Re: Hudders Friendly (H) KO 3pm : Thu Jan 22, 2015 10:30 pm  

fifty50 wrote:

A score of 36-18 against would be absolutely unacceptable. Those were the sort of scorlines in SL last year, the defence then was unacceptable and would be even more so in the Championship. I can't believe that Jimmy will have put together a team which can't defend.

The bookies have the two teams pretty even and they are not usually too far out.

As far as the game against Leigh is concerned I would argue that it is a must win game for Leigh and why not for us, even though it is the first game of the season.

Bearing in mind how Leigh would want to stand come season end. "The business end" as has been quoted is not a place where we are left in a battle.

The lads, have to want to smash it first time out.

Re: Hudders Friendly (H) KO 3pm : Fri Jan 23, 2015 7:39 am  

Bulliac wrote:

Spot on Martin.

I do think some of our friends from Leigh haven't yet worked this out though, and are putting far too much emphasis on the first game of the season. I do hope they are getting this message, that the game is some kind of 'cup final', from their club and that the Leigh management haven't worked it out either...though I strongly suspect they aren't as daft as some of their fans!

Partly agree. In terms of direct impact on the end of season, not of massive importance.

But, in terms of seeing progress, continuing momentum, continuing the growing optimism among fans, it's much more (indirectly) important.

An excellent overall performance, resulting in a win of any kind (from total domination to "squeaky bum" time) could quite easily see another few hundred season ticket sales in the following week before our first home game.

Even a narrow but competitive & exciting loss would still be sort of acceptable, on our first game, away, at one of the strongest challengers in the championship.

But a poor performance, and/or a thumping defeat could undermine a lot of the good work already done amongst the fans.

And that is what is exciting about this game.

Re: Hudders Friendly (H) KO 3pm : Mon Jan 26, 2015 6:55 am  

I notice Leigh still have another 2games before they face us, 1st and 8th February then straight into our game.