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| Quote ="snowie"well if survival is finishing 5th for the second time in a row then yes I'll except that'"
5th-8th is mid table mediocrity. More so this year as 1-4 were decided 8 weeks ago....you were playing dead rubbers and FC in freefall combined with Catalans still drunk after the cup and "bi-polar Huddrsfield below you is no real feat....ad you get the same money too.
Quote ="snowie"now for next season '" ergo...now for another handout.
Quote ="snowie"proof is in the pudding having three players in the dream team means we are going in the right direction'" crumbs from the table....they couldn't just pick from the top 4 teams, but they really should have!
Quote ="snowie"oh and good luck with game at the weekend I'll be rooting for you but you do realise you will be favourites for the drop next season '" Thanks and as I've said, I don't really think we should go up and believe we may well be favourites to [ugo up [/unext season
Quote ="snowie"as you have no pedigree and you'll plummet like a stone'" We have pedigree....it's you lot that do the in-breeding
Quote ="snowie"unlike us who know how to tread water and have mastered the art of survival '" well, at least you admit it
Quote ="snowie"as for talking about grounds please do tell us when you tend to stay put
'" We should never have left the Stoop, but that's a whole different discussion on a whole different board, although it's good to know that Wakefield aren't moving any time soon...if you catch my drift
Back to the topic. Will Leigh be able to field 17?
Can't see past a hiding from Fev....Fev 50+ Leigh 6
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| Thackeray & John Davies suspended today.
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| Quote ="Mr Dog"Well, with a following wind ie Leeds making Briscoe and Newman available on DR, Fev will probably name 16, of which 1 will be very unlikely to get on the pitch, 1 will be struggling from the moment he comes on and a further 1 will probably be hoping he doesn't have to do too many minutes. The 2 remaining fit props in the squad have rotated by taking it in turns to do 80mins the last 2 games. =#FF0000So probably nowhere near as one sided as you suggest.'"
If we are in anything like the state we were in last Sunday, it WILL be one-sided. I think Reynolds should be back for Leigh, maybe one of Adam Walne/Mason, maybe Dawson-Jones (if he gets paid!), maybe Cox, if he isn't working. To balance that, Dagger will be out, and I hope Higham recovers from Dewsbury!
Was it only two you had suspended?
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| Once the LSV is finally demolished, how many houses could be built for local residents in its place? 400+ I expect?
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| Quote ="Dave Lister"Once the LSV is finally demolished, how many houses could be built for local residents in its place? 400+ I expect?'"
Ladies soccer will keep it going.
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| Surely the RFL could allow leigh or featherstone bring in BARLA players or 'free agents' for this game. Even allowing for any payments that may not be forthcoming, as long as they are insured, this is best the solution in my opinion.
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| Quote ="Kennedy"Surely the RFL could allow leigh or featherstone bring in BARLA players or 'free agents' for this game. Even allowing for any payments that may not be forthcoming, as long as they are insured, this is best the solution in my opinion.'"
This was my thought aswell. Dont quote me on this but im sure years ago a SL team was allowed a dispensation after the deadline because of injuries etc. I cant see why a dispensation cant be applied in this case
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What a ridiculous and embarrassing situation, which could only be made worse by the RFL insisting this fixture should be fulfilled.
Yes, obviously it would set a precedent but this surely calls for some common sense.
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What a ridiculous and embarrassing situation, which could only be made worse by the RFL insisting this fixture should be fulfilled.
Yes, obviously it would set a precedent but this surely calls for some common sense.
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| It's certainly been the craziest of crazy seasons for these two clubs.
At the outset, both will have had genuine aspirations for making the 4 and Leigh possibly expecting to have another shot at SL.
Ultimately, the rapid rise up the table by everyone's "favourite" expansion club, Toronto, "stole" one of the coveted top 4 spots, with London taking the other and then the brown stuff started to fly.
It's certainly a sad state of affairs when one or both clubs will struggle to field a 17 man squad and it has to be asked how this could have been avoided this season and then to make damn sure that it cant happen again.
As for the game itself, just how much appetite is there for a tight hard fought final, when both sides are down to (and probably have less than) the bare bones of a squad.
Fev will probably win the game but, there are far more important issues to sort out, both for the sport and the 2 clubs involved.
Lets hope that we get a decent game between 2 very proud RL clubs.
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| Imagine the scenario were Leigh are forced to take the field with 9 men (against Featherstone's 11, let's say). The winner of the game would be the team that managed to keep at least 9 men on the pitch. If a Leigh player got injured in the first 5 minutes the game would have to be abandoned. Surely the RFL has a duty to avoid this type of scenario and let common sense prevail. It was a tinpot trophy to start with, so would it really be the end of the world if the game was not played?
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| The RFL have definitely 'put the boot in' on this occasion. Thanks very much !
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| Quote ="Budgiezilla"The RFL have definitely 'put the boot in' on this occasion. Thanks very much !'"
How is it the RFL’s fault? The position Leigh Centurions are in is solely down to Mr Beaumont
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| I remember when Bradford Northern were really scratching around for players and had a Challenge Cup Semi-Final to play against Wigan. We played the odd young man that was never seen before or since but we raised a team. And what's more we were right in with a shout of winning it up until the last 5 minutes, eventually going down 71-10.
I do think for player welfare there should be a simple rule of 15 players turning up or it doesn't get played. It's a hard enough sport as it is for the brave lads that play it, without them having to risk injury slogging their guts out without the full compliment of men.
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The above from the Leigh statement highlights why expansion is so vital for the game. Leigh have a decent passionate following for a Championship club, yet nobody has even shown an interest in taking them over. Why is that the case? IMO it’s because millionaires are not interested in owning a small town Rugby League club. Rugby League must expand to survive.
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The above from the Leigh statement highlights why expansion is so vital for the game. Leigh have a decent passionate following for a Championship club, yet nobody has even shown an interest in taking them over. Why is that the case? IMO it’s because millionaires are not interested in owning a small town Rugby League club. Rugby League must expand to survive.
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| Quote ="Pumpetypump"And what's more we were right in with a shout of winning it up until the last 5 minutes, eventually going down 71-10.'"
You were in with a shout of winning and then lost by 61 points. That must have been some last 5 minutes.
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| Quote ="Sir Kevin Sinfield"You were in with a shout of winning and then lost by 61 points. That must have been some last 5 minutes.'"
If you recall, the early 90s was the era of the 61 point try. It was 10 all until late on. I may have wiped some of the trauma from my mind but I reckon that's what it was.
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| Quote ="Sir Kevin Sinfield"How is it the RFL’s fault? The position Leigh Centurions are in is solely down to Mr Beaumont'"
I was asking 'genuine supporters' of our game, not YOU !
To other RLFANS members who aren't a constant 'pain in the bum'.
"The RFL could have assisted in the matter, allowing BOTH sides to sign up amateurs for this 'pointless' plate final...whoever it's fault it is."
In the statement the club issued, the club has medical proof that we currently have eight players out injured. (obviously you have not read it)
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| Quote ="Sir Kevin Sinfield"The above from the Leigh statement highlights why expansion is so vital for the game. Leigh have a decent passionate following for a Championship club, yet nobody has even shown an interest in taking them over. Why is that the case? IMO it’s because millionaires are not interested in owning a small town Rugby League club. Rugby League must expand to survive.'"
People may be interested in buying the club - but NOT from its present owner.
That official club statement,from the official club website,is quite happy/prepared/open to explain that it has not paid 6 players - simply because they are not prepared to be bought off/accept less than their contracts stipulate.
Once again the sport lays itself wide open to bad publicity.
This time on the other side of the hill from another big,professional club,in the heartlands,who commenced the season in the lowest professional tier - from which I hope they escape with victory on Sunday.
Leigh were in Super League in 2017 and had a parachute payment at the commencement of this campaign.
Still some people wonder why parents are not encouraging their children to play the sport of rugby league.
Expansion? It is more like contraction,by the day.
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| Quote ="Ornery Optimist"
That official club statement,from the official club website,is quite happy/prepared/open to explain that it has not paid 6 players - simply because they are not prepared to be bought off/accept less than their contracts stipulate.'"
I hope the 6 player don’t cave in to the bullying tactics and hold out for what they are legally entitled to in their contracts. The fact 4 of them played for Leigh despite Leigh not paying them shows the true character of the players compared to that of the club.
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| Quote ="Budgiezilla"I was asking 'genuine supporters' of our game, not YOU !
To other RLFANS members who aren't a constant 'pain in the bum'.
"The RFL could have assisted in the matter, allowing BOTH sides to sign up amateurs for this 'pointless' plate final...whoever it's fault it is."
In the statement the club issued, the club has medical proof that we currently have eight players out injured. (obviously you have not read it)
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Nice personal insult. The rules have been in place for the last few years, why should they be changed at the last minute just to accommodate Leigh. It was Mr Beaumont who chose to sign a load of players he couldn’t afford and then offload as many of them as possible just before the qualifiers, that’s no way to run a club and he should take full responsibility not the RFL.
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| Despite all the ordure surrounding Leigh and the apportioning off blame, the RFL have a choice. They can accept the inevitable and cancel, postpone or give Fev different opponents or they can make Leigh play the game, get the supporters in and then see the ref abandon the game when Leigh’s team has less than the required number needed to continue.
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| What a sad predicament Leigh find themselves in. Unlike others on here, I wish they can find a speedy resolution.
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