I'm sure he said " a team would be invited to join Super League from the Championship" , this must point to Toulouse.

rowanandmartinslaughin.com/wolfgang.jpg Very interesting

rowanandmartinslaughin.com/wolfgang.jpg Very interesting

Leigh are the new darling club of the RFL





Only this week Nigel Wood has come out on record to say the RFL are looking forward to Leigh making a strong contribution to the Championship,already having granted them a relegation reprieve.



Not only did they as a visionary club fully embraced the RFL's 'Framing the future' blueprint, they have also fully applied all the recommendations the RFL laid down at the last franchise application process on facilities, finance,youth & community that they stated would assist Leigh developing into a 'future stong SL candidate'.



It's now by no means a co-incidence they appear to be assembling a strong playing squad on the field under the guidance of a world class head coach.



All of which has impressed The RFL and achieved without the need of any SKY handouts.



Whilst during the same timescales some SL clubs have, well you can all judge that for yourselves.....

Just a shame they'll win buggar all and therefore be ineligible for a Super League licence

that hasnt stopped the RFl before.

Quite simple this when Celtic finish bottom for next 2 year it got to be them it would be a discrace if team Likes Cas and Wakie go out of it they are the only area in yorkshire what are producing Super league youngsters not acadamy but born in there areas.

If these 2 teams went out of comp you will loose at least 3 or 4 Players from each England side because the youth developments in town would fininsh thats sound sad but very true.

Seems more accurate







Are these the recommendations that our Chairman collected on your behalf because your board spat their dummy and refused to attend the meetings after the last announcement.

Leigh have been given a reprieve because it suits the RFL.. in 2012 it will not suit the RFL to hand them a licence.

I thought the Featherstone area produced plenty of youngsters for many Yorkshire clubs. It seems that not being in Super League hasnt stopped the production of youngsters there.

Featherstone have only have 1 high school and 1 junior side Fev lions and thats on the border of Cas and most kids there are from Cas any way.

So the area's producing them, not the clubs? They're born in WMDC, but not developing through the Cas or Wakey academies?





Hang around: didn't you say you were talking bout players born in the area but who don't go through the two clubs youth development?

Is this the very meeting where your chairman told Leigh that the Widnes meeting with the RFL was absolutely pointless, and a complete and utter waste of time ?? !!

I very much doubt that to be the case taking into account the way that SOC has handled himself since the decision.



In any case it wouldn't have been a complete waste of time as it didn't show our board to be a whining, snivelling mob.

Make no mistake you're only in this division because what little extra money you bring to a few clubs in this division was a little bit better than the alternative.