He said MAJOR trophy

Winning is winning, anyhow what's your interference pie eyter?

Bit of banter with some local rivals that's all.

Be good to see Wigan v Leigh on the fixture list next season

Division 1 Champions 1982 ! So more recently than Warrington for example !!!

Leigh is a great team at Championship level.

History shows this.

I remember that year well - John Woods?

Also RL cup final winners before that..........

Last time at the top level didn't come bottom......

Great new stadium.........

Rich owner fully committed......

Would be a great addition now and let Bulls follow....

Quote: Donnyman "I remember that year well - John Woods? Also RL cup final winners before that.......... Last time at the top level didn't come bottom...... Great new stadium......... Rich owner fully committed...... Would be a great addition now and let Bulls follow....'" Best half back ever. We used to say back in the 80s,i'd pay double to watch him play. The only player to score all points and win at Leeds. https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seas ... mmary.html

Quote: Donnyman "I remember that year well - John Woods? Also RL cup final winners before that.......... Last time at the top level didn't come bottom...... Great new stadium......... Rich owner fully committed...... Would be a great addition now and let Bulls follow....'" Best half back ever. We used to say back in the 80s,i'd pay double to watch him play. The only player to score all points and win at Leeds. https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seas ... mmary.html

Many RL fans under 40 or 50 (I am 49) forget that there was RL before Super League & that Division 1 was the top tier.

With that in mind Leigh have been successful more recently than Warrington & have won it twice !
People who support a club that was "protected" by *Licensing* for over a decade also forget just how easy they have had it by comparison !!!

Those of us that have relatively recently had a taste of both (or even all 3!) divisions, have a very different perspective about the whole game to those that have never tasted being outside the top flight. I suspect that back in the day when Bradford were in SL I was guilty of apathy about the other clubs, and I can remember thinking the fans liked a whinge. Now I see that I was completely wrong in my smug cocoon and that there always needs to be a battle against the inherent self-interest of SL clubs.

It would do the whole game a lot of good if some of the clubs that haven't been outside the top flight in recent memory had a little taste. It's not going to happen but they'd come back better for it and with the humility needed to address the game's problems. At least everyone bidding to go up is in that boat.

You have just named 7 players who have "been there, done that" regards S.L they are the dregs, come on mate who is S.L would offer them a deal?

Great post, the thing is what is an SL club?

Is it a club that has just been lucky enough to have a multi £Millionaire owner drop on them, or a kindly local council that has facilitated a modern stadium?

Is a really successful club one that manages to operate at SL level without one or both of these lottery prizes?