Leyther_Matt

Don’t think we’ve got a sniff of finding out

Felt like we had tonnes of possession and territory without actual doing anything threatening. Taking off Mulhern, Joffa and Ipape in one movement is an absolute killer. Enjoyed the visit otherwise. Craven Park is a much friendlier place to visit than in years gone by!

Feared the worst at 10-0 but competed well since then. A lot will hinge on how Hanley and Armstrong respond to treatment at half time

Leigh by 8

Remember about 6 weeks ago when Wigan couldn’t buy a win?! If Farrimond, Marsden and Eckersley develop in to half of the player it looks at the minute then they’re winning everything for the next few years (Until Farrimond signs for Leigh and the whole dynasty falls apart)

Absolute filth.

Huddersfield are dreadful

Got to admire the dedication of two mates. Just been stood with one of them at Castleford and he was picking up the other one at Cleckheaton on the way home as he’d been at Bradford v York. They’re on the 5am flight from Manchester to Paris. Fair play to them. I’ll be going for the sitting on the couch all day option of NRL / cricket / Huddersfield v Toulouse / Wakefield v Hull KR / Catalans v Wigan

Sky subscription. Which has actually been quite helpful for attending in person, too, when it comes to Sky VIP competitions! I also still subscribe to Premier Sports in the hope of Emma Jones and, erm, Ross’ Ratings returning to my screen on Monday nights.

Great result in the end. Cas looked really good in patches but looked like they were reliant on Adrenalin so were never going to keep it up all night. Leigh, meanwhile, have an uncanny ability to go from 0 to 100 in the blink of an eye and grind out a result in arm wrestles like tonight. Congratulations due to Castleford on both their ‘worst pie in the world’ title and also ‘angriest woman in the world’. I had the temerity to point out that the group of Leigh pensioners she was shouting were a bunch of “dirty *see you next Tuesday’s*” might not have actually played in the game. Turns out my mate makes a great beer shield Fanzone is a big improvement, feels much more spacious than the previous alleyway and the musician gave a good stint of generic indie numbers. Lamenting the loss of ABK from the bars though and as above the in-house food is bloomin’ awful.

7,742 at Castleford v Leigh

I think there’s a collective failure amongst the entire RL press not to press too many buttons - especially with club owners - because they know it would affect their cushy number on the gravy train. Davidson does seem a little bit more keen to ask the questions but gets as many answers as the rest of them. I actually thought watching the first half that the East Terrace looked to have far more space than usual but did seem a bit better second half, so not sure if a sneaky few still change ends at half time as I’ve done once or twice?! Last night’s first half was probably the clearest example in years of moving the band away from the microphones, too

Tbf there was a 10 page thread on WanderersWays leading up to the play off final titled attendnoncery And despite the empty seats, travel issues and early kick off, not a single person said they’d have preferred to be at Old Trafford, the Etihad or Hill Dickinson rather than Wembley

They any good at rail works?

Much cheaper than the £25-£75 for the Challenge Cup Final, mind