The big question is, Why? All this thread has been mostly about is having another pop at RFL, and for what? We don't know reasons. This can be said about rest of clubs.
As for the repreive, they could have relegated us as the rules dictated at beginning of the season. Gateshead enabled RFL to do the sensible thing by allowing us to stay up. But a meeting at the RFL determined which league we played. If RFL are so against us as the Paranoia opinions on todays threads say, why didn't they take us out of the picture at that point ? Because its crazy to do so. Just like the club not being able to invest money in the community. Which tells me there is more to it.

I dont think they are against us in particular ,probably the area we are in .I really can't see where they are coming from i'm very despondent at the way they run this game .

some people who believe everything coming out of Red Hall s for the good of everyone in the game had better start to wake up and do it fast, I agree with Mr C but the trouble with that is that come the next round of 'good ideas' from Red Hall then all that be wasted, as it was once seen as a good idea that clubs had their own youth teams and structure.

The shared Academy never got off the ground

As you probably know what was Leigh Centurions Amateur Forum, is in the process of becoming Leigh Community Rugby League Development Group, we (Hannah

Is there anything 'official' out there, about scholarships and the Championship clubs. At the moment, everything appears to be based on what Arthur said at the LISA meeting. I'm not for a moment disputing what he said, but what else has the RFL said, on the subject? Keith seems to be putting an interesting, & logical spin on it and none of the other Championship clubs seem to have picked up on this - other than from our site.

The main reason for all this gripe towards the RFL is the fact they keep moving those damned goal posts just to suit them now you can't argue with that surely .

The RFL would do a good job of ending world peace and creating world hunger if you gave them the chance.
Sorry - I wouldn't trust the RFL as far as I could throw them..and with big Nige that wouldnt be far at all..

Maybe there has been no RL council meeting since the club was informed of this so no one has asked them WHY???? infact there is no maybe about it we were informed when we told the rfl about our plans, so you presume wrongly at this stage no one has asked them why because the opportunity has not yet arisen.
And who is Arthur Rowley? as Arthur Thomas our chairman attended the meeting not ALLAN ROWLEY.

Couldn't give a monkeys who it was Fred... apologies for not knowing the intricacies of your boardroom.

The point still stands... When Arthur Thomas was speaking to this select few last night... was he not asked why Leigh were not being allowed to run a scholarship?
If he simply did not know why then why didn't he ask the question when he was being informed? Surely it would have been the first thing to come out of his mouth.
[i"I'm sorry you can't run a scholarship scheme anymore?"
"Why?"[/i
I doubt the RFL would have made such a decision without having thought out some reasons that they could give for having made this decision.