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| Quote: Saddened! "They were and Leigh used them to the full. Wakefield signed a few, but they also released players previous to that.
Ultimately it comes down to the disparity of the system. The SL clubs in the middle 8s are allowed to spend more because of the fact they were in SL and not the Championship. They can't responsibly do anything about that as if you allow Championship clubs to spend more and they don't get promoted there is a real risk of bankruptcy, which would be twice in about three years for Leigh. (Beaumont is looking as likely to fail as Koukash)
The current 8s system is unfair on the Championship clubs. In reality it would take a ridiculously poor SL side to lose to a Championship side in that format.
But clubs like Leigh cannot moan about it as they campaigned for it and supported it when it was brought it in. They arrogantly believed they would walk it and haven't performed, even to the level of their peers. The best system is still franchising. That would reward the clubs with the best facilities, fan bases and league performances. Why they ever moved away from that is beyond me.
IMO SL should be:
2 x Expansion clubs (As they need protection as unfair to expect the same crowds etc as established clubs. London should IMO have been replaced by Toulouse a LONG time ago). If a London or Paris or Spanish or Italian franchise found a serious backer with a proper business plan and had community backing with long term potential for 10k crowds they should be allowed in)
8 x franchised clubs (And change them at a full seasons notice. The likes of Wakefield should not be in SL, no matter how you slice things. A franchising system now would remove them and add Leigh, without the need for them to spend irresponsibly. Now would have been the perfect time to remove Wakefield and Wigan
Good post mate.
Can someone remind me of the negatives of relegation and promotion again?
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| Quote: jaybs "Yes they did, but didn't Leigh bring in some big names as well after the start of the season?'"
This is what I actually saidWhat annoyed me was Wakefield signing up quite a few players prior to the middle 8's, all legal but doesn't seem right. You've edited my sentence by reducing its context for some reason.
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| Back to the original topic, young Percival is going nowhere and, as others have said looks to be a future international.
Just wish he was doing it with his hometown club.
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| Quote: The Horses Mouth "Back to the original topic, young Percival is going nowhere and, as others have said looks to be a future international.
Just wish he was doing it with his hometown club.'"
Could say the same about your best player, Kevin Brown.
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| Good wins for Sheffield and Fax this weekend.
IMO the championship should be just full of the teams that meet the requirements for SL and then we can have proper promotion and relegation between SL and the Championship.
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| Quote: Twentyman "Good wins for Sheffield and Fax this weekend.
IMO the championship should be just full of the teams that meet the requirements for SL and then we can have proper promotion and relegation between SL and the Championship.'"
Now we just need the funding. But that's controlled by SL clubs so can't see them voting for Christmas.
This is as close as it will get until clubs can pull in wider sponsorship and market the game outside the M62.
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