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Salford owners sat behind Rowley at Headingley not a care in the world.

Ipape has made a few mistakes recently, I think he’s been playing too many minutes off the back of a few niggly injuries, he looks like he needs a rest but he’s so box office with the ball. It was this time last year he hit form during the final few games and then ruined Salford in the playoffs

We get it John, you don’t like him, the insults you regularly direct at him for a man of your self confessed age aren’t really needed to make your point. I’m not his biggest fan either but I was raised to show respect to people even if I don’t like them.

In my opinion I think you’re wrong on both points. Sky will take things seriously if IMG & RL Commercial along with the SL owners do their job and can genuinely negotiate with other parties. For the first time in as long as I can remember the message to Sky isn’t “we are desperate so we will take what we can get” On the second point, fans (of all clubs) have been calling for clarity around the disciplinary procedure.

The guy is clearly being interviewed because he gets clicks on the link and that’s what Matt Shaw wants. Some of these things will probably never happen but they are obviously things that are being discussed behind closed doors with other SL owners. Other things he’s mentioned could and probably would work, I like the idea of an almost dedicated channel for all things Rugby League, SL, women’s, Championships, wheelchair, Highlights, interviews, etc. This is is more than likely a start to to try and get Sky and DAZN and others to the table because negotiations for 2027 should really be well underway and as much as i don’t mind IMG and what they do they have been radio silent since 2024. It’s also a little reminder to Sky that the money you’re paying now we aren’t dependant on anymore and we haven’t been in that position before. There is absolutely nothing wrong with talking up the game when all around just want to knock it down.

A bit of clarity here, I particularly like the point around Global Partner IMG’s statement around the primary reason RL fans subscribe to Sky. I particularly like the idea of a dedicated service with interviews, fans have been calling for that for years, certainly around the disciplinary process. https://www.alloutrugbyleague.co.uk/news/super-league-nrl-sky-sports-1271326?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1752725924

Be interesting to see how a few of you spin this vote today. I’m assuming you’ll all be writing in to you're respective clubs to vent your disgust at their backwards, parochial, Pie & Pea thinking.

From what I know of the Leutele situation his agent let him down badly failing to communicate the offer that was made by Leigh, he later admitted as such in a post on Instagram about people who were supposed to have his best interests at heart not doing as such.

I agree, even though he was coming back from injury earlier this year when he did come back he didn’t look interested at times, taking no carries and looked to me to be actively staying out of the game. If he’d played like he has in the last 2 games taking big carries, offering energy and enthusiasm the tries would have come and he wouldn’t have lost his place. Sounds to me to be a bit of player attitude and decent coaching by Lam. On the flip side after watching that interview I don’t like hearing about players being left in limbo (if it’s true) I think they should be told clearly wether they are in future plans or not. There is nothing stopping him signing for any other SL team for next year if he’s off contract. Maybe Lam doesn’t want to pay what he’s asking for?

I’ll be honest I didn’t see that result coming, KR have had the measure of us since the CC cup final in 2023. Credit to Matt Davis for his energy, fitness and size really lifted Leigh at crucial times with some superb tackles and forced KR into some important mistakes.

@Harry Stottle do yourself a favour and stop bringing Leigh into every thread, you’re inviting the usual “train station” “Beaumont” “population” ridicule that we’ve seen for years, the first people to jump on or are the people that inevitably type “show me where I’ve said that” afterwards. Toulouse, York, Catalans or Bradford being in Super League is nothing to do with Leigh or Beaumont or any other club, The fact of the matter is we aren’t in the championship anymore and compete at the top end of the SL table and are a Grade A club no matter on what opinions are had by anybody else. There’s plenty of people on here who claim to know so called “facts” what Sky want, what clubs add value, wether subscriptions matter and the truth is nobody actually knows for sure the answer to any of those questions. for all we know Sky could be pushing for more French teams or they could be pushing for less. They could want London in as we have heard many times before. Nobody knows for sure what clubs are voting for what, who’s making what decisions, who’s supporting what structure, all we know is when the results and plans come out a vote will have been made and it will be what it will be and it will be a success or it won’t. This is an internet forum of zero importance and opinions can be shared freely, it seems that some posters just believe their opinion is more factual and important than someone else’s and take great offence of other people’s opinions differing. On a side note, most posters would throw their long held beliefs out the window if it meant their club was thrown into an expanded SL.

Interesting you said UK when a french team chooses to be in it and will also suffer from its demise.

Catalans should 100% be in Super League that’s not in doubt and are now an important part of the structure. They also get the benefits of a good away following most games so you can’t have the argument both ways, paying away fans are important and Catalans would weaker without them, just like every club. You could argue the point that they get the better deal as each clubs sees it as a holiday in the sun and tend to travel well on a Saturday as opposed to a Thursday. Every club needs to improve their crowds until they are full week in week out. Some clubs more than others…

Wigan by around 14 at FT for me. Wigan will be leading 16-4 at HT, we will score a couple early in the second half as always to keep the score respectable and then fall away with Wigan scoring 2 more to kill the game off.

Like I’ve got a crystal ball