: Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:39 pm  

Watched bits of the game on the comp today , how bad are we ?????, i don't remember a team wearing the Leigh colours being so indisciplined or scrappy . Bad tackling lying on not letting go( not to mention the punch up ) etc , i accept that the french side have improved since the start of the season but on the two occasions we passed the ball to more than one player who then ran 3 yard before being tackled we scored ( if we didn't drop the ball in surprise at it being passed) !!, Always been a fan of Neil Kelly but now i find myself wondering is it the coach or is it the players he has to work with ?, is it a pound shop team or a rusty coach ????? . I just can't get over that when we moved the ball we scored and it looked easy ahhhhhhhhhh dunno

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:42 pm  

ste747 wrote:

Watched bits of the game on the comp today , how bad are we ?????, i don't remember a team wearing the Leigh colours being so indisciplined or scrappy . Bad tackling lying on not letting go( not to mention the punch up ) etc , i accept that the french side have improved since the start of the season but on the two occasions we passed the ball to more than one player who then ran 3 yard before being tackled we scored ( if we didn't drop the ball in surprise at it being passed) !!, Always been a fan of Neil Kelly but now i find myself wondering is it the coach or is it the players he has to work with ?, is it a pound shop team or a rusty coach ????? . I just can't get over that when we moved the ball we scored and it looked easy ahhhhhhhhhh dunno

Same as the Barrow game then. It seemed to me at half time against Barrow NK said "your throwing the ball around, stop it immediately and get back to one up rugby".

I'm sure thats not the case but it's how it looked.

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:44 pm  

The Publican wrote:

That performance was a totally unaccepatable pathetic excuse for rugby league. Neil kelly has got to go after this, i too feel he has been out of the game far too long, and one positive is he has NEVER signed a contract and wont cost a penny to get rid. We are totally flat, play ONLY one man rugby, cannot tackle, cannot pass the ball along the line with pace, have no kicking game and have not got one set move or play. It is time for the board to accept they made a mistake with this appointment and right thier wrongs before we end up relegated ( a distinct possability with this kind of coaching ) show some ambition and get a name in that will bring some positive media to the club Mr Hanley ? ok will cost us but at least it will show ambition !!! I still feel with a couple of quality additions and the right coaching thier is promise in this squad, but when someone like Ian mort leigh born and bred who was again our best player imo stands and defends behind his own line without making an attempt to come towards the centre ( 2nd to last try ) who just dives over the line with Morty looking like he had totally given up it is DEFO time for a change. These of course are my own opinions and i am sure not all will agree with these points so discuss.......and lets see where we end up.

one really fed up of one man rugby leyther


wayne.

I agree with pretty much everything you said....new coach needed....up to date coaching methods needed!! I don't agree with morty bein the best we have....think he is well over rated but never mind!! think ther alot of talent in our team that isnt bein managed right. We can see the team just arnt bonding cz its one man rugby.....get a new coach in...n lets get back on track!!!

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:46 pm  

leythers.com wrote:

I agree with pretty much everything you said....new coach needed....up to date coaching methods needed!! I don't agree with morty bein the best we have....think he is well over rated but never mind!! think ther alot of talent in our team that isnt bein managed right. We can see the team just arnt bonding cz its one man rugby.....get a new coach in...n lets get back on track!!!

Well Mort looked like the only guy who was gonna do any damage against Barrow, and only guy who made yards with the ball apart from McConnell.

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:49 pm  

Not a shock result for me.
How Toulouse had performed thus far was the shock.
They'll be at the top of this daft league of which there is no doubt.

What isn't acceptable is a lack off effort from the players.

The French club was never getting a penny of my hard earned but I do feel for those who put faith in the players and spent a small fortune to see them roll over.

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:53 pm  

JENKY wrote:

Not a shock result for me.
How Toulouse had performed thus far was the shock.
They'll be at the top of this daft league of which there is no doubt.

What isn't acceptable is a lack off effort from the players.

The French club was never getting a penny of my hard earned but I do feel for those who put faith in the players and spent a small fortune to see them roll over.

Points well made.

Can't speak for lack of effort... I'd hate to think that's the case.

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:56 pm  

The French for me were good value , well drilled with some good running and passing , i felt that when they got close to the line they were going to score , running onto the ball at an angle cut out passed and a bit of speed , i think most defenses would have struggled but what got me was we didn't offer anything in return . In the past we have played the nervy " whatever you score we will score more " type of game but most of the time we didn't look like we would ge out of our own half , WHY????????????????????

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:59 pm  

The Kevster! wrote:

Well Mort looked like the only guy who was gonna do any damage against Barrow, and only guy who made yards with the ball apart from McConnell.

Sorry but i disagree...wat damage?? just don't rate him m8..sorry!

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:05 pm  

Tolouse were far too good. Play like Halifax IMHO.

Leigh lads on the pyss again ?

We were never going to win this!

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:16 pm  

leythers.com wrote:

Sorry but i disagree...wat damage?? just don't rate him m8..sorry!

Entitled to your opinion but the fact he scores almost every game is evidence of "damage".

As a full back beating the first man is always a good marker as well and he does that quite a lot also.

Defensively I'd say Donlan is better for sure and Stuart isn't a centre thats for sure.