Re: Not good enough : Fri Jun 23, 2017 10:13 am  

jon_t wrote:

That is because the pitch is not a normal rugby league surface played on by all clubs,no blame on the pitch for how we played last night we were poop and Widnes beat us fair and square ,but Widnes have the advantage of knowing how the pitch works which has always given them an unfair advantage over any team that plays them there,and the damage to players is there for all to see,one match I saw the other week there were more bandages on knees than I saw in the Mummy Film.
Surely even you can see that how the ball runs and bounces on that pitch is not normal and makes the game at times like a school playground where you boot the ball and no idea where it will end up. The pitch should be removed and replaced with grass.

You are right in what you say,but what did we do the normal,non productive , high kicks

Re: Not good enough : Fri Jun 23, 2017 11:01 am  

jon_t wrote:

I also cannot understand why Widnes are allowed to have that pitch its just crazy when a little ball dink ends up bouncing 14 feet in the air over our winger and full back and then they score. I don't understand why no one at the RFL mention it, it must be awful for players not used to it ,both to know what the ball is going to do and what damage it does to the players ,its about time the RL top brass made them get rid of that pitch then we are all on a level playing field.

Widnes have lost more than they have won on the i pitch this season.

Re: Not good enough : Fri Jun 23, 2017 12:19 pm  

propforward 2338 wrote:

You are right in what you say,but what did we do the normal,non productive , high kicks

well maybe they could have trained on the same sort of pitch at Leigh east in fact the ones at Leigh east are more up to date than the Widnes one but has the same bouncability

Re: Not good enough : Fri Jun 23, 2017 12:20 pm  

jon_t wrote:

T,but Widnes have the advantage of knowing how the pitch works which has always given them an unfair advantage over any team that plays them there,

jon_t wrote:

where you boot the ball and no idea where it will end up.

Contradiction in terms.

Funny how we get these comments when we beat a team, no mention of the pitch when a team turns us over. Not many of those Leigh players were playing on the pitch for the first time, everyone knows what it's like and it's up to the team to prepare accordingly.

By the way, did you know Widnes offer ever club the ability to train on the pitch leading up to a game there? No one takes them up on it.

Re: Not good enough : Fri Jun 23, 2017 12:49 pm  

Widnes won at Leigh in April,on grass.
As posted above,the i pitch only becomes an issue when Widnes win on it.When the opposition win on it,which is often,it's not mentioned.

Re: Not good enough : Fri Jun 23, 2017 1:15 pm  

Pitch is no excuse. We train on one most weeks at Leigh Easts depending on the weather.

Re: Not good enough : Fri Jun 23, 2017 2:48 pm  

The pitch? What's are excuse all the other times the officials it comes down to confidence and we clearly not going not at the moment the team should of been buzzing after a win over our local rivals but no go back to playing one up rugby and predictable plays when swinging it out wide. If things don't change for the middle 8s we will be back playing 2nd grade rugby again next season. We are carrying to many passengers on a match day and can't afford to do it in the super league. If we manage to stop up I think a change of personnel is need on and off the pitch

Re: Not good enough : Fri Jun 23, 2017 2:53 pm  

I think from watching you last night your halves aren't SL halves. We struggled this year because we lost Mellor and Gilmore pretty much all year (Mellor's first game back in ages last night). Danny Craven came in and played well then he got injured, hence bringing Rangi in but now we're getting halves back, suddenly the likes of Thompson, Bridge, Hanbury etc are looking like top players again due to direction, experience and good play form the half backs. Leigh have some SL players but not where you need them the most!

Re: Not good enough : Fri Jun 23, 2017 3:15 pm  

AJ Viking wrote:

I think from watching you last night your halves aren't SL halves. We struggled this year because we lost Mellor and Gilmore pretty much all year (Mellor's first game back in ages last night). Danny Craven came in and played well then he got injured, hence bringing Rangi in but now we're getting halves back, suddenly the likes of Thompson, Bridge, Hanbury etc are looking like top players again due to direction, experience and good play form the half backs. Leigh have some SL players but not where you need them the most!

been saying for a while the halfbacks are struggling and not creating much as well as the worst kicking game in superleague,the only time we look dangerous is off a quick play the ball and our hookers pick up and go,the outside backs are getting slow ball and with them not being the quickest the other teams defences have plenty of time to get back in position to make a tackle

Re: Not good enough : Fri Jun 23, 2017 4:30 pm  

For me, the thread title says it all - currently we are not good enough! With all respect to Widnes- who were BOTTOM of SL up to last night - they have totally outclassed us twice so far. We SHOULD be worried about playing them again - and Catalans, Warrington, Saints, or Huddersfield, or Wigan, plus the leading Championship teams.

Lange & Mortimer had best turn out to be inspired signings, who strike up an instant understanding, and the return of Hock, Higham, Acton & Higson had better return us to something like our early season form!