the ball dead through poor execution on the line, when that play with good execution has much better percentage potential than a give us a clue post bounce.
Maybe if they hadn't been already too far behind they wouldn't have been trying that stuff, I dunno, I don't think so, I think they play that way because they could, a carry over from the Champs.
I think they have potential to not finish bottom, but they're gonna have to change their perception of the percentages quick.

They were asking for trouble when their starting props were Hock and Tickle.