Morning surely you are only “at full strength “ because you will have a DR and a Loan player playing. Doesn’t that mean your squad is not at full strength.

Good Afternoon Faxlore , it was mentioned before the season started that we are a bit light in numbers , having only a small squad , Derek and Lammy are still on the look out for potential signings , so even though we are at full strength we are low in squad numbers , which is why we are taking DR players .
James Bell was a very valued team member last season , one of our consistent good players , I’m really happy he’s got the chance to return , he still lives in Leigh and is looking forward to Monday Night .I would have liked Dan Norman to return but he’s in Saints squad this week end .
I haven’t seen the announced squad for the Fax game , I was just assuming we have no injury problems ,should be a good game , and Fax are apparently doing a great job promoting the event .

Well Charlie you may feel you have a small squad but from what I’ve seen of Leigh on TV they aren’t short of talent and pace. Let’s hope it’s a good and entertaining game for the cameras and a win for the Panther’s! The club have been promoting it well and I hope local folk (and not local) take the offer up and come and see some RL. Hope you have a ‘reasonably’ enjoyable trip to the Shay.

Sadly I won’t be making the trip to the Shay, I had a bad fall before Christmas , broke my arm ,broke 3 toes ,and ended up with a very bad cut head , I’m still not very steady , I’m attending home games , but I don’t feel comfy travelling yet , and as the game is on the Tele , I will watch it at home .
The Leigh squad has been announced , we have winger Hitchcox missing ,as well as long term Green , but the21 announced look strong,Inu is in the squad and Nisbet the Saints winger is in ,add Bell and Mcdonell to our usual pack ,I think it will be a close game ,maybe Leigh’s full time fitness being the difference , I’m going for Leigh win by 12 .

Fax squad featuring two duel reg players from Huddersfield, jack ashworth and Nathan mason https://twitter.com/halifaxpanthers/sta ... 85059?s=21

Fax squad featuring two duel reg players from Huddersfield, jack ashworth and Nathan mason https://twitter.com/halifaxpanthers/sta ... 85059?s=21

So we have mason and ashworth in from huddersfield with louis and morris missing out. I am really looking forward to this game to see how we fair against one of the strongest sides in the division. As far as the 2 dr are concerned i would play them both as long as they have a good attitude they should do a good job for us if not they don't get picked again. As far as team selection goes i would pick.

woody
salty
barber
arundel
walmsley
aston
keyes
ashworth
wood
murray
kavanagh
tangata
fairbank

mason
calcott
gwaze
moore

If woodys fit its game on .

My team if woody is fit wood be

Woody
Salty
McComb
Arundal
Walmsey
Aston
Keyes
Murray
Wood
Mason
Barber
Ashworth
fairbank

Moore
Gwaze
Tangata
Calcott

If we’re playing expansive I want McComb and barber in.

3ex Leythers in your Squad ,Larroyer ,Mason,and Ashworth , should be a bit of added spice there .

I was thinking the same thing, not seen much of ashworth n mason , what’s your opinion on them ?

They are both solid lads , in fact one Leigh fan I know was mentioning bringing in Ashworth and Butler to Leigh this season , when it was mentioned we had a shortage of props , as for Mason , he’s a big lad , ok when things are going good, had a couple of injuries and then seem to lose interest .I don’t think they will let you down though .Ashworth isn’t spectacular but he’s more of a workhorse , which all sides need , we have Ioane in our team .

Sounds like they suit grixs’ style , he seems to like the workmanlike percentage forwards, im interested to see how gwaze goes against sidlow etc , he’s a small dynamic prop but has relentless stamina, I think Grix had his fingers burnt by the springer style forward but certainly some great battles to be had .

Quote ="Listenup94"Fax squad featuring two duel reg players from Huddersfield, jack ashworth and Nathan mason https://twitter.com/halifaxpanthers/sta ... 85059?s=21'" Who? Seriously, I'm losing interest by the minute. It's a joke.

Quote ="Listenup94"Fax squad featuring two duel reg players from Huddersfield, jack ashworth and Nathan mason https://twitter.com/halifaxpanthers/sta ... 85059?s=21'" Who? Seriously, I'm losing interest by the minute. It's a joke.

Pete ,I know how you feel about DRs , but Ashworth is a very good defensive player ,and Mason has some size , maybe Grix feels they can add to the squad in some way , if it benefits Fax , it doesn’t matter where they come from , when a player puts Ona Leigh shirt he’s aLeigh player for me , I’m. Not bothered where he. Comes from .

Leigh by 20 or more. Tight 1st half with Fax spoiling tactics then Leigh will run away with it 2nd half due to very strong bench and fitness.

For anyone who has sky but not a premier sports subscription the game will be replayed for free on Tuesday the 22nd at 8.30pm on free sports channel 422.

Leigh by 2-3 scores for Bongser.

Well I think sending Elliott Moriss to play for shuddersfield reserves and bringing in two unknown players from the giants is sheer lunacy. To me it undoes all the relatively good work from the last two displays against Fev and halts any momentum we were building. I can't now see us getting owt from tonight's game and go for Leigh by 2/3 scores. I hope i'm wrong. Up The Fax!

I wouldn’t call Ashworth and Mason unknown players , they are steady SL experienced players ,they do well for Fax .
Pete you are predicting defeat before a ball has been kicked , look what happened to Saints at the weekend , I never take anything for granted , hopefully we will be up for this game .

They are unknown to me Ian. There's a reason they are shuddersfield reserves. But it's about more than the two players and Morris isn't it? I don't need to go over the whole DR thing again though. I very rarely predict a Fax defeat but can't see owt else tonight now.

P.S. hope you're getting over your fall, take it steady mate. Up The Fax!

Elliot Morris is a good quality championship player on his day however he has been out performed by both gwaze and Dan Murray. I don’t have a problem with the mixed reserves as it keeps the players match fit , we’ve all commented how our pack needs an upgrade especially with the injuries and in an ideal world we would be signing these kinds of players or at least signing them on loan for the full season but you can only play the cards that you’ve been dealt and if it opens the door for the likes of ashworth, mason , roberts , Hewitt etc for the future that can only be a positive. Personally I’m looking forward to see how fax perform against a top end team with more firepower in the pack .

Agree with Listenup regards the DR players. they are upgrades on what we have and we will need some muscle up front to compete with Leigh so ive no problem with us bringing players in. It still don't mean I like DR though.This should be a real good test for us to see where we are at and will be the first time we have played on the pitch in a decent state. Ive a funny feeling that we just edge this one.

Pete I know your opinion on DR and I respect it fully , a few years ago when it first started we did it with Warrington and received Blythe, Mitchell, and McCarthey , I was happy and have been since , James Bell is a very good ball player , ski hoping he benefits our team , but we have Hingano as second hooker , and Ipape as 3rd hooker , this guy is very quick , I expecting a very fast open game , but that sometimes doesn’t happen , Leigh were very scrappy against Newcastle ,and last week wasn’t what was expected , so I’m just hopeful.
Myself I’m feeling good , Pat doesn’t want me going to awaygames yet , but I’m getting better , hope to see ya sometime during the season,give my estwishes to Di.

It says in league express that woody isn't ready to play yet but simon says in is interview that he could play so we will have to wait and see on that one. As for the 2 lads on dr i am hoping they can bring a bit of size and power that we lack up front and i think we should be a stronger all round side for that extra beef as long as they know how to use it.

Just watched Grix's interview and its not exactly filling me with confidence. Its a home game against one of the best teams in the competition but it sounds like we should just be happy to turn up against them.