Re: Who's up for a "Daunting Trip" chat? : Tue Aug 08, 2017 10:39 pm  

craig hkr wrote:

I would expect Leigh to have a good look at our left edge defence after Sundays efforts but i also feel their weak spot is Fleming and Dawson particularly Fleming looks very slight and neither are real speedsters.Neither are very tall either so I'd keep going at them and target Higham and their half's with plenty of big lads smashing into them.Sounds simple but will be a hell of a result if we pull it off.Will be interesting how the bookies price the game and what start we get on coupon.

Leigh always tend to exploit the strongest edge.That in return tends to make the opposition's attack weaker. Method in madness.

Either way this game will show just where you're at, intensity wise. Not sure what Mr Sheens has put in place to create those intensity levels this season,but we'll find out on Saturday.

Looking forward to it..Safe Journey.

Re: Who's up for a "Daunting Trip" chat? : Wed Aug 09, 2017 6:53 am  

GUBRATS wrote:

We're used to having players target our ' halfs ' it's called " using your head "

Greg Bird on Ben Reynolds, immediately springs to mind there Steve!

Re: Who's up for a "Daunting Trip" chat? : Wed Aug 09, 2017 9:43 am  

atomic wrote:

Leigh always tend to exploit the strongest edge.That in return tends to make the opposition's attack weaker. Method in madness.

Either way this game will show just where you're at, intensity wise. Not sure what Mr Sheens has put in place to create those intensity levels this season,but we'll find out on Saturday.

Looking forward to it..Safe Journey.

Just had a peep at your page and the likely Leigh line up for Saturday and on paper the difference in the half backs looks marked but other than that we match up well imo.Feeling a little more confident about it than straight after Fax game which is slightly worrying as I generally expect the worst. How much of a doubt is Langi? Hope we have good game and Il settle for a draw right now and everyone's happy

[Mild Rover]

Re: Who's up for a "Daunting Trip" chat? : Wed Aug 09, 2017 9:53 am  

Only just recovered from looking at the score updates (ashen-faced, I imagine) for most of the second half against Fax.

When you're expecting to be somewhere around the middle of the qualifiers 8, it is like the agony of the MPG is extended over 2 months. One slip and you're struggling. Strange that mid-table is where the excitement and drama is in a league.

I'm not sure how much you can read into any single game in the 8s. You either win or you lose, then the narrative is written backwards. If Salford's forward pass had been called at the end of last year's MPG, the 2016 team wouldn't be remembered for choking and misfortune, but instead for doing just enough when it mattered most. If we sneak back into super league, Sheens will have kept our powder dry and the squad fresh. If we narrowly miss out we'll have never had a settled side and gone in to the 8s too raw. We're more or less where I hoped we be back in Feb - though Fax was a real scare on Sunday.

Re: Who's up for a "Daunting Trip" chat? : Wed Aug 09, 2017 10:25 am  

Exciting isn't it ?

Re: Who's up for a "Daunting Trip" chat? : Wed Aug 09, 2017 11:34 am  

GUBRATS wrote:

Exciting isn't it ?

Not I hate the bloody thing it should have been 1 UP -1 DOWN and the team going up would have more time to get ready for super league no matter witch team it is

Re: Who's up for a "Daunting Trip" chat? : Wed Aug 09, 2017 11:47 am  

cravenpark1 wrote:

Not I hate the bloody thing it should have been 1 UP -1 DOWN and the team going up would have more time to get ready for super league no matter witch team it is

I'll go along with the 1 down... I was against it until we beat Salford to go above Widnes

Re: Who's up for a "Daunting Trip" chat? : Wed Aug 09, 2017 3:22 pm  

Apparently Big Mose was back in training today just waiting for medical clearance to be in contention for Leigh game.
I hope this is true, though I can't see how it was a popped shoulder if it is. I would have thought a popped shoulder would take a week or two to heal unless we have miracle workers in the Physio room.

Re: Who's up for a "Daunting Trip" chat? : Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:13 pm  

Seventies red wrote:

Apparently Big Mose was back in training today just waiting for medical clearance to be in contention for Leigh game.
I hope this is true, though I can't see how it was a popped shoulder if it is. I would have thought a popped shoulder would take a week or two to heal unless we have miracle workers in the Physio room.

Or someone's telling porkies.

Re: Who's up for a "Daunting Trip" chat? : Wed Aug 09, 2017 5:06 pm  

Cokey wrote:

Or someone's telling porkies.

WHAT US TELL PORKIES HE IS A BIG LAD