Re: Bradford Bulls vs Leigh Centurions : Mon Jul 20, 2015 9:44 am  

I do hope Lowes saw how a game can change by bringing on a fresh hooker. Higham was a huge threat.

Re: Bradford Bulls vs Leigh Centurions : Mon Jul 20, 2015 9:45 am  

Ste100Centurions wrote:

Leigh as a club have had so much Media coverage & as probably the most talked about club currently in British RL

Please tell me that's a windup

Re: Bradford Bulls vs Leigh Centurions : Mon Jul 20, 2015 9:54 am  

Leigh have certainly had huge column inches in the national media this year, plus the Wire CC game had the highest tv ratings of any game so far this season - I 'friend' within the BBC said it was higher than some RU 6 nations games!! (2 million at points)

Re: Bradford Bulls vs Leigh Centurions : Mon Jul 20, 2015 10:03 am  

The Bulls have been in a few "big" games over the past few years but I'd never say that they were the most talked about RL team in the country and I don't know why I'd ever need to? What is the purpose of making such a statement regardless of how ludicrous it is?

Re: Bradford Bulls vs Leigh Centurions : Mon Jul 20, 2015 10:09 am  

Leigh have had a good couple of years and are going well as a club. All credit to them but I think some of the fans are developing delusions of grandeur.

Re: Bradford Bulls vs Leigh Centurions : Mon Jul 20, 2015 10:16 am  

maurice wrote:

Leigh have certainly had huge column inches in the national media this year, plus the Wire CC game had the highest tv ratings of any game so far this season - I 'friend' within the BBC said it was higher than some RU 6 nations games!! (2 million at points)

Well if that is a supporting statement its full of Cognitive bias. Depends what media a person chooses to read. Then again i accept Leigh's world is so much more beautiful and enchanting than the rest of RL

Re: Bradford Bulls vs Leigh Centurions : Mon Jul 20, 2015 10:36 am  

Ste100Centurions wrote:

Completely agree with your final statement @Bull Mania

In fact a crowd of 9181 today, does this set a new Championship record in the modern RL era, I think it does & so a big rap to both sets of fans, showing some SL clubs the hunger for RL from both Clubs supporters.

As an aside, I would put this to anyone, if we were still operating under the licence system, I believe *maybe naively* that the plug would be pulled on Wakefield & they would be replaced with either Leigh or Bradford.

My reasoning, well empty or largely empty stadia such as seen at Wakefield & Salford does not make good TV, good atmospheres or a good advertisement for RL, especially for the top tier of SL.

May as well puts Huddersfield in that category too!!

Re: Bradford Bulls vs Leigh Centurions : Mon Jul 20, 2015 12:26 pm  

I asked at the forum what Jimmy was going to do to reverse the slump in previous weeks....he told us not to panic......and boy I don't know what he did but more of it for the middle 8s please. Without key positions filled, injury early to Purts etc ...the boys done good. My only quibble still remains is how Lauaki gets a bench spot...12 minutes in the first half and 5 minutes in the second unless he sneaked back on when I was watching the game elsewhere... is that really good use as prop cover....or have we been saving him for the last dozen games or so simply for the 8s???

Re: Bradford Bulls vs Leigh Centurions : Mon Jul 20, 2015 12:50 pm  

Bendybulls wrote:

My only quibble still remains is how Lauaki gets a bench spot...12 minutes in the first half and 5 minutes in the second unless he sneaked back on when I was watching the game elsewhere... is that really good use as prop cover....or have we been saving him for the last dozen games or so simply for the 8s???

With regards to Lauaki perhaps Jimmy is going use him like Big Joe was in his pomp, but I think he needs to see the tapes/dvd's of Joe rumbling up the middle to get the idea.

Re: Bradford Bulls vs Leigh Centurions : Mon Jul 20, 2015 2:17 pm  

I suspect Jimmy has planned to get Lauaki fit for the 8s which I now think he is.
The bench will be difficult to predict. It looks like Lauaki, Crossley and Fergusson plus a back. I expect the centres to be Purtell and Blythe which leaves a handful of lads vying for the bench. I will go with Mendieka if Shaw is at FB.
If Mullaney and Seijka both play we definitely need a back who can cover at FB.