Re: Championship Clubs Invited to Apply for SL : Fri Oct 08, 2010 4:20 pm  

Chris Dalton wrote:

Aye. I did laugh. For a month all we heard was how widnes were the only club allowed to run an academy, how Leigh weren't allowed to even though they wanted to and how it was corrupt and designed purely for us. All month I asked for some context, some evidence, and got none. Then Featherstone announced they were running one next year.

"Well what exactly was said at this meeting with Arthur Thomas and Ian Millward?"
Leythers: "The RFL said we couldn't run one!!"
"Why??"
Leythers: "Don't know...."
"Well didn't someone ask Arthur Thomas if he had asked the RFL why?"
Leythers: "No..."
"Doesn't that sound like a reasonable question to ask?"
Leythers: "Errrm....... no!?!? We're just not allowed to run one because we're Leigh!!!!"

Re: Championship Clubs Invited to Apply for SL : Fri Oct 08, 2010 4:21 pm  

Chris Dalton wrote:

Aye. I did laugh. For a month all we heard was how widnes were the only club allowed to run an academy, how Leigh weren't allowed to even though they wanted to and how it was corrupt and designed purely for us. All month I asked for some context, some evidence, and got none. Then Featherstone announced they were running one next year.

and then....

Re: Championship Clubs Invited to Apply for SL : Fri Oct 08, 2010 4:32 pm  

Chris B wrote:

"Well what exactly was said at this meeting with Arthur Thomas and Ian Millward?"
Leythers: "The RFL said we couldn't run one!!"
"Why??"
Leythers: "Don't know...."
"Well didn't someone ask Arthur Thomas if he had asked the RFL why?"
Leythers: "No..."
"Doesn't that sound like a reasonable question to ask?"
Leythers: "Errrm....... no!?!? We're just not allowed to run one because we're Leigh!!!!"

You missed off:
Leythers: "Why are you supporting the RFL they're corrupt and against us!!! They wont let us run an academy!!!"

Followed by, as J20 says, blissful silence on the issue.

Re: Championship Clubs Invited to Apply for SL : Fri Oct 08, 2010 5:53 pm  

Chris Dalton wrote:

Exactly my thoughts. Everyone thinks we're a shoe in, everyone thinks the criteria were somehow designed to suit us even though they are based on fundamental requirements for any successful club - crowds, finances etc and areas we are ahead in.

Everyone thinks that, yet I still wont believe we are a shoe in. I simply don't trust the RFL.

Glad you share the paranoia, Dalton

Widnes are a well-run club and a model to us all (find rich owner and put structures in place) but realistically they don't fit in with the RFL's dreams of world domination so you just need to keep your heads down and go about your jobs quietly and efficiently once your up there, or risk being sent back down next time around for upsetting the apple cart.

Re: Championship Clubs Invited to Apply for SL : Fri Oct 08, 2010 6:39 pm  

Chris Dalton wrote:

I'm not sure I will celebrate any club like Fax being in trouble financially now or ever.

I was joking mate. Serious though be nice if we have a stronger team than Fax this year.

Re: Championship Clubs Invited to Apply for SL : Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:50 pm  

Just been reading the latest thread on the VT.

Theres a few bottom's twitching on there.

Its all sooooooooooo unfair.

Re: Championship Clubs Invited to Apply for SL : Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:13 pm  

JHF wrote:

Just been reading the latest thread on the VT.

Theres a few bottom's twitching on there.

Its all sooooooooooo unfair.

Oh yes great system last time to get Crusaders in but as soon as one of the treasured SL clubs is under threat it's oh what a terrible system

They made their own beds as fat as I'm concerned!