It was last year's trip to Hilton Park that gave our season a kick up the backside. Having lost 48-0 in a quite desperate game, most people connected with the club seemed to agree that - one way or another - we weren't going to see another performance that bad again.

This season, both Hornets and Leigh have started as we mean to go on. Paul Terzis' side - driven by spindly points machine Neil Turley - have as usual gone off like a rocket, beating sides convincingly to go into Sunday's game unbeaten. The performance against Hull KR suggests that Hornets too are beginning to establish a little momentum and we go into Sunday's game with a 100% record too. Something's got to give.

Having seemingly offed half of last season's squad to either Chorley or Swinton, Terzis has brought in some real quality that will make big waves in the NFP. Alongside Eric Andrews and Andy Isherwood (both ex-Wigan) come John Roper (ex-Cas.) and Paul Rowley (ex-Midgets) - who was playing for England in the World Cup just 18 months ago.

Up front Vila Matautia steps into Tim Street's not unsubstantial shoes and assumes the mantle of 'player most likely to get sent off', whilst Dave Bradbury continues to cause problems for defences at 10. The back three of Simon Baldwin, Chris Morley and Aussie Adam Bristow can be euphemistically referred to as 'a bit of a handful'.

Also in the Leigh squad is ex-Hornet Willie Swann who's more than capable of opening up defences with his astute eye for the killer pass.

Most recently, Leigh were involved in the Hull KR game that was abandoned due to floodlight failure after 51 minutes. They were leading 14-2 at the time and there's uproar over the directive that the game must be played again.

As for Hornets, there could well be a couple of changes in the side for Sunday. Panto Genie Paul Davisdson is now available to play and could be in contention for an exchange spot on the bench. Paul Owen is also expected to have recovered sufficiently from his broken finger to drop in at full back.

The most exciting prospect, though, is the promise showed by Latham Tawhai in the win over Hull KR. In his time with us he's showed sparks of skill without ever catching fire - last week he completely bossed the game and showed us what he's really capable of. If Hornets can capitalise on the oportunities he's capable of making, we're in for an interesting afternoon.