Desire & professionalism

Rest assured everyone! We aren't worried, so you don't need to be either!

I am worried I may get run over by a bus if I leave the house, I am worried I may get an incurable disease if I talk to folk, I am worried I could get a bad pint - I will carry on going out talking to folk and having a beer though - we all have choices

] well said andy.......

May I throw something into the mix at this point. For next season the two relegated clubs, London and Bradford, are getting an extra £250k or something near on top of the £500k they will get next season. In 2016 there will be no teams on this 'parachute payment'. Now does that mean this £250k x 2 is available for extra Championship funding in 2016? Has the RFL suggested yet the levels of funding for beyond 2015 yet? Has anyone asked them?

Isn't prize money decided on were we finish in the final 8 as this determines your place for next year.
For example we could finish 4th in championship but 1st in the 8 and then be in SL with £1.8m?

Correct.

Sliding scale downwards from the top after next year based on finishing positions.

All this worrying no wonder you are going Bald .

It will be a sliding scale based on finishing positions next year.

For example the three that finish 1,2,3 in the middle eight plus the play off winners will start as SL teams for 2016. and be ranked 9,10,11,12 in same order.

The sliding scale with then be 13,14,15,16, which will be 780, 780 etc as 2015.

What this means is if we finish 5th or 6th in middle eight we will be on 780k for 2016 and 7th/ 8th will be same as what us and 2nd will get in 2015 if that makes sense.

Andy

I think on evidence this season the new Bradford regime must have done a great job managing their money given they probably pay their squad only a little more than what Leigh have spent but have still managed to compete at times with teams spending close to 3 times what they have. History says that both teams have a very bad record when it comes to managing finances so really should not be taken in to account.

You are right about the new faces thing though which is one area Leigh could get a start on them but by the time the middle 8 comes around it will probably have little bearing and given both teams will have their squads just about sorted by this October it could have less relevance than it may normally have.

London are just a weird entity altogether as you say they wont get the crowds but that hasnt stopped them over performing for many years in SL but it has helped having a guy throwing money at them helping them stay afloat. If the money dries up they will go out of business so if they dont get results straight away then they could simply tumble leaving a space in the top 2 open for Leigh and a space in the top 4 for either Dewsbury or Fax.

We'll all be training full time, so the difference will come in who was wisest spending their cash.

One advantage: Leigh are riding high with a winning mentality. Bradford & London have been relegated.

Just out of interest is it true again that there is scope for teams to have an extended salary cap in this league if its proven they can afford it?

If anyone should be worried about 2015 it is Fax and Fev. You would expect Leigh. London and Bradford to be 3 of the top 4. One of them is going to find themselves playing in the bottom 8 with nothing to play for (other than the losers shield and avoiding relegation to oblivion) in front of sub-1000 crowds and a meagre payout for 2016 for their troubles. A world of difference between 4th and 5th next year!

I assume you mean 2016 as we know what our funding is next season