Re: Andy Bracek : Tue Jun 23, 2015 10:24 pm  

Encouraged wrote:

Is there seriously any mileage in this rumour we all heard weeks ago? Surely Andy wouldn't go into print without some sort of gen?

Dis-likable bunch are Leigh. Beginning to hate them more than the bulls or the giants nowadays. Posing for nice fans family photos and behaving as they do. Rowley's shine has well and truly dulled for me...

Nah I don't agree with that Leigh are doing well and good luck to them, as with all winning teams it brings out some cockiness and people dislike teams that beat you all the time, to say you hate them is a bit strong and no way would I dislike a team more than the Bulls, now there is a team with arrogance especially their fans!
Rowley is a good coach and was a great player for us come on.

Re: Andy Bracek : Tue Jun 23, 2015 10:38 pm  

HXSparky wrote:

I think it's a tad presumptuous to be saying that Leigh will be going into Super League as if its a fact. They have a tremendous shot at it, and have already beaten two of the likely SL contenders in the middle 8. Sport is a fickle beast though, and maintaining good form consistently is very difficult. Likely that 5 wins from 7 games will be needed to make the top 3, with 4 or 3 wins making the "million pound game" the probable outcome.

On the relegation point, who knows where Leigh would be now if Gateshead hadn't fallen apart behind the scenes in 2009, and indeed who knows where Fax would be now without that comeback in the last 15 minutes against York in 2004?

Good post. However, I am a positive person, not arrogant as was put in the long post,and I believe we can win every game. I know that's not going to happen, but you must believe you can win every game. I believe we can beat Wire on Saturday but if we don't we move on. And on the relegation point, those are just ifs and what might have been. FWIW I think you guys have a good chance of a top 4 and you must believe you can get into SL otherwise what is the point?

Re: Andy Bracek : Tue Jun 23, 2015 10:39 pm  

Fax4Life wrote:

Nah I don't agree with that Leigh are doing well and good luck to them, as with all winning teams it brings out some cockiness and people dislike teams that beat you all the time, to say you hate them is a bit strong and no way would I dislike a team more than the Bulls, now there is a team with arrogance especially their fans!
Rowley is a good coach and was a great player for us come on.

Re: Andy Bracek : Tue Jun 23, 2015 10:55 pm  

Cokey wrote:

Good post. However, I am a positive person, not arrogant as was put in the long post,and I believe we can win every game. I know that's not going to happen, but you must believe you can win every game. I believe we can Wire on Saturday but if we don't we move on. And on the relegation point, those are just ifs and what might have been. FWIW I think you guys have a good chance of a top 4 and you must believe you can get into SL otherwise what is the point?

Yep, of course we believe we can get into SL, but any thoughts of that are a bit of a dream this season, and just making the top 4 will be counted as a big success for us. If we do make the middle 8, then of course we take each game as it comes, preparing for each one to win it.

Our hopes/plans for making a realistic challenge for SL are a couple of years or so off, with a move to full-time being the next step on the way. Finishing in the top 4 this year is a big step in the right direction given the big gap in funding for next year for the teams finishing 4th and 5th. Of course, our problem being that the other clubs around us have very similar plans (with some more advanced than others)!

Re: Andy Bracek : Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:09 pm  

HXSparky wrote:

Yep, of course we believe we can get into SL, but any thoughts of that are a bit of a dream this season, and just making the top 4 will be counted as a big success for us. If we do make the middle 8, then of course we take each game as it comes, preparing for each one to win it.

Our hopes/plans for making a realistic challenge for SL are a couple of years or so off, with a move to full-time being the next step on the way. Finishing in the top 4 this year is a big step in the right direction given the big gap in funding for next year for the teams finishing 4th and 5th. Of course, our problem being that the other clubs around us have very similar plans (with some more advanced than others)!

Well our 2 games against you this season have been close, and we have beaten 2 SL teams so far. So maybe there isn't a great deal between some SL clubs and our clubs. I actually think the gap in SL & Championship is closer than what a lot of people think.

Re: Andy Bracek : Wed Jun 24, 2015 3:08 am  

To be fair they've dominated the last two years, beating Super League clubs too. It's hard not to be cocky when you're routing everyone.

I just scratch my head with the ease at which Leigh can seemingly spend. Whilst most clubs struggle in both divisions, Leigh seem to be spending like it's the end of days. Well done to them if this is all costed correctly and sustainable but I wouldn't hold my breath on that front.

If I were a Leigh fan right now I'd find it hard not to be arrogant.

Re: Andy Bracek : Wed Jun 24, 2015 6:15 am  

Cokey wrote:

Well i wasn't expecting such a long reply for a post that was meant to be taken tongue in cheek. But then again it's the most ridiculous post I've ever read.

Well. I thought I would say it in one rather than going into quadruple figures spreading over every thread and don't be so hard on yourself I didn't think your post was the most ridiculous ever.

Re: Andy Bracek : Wed Jun 24, 2015 9:56 am  

Mr Caroli is conspicuous by his absence on this matter.Would like to hear his comments......

Re: Andy Bracek : Wed Jun 24, 2015 10:29 am  

mr t hall wrote:

Mr Caroli is conspicuous by his absence on this matter.Would like to hear his comments......

Charlie knows nowt!

Re: Andy Bracek : Wed Jun 24, 2015 3:26 pm  

faxcar wrote:

Well. I thought I would say it in one rather than going into quadruple figures spreading over every thread and don't be so hard on yourself I didn't think your post was the most ridiculous ever.

That's because it wasn't.