what a great weekend of rugby we could have had,fri/mon home & away,

leigh v widnes
fax v fev
batley v dewsbury
sheffield v york
barra v hunslet

championships very own magic weekend.

Would swap York to face Barra and Sheffield to face Hunslet and you're on to a winner.

We can all see it John, so how come the RFL cannot.

Agreed,
So why can't the fixture planners see the blatantly obvious
I hope the Championship club owners raise this question with the RFL.
If I was losing a potential £8,000 (and thats being generous) and a chance to attract supporters to a decent looking fixture then I would be banging on the door asking why our biggest fixture has been ignored on the day we can attract a larger than average gate.

the question by Leigh was raised and ignored

How would Leigh/Widnes local fixture work in who gets the gate money - ie the home game? Was this possibly a problem for having this fixture? Seems strange to not allow clubs input on fixtures - unless clubs currently getting Widnes or Leigh as their home fixture didn't want to move on a bigger than normal payout etc etc.

Well here is my fourpenneth on this.

The RFL' you would think' would want to see bigger crowds for all its' member clubs. Now what is the biggest potential crowd that a club like Leigh would draw on a Bank Holiday weekend other than a game with its' nearest neighbour in the Championship.

The fixture planners should be asked for an explanation but what is the point as they would not respond.

Well I will tell you the painfully obvious and that is that these fixture planners are braindead as are the management of the RFL for not reviewing the work of the fixture planners before sending out draft fixtures.

Mind you never forget the RFL chairman did say on National TV that the LSV did not exist even though he had been there. Now was that because he is a liar or because he is forgetfull or is it just that he is an overpaid underperforming moron ?

Do they frank ? , do they really ?

It makes you wonder doesn't it ?

Fixture planners? Lets see what you have to say when the fixtures come out on Monday

Aye, not half!

A trip to Leigh on a sunday aft would bring a few hundred of us over to your gaff! Especially for the season's opener and after the season we've just enjoyed!

A thursday night after work and running the gaunlet that is the 62 at rush hour??? Be lucky to get a bus full!!

Be fair RFF, you probably brought the second biggest following to the LSV in 2010 (after 'Fax), and that was on a Tuesday night!

If the RFL plan it right, which they won't, we could have some massive crowds in our league this year.

Stop adopting your usual role of RFL apologist, and use a bit of common sense!!

The Leigh/Widnes fixture should alternate season on season on Good Friday - with the reverse fixture on either end of May or August Bank hols - as should the other suggested 'local' fixtures.......the whole game should be about maximising revenue and profile - not just for those on the top table!!

Of course - once Widnes are 'elevated' - and we end up in the 'Yorkshire' league, we'll have to hope that either Salford get chucked out of SL - or Oldham/Rochdale pull their fingers out this season!!