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| Quote: thudder "Ok just got back from a great weekend in Toulouse They are shoe ins for a franchise next time(location skill factor set up...did you see the sponsers list on the hand out it covered a full page?? Commercial manager take note!!!) Really really great set up and....PROFESSIONAL!!!
Right i have posted a few times on this board so far and have been as guilty as lots at slating players, passion, skill etc etc....
BUT that all changed in the time spent speaking with the players in the melting pot on friday before the game(AND NO none of them drank and when kelly said lets go they left as one)....
Shocked amazed astounded at being told 3 x one hour training sessions a week?? and not on the LSV??? How on earth can we play against full time teams with that in place?? Halifax Widnes Gateshead Barrow toulouse all full time and will be for next threes seasons getting stronger and stronger as we get weaker and weaker...People keep saying buliding for the future there is no future if we cant compete?? I genuinley feel sorry for the players who are being short changed by the mangement of the club....
Now before the i love Arthur Thomas Alan Rowley all directors and wheres your money why dont you cough up(well close to thousand pounds already this year in my case in support ...i dont think thats bad???) A decision has to be made?????
If a) they wont put money in or b) havnt got the money then facts is facts sell it put it up for sale?? if no one comes in then so be it BUT and its a BIG BUT RFL wants Championship to be proffesional and if we cant get the backers that the 5 mentioned above have got we really have got no where to go......I am really really fearful for the future and can we stop using the Leigh buzzword "building for the future"" i have heard that for the last 30 years of supporting Leigh...
Sorry for such a dour post but am really worried about the club i love!!!!!
C`mon lottery let me win the dosh to make a differance!!!!! ![]()
How many more times?
Fax are NOT, I repeat, NOT full time. Yes, we have a few players who could be termed "full time" if you include work in the community, school visits etc. but the vast majority have a full-time job as well as playing RL.
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| Quote: Fax Machine "How many more times?
Fax are NOT, I repeat, NOT full time. Yes, we have a few players who could be termed "full time" if you include work in the community, school visits etc. but the vast majority have a full-time job as well as playing RL.'"
...........So Fax are full time then.  |
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| Quote: Fax Machine "How many more times?
Fax are NOT, I repeat, NOT full time. Yes, we have a few players who could be termed "full time" if you include work in the community, school visits etc. but the vast majority have a full-time job as well as playing RL.'"
Just like when we were doing well (ah, those were the days!) everyone decided we were full-time, even when we weren't!
The simple rule of thumb is that, any team who are better than us, must be full-time. Boy, is it lonely, being the only part-time team in the Championship?! |
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YOU CAN LEARN FROM THE PAST BUT NOT RELIVE IT.YOU CAN HOPE FOR THE FUTURE BUT CAN NEVER BE SURE THERE WILL BE ONE.: |
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| Quote: RealCherry&Whites "...........So Fax are full time then. ![]()
No we are not full time we have 4 or so players who are that work in schools and community .
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[quote="the artist":1qkmj5un] in the early 80s the player hull fc fans always wanted to make their side complete was john woods of leigh [/quote:1qkmj5un]
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| Quote: Leyther Always "Sarcasm is lost on some ![]()
It's ridiculous. Not only can these fax fans not understand sarcasm, they cannot tell us categorically whether they are full time or not!
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[quote="the artist":1qkmj5un] in the early 80s the player hull fc fans always wanted to make their side complete was john woods of leigh [/quote:1qkmj5un]
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| Quote: LeythIg "It's ridiculous. Not only can these fax fans not understand sarcasm, they cannot tell us categorically whether they are full time or not! ![]()
They are from Yorkshire though they can only just manage to put the pants on the right way
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Got to say I do have a lot of sympathy with what Thudder is saying I think he feels the club should be marketing more agressivly(in the nicest possible way) I know I keep banging on about this but why don`t the NL1 clubs all get together and try to make our division more atractive to watch and share a few ideas.The idea there are large companies out there wanting to throw money at NL1 is daft so we do rely heavily on smaller company supporters.What we need to do is increase the crowds ,wonder how the NL1 clubs would consider for instance offering a bit cheaper entrance to all away supporters with their clubs season ticket.I have noticed a drop in away support of late as it`s hard to find the money to support home and away when moneys tight.Maybe it would help in selling season tickets too for your own clubs if fans saved a little bit on the away games too.It would have to be reciprical though as it would not be fair .All it needs is for the clubs to get together sharing ideas and working together more because if they don`t we will end up being nothing more than feeder teams for Super League which is what the RFL wants.
It`s time to start thinking out of the box.
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What we also need to remember is not many companies in the current climate, beit big or small, have money to give away in terms of sponsorship.
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Am I the only person who's dismayed that we only manage to practice for a grand total of three hours a week? OK, so they're only part time, but I'd expect an amateur side to be pushing that for training.
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| Quote: POPMAN "We will never get into SL again. Difficult to take, but true.'"
dont agree at all. its upto leigh to put the rugby league in a position were they cannot refuse us.
i have watched leigh every year for 40 years and if i thought for one moment the gate had been closed for ever i would stop going and watch east and miners instead.
i still am convinced things can turn around despite the doom and gloom at the moment.
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| Quote: johnny freeman fan club "Got to say I do have a lot of sympathy with what Thudder is saying I think he feels the club should be marketing more agressivly(in the nicest possible way) I know I keep banging on about this but why don`t the NL1 clubs all get together and try to make our division more atractive to watch and share a few ideas.The idea there are large companies out there wanting to throw money at NL1 is daft so we do rely heavily on smaller company supporters.What we need to do is increase the crowds ,wonder how the NL1 clubs would consider for instance offering a bit cheaper entrance to all away supporters with their clubs season ticket.I have noticed a drop in away support of late as it`s hard to find the money to support home and away when moneys tight.Maybe it would help in selling season tickets too for your own clubs if fans saved a little bit on the away games too.It would have to be reciprical though as it would not be fair .All it needs is for the clubs to get together sharing ideas and working together more because if they don`t we will end up being nothing more than feeder teams for Super League which is what the RFL wants.
It`s time to start thinking out of the box.'"
And thats were the crux lies as individual clubs we are nothing but as a body they should have more clout, its no good blaming the clubs in this division as even its members see it as a nothing league, but honestly does anyone really believe that there are loads of big company sponsors out there when bankrupcies are at a 15 year high? you get your money as a RL club where you can whenever you can and to belittle that process is rather sad.
Starbug has lots of ideas and I for one only wish he'd have had more time to continue his forward thinking when he was a board member -ar$e licking? not in the slightest Steve was one of the good guys there are far worse than him. (give me a couple of weeks and i'd think of a few ) |
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| Quote: Scooter Nik "Am I the only person who's dismayed that we only manage to practice for a grand total of three hours a week? OK, so they're only part time, but I'd expect an amateur side to be pushing that for training.'" believe me they do train more than 3 hrs a week |
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| Quote: Mr Mad "believe me they do train more than 3 hrs a week'"
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I was only going off the OP |
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