Quote: atomic "You could also go down the lines of the Championship becoming the transatlantic league. But I'll leave MO with his " we either go up or are doomed opinion".. Which of course he is entitled too.
It most definitely is, time for change. Personally I don't think SL is the answer.'"
You may be happy to settle for us to be plying our trade in what is the second best (Championship) on going for who know's how long, maybe forever. And you also may be employing some selective memory in your thinking that no one would be bothered about not being able to have a shot at promotion, do you not remember what it was like in the Championship with the draw bridge pulled firmly up under a closed shop scenario, all teams in the division suffered from reduced attendances, the majority of the public drifted away. Magically come 2015 and P&R was reinstated interest picked up and fans returned and it has been on an upward trend ever since.
I don't know what you do in life Atomic, but I would hazard a guess that those who have made good financially (Owners and Chairmen) those who invest in RL clubs like Leigh have gained their fortunes by being ambitious and being winner's and wanting/striving to get to the top. I would not see it being any different for those guy's in RL terms, take away the opportunity of promotion and I consider we will take away their desire of continuing to invest if we once again return to a closed shop, and I think our owner may be one of the first one's to vactate his seat, love him or loathe him Leigh needs him as do other clubs need their investor's, ambition is what keeps these guy's coming back for more, a closed shop will take the Championship back 5 years and it will dwindle away over time.