Word is they are in serious trouble!

Bobbhy Hope yes Bobby Hope the man who nearly killed Leigh RLFC has resigned and administration looks likely.

With this in mind pace back Ballard and Hemmingway would be great additions to our depleted squad any thoughts???

Not like Booby that

Hemmingway couldnt get in our reserve side

You recon??? Lad had a good spell here last year and is on big bucks at Pool.

Ballard a far better wing man than likes of Stanton and Maden.

If we want any winger back (on form) and not suggesting we should, it should be Munro, he's been on fire!

Play and pay money only at Leigh at the moment I think

i did post in a thread on here a few months ago one club were in SERIOUS trouble, but i wouldn't name them due to having sensitive confidential information.....


however, yes it is the boys on the fylde.........whilst you cant blame the players, some of the wage packets there would make you green with envy, and you cant sustain that on gates of 300

yep, I would have Ballard,Munroe and Hemmingway as back up players.......all 3 are going well this season.

From wot here all their players have been freed and the club has gone no suprise and when will clubs learn.

You are joking Maden, have you actually seen him play this season, he's been a major improvement, cut out the silly penalties, and would be one of the first names on the team sheet on current performance. Well done Steve keep it up!



As for Blackpool it's never good to see any club in difficulties, Good Luck to them.

agree 100% maden has been the most improved player this year IMO! he's having a great season!

i'd give that to riddy

No one blamed the RFL and had a dig at Dick (ho ho) Lewis yet? You're all slacking..

If it's true that they've been paying over the top wages, then they've no one to blame but themselves. You can't keep throwing money at a bottomless pit, I've said that for years. It's always sad to see a club fail, but I'd rather a club folded than kept limping along, dragging an impossible to clear debt behind it.
With a bit of luck someone in Blackpool will keep the club alive, but a fresh start is the only realistic option.

Yes i have seen Maden this season and finally the lad has got himself into shape and started earning his corn and has looked good under the high ball and eager to take workload on near our own line.

That said he lacks the genuine pace of Ballard who is top end Championship Winger as he proved at Celtic and scores trys from short and long range and never lets anyone down with his defence.

Thats why i asked the question with Blackpool set to disolve would he be worth a punt till end of season and with the injury to Robbie Hemmingway as he did last year could offer decent cover at both 6 and 7 with a good kicking game to boot.

Agreed.

Lads been fantastic this season.

Scoring for fun in a poor league with good players around him.

Lets not remember the lads main weakness his defence.

From what I have been told they are a victim of their own success.
They did not budget to win so many games ,but why are people slagging in them off .
We should as a sport rally round them how much money have the RFL pumped into the QUINS ,CRUSADERS AND THE FROGS to keep them going.
Blackpool have a lot of local lads in their squad and giving coaching opportunities to local English lads to.
So instead of acting like a pack of Vultures lets look at the bigger picture they are a Lancashire club so lets support them not kick them in the teeth when they are down.

I thought Leythers where Rugby Lovers

I can only see one real 'slagging off' post Mick and thats from a self confessed 'Super league is great' person, What I did say in a previous post somewhere on here was that once their chairman (now ex) got involved then expect trouble, something which is proved true.

Not at a pop at you Fred just think some people are to quick to jump on the bandwagon sometimes.
John Chadwick their chair seems a decent bloke and loves rugby , as most of you know we have our kids finals at Fylde and this year we had a double booking with the Panthers down to play Doncaster the same day as our finals.
John phoned me and we had a good chat and the result being the Panthers re-arranged their game for a Friday night how many pro clubs would have done that for the amateurs not many trust me.

My point is the RFL should step in and help Blackpool not let them go under ,they have a squad of good honest lads quite a few originating from Leigh and they deserve some support surely ?

I guess that's in terms of offering big win bonuses?

It's a huge shame for any club to be in trouble but again it's the only spend what you can afford... Widnes felt this trying to get into SL 2007 (Tbh I think Fax are doing the same a bit). My only issue as mentioned is the RFL will bail out SL sides who overspend (with more money) yet not lower league sides, should be strict set rules and a big review each season of the salary cap which in principle 40% turnover seems ok!

No I know you werent Mick (for once



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I totally agree they spout on about expansionism and all's I see is clubs out of Soooooper league going to the wall, it may well be the fault of BoD's and Chairmen but at the end of the day whilst there may not be many speccies at Blackpool its they who suffer.
This may be harsh but until ALL Championship and Ch 1 chairmen get together and agree to work together for the common good of RL then this will still keep happening over and over and there but for the grace of 'im upsteers' there go all of us.
They could do with having a word with Starbug he may be a bad tempered crotchetty old so and so but he does have a few good ideas that would benefit not only the semi pro's but the amateur clubs as well.

Do the Oystons still bankroll the football team?

For me Blackpool is an obvious fit for summer rugby - just need somone with a bit of vision, and a few bob to back them, to get the folk of Blackpool to realise that too!! If they approched it the right way, they could be easily getting 4 figure crowds, with weekend packages for away supporters, and season ticket deals tied into the football team.

And the other no brainer - they've got to try and keep hold of Martin Crompton!!

has Gary followed him Keith?

Frying pan and fire spring to mind with he who went before and those two

he told me he was coming miners