Well after a fairly sluggish start we got to grips and scored to equalise inside twenty minutes. Alstead IMO deserved the red card and I feared the worst. This Eagles side can score points and have proved that today. The ref's decisions at times were bizarre to say the least but calling him a banker made things worse for us with the consecutive penalties awarded to the Eagles. When in the second half we conceded tries to bring the score to 24-20 I thought it was lost. 12 men against an Eagles side that can score points is a big ask of our team. However, our true mettle came through and we deservedly got a win in what can only be described as a game that we had to dig deep to record a win against the odds!

Is 1878 the official attendance?

Looked to me that it was a bit better than that, although anything less than 2500 with the performances this team are giving is dissapointing.

I would guess that at about 50 Sheffield supporters which has probably been about the average away support at the LSV in the league this season.

Good summary by Plonk and a few of the ref's decisions looked odd but he was nearer to the play than me.

What I did not like however was the leniency he allowed at the play the ball.

Sheffield looked good out wide and had some fast backs so our win was all the more creditable imo with us having to move our stand off to the wing for 50 minutes.

All in all our lads want to win and it showed. The fans got behind the side which was good to hear and re the crowd I thought it was a lot more than our last game at the LSV but reported to be a lot lower which surprised me and infact a mate said to me they got the first digit wrong. Ah well.

The HT entertainment was great too. Glad they don't play for us.

North Stand was much busier for the Batley game Frank, has to be said. Disappointing crowd but to be honest I expected nowt less given the downpour at exactly the time that a lot of people will start heading to the ground. But let's take the positive that there were 1,800 bloody passionate supporters there, made a ton more noise than the 18,000 at Wiggin on Friday, that's for sure.

It sort of has been used before, from my memory. Does anyone remember a game at Salford, a few years ago, when Andy Coley nearly removed Alan Hadroft's ear (almost literally) from his head, with a swinging arm, after Hadcroft had passed the ball?

In exonerating Coley, the RFL wrote to Leigh asking the coaching staff to change Hadcroft's running style! (tucking his head under his arm, presumably!)

the crowd figure looked about right from where I was

the crowd figure was correct this aint a conspiracy guys

My thoughts exactly , how many perhaps decided to stay in the pub rather than set off for the ground ? , as for the overall attendances and the reasons why ? reccession , a sense of having nothing to play for , so many other ways to be entertained , a general lack of enthusiasm to make an effort

The answer ? , well there is no easy one , no one single thing you can do that will result in a full stadium , only hard work , limitless determination to succeed , a sum of money to spend and a will to achieve what many will see as impossible

Does anyone know why the ref gave them a penalty when the Leigh player got up to play the ball with a Sheffield player sat on his head

Was a bizzare decision that one

Was it Tom Crompton??

you've just cheered me up no end-thanks

This is why I should go to more reserve games probably but when our players where warming up before the match I noticed some one I've never seen before a youngish lad training any idea's who I'm on about?

Asked a lot in the North stand but noone knew apart from someone saying he looked like Oliver Wilkes.

The player concerned was on the extreme right touchline looking from the North stand when the players were running into the tackling bags in the warm up.

Yeah that must be him anything you know about him Frank?

it was jonathon Pownall scored hatrick for reserves on saturday

In your opinion, was Alsteads 'tackle' malicious or, poor technique? I was to far away to see. How many times do we see high shots in a game and yet, the offender is only put on report! Morley came with the stiffest arm tackle I've seen for years against Cas, he was [unot[/u dismissed and Wire retained their 13 men. Morley was also cleared, by the discilinary!

I think yesterday Mr Hicks dealt us a 'Joker' !!

More misjudged, had a good veiw of it and as soon as it happened i said he will go for that. For me Alstead has been one of our top performers this season always gives his all, and he had to shoot out of the line and nail that player else it it 3 v 1 which they most certainly would have scored off. he does it alot shooting out the line and up to yesterday never gets it wrong.

Easy for you to say, as one of the regulars who have supported Leigh home and away all my life, I feel proud of every other like minded fan and don't really concern myself with the people who turn up for the odd game once in a while.The fact that it costs £15/£16 and you need to get your ticket before the game and it poured down just before,would of put a lot off from walking from the pub to the LSV.

We again have no game on a Bank Holiday Weekend , the Fev game is now mid week and yet again no home tie in either the NRC or Challenge cup, all these effect on average attendances over a season.

The club along with the "faithful fans" do as much as they can and unfortunately the economy,no SL guaranteed if we win everything and to be honest I think a game that is not as exciting as it used to be and yes we will struggle to get the fans into the ground.

Next games will need some promotion no doubt about it, especially the mid week ones.

Anyway I enjoyed yesterdays match and as always will tell everyone who I meet this and they should get down to the next match, if they do great, I'm sure more will over the rest of the season,especially when the Sunday football finishes, only the World Cup to worry about then

All I can say is its a good job we have moved to summer rugby, otherwise none of the soft whatsits would ever come

Point is Demon yesterday a lot of people just turned out in T-Shirts and the rain when it came was torrential at one point and I'm sure a few fans turned back.

Come on..........it had been raining on and off for most of the day, certainly in Warrington it was. Pointless discussion anyway. At the end of the day it never bothered them at HP in winter. Some people will watch whatever the weather others won't, everyone is free to make their own decisions. The current state of the game is part of the cause of this general malaise....no P&R, nothing to play for, no away fans, no atmosphere (although the North Stand do their best).

You will see the consequences of this stupid system when one or both of the clubs kicked out of SL next season go into administration almost immediately

PS The weather won't affect the attendees when we reach one or both of the finals on offer...you'll see

Put it this way IMO we will be lucky to see dave Alstead on the field of play after the Dews game for two to four games.

It must look bad if your saying that Fred, but if Thackery only got three games for that piece of thuggery against Sheffield then I think he may only get two.

Believe me - if I wasn't 3000 miles away I would be there every week! Thats what annoys me so much - I guess you don't know what you have got till its gone. I would give my right arm to attend these matches (well..not quite!) yet some people are put off by any lame reason you care to name. Well done, of course, to the diehards..but surely we were expecting many many more for that game.