Even so, would never have expected that score line.



Viva La France I guess.

Yes you are both correct. Now it would be a penalty to the defence for not playing the ball properly

What was the attendance?

Think the crowd at Batley was 2132. But the crowd for the tie of the round at Headingley for Leeds v Wigan was a miserley 9242. I sense the game at the top level (and in particular the CC prior to the semis) are losing their appeal and

attendances are suffering. Its not that long ago and this fixture would have commanded 15,000-18,000 at Headingley. Maybe our crowds in comparison are not that bad.....

heard the crowd at Headingley was restricted due to the Cricket!



Even though it was called off!

That's correct. As soon as you announce a game as all-ticket, it instantly puts off thousands. That's the RL way.

Des Johnson making a name for himself again ............................





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I tend to agree, I don't think that one was in doubt. Although I didn't expect that scoreline, I'm sure Cats had injuries and suspensions that were somewhere around double figures at the beginning of the week!







Oh dear, what's happened there then? Looks like Sparrow gave a good account of themselves on the pitch at least.

Do Saints even have a Directors Box, Eamon McManus seems to sit in a section of that main stand, with all the other supporters only a couple of rows away, I'd imagine Des would have been sat in a similar place

Did you hear Dave Woods try and hype it up ridiculously? "This would have been a sell out if the gate hadn't been restricted" There were massive gaps in the main stand and in the Wigan end.



Must say though his commentary is a lot better though, makes a refreshing from Ray "He's going for the li...ooh look at that face in the crowd!" French.

Yeah, that'd be because of the restricted capacity

I meant that the areas of the ground which are usually densely populated weren't yesterday. Wigan didn't bring as many over as I thought they would either.



Mind you, that could well be Leeds' average gate once the Football season starts up again...