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Unknowing to yourself you have uncovered the conundrum of the Championship - If a team wants SL you must recruit a team in the Championship that can go up with you, otherwise you will have little chance from the leftovers to stay up. Average age of the Leigh team was mid 20's with their prime ahead of them, we are now going up with a youngish squad that know each other and have recruited some unbelievable new boys to add to it. Lam as a man has been instrumental in some of what we have already signed on the back of players wanting to be a part of the fantastic atmosphere around the club. The facts are that if you are cashed and ambitious then you will be FT in the Championship, but you wont find a squad of SL ready young players in the UK. The challenge is for the PT clubs not cashed and not able to make the transition to SL - this is why FT clubs must be ring fenced with other FT clubs, not by diluting ambition to make an even field for the second tier that would kill that ambition for ever.
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Think he was looking at CC, SL leaders or GF. Lam/Chester are instrumental to the future, Lam signing a further 2 years is a big statement. Keep an eye out for who we sign and lets see what things look like after the WC, our biggest strength is the spirit and culture in the club - its never been better
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Have you ever done the Hoki Koki if so you will understand the differences between in and out. You can’t buy a Sky package in Toulouse, you can’t see Sky advertisers products, you can’t walk into a FredDones and put a fiver on Satans Revenge in the 2.15 at Haydock, mushy peas are not on every grocers shelves. France has had 25 years of failing to get a tv deal so has taken money out of the UK pot in the hope of expanding the sport and making France competitive at Intl level - which has failed. Times are now hard, Wigan getting£75000 more by Leigh being in SL as opposed to TO becomes important x that by £10-50k for other clubs and it adds up I have always advocated financially sound expansion and would love 2 x 10’s which contained 4 French clubs but they must bring money via a tv deal to be included Now 4 FT clubs and 2 games a week on TV could really help the sport in France whilst doing so in the UK, don’t you agree
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Sneyd is nearly 32!! Are we really that bad for halves when Lomax is out? I have a feeling we will run with Williams and Welsby in the big games
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Ralph's grovelling apology
sweaty craiq replied to RigbyLuger's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Surely this brings the sport into disrepute and results in summary dismissal and loss of any pay off etc -
Good old RL fan mentality, discount eventsPrices have gone up which they should have but tickets selling well with 5000 or so already gone plus 19 boxes plus 200 diners in premier. At least Batley will make on the split this time and won’t face the shock of 1500 freebies in the gate Leigh win, good fight from Batley 6700+ crowd
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What makes your club Grade A?
sweaty craiq replied to Tommygilf's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Leigh have never had a funded Cat 1 Academy . 70’s to 90’s we ran Decent colts teams -
What makes your club Grade A?
sweaty craiq replied to Tommygilf's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Class A - Wire Saints Leeds. 1 Fit for purpose stadium with RL the primary tenant if not owner . Excellent floodlights, broadcasting and media facilities, toilets and catering to a high standard, on site and well lit parking 2. Financials - any losses to be covered by capitalising loans. 3. Must run and be awarded cat1 academies and reserves 4. Gates - min 60% capacity or 6500 -
What makes your club Grade A?
sweaty craiq replied to Tommygilf's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
No they closed it due to no or poor competition as they were denied access to big boy league. Love how this thread was hijacked into a Leigh knockathon by the first few posts by the usual knownowts