Harry Stottle

No,no and thrice no, I would sooner put up with 6 loop fixtures than 10.

Not seen it, is this getting habit forming?

It's certainly been good this year Eagle, there as been one good game and two exceptional ones.

I will disagree whole heartedly with that.

Leigh had three opportunities to score in the first half and literally bombed them all.

Well what a joy to be there to witness a wonderful game and occasion, earlier on in the thread I said if Leigh win tonight it will eclipse the opening night victory and I thought it certainly did that, as mentioned great stand out performances from some Leigh Players especially Hodgson but all and back line performed very well, Trout was exceptional up front and don't forget Lam who was busy all night going about his buisness as usual. It must have been a great watch for neutrals out there if it came over on the box as it did in the stadium.

I wouldn't hold my breath Irish, you probably know with your community background as I do that that it is not at the top of priorities, I was about in the early seventies when it took a group of determined men led by Maurice Oldroyd to rejuvenate a dying amateur game with the founding of BARLA. It seems to have lapsed since the RFL is the controlling body.

As I said earlier WN, this fixture carries so much more weight than your recent 3 games v Hudds, Wakey and Cas, even if you were expected to win at least 2 of those 3 at a canter and the third albeit expending a little more energy, you will be fired up for this, and with these winds around here - I am a mile or so from the ground in my living room and it sounds as though I am on Wuthering Heights with the sound of the wind howling around - Harry Smith will exploit that much better than any kicker Leigh has. If we manage to win this, I will credit it as a better result than round 1 at your place.

It's took a long time to run it down Irish, and it will take even longer to bring it back, if it ever can!

On point 3 Jake Connor not the tallest guy in the world made G O'B look very silly when collecting that high kick last week which lead to a try.

The most annoying thing for this Leigh fan is that we keep getting messages from the club officials that tell us we have cap space and money available to improve the playing roster but nothing seems to happen on improving the matchday squad, we may not have space on overseas availability, but if you look at those you mention above for HKR they are all British lads and probably more first team capable than those Leigh have signed who don't get in the matchday selection. All we get of Mr Lam is this group of player's we have will take 6 months to realise their potential both individually and collectively, but Mr Lam we have no capable alternatives when it comes to those first teamers out injured or suspended, just look at our bench selection each week to prove the point.

But usually when a PTB takes much longer to be executed is because some teams employ 3 or 4 tacklers lying on, there is no rule against it and 2 teams in particular take full advantage of the leniency of the referees in this matter, I once read a report that said on average there are over 600 tackles effected in a game of rugby league, so if all teams slowed the ptb to 10 secs that would be a longer time than a match covers!

Have I said they have? Read back the bit you have highlighted it starts with "Have they now" that implies something different to a mandate, and Coaches will take advantage of any little angle they can exploit, remember tgd instruction only couple of season's ago for an halfback to pass the ball into a defender many times still on the floor but in an offside position to get a free kick.

Precedents can be applied both ways in cases such as these Tommy, have they now in a round about way given the green light for player's to waste time 'officially'? one thing is for certain Coaches will interpret it in such a way to take best advantage of it.

To be fair John, now I know you don't like hearing comment's such as these, but to me he Mr Grant exhibits all those qualities you describe with whistle in hand.