[Fri 27th Jun: SL: Leeds Rhinos v Leigh Leopards KO 20:00 (Sky)]

Good game for the neutral i would image

Poor defence from leeds took a bit of the gloss off the win initially, but on reflection, Leigh are a quality side, who throw a lot at teams, really impressed with them.

So got to be happy with the 2 points, especially with James McDonnells 0/10 performance

[Who would you support?]

Probably Warrington

Started supporting Leeds in the early 90's where we spent a fortune but were never champions

Warrington would rekindle that experience

[Fri 16th Feb: SL: Leeds Rhinos v Salford Red Devils KO 8pm (Sky)]

Happy with the win, typical opener, any win will do.

Impressed by Salford, their recruitment team do a fantastic job, add Noafluma into that team and they will have plenty of strike again this season.

[Who was your first ever favourite player?]

Paul Newlove

Closley followed by Kevin Iro

[French Rugby League Wonderkids]

For someone like myself, with no knowledge of the french game, its Great to see a list of talented young french players, be a good point of reference when future french squads, Academy and full, are named

A similar thread a few year ago brought a young Justin Sangare to my attention, kept an eye on him with Toulouse and he ended up joining my team.

Good work NRLandSL

[No contact in December with games in January]

Whats the differrence from a group of 22 players turning up for a Community club training session or 22 mates getting together for a mess around on a field where the rules cant touch them

Theres ways around the stupid rule, which makes it all the more stupid and pointless to start with

[Rose-tinted spectacles]

A Headingley evening watching The right edge of Kevin Iro and Jim Fallon, tormenting Wigan en route to a rare Leeds victory against one of the best club sides ever

[2024 First Choice 17s]

Agreed, Salford 17 looks good to me

[How many teams should SL have?]

14

[2024 Transfer Tracker]

Excellent recruitment by Wigan, love what they have done with their forwards, big, young, athletic, non quota lads everywhere.

[New Leeds Rhinos Coach]

Like i say, lack of knowledge or willfully ignoring whats been going on.

Training at 6 in pre season, training at 6 during the season, playing there for the reserves, all things you have failed to address, maybe you just lack the knowledge, but more likely just selective reading.

Because anyone with an open mind can see this is more than just throwing a player into the halfs because they have no one else

[New Leeds Rhinos Coach]

Gannon at 6 isnt about yesterdays game, its about Smiths fascination with the idea, he's trained there in pre-season, he's trained there during the season, he's played there in the reserves, he's played there in the first team, to play it down as a one off game because of a lack of halfs shows either a lack of knowledge or willfully turning a blind eye to whats been going on.

Its an idea smith has wasted time on throughout the season, all yesterday did was emphasize what a poor idea it is.

[New Leeds Rhinos Coach]

Smiths had a shocker this season, anybody saying otherwise is deluded.

His approach to pre-season was a ###### take

He's got a phobia of playing players in their strongest position, Morgan Gannon a prime example, confidence looked shot yesterday at the end of Smiths season long obsession of thinking he can play 6, centre, or whatever else, because he did for siddal u12's or something

Wants to be the smartest person in the room, trying to reinvent the wheel of how the game should be played, often going against the core principals of successful RL, as the table suggests

Now we'r in this constant cycle of the Leeds coach needing time to get ‘their squad‘ and another 'rebuild' that takes years, when coaches at Salford just about yearly and this year Leigh, put squads together on the fly, and have them playing good rugby and finishing above Leeds.

He oversee's error ridden bunch who play some of the dumbest rugby you are likely to see and often dont seem ready for a game against teams in and around them at the bottom of the table. Listening to the players they seem to think its acceptable to scrape into the play offs (even failed with that) which all screams a poor attitude which a coach should be on top of.

All that said, he was a breath of fresh air last season, and he may turn it around next, i really hope he does, but this season, he's got too much wrong. Its the hope that kills you, this year was the first time in a long time i was going into a season thinking we had the right coach at the helm...Then Pre Season started.

[Sun 20th Aug: SL: Leeds Rhinos v Warrington Wolves KO 15:00 (OuRLeague PPV)]

Who was the Video ref? Thought he was getting paid by the hour the length of time he took to confirm fustuas, one of the clearest decisions ever likely to get sent up to a video ref.

[Sat 12th Aug: Men's Challenge Cup Final: Hull KR v Leigh Leopards KO 15:00 (BBC)]

Well done Leigh, always good to see a club with ambition get their reward

If they didnt win another game its still been a brilliant season for them