Has anyone considered the amateur clubs followers in this ? , 18 quid plus travel costs to watch their team get torn up ( Hopefully ) seems a bit excessive .

My memory's on the blink but was it last year or the year before at this same stage when all 3 Leigh teams were drawn at home , the Miners played Friday evening , the East played Hunslet on the Saturday afternoon and the Centurions played on Sunday afternoon . I went to watch the East v Hunslet game ( with the March brothers as special guest referees ) and paid a mere 7 squid to sit in the West stand .

If it was feasible to split the games up then , why can't it be done now ? . And can anyone remember who the Centurions played that weekend and how much it cost to get in ? ,

Charlie I agree.

But I think both clubs should give each set of fans the option to buy one game tickets. For what it's worth I will watch the Leigh game as well.....some of us remember how Leigh have helped us out in the past.

5th/6th/7th March 2010

Miners 20 Whitehaven 40 Att 350
East 14 Hunslet 30 Att 694
Centurions 52 Wath Brow Hornets 4 Att 1382

Not sure on prices.

95% sure it was a tenner for the Wath Brow game.

we wont be there... i refuse to pay hard earned money to watch this.......
10 quid for the individual game would of just about been ok...

18 quid your having a laugh

you should be doing your best to help the fans, to help the club....
instead of this...........
no doubt this WILL be the worst turnout since the LSV was built.....

your own fault......

what a pity then that the big Kidd's can't remember

Marshy , i have great memories of Swinton , when i was lad



thats a while ago , mi dad used to often take me to watch Swinton at Station Road , i remember Ken Gowers , Johnny Stopford , Alan Buckley , Bobby Fleet , but Dave Robinson was my fave at loose forward , i was angry when he went to Wigan .

Peawaap at the Swinton game i was sat with former Swinton Director John Wade , apparently he is still not popular with them either .

I'd argue 98% of Leigh or Swinton fans couldn't give a monkeys about either clubs game (in fact I'd say you could put Salford v Catalan on before Leigh v East Leeds and most Leigh fans would still only watch the Leigh game.
Saying to fans (indirectly) you need to pay more to watch your own club play a unattractive fixture whilst hiking the cost for the amateur team (thus ensuring they have to decise if its a value for money trip) is a poor decision.

The CC (like a lot of things in RL) needs looking at in detail and for someone at the RFL to take ownership of each competition to maximise its potential (and be accountable for it).
In terms of the double header I'd say our board may have split the cost with the other clubs but in doing so they have quite possibly ensured we will have less fans turning up to watch our own club play which in the long term makes this a poor decision IMHO.

Well I don't normally miss games I can attend with work commitments, I am off for this fixture but not willing to pay £18 when I only normally pay £16 to watch a Championship game.

I care deeply about the swinton game,Im desperate for a french win ,so we can draw them away in the next round.Allez les frogs

You've nearly nailed it on the head Michael but I'm going to highlight a few bits you missed .

This is our 4th home match in a fortnight and people can't afford it .

The LSV / Club don't expect a huge crowd for this " Double Header " and will only have the West stand open to squeeze as much out of the spectators as possible .

I'm like you I couldn't give a monkey's toss who Swinetown play or have any inclination to go out of my way to watch them and some Swinetown fans will feel the same and leave after their game , but you have to feel for their loyal supporters who are now going to be fleeced to watch their team .

Couple all this together with NCL Div 1 side East Leeds followers who are made up drawing a top Championship side away and hoped for a good day out and to gain some funds from this game to keep their club running at all levels , and they won't be interested in watching Swinetown either



My bet is that the East Leeds supporters will be in the Leigh East clubhouse watching the British obsession with a curiosity Horse race that stops a nation " The Grand National " where everyone's granny has a 50p E/W bet and then go to the match and be ripped off .

Even the Toulouse players and fan will ask one question after the match " Quel cheval a gagne Grand National ? " and " Le bleu de sacre qui est la demiere fois je suivent les bouts de Charlie Caroli "

A scandalous decision from whoever made it and I don't expect a reasoning from up above any time soon .

I hope PR uses this game to blood some of our U20's youngsters mixed with some experienced players and let's see just what talent we have coming through