Move over, make room for a little one, I want to Pee in this pot.

Increasing from 4 to 5 this time, 6 or 7 next? Then what 10?

Have we actually signed up to this farce?

The reply i got was something along the lines if why do you believe this brown stuff!

Any link up is at foundation and U23's only

That was on page one o this thread, doesn't seem to fit with the RFL statement does it

I have read the RFL statement, but have yet to see any official statement from Leigh, Wigan or even the RFL, any kind of link-up between the clubs.

No it doesn't. All links ups up to now have been announced officially by the clubs concerned along with a bit of detail. As has been pointed out nothing has been announced and when it is either i will have been given incorrect info by a club official, or Karl H did not have full grasp of the facts.

Now that Fax, Fev and Sheffield have declined to participate in 'partnering', perhaps Leigh are having second thoughts and pulling back from their verbal confirmation ?

Either way, surely someone on this board is close enough to get a real answer from your club ??

I think the whole proposal is a disgrace, and I am shocked at the wanton destruction of age groups at SL level. All the time and money that has gone into youth development for this to happen. It makes the Eddie Stobart deal look like pure genius.

Actually think now is a good time for our club to inform the fans what the plans are as this kind of 'training club' set up in the Championships appears to be gaining momentum.

So is it Leigh joining the training clubs now being formed in the Championships or is it Leigh remaining a stand alone ambitious club ?

So he's psychic then. It wasn't on the RFL site when you had your fans forum

A few rumours gathering pace in WMB area that we are to become a feeder club, I await the club confirming these are not true and we are linking up with nobody in a formal manner.

The club won't/can't respond to every rumour that appears. They have nothing to say, because nothing has been agreed with any SL club. The club has become much better at communicating things as/when they happen, but to announce things that haven't happened? Surely not?

Think about this, we have already signed about 20 first team squad players, using up a large slice of our salary budget. I can't see the club then just sidelining these 20 (good) players in favour of a number of W***n youngsters, can you? What would we pay them with, when there';s hardly anything left in the pot? As for the suggestion that up to half our first team squad could come from W***n, well that would give us a squad of about 40, on current numbers!

It may well be that the club sees fit to enter an arrangement with a SL club, over younger players, but they will announce that if/when it happens. It may well be that the club takes some D/C's from W***, or any other SL club, but they will announce that if/when it happens. Meanwhile, they are very busy dealing with what is actually happening, rather than what isn't!

Can you use your influences to get a statement out giving complete clarity to the situation, because it isn't Fax fans that have got me very concerned that I will be ending my affinity to what was LRLFC should what is circulating be true. If you can influence the statement please make sure it is CRYSTAL CLEAR eg WE WILL NOT BE PARTICIPATING IN THIS PARTNERSHIP IDEA BECAUSE WE WILL NEVER BE A FEEDER CLUB FOR ANY LUVVER AS LONG AS WE HAVE HOLES IN OUR ARRISS'S type statement.

I can't exert any influence to get them to clarify something that isn't actually there to be clarified. Whatever is 'circulating' cannot be fact, because nothing has been agreed with anybody. I appreciate concerns about 'twinning' with W***n, or any other SL club, but our club has already stated that will not happen. That situation hasn't changed. They may well be exploring other avenues of mutual benefit, but can only announce any agreements if/when there are any.

Remember, we already have had 'agreements' with W***n/Warrington, over D/C's, loans, 'friendly' games, so the concept of 'partnering' or whatever we want to call it, is hardly new.

Alan, what is FACT is a very nasty rumour around town that is making people very worried. That rumour can be put to bed, you do not need to quote Wigan/Wire or anybody, just something more PC on the lines I put.

Working with on the basis we have refn DC's is not a problem, merging community departments and teams is.