The defeat yesterday might be little to do with the quality of the opposition. I found the following in an old book published in the 1930's called The Story of Old Halifax by a man called T.W. Hanson. The section is entitled 'The Shay Curse'. Interestingly, subsequent reprints of the this book have omitted this information.



[iAfter Shay Hall was demolished in 1903 (in order to build Skircoat Road), the Shay site was taken over by the Halifax Corporation and used primarily as a rubbish tip. Just before the outbreak of The Great War, a group of Romany travellers set up camp there and, despite the protestations of nearby residents on newly built Heath Park Avenue and Heath Hall, refused to leave. In an attempt to help the war effort as well as to encourage the itinerants to move on, the site was partitioned and one side was used by the Territorial Army for shooting practice. Unfortunately, a stray bullet killed one of the traveller's horses. Shortly after this incident the gypsies promptly left and sought pastures new. Before departing, however, the horse's owner, an elderly lady called Vadoma, put a one hundred year curse on the land bringing bad luck to anyone who 'owned or occupied this land'. According to gypsy folklore, the only way the curse can be lifted is if 'a horse and a fox are made to perfom an act of union before an audience'. The Romany travellers were never seen again.[/i



I'm guessing she doesn't mean rugby union!

I doubt if Leigh train 5 times a week on the 3g's, they may train 5 times including gym/swimming sessions, they definitely train there on Wednesday evening and Saturday morning, don't know about any other times, that's just the times I've seen them, but the 3g's are heavily booked in the Evenings, as well as Leigh Centurions, Leigh East (U7's - 3 open age teams plus girls), Genesis (not sure how many teams), 5-a-side league's (mon & fri), all wanting to use it, it's also been used by Wire, Saints, Pies, latic's but that's during the day.



No doubt with the weather improving

and the light nights they'll be moving from the 3g to grass, hopefully we'll see some improvement then.

Some of it is gym training i believe.

Maybe cos I don't know for sure and am asking?

As far as I know the lads train Tuesdays and Thursday plus Saturday mornings but as they train out of town I cannot be certain, I aint a player or coach at the club so asking.

Anybody please?

Well, they haven't trained for two of the last three thursdays have they, let's think about it....

Talking to a few folk at the coal face is that the quality and structure of the training is the best they have ever experienced, and I am talking SL players here. The players love it and feel they are getting better every session. Its varied, unique and everything is talked through. Thats what Basil is best at, he struggles with politics and doesnt suffer fools - thats what gets him in trouble, Alex Murphy of the present??