What a very weird post. So I (and everyone else) is supposed to turn into a Leeds fan overnight in their battle to stay up? Are you going to hope they beat Wire next time you play them? Am I expected to want them to beat us on Friday to give them two much needed points?

I'm no Man Utd fan but they've been the best supported club in football for decades and football survived when United took the drop back in the 70s.

If Leeds go down, imagine how much the Championship clubs will earn in extra ticket revenue.

So what do you suggest a sliding scale of who can or can't be relegated rather than settled on the pitch?

Nope. If they finish bottom they should, rightly, go down. RL will survive it just wouldnt be good for the game short term. Like it or not Leeds are the biggest hitters in RL in the UK.

For how long?

Seriously the days of leeds bringing in large numbers of fans were linked entirely with their successful period.

Similar to all other clubs.

What are the average crowds this season for St's and Leeds? What with one being the best they've been for quite a while and the other in a relegation dogfight?

Bradford used to have a good following and the other clubs survived when they went down.

Perhaps Leeds need to go down then they can rebuild a team next year without the pressure they're under now.

Who different fans want to go down doesn't matter the bottom team goes and that's it

Why do people just think about away crowds (likewise when going on about expansion teams) that is well down the list of factors really. Sky and sponsorship wouldn’t really like to see a Leeds-less competition and like them or not they bring the money in. As poor as Leeds have been they’ll still have been on Sky 14 times out of their first 21 fixtures.....what other team struggling around 10th have ever had anywhere near that much tv coverage? Why do Leeds get it, because they still bring in bigger audiences even when poor and that’s what really counts most to the tv people, not whether a match between Salford & Hudds might be a better contest.

Again it’s not just “following”. Other clubs have survived but the competition hasn’t thrived or been better for Bradford’s drop and that’s with it being offset slightly by Warrington stepping up towards being a big 4 club just as Bradford went backwards (if they were still the early 00’s version when Bradford were going strong it’d be different).

Warrington in 2017 were on quite a lot when they struggled that year

"Blue Chip companies"

Well lets hope whatever 'blue chip companies' Leeds can get are better than those 'blue chip companies' Dire attracted in recent years in 'Halliwell Jones' and 'Bensons for Beds'.