Scubby Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 14 minutes ago, The Future is League said: Does anybody know what the gate was? With no sport competition this afternoon and a win record of P16 L16, the gate should have been ......... Edited for accuracy. .......3300 which is about par given the context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Future is League Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 2 minutes ago, Scubby said: Edited for accuracy. .......3300 which is about par given the context. No other sports to compete with in the area this afternoon and they can't even get 3,500.That's pretty pathetic. 4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Damn , got this one wrong , but first time this year I decided I'd have more than a couple of beers , so must have been a ' feeling ' Bring on the Saints 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSaint Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Well done Leigh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Initially, I didn't think they'd go winless this season, but that was a few months ago and I was starting to wonder when the win would come. Well done, Leigh. "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjonn Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Really please for Leigh. I have no doubt as all club teams that Leigh players have worked hard through the season together with the board and good for the fans to at last get a win... a group of really loyal fans are no doubt over the moon. Well done to the club, team and fans 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 16 minutes ago, redjonn said: Really please for Leigh. I have no doubt as all club teams that Leigh players have worked hard through the season together with the board and good for the fans to at last get a win... a group of really loyal fans are no doubt over the moon. Well done to the club, team and fans Indeed, wel done. Won't stop me mentioning lack of a railway station in that suburb of Wigan 2 I'm interested in that drive, that rush to judgment, that is so prevalent in our society. We all know that pleasurable rush that comes from condemning, and in the short term it's quite a satisfying thing to do, isn't it? J. K. Rowling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, JohnM said: Indeed, wel done. Won't stop me mentioning lack of a railway station in that suburb of Wigan The Salford fans came on the V1 bus , don't need trains 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 12 hours ago, Sir Kevin Sinfield said: Well done Leigh, I hope your fans enjoyed your victory against a Super League club. Why wouldn’t they,sounds like their team put the n a great effort to beat a fellow Superleague club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Future is League Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 12 hours ago, GUBRATS said: The Salford fans came on the V1 bus , don't need trains It's less than 12 miles between Salford and Leigh and could have rode a push bike without any trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Future is League Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 14 hours ago, Scubby said: Edited for accuracy. .......3300 which is about par given the context. For a local Super League derby that is a pathetic crowd figure. If anybody thinks that's a good crowd they are deluded. What other sporting events were they up against in the area? I thought the thinking behind gifting a Suburb of Wigan a Super League place was to raise the crowd average. Well that's working out well isn't it, not, and wasn't it Elstone who recommended Leigh be given a Super League place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, The Future is League said: For a local Super League derby that is a pathetic crowd figure. If anybody thinks that's a good crowd they are deluded. What other sporting events were they up against in the area? I thought the thinking behind gifting a Suburb of Wigan a Super League place was to raise the crowd average. Well that's working out well isn't it, not, and wasn't it Elstone who recommended Leigh be given a Super League place? The context is crowds are pretty pathetic across the board at the moment. Leigh, given they have been tanked for 16 consecutive games are hardly going to buck the trend. The problem with crowds is a much deeper issue than having a free Sunday. Relegation is pretty much decided now anyway. Kudos to the Leigh fans who stuck with their team! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 6 hours ago, Scubby said: The context is crowds are pretty pathetic across the board at the moment. Leigh, given they have been tanked for 16 consecutive games are hardly going to buck the trend. The problem with crowds is a much deeper issue than having a free Sunday. Relegation is pretty much decided now anyway. Kudos to the Leigh fans who stuck with their team! As I put earlier , we are about where we were in the Championship , around 3,000 home fans , essentially our hardcore support , in 2017 we added around another 50/60% to that taking us up to near 5,000 , but as you point out our current record won't attract those extra fans , hopefully next year we can work on getting those and others back into the LSV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyBoy295 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 23 hours ago, Sir Kevin Sinfield said: Personally I’d be happy to see them go winless given they never actually earned their Super League status. I’m sure Salford will turn them over in the 2nd half. Aint you the proverbial ray of sunshine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Future is League Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 8 hours ago, Scubby said: The context is crowds are pretty pathetic across the board at the moment. Leigh, given they have been tanked for 16 consecutive games are hardly going to buck the trend. The problem with crowds is a much deeper issue than having a free Sunday. Relegation is pretty much decided now anyway. Kudos to the Leigh fans who stuck with their team! For the record Oldham who are win less and bottom of the 4th tier of English soccer drew a bigger crowd that the Leigh V Red Devils and Oldham played a team who are 237 miles away and until Saturday they were win less as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyXIII Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Where to begin? Firstly, a big "Well done!" to Leigh. As someone else said, I hate to see a team go winless through an entire season, so I'm happy for you even if your win was at our expense. As for Salford, I am lost for words. Almost. I can't get to England to watch them, so I have to rely on what others say, and it's not good. I don't want to ctiticise the players as I don't believe that players don't try. They might not be good enough, they might be suffering physical weakness following an illness, but to say they don't try is wrong even if it looks like it. What I can criticise, whatever the cause of a poor performance, is the lack of discipline. It's killing us week after week and it's down to the coaching staff to stamp it out. After the last two seasons, this one is dispiriting to say the least. Roll on next year! Oh, and anyone who thinks there should be any relegation after this shambles of a season is barking mad. 1 Rethymno Rugby League Appreciation Society Founder (and, so far, only) member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Future is League Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 11 minutes ago, tonyXIII said: Where to begin? Firstly, a big "Well done!" to Leigh. As someone else said, I hate to see a team go winless through an entire season, so I'm happy for you even if your win was at our expense. As for Salford, I am lost for words. Almost. I can't get to England to watch them, so I have to rely on what others say, and it's not good. I don't want to ctiticise the players as I don't believe that players don't try. They might not be good enough, they might be suffering physical weakness following an illness, but to say they don't try is wrong even if it looks like it. What I can criticise, whatever the cause of a poor performance, is the lack of discipline. It's killing us week after week and it's down to the coaching staff to stamp it out. After the last two seasons, this one is dispiriting to say the least. Roll on next year! Oh, and anyone who thinks there should be any relegation after this shambles of a season is barking mad. Do you want a 13 team super league then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyXIII Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 36 minutes ago, The Future is League said: Do you want a 13 team super league then? I didn't say that. Don't put words in my mouth. The rfl should find another solution. 1 Rethymno Rugby League Appreciation Society Founder (and, so far, only) member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 hour ago, The Future is League said: For the record Oldham who are win less and bottom of the 4th tier of English soccer drew a bigger crowd that the Leigh V Red Devils and Oldham played a team who are 237 miles away and until Saturday they were win less as well Yes , and ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 hour ago, tonyXIII said: Where to begin? Firstly, a big "Well done!" to Leigh. As someone else said, I hate to see a team go winless through an entire season, so I'm happy for you even if your win was at our expense. As for Salford, I am lost for words. Almost. I can't get to England to watch them, so I have to rely on what others say, and it's not good. I don't want to ctiticise the players as I don't believe that players don't try. They might not be good enough, they might be suffering physical weakness following an illness, but to say they don't try is wrong even if it looks like it. What I can criticise, whatever the cause of a poor performance, is the lack of discipline. It's killing us week after week and it's down to the coaching staff to stamp it out. After the last two seasons, this one is dispiriting to say the least. Roll on next year! Oh, and anyone who thinks there should be any relegation after this shambles of a season is barking mad. Should there be promotion ? Be very unfair for there not to be , so they tend to go hand in hand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Willow Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Well done Leigh, It's typical of Salford. Lack of discipline is telling, but out played. Marshall doesnt seem to know what team to play, never plays the fullback instead picks a centre or half back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Future is League Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 19 minutes ago, tonyXIII said: I didn't say that. Don't put words in my mouth. The rfl should find another solution. No relegation means a 13 team super league, or perhaps a 14 teams super league if both the teams that reach the grand final get promoted 1 up 1 down is the only fair way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweaty craiq Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 hour ago, The Future is League said: For the record Oldham who are win less and bottom of the 4th tier of English soccer drew a bigger crowd that the Leigh V Red Devils and Oldham played a team who are 237 miles away and until Saturday they were win less as well I love this game: 2019 London Broncos biggest gate was less than that at Leigh on Sunday, oh and no pandemic. (also totally irrelevant) The 2021 lowest attended fixture was Catalans v St Helens ( also completely irrelevant) This season has been a write off, will be interesting how some clubs commercially survive it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweaty craiq Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, The Future is League said: No relegation means a 13 team super league, or perhaps a 14 teams super league if both the teams that reach the grand final get promoted 1 up 1 down is the only fair way Whatever encourages Sky to get back to the £40m per season min is the only way, and 12 teams isnt it at present Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Future is League Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 48 minutes ago, GUBRATS said: Yes , and ? Any Rugby League fan who thinks that a 4th tier soccer club with no wins this season getting a bigger crowd than a super League derby is acceptable should be on the funny farm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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