Ian Millward Quotations

We deserved the win and were really exciting in the first half. We have been improving week by week and tonight the players got their rewards.

Liam was a big part of our plans for next year. It is a big loss for the club. He was brought in for his talent and we were excited about having him here next year.

Liam can reflect on his career with great satisfaction,

Oliver is a player of potential and we have moved quickly to bring him to the club.

Obviously we got beat and it is disappointing. Our first half wasn't good enough. We gave them too much ball. The second half was 8-8 - but overall we weren't good enough to win the game.

I have been waiting for Sean to come back every week, it is like putting Christmas back.

Bryan played the first 40 minutes and he came through alright. He was very rusty but he did quite well. He is a lot of weeks away from being the player the club bought and I won't rush him. I'll see how he is on Thursday. He definitely won't be in the 13 for Friday for but I could put him on the interchange (bench).

I have spoken to Danny and he doesn't want to leave, I know that I don't want him to leave so hopefully that will put an end to the matter.

He would have liked to play Tri-Nations but he wouldn't be able to train during the week and you've got five hard games in a row.

Jordan has joined us until the end of the season and, with our current injury situation, he adds another body to our squad.

It is a big blow to us. He has been our best take-up forward so far and the fans love him. But these things happen and you have to take them in your stride.

I thought Danny was the best player on the pitch,

I was just trying to give him some advice. There wasn't a swear word involved, nothing. He was very critical at half-time of the referee and his linesmen. I thought someone had been shot, there was so much squealing.

Paul has been out of the game for 12 months with his knee but he has played the last three under-21 matches and he will definitely be in the 17. It's reward for the great effort he has made in getting back.

Terry has just carried the injury too long. We've had scans on it and it's fine. It just needs time and he is not getting any time between games.

Terry has just carried the injury too long,

We can't wallow in self-pity, we've just got to get on with it. There's no magic wand at the moment. The table isn't the main concern, we've just got to get the team playing. If we start talking about a crisis and the table, it's not going to solve the problem.

We just want to have something to strive for at the end of the season,

You look at a club like Leigh who have been relegated and have nothing to play for and it's tough for them. We didn't want to be in that situation and we're happy to have something to go at for the last three games.

And, until we get that right, we're not going to win games.

This is a massive blow to the player and the club. It is a very serious injury and Paul will have an emergency operation straight away.

Danny and Dennis really ran the game for us, ... It was a great effort from Dennis, who had to slot in at hooker when we lost Terry Newton, which meant we moved Danny to scrum half and played without a stand off. They're really starting to get an understanding going now.

It's in the early stages at the moment,

The last eight weeks have probably caught up with us.

I hope the way Danny played will put an end to talk about him leaving. I don't want him to.

I'm not the right person to ask but it was really tough for the fans. I think the League should give them some money back. I could only see 40 yards away from me.

I'm happy for the players, I'm happy for the supporters, I'm just happy to be in the next round.

I played Tim in a grand final when he was only a youngster and he's a good character to bring in.

All the players have returned as healthy as when they left - in fact, they may even be in better condition.