I was browsing on the other forums and stumbled across this topic, below is a quote from Leigh's official website.

"The loss to Sheffield has resulted in a serious cash flow issue which the Directors are attempting to resolve. There have been intensive talks internally and we have been in deep negotiation with the Rugby Football League, the Local Authority, LSVco, sponsors, the Corporate Club and LISA. We are assessing urgently what monies are available in the short and medium term to meet all liabilities. At the same time, we are looking forward to what is achievable next season. There is a way forward but this will require some very hard decisions to avoid the club going into liquidation. The current liabilities are not that great and with the assistance of a few we will be able to go forward into next season with a sound financial footing provided everyone rallies behind the club. The alternative is we cease to trade and no future for Leigh."

At the minute it seems Leigh are doing the best to save the club, however I would have thought that the rfl would help? There's quite alot of #leighsurvival going round on twitter.

For me personally, it's not nice to see any club go through this hard stage and I would love to see Leigh stick around and to hopefully have them back in super league sooner rather than later.

What are your opinions on it?

Not really realistic to partner with a Superleague team. Who would partner Barrow and Whitehaven with no SL team for miles around?

Barrow can be Whitehaven's feeder club. Sorted.

The RFL aren't a huge fund like the IMF that can bail out clubs that get into financial trouble.

Questions need to be asked why did Leigh get themselves in this position? They needed to make the Grand Final to stay solvent? Is that a good business model?

If we were going into this game with the threat of liquidation if we didn't make Old Trafford then I'd be asking hard questions of our board and wouldn't be expecting the RFL to bail us out.

I know it's not the fault of the players and fans so it is a shame for them and I don't wish ill to Leigh but you can't expect the RFL to have the funds to bail them out. Clubs and boards need to realise they are responsible for themselves.

Maybe that's why Leigh aren't getting to Grand Finals, the pressure.

(p.s bit optimistic with the sig aren't you)

But we do have stacks of money so maybe we should solve all their problems. Then with our exemplary board overseeing their every move, they could be a success too.