bring leigh back, thats a definate 6 pts for fax next season with only 3 for Widnes

Leigh were easily the worst side to play Raiders last season.

But we always beat Widnes no matter how bad we are.

I agree with most of your comments,but I honestly don't think any team in the Championship will be streets ahead of anyone else.

Leigh will not make the same mistakes of last year,which was to invest very little and concentrate on the next two seasons,being relegated was not on the agenda, big mistake all leigh fans accept.

Until a decision is made by the idiots in charge of our game,all is conjecture but if we do stay up,expect a very differant team from the one that nearly beat you this year

You obviously did not come to Leigh,when Leigh thrw 3 points away,definately our worst performance at Barrow, not much better at Fax to be honest.

And that would be three more than they took off us last season!!

www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... shead.html gateshead back in business.

www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... shead.html gateshead back in business.

[iThe club also face a nine-point deduction which, if applied immediately, would result in relegation to Championship 1 for 2010.[/i


Reading between the lines, it looks like Gateshead will go down, replaced or not.

Not 100% on this one but the season might be officially over already. Didnt players contracts used to run to the end of October in which case they will have until Saturday. Cutting it a bit fine.

Gateshead aint got any players now they have released em all. Anyway whether we are in the league or not you lot won't win anything again with that p*ss pot in charge

Thank you for your "pearls of wisdom"

we could bring some 'buckets' to The Shay, and do a 'collection' for ourselves !! (Sound Familiar ???)

at Barrow yes, DEFINITELY.
BUT AT Leigh, you were 16-2 down at half time, a decent side would have put 40 past you. 2nd half was more typical of the season (24-0) but if you were there (you actually brought 2 coach loads) you would have seen your worst 40 minutes of the season.

This therefore means that the "offence" of going into Administration/Liquidation occurred in the 2009 season and as such any penalty should be applied to the teams points for that season as per RFL statement after the Wigan salary cap scenario's.

However this would rely upon the RFL being consistent in its governance of the game!

So what happened in the Widnes case a couple of years ago when straight after the play off defeat to Cas they went into Administration? Their points deduction was the Season after wasn't it?

Or did the RFL "Wigan Salary Cap Statement" also cover different offences such as Administration?

Yes it was, but their situation was different. (apparently!) Widnes went into administration, whilst Gateshead club has been liquidated - and they have been suspended from the RFL. They now have to apply for re-admittance, and are talking of using mainly local amateur players.

i wouldnt fancy gatesheads chances next year if they stay in championship....

no coach, lost all their best players and a 9 point deduction..doesnt read good.

indeed, nothing to do with Leigh (us)
But they did/do rely on money/imports, if not us, then promote Oldham.
Doesn't really matter, we weren't going into 'the promised land' in 2012 anyway. It's 2015/18/21 for us ??? What a joke !!!!!!!!!!!

after 2012 RFL will probaly make it every ten years that can apply.

That would not surprise me one bit matey, by the way good luck for next season.

If you go into Administration then the 9 point deduction is for next season.......... if you are wound up (as Gateshead seem to be) - then the 9 points are taken from this season which will relegate Gateshead.

If the RFL re-instate us is a different matter.

The RFL moving the goal posts yet again!!!!!



They wonder why people are sceptical about what they announce/do!

True but probably the right call.

To be fair, they had to do something. I also suspect the Championship clubs did not want 2 less games as times are hard enough as it is. The only other option would have been to leave Leigh and promote Oldham. However with them just escaping a winding up order, this was the only sensible thing to do.