Re: Leigh (h) : Sat Feb 15, 2025 10:01 am  

DannyT wrote:

Having watched three games now, our pitch is a disgrace compared to the 2 on show this evening. It didn’t help anyone last night.

Wait till you get to the mkm next Friday, apparently the pitch is in a right state too for us

Re: Leigh (h) : Sat Feb 15, 2025 1:49 pm  

Cokey wrote:

A draw at 80 minutes should be 1pt each. Don't forget the player welfare were players are allowed to play so many minutes in a season, and then we have this xtra time, and an extra game to play in the CCup. Flippin crazy.

Spot-on Cokey. Personally, I've no problem with Leigh winning on Thursday but this is not a game of tiddlywinks and the players deserve better.

[Mild Rover]

Re: Leigh (h) : Sat Feb 15, 2025 5:37 pm  

MadDogg wrote:

If they're dead set on having golden point for the 'drama' then I don't hate the idea of giving a point to each side for an 80 minute draw and an extra point to whoever wins.

I do hate that idea. I strongly dislike GP for non-knockout games but at least it has an internal consistency.

Draws are fine in league games. They follow either a period of something similar to what GP extra time offers, so you had it already, or a late equalising score - that drama then being diminished (or rendered meaningless half the time).

Re: Leigh (h) : Sun Feb 16, 2025 6:06 pm  

Watched the game live, watched it back on the tv.

What a game, solid defence from both teams, proper rugby. should have been 1 point each.

I will take the 2 points, but as i say... a point each was the fairest result

Re: Leigh (h) : Sun Feb 16, 2025 8:50 pm  

As a Wire fan (in peace!) I thoroughly enjoyed your game, and as several have said a point each was the fair result. I really don't like the golden point - it detracts from the game.
Having watched all the games (except Cat v Hull) I think you and Leigh are 'on it' already.
It shows Leighs win in the pre season Toby King Testimonial was no fluke.
Wire certainly aren't at your level - despite the win. (I suppose at least it could be said that Burgess has something to work on....).
Not sure what Matty Peat needs to work on - possibly discipline with the needless yellows. Whether that cost you the win or not I'm not sure.
Either way, impressive from both teams.

Re: Leigh (h) : Mon Feb 17, 2025 9:14 am  

Didn't want to start a new thread for this but what struck me over the weekend was the question as to why Wigan and Danson haven't invested in a state of the art PL quality pitch? Huddersfield share with the football club and their pitch was immaculate yesterday.

The going rate (going off our pitch and speaking to others) is approx £1.3m which is loose change to Danson. It will definitely affect your attack until the weather improves and the pitch dries up.

Re: Leigh (h) : Mon Feb 17, 2025 10:20 am  

Stu M wrote:

Didn't want to start a new thread for this but what struck me over the weekend was the question as to why Wigan and Danson haven't invested in a state of the art PL quality pitch? Huddersfield share with the football club and their pitch was immaculate yesterday.

The going rate (going off our pitch and speaking to others) is approx £1.3m which is loose change to Danson. It will definitely affect your attack until the weather improves and the pitch dries up.

i'm not in the know, but i think it will come but its getting the time to relay a pitch.

i know in the past that we have had a spell in the early summer (post football season) where that sort of work has been done, but it always goes over winter when the football is played. Its immaculate at the end of the rugby season, then its starting to return something like by the time the football season has finished, gets worked on, and perfect once the rugby has done, but thats what you get from building a pitch at water level in an area called "Marsh Green"

Re: Leigh (h) : Mon Feb 17, 2025 11:03 am  

Cokey wrote:

A draw at 80 minutes should be 1pt each. Don't forget the player welfare were players are allowed to play so many minutes in a season, and then we have this xtra time, and an extra game to play in the CCup. Flippin crazy.

The worst part of it for me was the players standing round for eight minutes in the freezing cold before the extra time was allowed to kick off due to the game clock not working. After one minute the referee should have called the two captains over and explained the situation, saying that he would take charge of the timekeeping and inform the players how long had gone/was left.

Re: Leigh (h) : Mon Feb 17, 2025 12:03 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

The worst part of it for me was the players standing round for eight minutes in the freezing cold before the extra time was allowed to kick off due to the game clock not working. After one minute the referee should have called the two captains over and explained the situation, saying that he would take charge of the timekeeping and inform the players how long had gone/was left.

I'd imagine knowing how long is left would have a big impact on what teams choose to do within the GP period (e.g whether the other team have time to get back up field if they fluff a drop goal attempt, whether to run the clock down on a long range penalty attempt). You also lose the shot clock that way too, plus you want the ref looking at the action, not his watch. Regardless, unless I'm misunderstanding, the timekeeper retained the timekeeping duties, they just couldn't show the game clock. It's frustrating but I don't think eight minutes is an unreasonable time to spend trying to get it working. An engineer learning there is an issue and getting up to the gantry to have a look at it probably takes longer than a minute alone.

Re: Leigh (h) : Mon Feb 17, 2025 12:37 pm  

Wigan in crisis ?