Re: Leigh (H) : Sun Feb 28, 2016 6:21 pm  

Also, I would like to publicly thank the 3 guys who at 6-32 retired to the Premier Club bar, and stayed there. They said they kept hearing cheers, and wondered whether they should go back, but generously chose not to, in case it was all their fault, and they hexed the comeback. Now that's what I call selfless dedication!

Re: Leigh (H) : Sun Feb 28, 2016 6:32 pm  

I don't think it was energy that did us, it was as soon as higham left the pitch you just got a role on and we went one out rugby and couldn't keep hold of the ball! A very good match I'd of taken that before the game! Put Kay and Armstrong back in and I'd be happy!

Re: Leigh (H) : Sun Feb 28, 2016 6:43 pm  

Strange one today, depression and elation all in one game. Thought we lost the collision nearly all the game and were very soft in the tackle compared with Leigh. We obviously learned nothing about Higham and marker defence from last year. Big plus was Clarke but Blythe was shocking. Jimmy's inability to motivate the team from the off is worrying. They should have been tearing up trees from the kick off but looked like they couldn't give a toss.

Re: Leigh (H) : Sun Feb 28, 2016 6:55 pm  

Sorry but that's just plain wrong, at no point did they "look like they couldn't give a toss", I don't mind different points of view but while they looked a poor second best for much of the first hour, one thing they did do is keep going.

Re: Leigh (H) : Sun Feb 28, 2016 6:56 pm  

oggy123 wrote:

I don't think it was energy that did us,...

Was mate, you were shot, and that's why every time we got the ball we went to your end and scored. Your lads were out on their feet at the break, but so they should have been as it was a good display. But it told in the end.

Re: Leigh (H) : Sun Feb 28, 2016 7:31 pm  

oggy123 wrote:

I don't think it was energy that did us, it was as soon as higham left the pitch you just got a role on and we went one out rugby and couldn't keep hold of the ball! A very good match I'd of taken that before the game! Put Kay and Armstrong back in and I'd be happy!

Think your right that we looked a lot better when higham went off, but think that's a lot to do with silverwood reffing his own game during that time as opposed to listening to highams constant chirping like he did rest of game.

Terrible first 60 from us followed by a very good 20. Lived Up to this years tag line perfectly.

Re: Leigh (H) : Sun Feb 28, 2016 7:33 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

Sorry but that's just plain wrong, at no point did they "look like they couldn't give a toss", I don't mind different points of view but while they looked a poor second best for much of the first hour, one thing they did do is keep going.

I can see why some may think that. 30 minutes to go and on the wrong end of a spanking and there was just no enthusiasm at all. Players plodding around with no effort to get the game restarted at stoppages. It wasn't until they got a sniff that they suddenly found some energy and urgency. A very frustrating game for me. The Bulls showed what they are capable of but where was the effort earlier on?

Re: Leigh (H) : Sun Feb 28, 2016 7:39 pm  

A mixture of emotions today, i did think Silverwood was poor in a few areas but not that it would have made much difference if we had lost.
Hingham could not stop talking to the ref, even laughing and joking with him i wonder if he is laughing now!
I did at one stage say somebody needs to have a word with Jimmy and he needs to bang a few heads together to sort the dribble we were watching for 65 mins, Leigh scored 4 times from our pathetic mistakes this has just got to stop or next time we may not be so lucky.

I and a few friends said bring on the female Bulls team as they may do better.....well somebody on the pitch must of heard us it was like lighting the blue touch paper then sit back and watch. To come back from 26 down was an outstanding performance and i have to hand it to the team for the perseverance and true grit to come up with such a final result.

A point lost or point gained i don't care which, it was the way they played in the last 17 mins made it one of the games to remember at Odsal

COYB

Re: Leigh (H) : Sun Feb 28, 2016 7:50 pm  

What was the crowd

Re: Leigh (H) : Sun Feb 28, 2016 7:51 pm  

Stockwell & Smales wrote:

Strange one today, depression and elation all in one game. Thought we lost the collision nearly all the game and were very soft in the tackle compared with Leigh. We obviously learned nothing about Higham and marker defence from last year. Big plus was Clarke but Blythe was shocking. Jimmy's inability to motivate the team from the off is worrying. They should have been tearing up trees from the kick off but looked like they couldn't give a toss.

I don't think this is too wide of the mark except the couldn't give a toss bit. We were just being beaten in the collision whether with the ball or in defence. At the end everything we tried just came off and we were back in it. Missing a 'recognised' scrum half made no difference unless we sign one who is going to make 40 tackles, 10 tackle busts at 200 metres a game. This was miles away from where either side need to be if they are going to challenge in the playoffs. But having said that what value for money.