Re: SLQ 7 - Leigh Centurions H. : Sat Sep 24, 2016 8:27 am  

D4mo78 wrote:

I'm sure Leigh were going out to win the game, but looked to me like a team that had run out of steam, which isn't a surprise. I didn't expect them to have their promotion wrapped up with a game to go so well done. I think that lead to a lot of the niggle because they were cooked. People are reading too much into this game. It was a dead rubber and our extra quality shone through. The the Leigh fans mocking us for being in the middle 8's...we know it's been a bad year. But don't disregard what this club has achieved. In the grand scheme of things, this has to be our come down season after being high for so long. And I'll take all those trips to Wembley and Old Trafford for a year of below standard performances

I'd say this is spot on. Yes, we gave too many penalties away. But most of them were as a result of us being knackered than over- aggression. The only other game we struggled with discipline was the first 20 minutes against KR. Other than that we've been fine.

Based on the quality you have, I'd guess this season has just been a blip for Leeds and you'll be top 4 again next season. Good luck

Re: SLQ 7 - Leigh Centurions H. : Sat Sep 24, 2016 9:29 am  

Cokey wrote:

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And then end up in the middle 8s the following season.

Would you rather have had 16 years of trophies and 1 bad year (still finishing above Leigh) or had Leigh's last 16 years?

Re: SLQ 7 - Leigh Centurions H. : Sat Sep 24, 2016 10:24 am  

tomlufc wrote:

Would you rather have had 16 years of trophies and 1 bad year (still finishing above Leigh) or had Leigh's last 16 years?

Ah, but success is all the sweeter after 11 years. (we did have a brief flirtation with SL, in 2005) Plus, we've had a good few trophies in the Championship to keep things ticking over. In fact, some of that Championship success, would have led to us having another spell or two in SL, had there been normal P&R.

By the way, from your name, you're not a supporter of Leeds United, are you? Now those were years of success, under Don Revie - please remind me how many years ago that was?

[Ex-Swarcliffe Rhino]

Re: SLQ 7 - Leigh Centurions H. : Sat Sep 24, 2016 10:52 am  

Reading through the many troll infested threads on this forum I'm suddenly reminded of the following quote...

" Arguing with an idiot is like playing chess with a pigeon. It will poop all over the board and strut around as if it won"

I feel sorry for the genuine Leigh fans who have to put up with these trolls giving them a bad name.

Re: SLQ 7 - Leigh Centurions H. : Sat Sep 24, 2016 10:58 am  

For all Leigh's gloating and bravado can i just point out that Batley brought more fans to Headingley and they performed better on the pitch too!!!

Re: SLQ 7 - Leigh Centurions H. : Sat Sep 24, 2016 11:09 am  

Norman Stanley Fletcher wrote:

Looks like we have a new contender for the scum of Super League for next year.

Why, have you offered your services ?

Re: SLQ 7 - Leigh Centurions H. : Sat Sep 24, 2016 11:50 am  

Alan wrote:

Ah, but success is all the sweeter after 11 years. (we did have a brief flirtation with SL, in 2005) Plus, we've had a good few trophies in the Championship to keep things ticking over. In fact, some of that Championship success, would have led to us having another spell or two in SL, had there been normal P&R.

By the way, from your name, you're not a supporter of Leeds United, are you? Now those were years of success, under Don Revie - please remind me how many years ago that was?

You'll do for me Alan.

Re: SLQ 7 - Leigh Centurions H. : Sat Sep 24, 2016 11:52 am  

Ex-Swarcliffe Rhino wrote:

Reading through the many troll infested threads on this forum I'm suddenly reminded of the following quote...

" Arguing with an idiot is like playing chess with a pigeon. It will poop all over the board and strut around as if it won"

I feel sorry for the genuine Leigh fans who have to put up with these trolls giving them a bad name.

It's called banter,can't you understand that?

Re: SLQ 7 - Leigh Centurions H. : Sat Sep 24, 2016 12:02 pm  

Cokey wrote:

And you only managed to score 37.

Exactly Cokey

To only win at home by 25 for a reigning treble winning Champion team is poor. All this while playing a Championship team (currently) who played very poorly by their standards is poor & Leeds were no more than bang average for a Super Dooper League side.

Leigh were very disjointed, lacked respect of the ball (not clamping the ball in tackle) which allowed multiple offloads & metres gained, as did the needless penalties.

Lots of dropped ball & nonsense offloads from Leigh cost us big metres lost & the team as a whole looked farked, out on their feet from fairly early on in this game.

Lots of missed tackles & poor tackling technique combined with dropping off/retreating when Segeyaro & Moon ran at us created just the right conditions for Leeds to take an easy win, yet Leeds could have & should have run in 50+ but didn't, a measure of where Leeds are more than where Leigh are headed I feel.

7/8 confirmed departures for Leigh + maybe 1 or 2 more & 8 rumoured signings could change the outlook for Leighs survival in SL.

Re: Lee Smith : Sat Sep 24, 2016 12:10 pm  

Marty Grrrrrrrrrr! wrote:

Lee Smith did a great job for Leeds especially in Grand Finals so lets not slag him off chaps eh?

Indeed. Played in three successive GF winning teams, each one in a different position, and was MoM in one of them!

How much does a player have to do before people won't slag them off when they return for another team?