Also do you not think cancelling the season might have lost us even more credibility when other sports haven’t cancelled their top tier leagues?

Trouble is Marty, that too many people, and I am including you here due to the comment, automatically believe what the Chairman says, rather than what in reality can happen. Don't believe it all, and look at other things said, and you can balance this properly. There very much was an alternative. The problem is, that the so called clubs you think might have gone out of business, will in all likely always be the perennial club always fighting closure. The clubs paramount to the competition would have continued as normal.

You missed my point - other elite leagues have continued as originally intended without crowds which is what RL should have done. Ensure each team plays each other twice so 20 games - start a fresh cancel everything pre-Covid including Toronto. Cancel the CC - it is not a big income generator especially as there will be no crowd at Wembley apart from Ralf and his mates. Have a 5 team play off and a GF.

The competition then has integrity and balance.

So basically you want to cancel the season forfeit the sky money and if some clubs go bust then its tough and their own fault? How is that a better alternative to trying to get through this season?

You’re then left with a SL next year a few clubs down, how do you replace them?

That isn't what I said. Only part of that is what I said. You are just sticking to your own fixed view of believing what your told, rather than balancing it. I don't believe your version of outcomes, and mine, are in anyway similar.

Why do you know more or have a better view of the financial situation than the people running the clubs?

Why should I believe you over them?

Do you seriously think clubs wouldn’t be financially crippled by cancelling the season?

I don't and I don't anywhere say I do.

What I dont do though is spin something to give a false impression.

There is a differende there, which I kepp repeating. Pointeless I know, when posters ONLY want to believe what they are told by the club.

Quote: Gotcha "I don't and I don't anywhere say I do. What I dont do though is spin something to give a false impression. There is a differende there, which I kepp repeating. Pointeless I know, when posters ONLY want to believe what they are told by the club.'" 'The Club' I'm looking at a wider picture than just the Leeds Rhinos here Gotcha, I think that Leeds would survive the season without any Sky money, but there are others that are not in the same financial position as us. You might not say you think you know better but it is heavily implied in your postings on here. Take this https://inews.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/ ... act-461078 What do you know that Simon Middleton doesn't?

Quote: Gotcha "I don't and I don't anywhere say I do. What I dont do though is spin something to give a false impression. There is a differende there, which I kepp repeating. Pointeless I know, when posters ONLY want to believe what they are told by the club.'" 'The Club' I'm looking at a wider picture than just the Leeds Rhinos here Gotcha, I think that Leeds would survive the season without any Sky money, but there are others that are not in the same financial position as us. You might not say you think you know better but it is heavily implied in your postings on here. Take this https://inews.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/ ... act-461078 What do you know that Simon Middleton doesn't?

Im sorry Gotcha but your talking nonsense. Clubs would go to the wall without the TV money, jobs would be lost on a big scale, players at clubs that survive wouldnt play for a year mininum, junior recruitment and retention would be slashed on an even bigger scale than it already has.

If thats your alternative to finishing the season then that is absolutely ridiculous.

Im not talking about Leeds were in debt on a big scale but we own facilities and our stadium. Other clubs most certainly do not. Weve been hit hard financially by this pandemic no doubt about it but other clubs dont have our resources.

Anyway back to the game Team sheet is in

Well I'm really looking forward to seeing how they get on, not really fussed on the result

The conditions are going to be shocking.

Well I got most of this selection wrong! O'Connor to hooker is interesting. We are in for a very tough night I feel. Good luck to them though and I'm sure they'll do their absolute best.

Also - wouldn't surprise me if this means Walker doesn't play against Wigan and we retain Myler at 1. If walker gets through tonight, maybe he gets a bench spot at the weekend - but playing FB on the back foot against a physical side like Cats, a few days out from a big semi and after a long layoff with injury... probably be wrong again!

Anyone else’s connection on our league web site dodgy?