Fev appear to have a number of injuries in their squad at present. Some of their better players may be missing on Monday, some of them may be playing but carrying injuries. If this is correct then it certainly increases our chances of winning. In the game at London they had one or two players carrying injuries who were clearly found out as the game wore on.
Looking at the Fev fans forum since the beginning of the season it is quite clear that the Fev fans are certainly not as chipper about their prospects for this game than when they were earlier in the season. Following our defeat to them in February i think many, but not all, of their fans thought that promotion was theirs. They were certain then that they had the better team and that Leigh were some way behind them and in doing so conveniently overlooked a number of other factors which contributed to Leigh's loss that night which have now been corrected.
Following that defeat many Fev fans did did not fully appreciate the strength of the squad that Leigh were building and the result in the 1895 Cup final and the manner of their defeat came as a shock. That balloon of confidence was well and truly punctured.
The Fev fans' forum now shows that a hefty dose of realism has been taken onboard. I don't think that they underestimate Leigh any longer. The general consensus amongst those of their fans expressing a view is that they expect Leigh to win on Monday. Whilst nothing is ever certain in sport here's hoping that those Fev fans are right.
