Canis Lupus Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Lets see how the patience fares if they don't get up to SL this time. Granted it was a five year plan but two successive failures in the playoffs would not go down well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phiggins Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 The goings on at the end of last season have been done to death. Fact is DB found himself in a position where he couldn't personally afford to plug the shortfall in funding after failing to make the top 4, and dealt with it in the way he felt best. Some disagreed with it, some understood it, nobody particularly liked it. But the club continues, and still need to make signings. I'd suggest the 2020 playing budget will be roughly half of what the ultimately unsustainable 2018 budget was. We've signed two players on 1 and a bit year deals, plus one till the end of the season, which is to replace a retired player. DB will be putting some money in, but nothing like the levels of previous years. As for SL push, not a chance this year. Toronto will be playing Toulouse or Featherstone in the final imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 I'm not sure some of the criticism is warranted. Maybe DB has learned his lesson and is only spending money that the club can afford. If he ever ends up in the same place again, doing the same things, then he should absolutely be railroaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Kevin Sinfield Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 15 hours ago, ojx said: Where did this money come from? Beaumont was begging players to give up their contracts this time last year. Worse than that he was publicly calling them out, in an attempt to bully them into walking away from contracts they held, those players had mortgages to pay and families to feed, they were going to send Leigh bust according to Beaumont if they didn’t rip up their contracts. Now it’s the business end of the season Leigh have the money for new signings, disgraceful behaviour. There should be no new signings allowed after June IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweaty craiq Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 12 minutes ago, Sir Kevin Sinfield said: Worse than that he was publicly calling them out, in an attempt to bully them into walking away from contracts they held, those players had mortgages to pay and families to feed, they were going to send Leigh bust according to Beaumont if they didn’t rip up their contracts. Now it’s the business end of the season Leigh have the money for new signings, disgraceful behaviour. There should be no new signings allowed after June IMO. I look forward to your posts, always make me smile as I mull over the question of great wind up or pure stupidity - keep up the good work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manx RL Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 44 minutes ago, Dave T said: I'm not sure some of the criticism is warranted. Maybe DB has learned his lesson and is only spending money that the club can afford. If he ever ends up in the same place again, doing the same things, then he should absolutely be railroaded. Railroaded? In Leigh? - Adepto Successu Per Tributum Fuga - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweaty craiq Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 1 hour ago, phiggins said: The goings on at the end of last season have been done to death. Fact is DB found himself in a position where he couldn't personally afford to plug the shortfall in funding after failing to make the top 4, and dealt with it in the way he felt best. Some disagreed with it, some understood it, nobody particularly liked it. But the club continues, and still need to make signings. I'd suggest the 2020 playing budget will be roughly half of what the ultimately unsustainable 2018 budget was. We've signed two players on 1 and a bit year deals, plus one till the end of the season, which is to replace a retired player. DB will be putting some money in, but nothing like the levels of previous years. As for SL push, not a chance this year. Toronto will be playing Toulouse or Featherstone in the final imo. We are recruiting now for 2020, instead of end of season panic, its just that TW look old in the pack and very beatable now they are doing some travelling - Dexy sniffs opportunity I feel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konkrete Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Imagine if this strategy works and Leigh get promoted, with TWP losing out, and London are relegated. Forever in our shadow, forever on your mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDINTHEHIZZOUSE Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Sir Kevin Sinfield said: Worse than that he was publicly calling them out, in an attempt to bully them into walking away from contracts they held, those players had mortgages to pay and families to feed, they were going to send Leigh bust according to Beaumont if they didn’t rip up their contracts. Now it’s the business end of the season Leigh have the money for new signings, disgraceful behaviour. There should be no new signings allowed after June IMO. To be fair sir kevin,derek could solve 3rd world problems and you would still find reason for outrage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Kevin Sinfield Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Konkrete said: Imagine if this strategy works and Leigh get promoted, with TWP losing out, and London are relegated. Toronto Wolfpack will play someone in the Grand Final, that team will have a chance of winning as London showed last year. It would be an absolute injustice If that was Leigh with their last minute signings or Featherstone with half a team of Leeds players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tms Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 11 minutes ago, Sir Kevin Sinfield said: Toronto Wolfpack will play someone in the Grand Final, that team will have a chance of winning as London showed last year. It would be an absolute injustice If that was Leigh with their last minute signings or Featherstone with half a team of Leeds players. so half of a seventeen man squad means FEV have at least 8 whinos playing for them interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Private Baldrick Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, POR said: so half of a seventeen man squad means FEV have at least 8 whinos playing for them interesting Don't rise to the bait old chap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDINTHEHIZZOUSE Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 so leigh or fev shouldn't play in the final against twp? well neither should York based on the fact you could get a decent scrabble score off their name,that leaves tolouse,so there was no point in any other teams playing this season,arise sir kev! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leytherz Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 29 minutes ago, Sir Kevin Sinfield said: Toronto Wolfpack will play someone in the Grand Final, that team will have a chance of winning as London showed last year. It would be an absolute injustice If that was Leigh with their last minute signings or Featherstone with half a team of Leeds players. imagine if its leigh v fev in the final and leeds get relegated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Private Baldrick Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 8 minutes ago, leytherz said: imagine if its leigh v fev in the final and leeds get relegated Yay! Then we could continue our DR with Leeds! (assuming Fev went up) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Kevin Sinfield Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 41 minutes ago, POR said: so half of a seventeen man squad means FEV have at least 8 whinos playing for them interesting Granted they don’t all play every week but here are your 8 Ashton Golding, Luke Briscoe, Alex Sutcliffe, Corey Johnson, Callum Mccellend, Josh Walters, Owen Trout, Wellington Albert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Private Baldrick Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, Sir Kevin Sinfield said: Granted they don’t all play every week but here are your 8 Ashton Golding, Luke Briscoe, Alex Sutcliffe, Corey Johnson, Callum Mccellend, Josh Walters, Owen Trout, Wellington Albert Wrong. Josh Walters is a Fev player. Owen Trout is playing down the road in Dewsbury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkw Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Strange seeing the Leigh fans over the moon with the bloke who almost destroyed their club attempting to do it again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweaty craiq Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 understand a bloke called Elijah Tayler has signed today also from NRL looking for a sl contract 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweaty craiq Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, dkw said: Strange seeing the Leigh fans over the moon with the bloke who almost destroyed their club attempting to do it again... This must be Sir Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konkrete Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 2 hours ago, sweaty craiq said: understand a bloke called Elijah Tayler has signed today also from NRL looking for a sl contract 2020 ‘A bloke’ Elijah Taylor is a very good NRL player. Has been for a long time. Forever in our shadow, forever on your mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleD Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 2 hours ago, sweaty craiq said: understand a bloke called Elijah Tayler has signed today also from NRL looking for a sl contract 2020 I’m still waiting on the Bevan French signing you promised us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loup Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Having a chuckle though. TWP first season, Leigh fans couldn't contain their dislike of Wolfpack, called us Leigh Rejects. Now two years later, they're welcoming players back with open arms. Brierley and Higson are good lads and both very popular in Toronto. Fans are wishing them well in Leigh. We even had a soft spot for Jake Emmitt. Can't wait for the home game on Sept 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleD Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 26 minutes ago, Loup said: Having a chuckle though. TWP first season, Leigh fans couldn't contain their dislike of Wolfpack, called us Leigh Rejects. Now two years later, they're welcoming players back with open arms. Brierley and Higson are good lads and both very popular in Toronto. Fans are wishing them well in Leigh. We even had a soft spot for Jake Emmitt. Can't wait for the home game on Sept 7. It goes full circle doesn’t it? TWP sign Leigh rejects in 2016-17. Leigh sign Toronto rejects in 2018-19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padge Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 12 hours ago, sweaty craiq said: Apparently the cash in bank as a result of fan and sponsor support is such that despite the recent run of away fixtures the war chest is full and to expect a marquee signing or two still to come, after all we have huge quota space You were spouting similar rubbish during Leigh's last imploding venture into SL. You are very lucky to still have a club, maybe next time you won't. Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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