Similar to what they were doing last season.

But the current proposed fixtures overcome (for them) the 'rigours' of travel. They are already training in the UK (Manchester) prior to the eleven away games, then they just have one journey to Canada (except for the 'Summer Bash') to overcome, prior to their eleven home games. Every team visiting Canada, has the 'rigour' to overcome after their trip to Canada, and their trip back to UK. That's what may be seen as an unfair advantage to TW.

Finally, a question: - How long does it take to relay an 'artificial' pitch?

Never travelled to Toronto have you?

"Jet Lag mode" ffs

It's only 4/5 hours time difference. Travelling West too. Did any travelling players complain of jet lag in 2017?


Middle 8's, surely they'll do what they did this season. 3/4 away then 3/4 home?

Seems fine and logical to me.

See your cells were left at home today, do they not travel East on the way back?ffs If you cant see the difference between playing pub teams and fighting for a SL spot then this discussion is pointless. If Jet lag aint an issue for one then it aint for the other, by that logic they should fit in the standard format of mainly home then away. Do you believe this format would be acceptable when they reach SL, do you believe the SL clubs would vote to accept it?? Did the Championship clubs vote to accept this btw

I agree

The jet-lag thing is overplayed. American sports teams travel these sorts of distances and back-up the following week routinely. Manchester to Toronto is comparable to a coast-to-coast flight in the US and you rarely hear NFL, NBA or MLB players complaining about jet lag. Similarly, some of the distances traveled in Super Rugby are pretty intense.

Exactly. I’ve done the trip myself plenty of times, jet lag simply isn’t an issue.

What this is, is yet another Leigh fan creating another stick to beat Toronto with. You’d have thought they’d have gotten over it by now.

You're joking, last season quite a few coaches complained about the flight from Manchester to Toulouse !!

I didn’t see/read any complaints from coaches.

But anyway, that’s not what I asked.

Sad to say that this gives the Wolfpack an advantage over their opponents for their games in Toronto and shouldn't be permitted.

Regardless of their being no significant jet lag, the sheer act of travelling is tiring and their 11 opponents in Toronto will all have arrived a day or so before KO whilst Toronto's "away" games will see them be none the worse for travelling.....it is an unfair advantage and should be stopped now.

Ok. I was the Leigh fan starting the thread. As it was an unusual move, I thought maybe it might have been of interest to fans of other clubs - even SL ones.

Despite my flagrant bias, and being half blinded by my red & white specs, (and the other half by my oversized flat cap) I did suggest that it may not work well for Toronto - check the original post.

I know some Leigh fans may be bitter, twisted and biased - although there is a rumour that some fans of other clubs are similarly afflicted

- but we are entitled to hold opinions about matters relating to RL. I know our ridiculously short tenure in SL, which I am on record as stating was fully deserved, doesn't qualify us to hold any opinions, but if you don't like them, you can always ignore them, rather than repeatedly display your contempt for all things Leigh-related.

I await the comments from 'qualified' contributors (i.e. from SL teams) when Toronto attempt something similar next season.

Please can you refer us to any scientific studies carried out on the effects of an 8-hour flight and recovery time vs other travel times and methods?

Didn’t teams travel two days beforehand in 2017, with a captains run the day before?