You haven't had to build from the championship,so how would you know if it's easy or difficult to attain SL from that position? And the majority on here support a club who's had the luxury of franchise to build,have an academy,and be a better club, Leigh have had one season in SL,it's not enough.

Not on the pitch they don't.

Genuine question, but in what ways do you see Leigh growing over the next 1/3/5 years?

Do you see crowds growing, and by how much? Do you not think that Leigh's market is limited and saturated? How you do see Leigh marketing itself to new audiences?

In what way do you see Leigh growing commercial revenue, given that Leigh and the surrounding area [url=http://www.uklocalarea.com/index.php?lsoa=E01006322&q=Leigh+Central&wc=00BWFPscores poorly[/url on many economic indexes?

How do you see Leigh contributing more to the talent pool of the sport over that period, given the lack of an establish academy structure?

This isn't a dig, I'm genuinely interested into your reasons behind your belief that the club will grow and offer more to the sport.

=#FF0000From avg 1,500 in champ to 5,500 1st season in SL, potential there i reckon.

=#0000FFOur owner said there would be an academy next season if we sustained SL status. That's a start i reckon.

This thread is pathetic, did any other supporters of SOOPER DOOPER League clubs care who got relegated last season (Hull KR or Salford). NOT REALLY.
BUT because it's an M62 club versus a 'Australian/NZ/French team' folk are pretending to give a S**T. I'm assuming then, that if their own club had beaten Catalan Foreigners in the MPG, they wouldn't be happy at all.
Last week v Widnes, 3 French players started for Catalans.......





pathetic

Actually, if there was a thread last season, I believe many would have voted for KR to remain.
Wether any Salford fans would have started abusing posters and playing the victim card, will never be known

Your average attendance doesnt seem that different to last seasons. This even accounts for larger away followings. I would have thought the Leigh fans would be out on full force for your first season back.
Or is this as good as it gets??

If Leigh stay up I can see them slowly climbing up the table and getting themselves into the Top 8 (of the system is still the same by then).

Catalans on the other if they stay up I can just see more of the same from this year over the next 2/3 years.

The Leigh owner is ambitious whereas the Catalans club has gotten lazy and I'm not sure we'll see significant change if they manage to dodge this bullet and we don't need this CURRENT version of Catalans.

I am not saying which team I want to stay up I do not care but am I right in saying this is the second time Leigh have been in super league and they were rubbish then and went straight down so if they do its their own fault no body else's

And what about the commercial potential, which is the area where the clubs are arguably making the least contribution?

Of course, potential has to be realised and with the greatest respect, we really need to be aspiring to have a situation where games in our premier competition are being watched by more than 5,500. What Leigh has experienced is good YOY growth on last year, but given the change in circumstances, the acid test is in year two and three. What do you honestly see as a realistic average to aspire to for Leigh?

We really need to be looking at adding 2,3,4 and even 5 thousand to those figures in the near future if we are to realise the sort of growth that the sport needs to address the challenges we have, and I'm sure you can accept that on that front, Catalans offers a better opportunity to do that than Leigh? I don't think Leigh has that market and I don't think that's a statement to be offended by.

I'm very sceptical that we will reach those sort of averages as the game is currently structured, but that in my view is down to poor marketing at club level - an issue that I don't see changing and that is ultimately what makes me a pro-expansionist. I simply don't think that the clubs at the lower end of Super League are capable of engaging those new audiences that we need.

I maintain that its very disappointing that Leigh doesn't run an academy already - many clubs below them do and it really should be a pre-requisite of SL entry.

Sorry, i don't have time for people like you. If you're so concerned about Leigh, You need to contact DB or a board member who is privy to something i'm not.

Oh well. I tried being fair and constructive.

You keep thinking that people are prefering Catalans based on a hatred of Leigh or the prospect of a weekend away, rather than the future viability of the sport. There's a good flatcapper.