Wigan st pats have lets us down for tomorrow which is disappointing, we haven't had a league game since 15/06 which isn't great. Had a similar situation last year where we Didnt have a league game for two months. I know with summer rugby numbers are bound to be lower due to other comitments but it's getting beyond a joke now.

I know it's easy to critise and offer no solutions but I don't know what the way forward is for clubs/league, going back to winter wouldn't work for me. In every game I have played in I have enjoyed and I think the NWML are doing everything they can. Is it down to individual clubs.

We have had what 2/3 teams decide they wanted to drop down leagues this season, surley that's down to clubs being honest with themselves at the start of the season.

Was discussed at the league meeting and that was my view then - it's the responsibility of clubs to be honest at start of year; not the 'fault' of summer. That's been the big issue in Div 3.

Apart from Hindley A, Div 4 seems to have been the most stable division outside Prem!

Accrington 14-bamber bridge 24 not a very good performance from us did not do the basic well and just played a terrible game, take nothing away from Accrington the pushed us all the way and was a very tough game, the ref was unfit and I bet we gave away 20 plus pens compared to accys very few pens, but we got 2 points and that is all that matters

Good win by Hindpool, in what was a close game until we lost the plot and forgot how to defend and Hindpool, rightly took full advantage of this!

Culcheth Eagles 22 - 28 Hindpool Tigers

What a game of rugby league this was. Pressure changing hands throughout the game and the lead changing hands four times. Don't know how the Culcheth supporters found it but ours said it was one of the best games of rugby they have watched in years.

We travelled with two men light but showed desire and heart to come back and take the win with the last play of the game after being 22-10 down with 7 minutes to go. I bet there are a lot of sore bodies after this game (I know mine is). This has to be out best victory of the year against a very good, physical and skillful rugby team. Good Luck for the rest of your season.

3 home games left for us now in our quest to secure 2nd place in the league table after Bamber Bridge secured 1st place with their victory this weekend.

On that note I would like to Congratulate Bamber Bridge on behalf of everyone at Hindpool on winning the league and being crowned Champions 2013!

Bamber Bridge 38 - 22 Boars.

Thanks to Bamber bridge enjoyed the game at weekend. Knew we would struggle earlier on in the week with numbers with lads on holiday and working/called in work on the day, but we tried to put that behind us and went down with 13 lads (one lad was coming at half time) our 51 year old water carrier even got a run out with a full 80 on the wing which he was made up about haha.

Bamber bridge went two tries up early on with the big centre being pretty much the centre of them, thought it was going to be one of them days, but we woke up then and started to play a bit of rugby and went in at half time pretty even. One of our lads had to come off at half time, and with our luck this weekend the lad who was coming at ht got stuck in work) Second Half started pretty much the same as the first few quick tries for bamber bridge, we come back with a few consolation tries but they was comfortable seeing out the game. Thought their big blonde forward had a great game sat, he is a big lad and runs and tackles all day, it isnt half a task in itself to get him down, also the fullback played well and IMO was MOM.

Well done to them and i think that result wins them the league so congrats for that lads, well deserved.

we have not won the league yet lads we still have portico and now we have pats at home when the league said we had the points but I do not know when we are going play them as they have games all the way up to the play offs and we have no free weeks now
sats game very strange 1 from us like the week before at Accrington we set of like a house on fire then just got lazy and im not sure if the players heads where elsewhere , massive respect to wild boars who came with a depleted team and lost a few to injuries in the game the little 7 caused no ends of problems and you prop was a very good runner , there is little to choose between all the top 5 teams and we have had some really good games hindpool have been on an awesome run 13 games I think that is some going well done to you lads portico are winning every week and cultech who have had a few defeats but if in the play offs are going be very strong well done to all the teams this year and good luck for rest of the season

If its right that as of this week they are losing players to Golbourne for the winter season then I don't think Culcheth will make the play offs. I think Wild Boars will pip them for 4th.
Culcheth are a decent side, cant see why those players would want to go play in the winter league it was a shambles last year, even worse than the 1st summer season.

Good win for Culcheth yesterday. I didn't expect them to win there as its not an easy place to get a result so fair play to them

It was a good game, very equally matched in attack, think our defence just edged it for us, kept Wild Boar out for repeat sets in our own 20 on several occassions.

Interesting few weeks coming up. Bamber Bridge, Hindpool & Portico have everything to play for. Cant see Brig slipping up though. Hopefully the league will see sense and move us all up

Accrington have cried off so guess that puts us top of the league for at least the next 18 hours.