Re: widnes v leigh : Sun Apr 12, 2009 10:11 am  

frankb wrote:

Funny how fans see games differently.

Defences on both sides were good. The ref was a ludicrously bad joke as far as we Leythers are concerned and you should watch the DVD of the game if you think I am making that up.

Had you had to endure that inept supposedly impartial officialdom and then won in the last minute you and your lad would have reacted the same way as our fans did.

We endure this ridiculously bad refereeing practically every game, and its not just refs, the touch judges are getting in on this farce, which is supposed to be impartial and if the RFL don,t put a stop to it soon I intend to send DVD,S to the Sunday papers.

Richard Lewis , you incompetant clown better read this.

Defences on both sides looked good due to the attacking skills of both sides being incredibly poor--little idea, no angles being ran etc.
The penalty count was about even but in the 1st half you were hammered by the ref and that is either a fault of Laughton or the players. Both teams on display have a poor record of giving away penalties so I would veer towards the players.

If we had been behind nearly all the game and won, I would certainly have reacted the way you did but that doesnt take away from the appalling 'entertainment' on offer. Sheffield/ Doncaster and Batley/Gateshead shown on Sky were much better. We lost at Halifax in the cup--deseverdly so--but it was an good game of RL which could have gone either way and I felt as though I got my money's worth--whereas after Friday I feel all speccies should get a refund.

: Sun Apr 12, 2009 10:54 am  

this thread is about our reserve teams great victory not the first teams

: Sun Apr 12, 2009 12:47 pm  

Sorry to continue rambling on off topic, but the penalty count was about 15 or 16 9 in favour of Widnes. I would hardly call that equal! Although, compared to the 12 3 penalty count and the 18 6 one that Leigh were on the wrong end of at Doncaster and Feathersone respectively, I suppose that is not bad going for Leigh. Everything is relative. It still continues the trend however, of Leigh losing virtually every penalty count. Bizarre! When I watch you, it is clear that you have some extremely disciplined players eg. Stuart Donlan, Ian Mort, Sam Reay, Nick Stanton, to name but a few. In fact as I have stated before, the vast majority of them seem no different to other players in the league. The penalty counts really are strange.

: Sun Apr 12, 2009 4:18 pm  

I like the look of F/B Dean Dollin he looks like he could be a class act and some other good young lads in the team

I hope some of them are tied dwn to contracts before SDL clubs come sniffing round '

Personaly I think the reserves play more entertaining rugby than the 1st team and have done for a few years

I wsh they'd get Mark Bailey and Ingy back they got them playing top notch rugby

: Sun Apr 12, 2009 5:21 pm  

http://leighonvideo.blip.tv/#1993970 the above may be of a better quality picture

http://leighonvideo.blip.tv/#1993970 the above may be of a better quality picture