yes I'd love a bitter mines a pint

A reminder to The Silent H

In Super League XXII (2017) Leigh’s average attendance was higher than Huddersfield, Widnes, Wakefield and Salford.

During the Super League XXII season Leigh put 50 on Wigan and beat St Helens, Warrington, Salford, Huddersfield and Hull.

Super League XXV, Toronto how many wins?

so now I'm a troll yep a troll trolling a troll

That's great, and I never said anything that detracts from that.

Do you have a sky sub and other Leigh fans that you know?

Not too sure that you can knock Leigh for wanting and trying to get back into SL.
Regardless of how many fans they have, their ground is excellent and assuming that there is any truth in the alleged signings (looks more like click bait to me), they must have a real chance of making the playoffs next season.

Right now, with the antics of Toronto, I'd have them in SL at a heartbeat.

Would they give overall crowd numbers a significant boost or expand the "footprint" of the game, no they wouldn't but, would they deserve a place in the top flight in front of a plastic N .American club who have brought the game into disrepute, absolutely.

Having said all that, there are a few other worthy candidates, including Toulouse, Widnes and of course Fev. Maybe even Bradford will be in the mix at the end of next season.

Do TWP get a share of the Sky Money? If not then I can see SL chairmen either agreeing to them competing in SL next year or running 11 teams with a bye week. Especially if Sky money is reduced.

Was that the year they had to sack their players because they were skint? Coming after their orange skinned sunbed loving chairman laughed at Bradford for going bust, at a public forum? Leigh - small town club, small time owner. Many more deserving clubs for SL that offer more

It wouldn’t be a team from the capital of the UK would it? What the hell do Fev offer a progressive expanding modern sport?

You make a good point. The next Sky deal and cash share out is going to have a huge bearing on the future of SL, and whether TWP are re-admitted.

A fact if you completely disregard Super League attendances which in actual fact is the important statistic. Average attendances circa 6,600, attendance v Saints *who admittedly brought a lot & were the best away supported club* circa 9.250 , better supported than Salford, Huddersfield, Wakefield & not a million miles behind Cas & Catalans ! Given Catalans early protection against promotion of more than 6 years *maybe over a decade* & many Clubs, not just Leigh could build a fan base of 8K + !!!

Leigh v Batley = Circa 10,500 *free to enter* & shows that any Club can achieve 10K crowds on "Freebies". I applaud Derek Beaumont for simultaneously giving back to the Leigh fans & to Rugby League in general with a very generous 'one off' Free game ! Not like he did it every week now is it ?

So which is your Club Silent H & what is the H silent for *could reveal why such a bitter attitude* !

Krisnan Inu signs for Leigh, Junior Sau extends his stay.

Looks like D.B is building to challenge strongly for a place in Super League. Those treading water should be most concerned !

H.......the H is silent.

More than happy to see London back in SL and my error for not including them in the "maybe" list
Is RL a progressive, expanding or, modern sport ?

It's most recent expansion (N. America) hasn't gone too well and Toronto look to be going the same way as Paris.
I know that there is desperation in some quarters to get them back in to SL next season but, at what cost to the sport's reputation.
Having said that, there doesn't seem to be a win for the sport on this one.
If they drop out of SL it looks bad and if they come back into SL (without penalty), it looks even worse.

In normal times, ANY club behaving as they have done, would be dropped down a League and in the round ball game, they would be down a league and with a points deduction, although in fairness they (football) are a little better run than our sport.