Re: Not good enough : Sun Apr 13, 2014 11:33 pm  

Sorry don't know where the home came from. But you lot are hilarious, just keep out of that bottom 5. Looks like KH is trying his hardest to get you there.

Re: Not good enough : Mon Apr 14, 2014 7:13 am  

Only joking. http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/47 ... -year-2020

Only joking. http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/47 ... -year-2020

Re: Not good enough : Mon Apr 14, 2014 8:07 am  

I often go to games thinking I wonder what will happen today and as a Fax fan for some time it includes anything and everything.

Yesterdays game did set a new precedent though when we are involved.

From 24 up and looking like a team on fire to hanging on for a bonus point, just about sums up a Fax season of inconsistency in one game.

You get your hopes up and think a corner is being turned only to find yourself coming off the road round the next bend with a flat and no jack or spare wheel.

Agree with a lot of what has been said by others but I did think our bench and options for the interchange went against us.

Tonks and Davies were our only props where Leigh had more size on the bench and Tonka being drawn in spent most of his first spell sitting back down for 10 reducing his impact.

Casey was not big enough yesterday and although Holden did nothing wrong Beswick had much more of an impact over the length of the game for the changes in the 9 slot.

Ref, allowed some rugby league and some thugby league and in among all the tit for tat gave a couple of bad calls that stood out from the rest so obvious going against us which influenced the result.

New half back pairing with Mennell and Murrell went pretty well for the first time but not sure it was the best game to try it out in, undecided about Johnston for that game even if he had been fit, his attacking threat would have caused them problems but not sure if his defence against a team of that size.

We still aren't just up there with the top two or three teams.

Anyway the sun has risen again this morning and it's a beautiful day so the end of the world hasn't arrived just yet.

Re: Not good enough : Mon Apr 14, 2014 8:17 am  

Despite yesterday's fantastic result, (for Leigh) I still wouldn't bet against you when you come to ours. That's what is so great about this Game.

Re: Not good enough : Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:28 am  

Not sure where to start with that game as it was like a nightmare.

I said in the week building up to the game that we would be tired due to the game against Widnes and by the end of the game we were out on our feet. What I didnt anticipate was Leighs dirty tactics and it wouldnt surprise me if it wernt part of their gameplan to try and get players binned to try and run us off our feet.

To be honest I thought Leigh`s tactics were a disgrace in that first half and the ref lost control. To be fair to Leigh we saw how good they were in the second half when they concentrated on playing rugby rather than the dirty stuff.

More on the ref before I start on our team but I would love to see where Barlow was stood when he scored their first try because my initial thought was that he were a long way in front of the kicker. When a team is on a roll decisions seem to go your way and the knock on try was dubious to say the least and the try from the forward pass was just downright terrible by the linesman but another game changer that has not been mentioned is the Heaton `knock on` which went over his shoulder and he had to run about 3 yards back to pick up and also the Fieldhouse offside from Pott`s kick which looked to go backwards meaning he couldnt be offside.

Now on to us, and its frustrating to hear people saying about Brown shouldnt have gone to Batley but lets face it he has been average in all the games he has played for us and we looked better with Mennel playing at 7. Harrison`s decision to only make 1 sub in the first half looked inspired early on but by the time the game finished and our players looked dead on their feet you have to question why we still had substitutions remaining and in a game where tiredness was going to play effect why this was so.

Another poor crowd for one of our biggest games of the season and you have to question where the club goes from here. Its a vicious circle and if we want top 2 then we need to bring in new players because our squad is not good enough but to do that we need money. Yesterdays result does not encourage people to watch the team meaning less money to bring in new players meaning we are at best 3rd or 4th in this league. I do not want to put more pressure on our coach but he bemoaned how good their key players were yesterday but he has made the decisions that have turned us from a flair team to a solid team, so many signings and decisions that have been poor imo and we are now paying the price. It will be too late before anything is done about it though.

Re: Not good enough : Mon Apr 14, 2014 10:15 am  

Leigh deployed dirty tactics, getting into our faces (literally) and whining our players up. Don't like the off the ball whining up that Leigh used. Targeting Tonks trying to provoke a reaction. Obviously took exception to be outplayed in first half.

Played well in the first half but was knocked of our game by Rowley's underhand tactics in 2nd half.

Re: Not good enough : Mon Apr 14, 2014 10:40 am  

But these are tactics which win games. These are tactics that are beyond our coach it would seem. It's no good saying "they came to slow us down" or "they disrupted the game by fighting". The only synopsis that matters is how the scoreboard reads after 80 minutes. You have to plan for coaches like Paul Rowley and Mark Aston. if you don't, they end up being better coaches than you.

Re: Not good enough : Mon Apr 14, 2014 11:01 am  

Fair play to Leigh put in one of the performances of the season in 2nd half , we got what we deserved. Re Leigh fans there is a problem with some of them I am a South Stand season ticket holder but I sit in the East Stand for the Leigh game I can't be doing with the drunken abuse , vile language and drunken intimidation of the 'Leythers' they are a stain on the game and a disgrace to their club - I wish we would shove them in the North Stand.

Re: Not good enough : Mon Apr 14, 2014 11:31 am  

Well Charlie knew even at 24-0 I had faith ,one thing that spurred the Leythers on was Fieldmouses childish gestures we know what Delboy would call him .As for the game very good , I took Andy Gregory with me , he had a great time a couple of points in the 3 Pigeons , met the Fax and Leigh fans there , and them had a few words with the Diners in Hospitality , still a Legend .

His view on the game was Leigh couldn't score early on because we never had the ball , and our defence was shocking , but he called Leigh the St Helens of the Championship after the second half performance , and has said he will accompany me to other Leigh games this season .

It was good to chat with Johnny Freeman before the game also , a very nice man .My commiserations to Halifaxjohn , Littlerich , Swifty , and Dutchy , also Mick aka Bentleyman , at least I hope you enjoyed the Pork Pies ?Though they did seem a bit soggy .Anyway it will soon be 8th June its my Wedding Anniversary that day .Littlerich said the reason Leigh were top of the League is because of our easy to start to the Season , I agree we haven't played any top teams yet . .Charlie knows .

Re: Not good enough : Mon Apr 14, 2014 11:40 am  

I take all you have to give squarely in the stomach Charlie.