Your getting me, LG.

Bagsy top bunk. Very kind offer, thank you sir.

Kind of expected and fair enough, will be nice to see them back in super league and nice to not have to Travel far for away games. Well done and bring on 2021

I would go as far as 16+ bradford london Toulouse and fev with the possibility to increase to 18 when newcastle and york are ready. League still to be completed within regular game time. Force sides to rotate and give the younger players a game or two they would not have otherwise got possibly throwing up a few surprise results. I would like to see the championship and super league morphed into an nfl type structure as the end game to expansion.

We have 3 years to come up with a way if strengthening our hand when renegotiating a tv deal 16 sides a french derby bottom side relegated and top of champ promoted with a million pound play game between 15th in super league and 2nd in the championship. We would have an argument for a bit more money as more games could be televised as there would be midweek games.

How can we expand when we restrict the league to 12 teams ?? The whole talent pool argument is just lazy argument imo.

Quote ="Dezzies_right_hook"I would go as far as 16+ bradford london Toulouse and fev with the possibility to increase to 18 when newcastle and york are ready. League still to be completed within regular game time. Force sides to rotate and give the younger players a game or two they would not have otherwise got possibly throwing up a few surprise results. I would like to see the championship and super league morphed into an nfl type structure as the end game to expansion. We have 3 years to come up with a way if strengthening our hand when renegotiating a tv deal 16 sides a french derby bottom side relegated and top of champ promoted with a million pound play game between 15th in super league and 2nd in the championship. We would have an argument for a bit more money as more games could be televised as there would be midweek games. How can we expand when we restrict the league to 12 teams ?? The whole talent pool argument is just lazy argument imo.'" I agree generally that the numbers should be increased. 14 might be better. I remember when it was a 16-team league and there was always one at the bottom who crept out of the second division but weren't good enough for the top flight and took an absolute hammering all season... Example: https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seas ... mmary.html

Quote ="Dezzies_right_hook"I would go as far as 16+ bradford london Toulouse and fev with the possibility to increase to 18 when newcastle and york are ready. League still to be completed within regular game time. Force sides to rotate and give the younger players a game or two they would not have otherwise got possibly throwing up a few surprise results. I would like to see the championship and super league morphed into an nfl type structure as the end game to expansion. We have 3 years to come up with a way if strengthening our hand when renegotiating a tv deal 16 sides a french derby bottom side relegated and top of champ promoted with a million pound play game between 15th in super league and 2nd in the championship. We would have an argument for a bit more money as more games could be televised as there would be midweek games. How can we expand when we restrict the league to 12 teams ?? The whole talent pool argument is just lazy argument imo.'" I agree generally that the numbers should be increased. 14 might be better. I remember when it was a 16-team league and there was always one at the bottom who crept out of the second division but weren't good enough for the top flight and took an absolute hammering all season... Example: https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seas ... mmary.html

We all know why we have so few clubs. Money.
If we split the Sky cake into 16 parts ... our clubs will find it even harder to keep their players away from NRL and Union.

did you beat us? i can't remember. Obviously that was very important to you.

Yes,

and a win is ALWAYS important.

and it was bloody freezing

What fantastic expansionist vision our sport has shown by selecting LEIGH
as the NEW 12th team in SL.
After Toronto its Leigh !!! Wow..
All we need now is for Leigh to announce they're bringing back Alex Murphy as
Player coach !!
I understand we have to look after the grass roots of the game,
But dear me.. This is stepping back 40 years.
What on earth can Leigh bring by way of expansion and growth ?

They can bring us a 12 team league that has a good chance of finishing next season as a 12 team league.

Unnecessarily negative this IMO. This is unprecedented and it really isn't the time for expansion given current circumstances. Realistically expansion to Toronto and then circumstances that nobody could really forsee are what led us to this point in the first place, don't get me wrong it's a real shame that Toronto didn't work out. It was always extremely ambitious and the timing has proved to be hugely unfortunate. We ideally need the league expanding to 14 with toulouse and another but that's not going to happen without a better TV deal otherwise we will see a talent drain to NRL and union.

If we had 11 domestic teams and Catalans then we would probably have had a 12 team competition right through this last season as well.

Im all for spreading the game but why are they so intent on creating little islands outside of the heartlands like Wrexham, London, gateshead. Why not expand gradually, places like Stoke, Crewe, Preston and when it's done create junior teams, send down the coaches and see if a club can be born nurtured which can then be pushed forward and maybe produce players who develop capability to play in superleague. They may even create new fans of the sport who come and watch some superleague games.

There's a global pandemic. Travel is restricted for lord knows how long. Expand in the year no-one can travel..........the whole reason Toronto folded!

Leigh makes sense in 2020/21

Well, Warringtons in it so why not Leigh?

Exactly it’s a safe bet and makes sense given the current climate. Leigh was always my preference tbh with Toulouse/Bradford potential candidates. Although they will probably need at least another 4/5 signings to avoid finishing bottom based upon the squad they have at the moment.

The only viable option. Longer term Toulouse look a good bet for promotion and hopefully London but right now it has to be Leigh. They have a decent ground and support and I reckon they will be competitive.

There must have been a reason for reducing from 14 to 12 teams back in 2015?

At least Leigh always bring a good crowd with them.

Keanan Brand Joins Leigh Centurions On Loan For The 2021 Betfred Super League Season

What's folks views on the lad?

We've hardly seen him.

Full of effort with a lot to learn. Seems strange that Warrington are loaning him out for the year when he would have had one of the best centres that have played the game to give him the benefit of his vast experience.
He will give it his all and maybe a year of SL rugby with Leigh will give the proper test he needs.

I hope he does well for you guys. Leaves us a little. Light in the centres, maybe we needed to free a little cap space for another new recruit?

Jason Clarke's 35 years old dustbinman friend must play a bit and fancies a holiday, so we'll have him lined up for 2022 when Brand signs permanently for Leigh.

re. Keanan Brand
We just have to do this otherwise he doesn't actually get a game of rugby unless we get several injuries.
This of course can bite you in the bum if we do get injuries.
Having no reserves is a pig. He hardly got a game last year.

He had 2 games last year, Leeds away when we got snotted, and he got manhandled by hurrell, size difference.

And also the game v Salford when we played the kids, he was the only one that (sort of) had a 'bad' game.

Honestly, weve barely seen him. Seems a little on the small side for me. As mentioned a season long loan will be best for him

Bob Jackson coming back