Plan B appears to be a drop to Championship 1 and have a team that consists of the remaining local & amateur players.

From my point of view that will result in heavy defeats and even smaller crowds. Some of the current Thunder fans, like myself, have just about had enough. If there isn't the market for RL in the NE perhaps it's time we died with at least a bit of grace and concentrated on the amateur game for now. We could actually have a half decent side in the Conference National with the local players that were at Thunder. Hopefully some of them will be picked up by other Championship sides to further their carreers

But your not "in trouble". You have been relegated due to you being poor last year. Rather than feel hard done to, it would be better to reflect on why you were poor last year and change it from CC1 and then try and come back stronger. You don't have the squad to be challenging at the top end of the CC and you would be more than likely to be in the same position next year...even with your "messiah" coaching.

Leigh would make the competition far stronger than Gateshead would. There was nowt in playing Donny last year as they appeared to lose players on a daily basis and knowing that 50+ drubbings were on the horizon did nowt to inspire the support of either team. It will be the same with Gateshead this term.

Leigh will enhance the comp with a better game and more travelling support.

Gateshead, now up the creek are the one's who ought to now take the opportunity to sort out their boardroom politics and re-structure the club in CH1!

Your probably right. But it's fun winding them up.

Ah, I get your drift!!

ps - did you get your pm on t'other forum?