Quite right too. All their contracts were boosted when they achieved SL status so it is only right they are cut when playing championship.

Don’t forget the second contract he was offered less than the first cause he would make money back on testimonial year fundraising

Monty, to be fair a Testimonial year shouldn't be affected by whatever contract he has been offered, I think he will end up at Fev.

Exactly he accepted the first one and was dragged back in with the new and improved offer which eats into your testimonial money

Haven't Fev signed that lad from Cas? If Ridyard signs as well, their half back pairing would take some matching.

Isn't this just what happens if you don't have an academy? Otherwise, you're relying on Leigh lads to join other SL clubs and find their way to you later on?

Hopefully, if licensing comes back in, they'll make it mandatory for clubs to operate their own academy & foundation programmes. We're seeing a diminishing play pool as it is, so we need all clubs to pull their weight. I include my own club in that before Budgiezilla has a meltdown - FC & KR's merged academy is a joke, a reactive action to the underlying problem of a diminishing player pool in Hull at grassroots level, rather than trying to fix that problem.

Don't think you'll get much disagreement that academy and reserves should be mandatory. Can argue the rights and wrongs of decisions made previously, and there were also constraints that stopped us running an academy before, but we are were we are and an academy and reserves is being established now. Will take time to show in the first team but hopefully we can persevere with it.

Quote LeythIg="LeythIg"Don't think you'll get much disagreement that academy and reserves should be mandatory. Can argue the rights and wrongs of decisions made previously, and there were also constraints that stopped us running an academy before, but we are were we are and an academy and reserves is being established now. Will take time to show in the first team but hopefully we can persevere with it.'" Great news. It will take time to see the rewards of academy investment at first team level, but there are numerous examples to suggest that it does pay off in time. Reserves too, yes. Halifax are leading the way on this front. Interesting article here on the benefits they see from it, and how they manage to cover it's cost: https://www.halifaxrlfc.co.uk/article/5 ... x-reserves Surely if Fax are able to, SL/top Championship sides should be able to too?

Quote LeythIg="LeythIg"Don't think you'll get much disagreement that academy and reserves should be mandatory. Can argue the rights and wrongs of decisions made previously, and there were also constraints that stopped us running an academy before, but we are were we are and an academy and reserves is being established now. Will take time to show in the first team but hopefully we can persevere with it.'" Great news. It will take time to see the rewards of academy investment at first team level, but there are numerous examples to suggest that it does pay off in time. Reserves too, yes. Halifax are leading the way on this front. Interesting article here on the benefits they see from it, and how they manage to cover it's cost: https://www.halifaxrlfc.co.uk/article/5 ... x-reserves Surely if Fax are able to, SL/top Championship sides should be able to too?

That drinky was how long ago, Mo? If this was at the reconciliatory snifter following the memorable spat of a few months ago, the 20-odd year old HRJ must be trying to challenge Ui Niall & Genghis Khan as one of the most fecund gentlemen in history if he regales his grand children with tales of taking a dump at Central Park. #notbornyesterday

I wonder why that is ?


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Leigh. Dreadful club, dreadful fans, won't be missed.

The Grandchilder love that story

Love to see Leigh players playing for Leigh, but if there at other clubs paying more offering better environments then what else can be done. Other observation is both east and miners have not developed any decent players recently IMO