on that point i agree, but would you really put widnes leight and halifax in that catagory, and more importantly would you have done 2 years ago, when submissions were made??? face facts mr m jackson looked like the best business in the world 4 months ago, you buying shares now?

Be interesting to know what the RFL have to say.

Not quite 2 years ago , Leigh , no I stated at the time we were not ready and most likely never will be , same with Fax , Widnes yes

The problem is the RFL have bent the rules that much to get them there they had to put them in or they would have dissapeared

And artificially producing competitive clubs does not prepare them to move up , when those ' advantages ' are then removed the club cannot survive

you mean like a salary cap? or slowing the PTB down?

eh did you ever try putting widnes in to company rating software at the time?
the would have been catagorised as high risk because they had insolvency issues within the previous 3 years, if press reports are true.

in shot starbug, would youi have put your house in to widnes, and if not why should the rfl take the same risk??

I saw that on the BBC site, at the bottom of the article. But, they cannot just bury their heads in the sand. They'll need to comment sooner or later.

I would imagine they will wait until all investigation is done to make any sort of comment so they know all the details of what has happened and how.

Ahh, I didn't see that. Well hopefully that is a good sign for the club.

As you say, it's not fair to criticise Celtic for wrong doing that is not proven, but when has that ever stopped some people from "having a pop"?

the rfl dont have to say anything if celtic didnt breach and of the rfls rules, the UKBA will punish those guilty of breaking immigration law

As you said earlier Mr Jackson seemed to be a good investment not so long ago , same could be said for several of the worlds biggest companies

How many other clubs were willing or able to deposit £ 500,000 in cash as a ' bond ' ?

Mr Samuels co probably doesn't have the best financial figures at the moment and I doubt many RL clubs have good financial risk stats either

and as i said on the celtic site for you...........
we all have to fight for our own club, as a wakefield fan i know that, but i will not do it by trying to bring down another club in the hope it gives me a gap to run through.
rl is a community, and as such as a clever bloke im sure youd be best directed appying your passions to sorting out your own club, which i believe is the struggling leigh, rather than bringing down another club ok?

i respect you opinions but dont think you needed to target celts tonight, which you have. good luck with leigh though, another fav away trip.

sure crusaders have been embarresed here but to dam and abandon them now would look really bad for the sport. the RFL must stick with crusaders through think and thin for the long term benefit of the game!

at present Mr Jackson is the highest grossing popstar on the planet, what a great marketing idea to die.
Celtic were fast tracked in, will they now be punished, I don't know but lookig at RFL decisions in the past Wigan allowed to get away with cheating on the Salary cap 3 times and only a total of 6 point deducted over two seasons, unlike Australia, Hull left in the CC after cheating.
So this is really hard to call, rugby league needs to expand, but will the media allow it to become a national sport?
We have this problem but the Yawnian boys are now acting like wrestlers with the fake blood inicident, we should to be able to make some good out of this about a game played by real man who bleed for real, but can see the RFL missing it.

I know this sounds a bit premature but how much tops does your typical National Conference or NL2 team take to run.

If the worst came to the worst we'd try to start up our own club to keep rugby league down here in one shape or form?

Any info on this front as it is a very depressing day so far. Need to see at least a little light at the end of the tunnel.

I think if the rfl kick us out of Super League then Samuels will walk away and there will be no club so we do really need to think about these things.

When Elvis died it was reported as a great career move

in that case leigh are challenge cup winners next year, nailed on!

More likely someone formerly close to the club with inside knowledge.

Celtic have had a number of senior staff leave this year.

Its not beyond the realms of possibility that one of them acted as a whistle blower.

Hope they sort these probblems out, things like this makes clubs like Leigh and Halfax think they should be in Super league, which we all know is
laughable looking at the two respected clubs.

Can all the leigh fans stop posting in this thread. Its hard to read the decent posts without having to trawl through posts about your insignificant little club.

TIA

My thoughts earlier , in reply to Gutterfax's insinuations



Or possibly a disgruntled ex player

oh yes so someone in the club had detailed knowledge of the employment laws relating to migrating employees,

boy...........the players in celtic at least will give better interviews than gareth hock

i just love it

so now starbug
international espionage
a smuggling rind
and insider dealing.....within the last hour


i cant wait or windy miller to arrive..the expert straw clutcher!

I think you will find it is not the Leigh fans who keep mentioning Leigh

Normally it is Widnes who are picked upon by posters when they are losing arguments , tonight it is our time

Does it matter?

If the players and/or the club have been bending the rules they deserve to have sanctions against them. How the authorities found out is surely an irrelevance.

I notice you didn't question this post