Any idea why?

Other Super League clubs don't appear to want to cut their academies. Most odd when you consider that championship sides London and Newcastle run academies.

Of course it's important to run an academy but, SL status is also important. London and Newcastle are unlikely to get in the play offs. London might probably do it. It's a dilemma that both Koucash & Beaumont faced at that time in 2016,and put SL first,and that didn't even pay off for Leigh. The salary cap needs to be increased imo.

Given the list of shysters and conmen who took the helm at Bradford for the previous years, Marwan was probably overqualified

Yhey're words I never thought I'd see in one sentence

This who has an academy is becoming quite dated.

I thought we’d seen the last of this nutcase.

Ok Leythers 'fess up....

How many of you referred to (to quote Harry) "the Good Doc" as Cashcow or Koolcash when he was at Salford? Don't make me trawl back through the archives to embarrass you all now you can't wait for him to plough his *billions into your club

*Well near enough

I don't think the Salford Academy thing is relevant. SL clubs need to promote the game to youngsters and they all do this via their "Foundations" Inc. Salford......

As we can see with academy re-organisation the RFL want less academies with a higher level of skilled youngsters to up the standards on the pitch.

As we saw with Salford's academy days, local talent used to go from Salford to top clubs academies like Wigan and Leeds. Players like Evalds didn't but if there had been no Salford academy he'd have gone to Wigan.

Not a stick to beat Koucash with, notwithstanding all rich owners should be welcomed, and should be allowed to spend there money as they like when they like.

Sorry I am late with a reply,
Firstly, I had a look over on TRL forums and I was not dissapointed in the least with the kind if reactions I expected to read, 90% of them were of a negative nature, i.e. what about Cumbria, what about Liverpool, what about Bradford, what about Salford Academy, how rich is Dr. Koukash really, he and Deggsy will fall out, I honestly find it all very tedious.
These comments seem to be percolating up from those who seemingly who are wary of what it could do for Leigh to have the opportunity of two people with an ability to invest in the team/club to match any in the League, it is also very evident that there is a lot of jealousy attached to a lot of the comments.
I wish people would just come out and say "Leigh are not worthy of this, they are after all just a small town club" someone even said, he (The Doc) should go to Newcastle or York his money would be better spent there, Geez.
As for me, I have been involved with the Leigh club for well over half a century, I know our natural place in the order of merit it sits somewhere between 10th and 14th of all the clubs, so if with the good Docs arrival and he along with Mr Beaumont can shove us a bit higher up the pecking order for a few years then I am all for it, BUT we will have to wait and see if it actually happens or has many would wish it is all just hot air.
I honestly do not care who it upsets, or who if it transpires Leigh could possibly replace in the top echelon, just like all the SL Chairmen didn't care, even the rich ones like your own Mr Davy, or Leneghan, or McManus, or Pearson, or Caddick et al who thought that individually witholding a paltry £50K each and pocketing it themselve for their clubs from the central funding was a good idea, they knew the consequences it would have for Leigh, but hey it's only Leigh.
As I say I will be overjoyed if the Doc joins my club and I won't be upset with whoever's toes we step on, if he doesn't come then I will settle back in the manner I have become accustomed to over the years for a very long, and just dream what could have been.

Great post Harry.

How has the new stadium affected Salford attendances ? Up or down ? I personally ,as Wire fan, think it is easier to get to but a nightmare to get off ,but it does look better than the Willows. My last memory of there was when a Salford fan set fire to the scoreboard....nobody seemed bothered & the game carried on. I wonder if they even phoned the fire brigade ?