[Uncle Rico]

Re: Challenge Cup Qtr Final Draw : Mon May 18, 2015 3:55 pm  

Talent Spotter wrote:

Wire in lower league opposition shock.

Go on I'll bite, we could have always played you though.....oh wait

Re: Challenge Cup Qtr Final Draw : Mon May 18, 2015 11:32 pm  

Wigan got yet another lucky draw this year...oh, hang on...lmao

Re: Challenge Cup Qtr Final Draw : Mon May 18, 2015 11:39 pm  

Talent Spotter wrote:

Wire in lower league opposition shock.

Not bloody likely...

As a Centurion obviously I would love the win, but mark my words, it ain't happening, too much too soon that one.

As an aside, I have a real soft spot for Wire & there is a group of Wire fans who are regulars at the LSV to watch Leigh when Wires have no Sunday game.

Edit.

Expect anywhere from 3,000 to 4,000 Leythers to travel to this one.

Re: Challenge Cup Qtr Final Draw : Tue May 19, 2015 8:16 am  

We beat Warrington in the CCQFs when we were a championship side

Re: Challenge Cup Qtr Final Draw : Tue May 19, 2015 10:54 am  

fun time frankie wrote:

We beat Warrington in the CCQFs when we were a championship side

Was that HKR ? Remember it well, but forget you was at home.

We played Wire in the QF whilst in the NFP in 2001 and took over 4000 to Widerspool. Quality and fitness won the day for Wire after we led for a large proportion of that game. Lost in the end 20-10.

If Wire are on fire, Leigh wont be at the races. If they are not and Leigh play well, God knows !!

Leigh will score points thats for sure !!

Re: Challenge Cup Qtr Final Draw : Tue May 19, 2015 2:46 pm  

Wire should win with plenty to spare, if they can't figure out what Leigh's obvious weaknesses are and exploit them to the full and not take their foot off the gas then they deserve to lose because Leigh have shown they can score given half a chance.
That's not a poke at Leigh because they performed well in the 2nd half against Wakefield, BUT Wakefield were absolutely shocking in that 2nd half.

Re: Challenge Cup Qtr Final Draw : Tue May 19, 2015 2:55 pm  

Leigh will have a go and really a big loss would have no real significance. We need to judge ourselves against the bottom 4 not the top 4. Bournemouth will not expect to get near Chelsea next season and they don't have to. They just need to finish outside the bottom three. The longer they do that the better chance they have of moving up the table and getting used to that level of intensity. The same for Leigh except that they get a second chance through the Middle 8s to remain in SL. the key now is to get into SL and see what happens.

Re: Challenge Cup Qtr Final Draw : Tue May 19, 2015 4:22 pm  

mapleyther wrote:

Leigh will have a go and really a big loss would have no real significance. We need to judge ourselves against the bottom 4 not the top 4. Bournemouth will not expect to get near Chelsea next season and they don't have to. They just need to finish outside the bottom three. The longer they do that the better chance they have of moving up the table and getting used to that level of intensity. The same for Leigh except that they get a second chance through the Middle 8s to remain in SL. the key now is to get into SL and see what happens.

Absolutely and that the players have had a taste of success against SL sides will motivate them further and give them added belief that they can compete.
The success of Leigh will hopefully give more impetus to those championship sides not quite there yet, that SL status is attainable and that they won't necessarily be whipping boys week in week out. A well founded infrastructure/core stability is everything, that and some fans to keep the till ringing.
Frankly I think how well Leigh do is far more important (to RL as a whole) than people realise.

Re: Challenge Cup Qtr Final Draw : Tue May 19, 2015 4:57 pm  

I think Wire will win, but they'll make hard work of it. Both teams like to throw the ball around, and as such, both can be a bit daft. Wire are always doing weird silly things. In this respect, it should be like a good old fashioned game from the early 90s. Can't wait.

Re: Challenge Cup Qtr Final Draw : Tue May 19, 2015 5:08 pm  

knockersbumpMKII wrote:

Frankly I think how well Leigh do is far more important (to RL as a whole) than people realise.

Well there was huge criticism of this new system with people on here saying that the gulf between SL and the Championship was so great that the Middle 8's would be a complete mismatch. After the three results yesterday, where the SL (each on their own paddocks) beat the Championship by a grand total of one point over three games, then only an idiot would be saying the same now (mind you, we have plenty of those!).

Whoever finishes in the bottom 4 of SL this season will rightly be worried and its by no means certain that the so-called million pound match will even be contested by a SL side and a Championship side. Frankly, it's a breath of fresh air to the game.