Newcastle Thunder aiming for top flight www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/ot ... er-9346374

Newcastle Thunder aiming for top flight www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/ot ... er-9346374

Bless

They'll have to "fight" their way past Leigh and sidestep those massive Leigh heads first. Bless, eh, Budgie?

Leigh seems I think I they have a god given right to SL. Why has everyone forgotten the last few years and the various charity buckets?

If only Thunder had not been liquidated in 2009 coach Rowley would have led Leigh Centurions into the lowest tier of professional rugby league.

It may not be hard to beLEIGHve but hard to take.

The Leigh club have bad-mouthed London,Crusaders and Thunder.

Must be hard living in the shadow of Wigan.They seem to have a complex.

“There is no doubt that Super League is the aim for us, but we have to have an honesty contest about where we are at the moment in sitting two leagues below.

“I would love to say we would be there in three to five years, but there are 13 guys on the opposition team every week who will tell you otherwise.

“We respect all the teams in our league and we know we have to work for every promotion, but the aim is definitely to be in Super League.


How can anyone find fault with that?

What happens when Leigh don't get in super league they seemed to have gambled everything on getting in this season

What happens with Leigh has nowt to do with this thread.

Good luck to them, the sport would be massively better off for a competitive Newcastle team in SL.

Where they benefit from teams like London is that they isn't this ingrained anti RL bias amongst the locals that makes growing a team difficult. Hopefully some Geordie with money to burn gets the bug and helps make it happen.

And let's be honest - it's a cracking away game for us travelling fans!

Newcastle is a nice town. It is where Eric Burdon and The Animals are from. There must be something gritty and soulful about the place. But from my time there I noticed that Newcastle had some nice pubs and bars, and girls with nice knockers, so it would not be a unenjoyable away trip.

Went fishing 'got a few bites' !!! Well done to all concerned. Newcatle Thunder aim to get 'promotion' what is wrong with that ? Hoped a few would knew who I supported, or 'searched my posts'.....yes I follow the arrogant/dirty Leigh Centurions.

Cheers Pal !

Supporters of the game complain incessantly that this sport doesn't get media coverage.

The Newcastle Chronicle is currently printing RL content every day this week and has actually been very positive and supportive of the event. Its hacks are obviously looking for more content and Newcastle Thunder has obliged, providing a perfectly innocent "one day we'd like to be in SL" comment piece.

What on earth is there to sneer at?