Would leigh really be in the top 6 in super league

[GUBRATS]

4 minutes ago, Mr Frisky said:

If Leigh played a team like say Salford right now - Salford would dismantle them - the step upto SL is just too large.

A promoted team just has to concentrate on not getting relegated.

A promoted team has to concentrate on winning games just like all the other teams do , nothing else 

[Mr Frisky]

1 minute ago, GUBRATS said:

A promoted team has to concentrate on winning games just like all the other teams do , nothing else 

But have to be good enough to do that - history tells us promoted clubs just don't have the players of the know-how to win enough games in SL.

[GUBRATS]

3 minutes ago, Mr Frisky said:

I picked a very good, but mid table SL team to make my point.

Remember TO and Toronto swept all aside in their promotion years and both struggled in SL.

Doesn't matter which team you picked , all teams are beatable , it's just about beating enough of them , beating Saints gets you the same number of points as beating Wakey 

[Mr Frisky]

4 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

Doesn't matter which team you picked , all teams are beatable , it's just about beating enough of them , beating Saints gets you the same number of points as beating Wakey 

But the point is - they wouldn't win enough games to get enough points...

[GUBRATS]

1 minute ago, Mr Frisky said:

But the point is - they wouldn't win enough games to get enough points...

In 2017 Leigh didn't finish bottom , so did win enough games to stay up in a straight P and R system , so did HKR the year after , does that history not count ? , Does London winning 10 games ( enough to finish 9th this year ) not count ? 

You saying " they wouldn't " doesn't mean they wouldn't , it's just your opinion , history does tell us that 

[paulwalker71]

51 minutes ago, gazza77 said:

Serious about something, but not quality journalism. 

Serious about getting people to read, comment and discuss his writing

And in that regard he's obviously successful, if this thread is anything to go by

[Mr Frisky]

29 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

In 2017 Leigh didn't finish bottom , so did win enough games to stay up in a straight P and R system , so did HKR the year after , does that history not count ? , Does London winning 10 games ( enough to finish 9th this year ) not count ? 

You saying " they wouldn't " doesn't mean they wouldn't , it's just your opinion , history does tell us that 

Ok

[Harry Stottle]

55 minutes ago, The Future is League said:

They will be without their imports

Yes 4, again FOUR, of the imports that are currently in the squad, there is 13 of them, 2 have already effectively left, 7 will be remaining, why do you have to make it sound so melodramatic?

Edited August 22, 2022 by Harry Stottle

[Jughead]

30 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

In 2017 Leigh didn't finish bottom , so did win enough games to stay up in a straight P and R system , so did HKR the year after , does that history not count ? , Does London winning 10 games ( enough to finish 9th this year ) not count ? 

You saying " they wouldn't " doesn't mean they wouldn't , it's just your opinion , history does tell us that 

In fairness, Leigh were 11th, a point ahead of Widnes, so with a few more regular season games, it would still have been anyones. 

[Harry Stottle]

43 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

Doesn't matter which team you picked , all teams are beatable , it's just about beating enough of them , beating Saints gets you the same number of points as beating Wakey 

Give up Gubby the Frisky one is even confused with that explanation, shame really.

[Harry Stottle]

41 minutes ago, Mr Frisky said:

But the point is - they wouldn't win enough games to get enough points...

Apart from you wishing that will be the case, it will not be.

[Harry Stottle]

6 minutes ago, Jughead said:

In fairness, Leigh were 11th, a point ahead of Widnes, so with a few more regular season games, it would still have been anyones. 

Aye, Catalan could have been relegated.

[Dallas Mead]

Absolutely no chance.  Happy to help.

[LeytherRob]

1 hour ago, Jughead said:

Regardless of whether those are irreplaceable, the market at this time of the year has already had plenty plucked from it, leaving Leigh (or whoever is promoted) to pick the left behinds from other sides, so likely replaceable players from other clubs bouncing between the divisions. 

I hear James Cunningham loves a newly promoted side. 

DB gave Chester/Lam the go ahead to recruit for next year based on SL budget regardless of the league we're in back in April and they've been working on recruitment since. Signing announcements don't tend to happen until players play their last game for their current club as we saw for Jake Trueman and others, there will be announcements to come at the conclusion of the season. Was it not for Charnley completely falling out with DP, he'd have likely only been announced come October.

Zero chance of James Cunningham signing after he backed out last minute from the 2 player swap deal with Huddersfield last year. Peats and Peteru went one way, Ashworth came the other with Cunningham supposed to join him. Seems Hudds weren't too impressed with his conduct either considering they didn't play him for the rest of the year and showed him the door.

[Harry Stottle]

3 minutes ago, Dallas Mead said:

Absolutely no chance.  Happy to help.

Is this the first time you have ever been in agreement with all the Leigh fans who respond in one thread, you are learning.

[GUBRATS]

43 minutes ago, paulwalker71 said:

Serious about getting people to read, comment and discuss his writing

And in that regard he's obviously successful, if this thread is anything to go by

He's offered an opinion , people are free to read it or not 

[sweaty craiq]

1 hour ago, Jughead said:

Regardless of whether those are irreplaceable, the market at this time of the year has already had plenty plucked from it, leaving Leigh (or whoever is promoted) to pick the left behinds from other sides, so likely replaceable players from other clubs bouncing between the divisions. 

I hear James Cunningham loves a newly promoted side. 

Should we make SL our signings so far have been better than I thought possible, and would become even better should we retain a SL spot by being comfortable next May.

Briscoe, Hill, Taylor, Hood, Mulhern, Davis, Hughes, Luetele, Burgess, plus 1 more import and we have a decent start to recruitment.

[Harry Stottle]

@Mr Friskyhave you been on the Whiskey, you are getting awfully confused very easily.

[Tex Evans Thigh]

I reckon this current Leigh squad would finish 9th or 10th if they were in SL now (acknowledging that they wouldn't have all the imports etc). I suspect Degsy wont leave anything to chance this time around and they'll build on this squad to have something pretty competitive next season.

[georgeb1]

51 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

Yes 4, again FOUR, of the imports that are currently in the squad, there is 13 of them, 2 have already effectively left, 7 will be remaining, why do you have to make it sound so melodramatic?

Good point , plus degsy has got the t shirt , plenty of British players being sourced that will do a job

[Charlie]

18 minutes ago, sweaty craiq said:

Should we make SL our signings so far have been better than I thought possible, and would become even better should we retain a SL spot by being comfortable next May.

Briscoe, Hill, Taylor, Hood, Mulhern, Davis, Hughes, Luetele, Burgess, plus 1 more import and we have a decent start to recruitment.

Burgess?

[sweaty craiq]

50 minutes ago, Jughead said:

In fairness, Leigh were 11th, a point ahead of Widnes, so with a few more regular season games, it would still have been anyones. 

We lost to Widnes and Wakey twice that season and with a coaching set up of the quality we have today would have been a settled SL club now imo

[DavidM]

How much money has Derek put into Leigh ?

[Jughead]

7 minutes ago, sweaty craiq said:

We lost to Widnes and Wakey twice that season and with a coaching set up of the quality we have today would have been a settled SL club now imo

Minutiae. 

[Harry Stottle]

3 minutes ago, DavidM said:

How much money has Derek put into Leigh ?

About 1/10th of what he says he is prepared to put in, and don't discount that he may well be joined by his good friend Dr Koukash who is never away from Leigh and reputedly going to finance Leigh's very expensive incoming Marquee player.