: Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:30 pm  

leigh miners 36 v 10 celtic crusaders

Re: What happened to your junior academy? : Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:22 am  

crucrucrusaders wrote:

I was at Treorchy ready for the match Sunday.

Crusaders U-18's wanted it, the ref wanted it on, for some reason Leigh Miners didn't. There was rumour it was due to the injuries picked up the Thursday previously in the derby game but still weird considering the distance traveled. Then again if the games get wavered as it looks they might a team wins the league without playing it's main rivals which is no way to win it in my opinion.

I think the question should be more one of what happened to Leigh Miners Rangers?

You are wrong, the ref wanted it on but at another venue apparently another hour away at least. With no guarantee of that pitch even being playable. LMR were only informed of the waterlogged pitch 35 minutes proir to kick off, which in my opinion is poor organisation. Plus the coach/driver were booked to be back home for a certain time. Considering the distance already travelled by LMR, the days the lads, parents and coaches booked off work, the expence paid by all, and the raising of sponsership money for the hotel stay. I can assure you that LMR did want it. It was in no way connected to the Thursday game, LMR had only 1 player unavailable. But then again LMR did have to play two games in a week as they have done on several occasions this year to avoid a backlog of fixtures (as have Leigh East). Maybe a lesson that Celtic could learn from perhaps. It may have appeared that LMR didn't want it to you because of the way that they were acting, but if you watch them before, after or at anytime other than playing, you would realise that they are a group of very laid back young men. They are confident in there ability and therefore do not always appear to be th most 'switched-on' team.

So in answer to your question "what happened to Leigh Miners Rangers?"

They travelled to Wales for a game of rubgy but were denied there opportunity, through nobodys fault. That said it must have been a sweet feeling yesterday, 36-10.

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:20 pm  

It was 34-12 but well done and see you in the play offs.

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 6:25 pm  

LEIGH MINERS 52 V 10 CELTIC CRUSADERS

miners to the grand final, celtic to play the winner of east leeds or featherstone in next weeks final eliminater

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 6:50 pm  

brickwall wrote:

LEIGH MINERS 52 V 10 CELTIC CRUSADERS

miners to the grand final, celtic to play the winner of east leeds or featherstone in next weeks final eliminater

When all is said and done I am proud of our lads no matter what the rest of the season holds.

For the vast majority of our players this will be the first full season they have played rugby league, if at all. When looked at in that light it is a remarkable achievement.

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 7:33 pm  

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they came up with the winning margin of 18-0 because celtic did not fulfil the fixture that the result given to any team that does not fulfil a fixture.

i think it disgusting that celtic are being aloud to play the game again, if it was any other team that FAILED to turn up for a fixture they would have been booted out of the league, but OH NO IT CELTIC CRUSADERS LETS BEND OVER BACKWARDS FOR THEM.


Now i have heard it all talk about talking crap.

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:19 pm  

Talking crap?

Like i said any team who fail to turn up the result is given as 18-0.

The fact that the league let celtic play Leigh Miners after they failed to turn up was a disgrace, miners were already certain of top spot so the game was a dead rubber from the start. They could of played Leigh East but the league decided to give that game a result of 0-0 and from the two performances i have seen from celtic in the last couple of weeks leigh east would have beat celtic comfortably and probably made the playoffs.

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:34 pm  

brickwall wrote:

Talking crap?

Like i said any team who fail to turn up the result is given as 18-0.

The fact that the league let celtic play Leigh Miners after they failed to turn up was a disgrace, miners were already certain of top spot so the game was a dead rubber from the start. They could of played Leigh East but the league decided to give that game a result of 0-0 and from the two performances i have seen from celtic in the last couple of weeks leigh east would have beat celtic comfortably and probably made the playoffs.

What happened at our place then?

Surely if they would have beaten us easily up in Leigh they should have won comfortably in South Wales.

The fact is they never and it is history.

I've said once and I will say again. I am very proud of what has been achieved to date and anything else will be a bonus. When it comes down to it we have a team in its infancy who have beaten every team in the league except Leigh Miners at least once. We also know what happened with Bramley Buffaloes and the Colts last year too. The colts lost once home and twice away then cantered home in the final so if I were Leigh Miners I would not be counting my chickens just yet.

: Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:23 am  

miners wont be counting any chickens there a very good group of lads, so to think they would just turn up thinking they have already won when they are 2 games away from making it a perfect season of winning the national league and cup and going through all of the season unbeaten is rather silly, the miners have still got alot to play for and im sure if they go about there business like they have all season they will get there rewards at the end.

dont be counting your chickens you have got to win next week before you even think of winning a grand final

: Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:39 am  

johnny5, brickwall,

Thanks very much for coming on here and trying to label our young lads a disgrace.

It reminds me that though my experiences of rugby league have been broadly great, with friendly, reasonable and welcoming supporters, there are always arseholes around too.

You seem to enjoy willy-waving at the moment because Leigh won and are confident that they will smite all before them and, as such, have decided it is safe to come out of the shadows to take a pop.

The Crusaders may well take a few years to build, but as Crucrucru says, most of our lads are in their first season of League (having been Union players last year). Given that fact, I suggest you get your childish digs in now, because when they are more used to the code, you're gonna have to spend a bit more time lurking or find a different side to gloat at. (that's you on the left)