Re: Toulouse v Leigh R5 CC : Sat Apr 16, 2016 4:57 pm  

Snowman123 wrote:

The facts:

1. Toulouse have had one game in 3 weeks against a weak side, Scorpions. Fitness will be an issue.

2. All their games have been against weak sides, and they have only had 5 games so far, Wath Brow, Coventry, Hemel , Scorpions and Gloucester, who put 28 points on them in the previous round. Defence only tested once by Glos. This time around they are not prepared - they haven't even played better League 1 sides like Rochdale, Barrow, Keighly and York yet - to see how they scrub up.

3. Toulouse loose concentration for phases and have not demonstrated fightback ability. Good sides like Leigh will punish that.

4. This side has the 2nd best French players in France, next to Catalans. They thumped Catalans reserves in previous years, always; and Warrington last year [ semi reserves ] - but they had form being in the French Elite with strong opponents [ low Championship standard ] like Lezignan, Carcassonne etc. Form has not been tested this season.

5. If they were fit and match hardened, then i would expect there to be a 20 point difference in favor of Leigh. With form going in, they are likely mid Championship standard. But they are not at this moment.

4. Leigh do not need to break out a sweat - even when they go behind, they are a crack outfit and have proven they do not know how to loose at this level.

I predict an open game: Score Toulouse 18 Leigh 52-60

5. Leigh to loose?

FuiFui's virus spreads, [ not contageous ], the boys get jet lag [ 2 hour flight ], the boys get the turn up time wrong with time difference, they have a hangover from drinking too much red the night before, the boys throw handbags and 5 are sent off - down to 8, the ref is paid by an Indian bookmaker to disallow all Leigh tries.

Weather is cloudy with occassional showers. Perfect temperature in the evening. Conditions perfect.

Easy, easy. Enjoy the wine and hospitality guys.

Bet you're feeling a bit of a nipple right now

Re: Toulouse v Leigh R5 CC : Sat Apr 16, 2016 4:59 pm  

Homer_J_Simpson wrote:

Bet you're feeling a bit of a nipple right now

Whose nipple? Not his own I hope.

Re: Toulouse v Leigh R5 CC : Sat Apr 16, 2016 5:01 pm  

Snowman123 wrote:

The facts:

Leigh to loose?

Easy, easy.

In addition to getting everything wrong you can't even spell 'lose'.

Re: Toulouse v Leigh R5 CC : Sat Apr 16, 2016 5:15 pm  

I'm hardly surprised we lost...

Re: Toulouse v Leigh R5 CC : Sat Apr 16, 2016 5:20 pm  

Homer_J_Simpson wrote:

Bet you're feeling a bit of a nipple right now

Homer not heard from you for a bit o wait Leigh have lost and the Yorkshire trolls returns

Re: Toulouse v Leigh R5 CC : Sat Apr 16, 2016 5:26 pm  

we would not have lost this fixture 12 months ago

Re: Toulouse v Leigh R5 CC : Sat Apr 16, 2016 6:07 pm  

Snowman123 wrote:

The facts:

1. Toulouse have had one game in 3 weeks against a weak side, Scorpions. Fitness will be an issue.

2. All their games have been against weak sides, and they have only had 5 games so far, Wath Brow, Coventry, Hemel , Scorpions and Gloucester, who put 28 points on them in the previous round. Defence only tested once by Glos. This time around they are not prepared - they haven't even played better League 1 sides like Rochdale, Barrow, Keighly and York yet - to see how they scrub up.

3. Toulouse loose concentration for phases and have not demonstrated fightback ability. Good sides like Leigh will punish that.

4. This side has the 2nd best French players in France, next to Catalans. They thumped Catalans reserves in previous years, always; and Warrington last year [ semi reserves ] - but they had form being in the French Elite with strong opponents [ low Championship standard ] like Lezignan, Carcassonne etc. Form has not been tested this season.

5. If they were fit and match hardened, then i would expect there to be a 20 point difference in favor of Leigh. With form going in, they are likely mid Championship standard. But they are not at this moment.

4. Leigh do not need to break out a sweat - even when they go behind, they are a crack outfit and have proven they do not know how to loose at this level.

I predict an open game: Score Toulouse 18 Leigh 52-60

5. Leigh to loose?

FuiFui's virus spreads, [ not contageous ], the boys get jet lag [ 2 hour flight ], the boys get the turn up time wrong with time difference, they have a hangover from drinking too much red the night before, the boys throw handbags and 5 are sent off - down to 8, the ref is paid by an Indian bookmaker to disallow all Leigh tries.

Weather is cloudy with occassional showers. Perfect temperature in the evening. Conditions perfect.

Easy, easy. Enjoy the wine and hospitality guys.

The loss today can be blamed on this poster and nobody else. It was destiny from the time he hit the 'post' button until the final whistle. This is a serious lesson Leigh fans. If any one of you ever posts a wall of text stating the ease with which victory will be accomplished, delete it immediately.



Best post I've seen in a long while.

Re: Toulouse v Leigh R5 CC : Sat Apr 16, 2016 6:12 pm  

Without being there & knowing the facts it is nigh on impossible to decipher what went wrong.

The best *guess* I have is that the squad were just not up for it or at the races.
Surely our expensively assembled squad of ex SL & NRL squad 'should' have tucked Toulouse up in bed, patted them on the head with a "night - night, sleep tight".

I don't buy into the we went to Toulouse to lose idea at all, although I do believe that in the long run we will benefit from being out of the CC, especially where the possibility of injuries & fatigue are factored in.

I suppose only the likes of Frank 1 & others who have travelled can paint a clearer picture.

Re: Toulouse v Leigh R5 CC : Sat Apr 16, 2016 6:17 pm  

TheButcher wrote:

:lol:

Best post I've seen in a long while.

Better than the post you got for your Pre-Op Pat ?

Re: Toulouse v Leigh R5 CC : Sat Apr 16, 2016 6:30 pm  

TheButcher wrote:

The loss today can be blamed on this poster and nobody else. It was destiny from the time he hit the 'post' button until the final whistle. This is a serious lesson Leigh fans. If any one of you ever posts a wall of text stating the ease with which victory will be accomplished, delete it immediately.



Best post I've seen in a long while.

Don't think Snowman is a Leigh fan. In fact he hasn't posted in 5 years