: Sun Aug 23, 2009 5:30 pm  

Yep ..... I'm with that too!

: Sun Aug 23, 2009 8:46 pm  

2nd place is in our own hands now.

A trip to Barrow, and even if we lose a 2nd chance at home against a team that'll probably have played less than a week previously (remember all the attempted messing around with dates last year?).

Two wins and the confidence may just return?

If not, well to be honest, we don't deserve a place in the GF...

C'mon the FAX!!!!

: Sun Aug 23, 2009 10:35 pm  

Fax Machine wrote:

Yes but they have bought about another 20 players since then.

And lost Campbell, Bell, Brocklehurst, Dutton, Butler, Finch, McDermott, Holt.

To be fair, Rooney has only played 5 times for us and the Oldham lads 3 maximum. We were also pretty unlucky to lose at Craven Park and gave you a pretty good game at The Shay during our form 'dip'.

: Mon Aug 24, 2009 12:43 am  

Tony Fax wrote:

But Batley were desperate AND confident. Leigh's confidence is worse than ours!! A safe Leigh might relieve a massive pressure valve and will make them play better. IMHO of course.

Picked up more points in the last 5 games than the rest of the season!!!

Don't underestimate Leigh. If you hadn't have underestimated Sheffield, Batley and Gateshead, you would have wrapped up this league some time ago.

Its along time ago now, but Leigh is the only side not to have lost to Widnes in the Championship this season!!

: Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:04 am  

Greg Florimos Boots wrote:

Spot on and in fairness to Donny, Leigh and Toulouse are the worse two teams we have played this season.

So we need to go in to the Leigh game pumped up not only is second still achievable but we can help relegate a team that in all likelyhood will be stronger next season.

i actually like leigh as a club but there squad next season is going to be good.

if leigh get relegated then them putting together a franchise bid upto the standard of other teams will be extremely unlickly.

if they stay up then we may get pushed further down the pecking order in terms of franchise places.

: Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:26 am  

faxtastic wrote:

i actually like leigh as a club but there squad next season is going to be good.

if leigh get relegated then them putting together a franchise bid upto the standard of other teams will be extremely unlickly.

if they stay up then we may get pushed further down the pecking order in terms of franchise places.

Other than Doncaster, I can see no other side getting relegated.

Plenty of rumours that they will increase the division next year to prevent 'byes'.

We will have to wait and see!

: Mon Aug 24, 2009 8:54 am  

Snowy wrote:

Other than Doncaster, I can see no other side getting relegated.

Plenty of rumours that they will increase the division next year to prevent 'byes'.

We will have to wait and see!

I think that would be a good idea. Just as we're having the best league for some time with a multitude of teams having squads.....they go and cut the cap. I actually thought we'd creeping towards a full time league in the next few years as well.

: Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:02 pm  

Snowy wrote:

Other than Doncaster, I can see no other side getting relegated.

Plenty of rumours that they will increase the division next year to prevent 'byes'.

We will have to wait and see!

And you think the extra team will be English, then ?

: Tue Aug 25, 2009 3:43 am  

griff1998 wrote:

And you think the extra team will be English, then ?

Of course !!

1 down, 2 up !!

: Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:43 am  

Snowy wrote:

Don't underestimate Leigh. If you hadn't have underestimated Sheffield, Batley and Gateshead, you would have wrapped up this league some time ago.

Given the amount of Leythers in our line up and our general experiences of tough matches last year, I don't think there is any chance of underestimating you!