Emotive and ignorant topic.
Sale coming to LSV and booting out BRFC and Genesis would be good for the town of Leigh.
Its good for LRLFC due to being a shareholder in LSV and for our SL aspirations.
Puffball fans at SCFC are having a right moan but failed to take ownership, in the same way as we luvved up HP with GHE and then the lease with SCL.
Kennedy saw a no risk opportunity, get the ground for £4m, sell the club without its assett to the fans for £1, let them love it up. Then look for the council to bankroll a new stadium that Sale would fully own with the threat of moving if they dont.
Kennedy has done what a good businessman does, got something cheap because the circumstances were right.
GHE got HP cheap because Higgins was weak and the supporters werent organised, Kenneddy just paid a bit more for Edgeley park. LSV would still be owned by its current parties, Sale would be a lodger only with less rights than LRL.

So have I got this right.

Kennedy owns both Edgeley Park and Sale RU, but not Stockport which is owned by a Supporters trust as he sold it to them for £1?

The local council aren’t willing to fund the redevelopment of the Edgeley Park (or a new stadium) presumably because he owns it? So I guess he’s going to sell it to a developer and now needs somewhere for his team to play? Leaving Stockport without a ground?

Why would booting two teams out for one be good for Leigh? and why having Sale there does it improve our SL aspirations?

Completely agree. One of those teams has already been booted out though, sadly

Is it now confirmed that Genesis will no longer play at LSV now then? Were will home be next season?

Although I'm not a follower I will be saddened by the loss of Genesis, as they were and as far as I'm concerned should still be above all outsiders, part of the LSV dream.

We were told categorically that there was 'no place' for us at the LSV next season - looking like Crilly Park should we be able to bring it up to league standards etc but the clock is ticking. Will just be glad to play at a ground that is actually happy to host us, to be honest.

If Sale do move in then there's no doubt whatsoever that they will get priority over Leigh RL, which surely can't be a good thing?

Id rather Genesis be in than Sale any day of the week.

I backed you up too I refer to my first post on this thread. By the way last time this idea of Sale playing at the LSV was mentioned I posted it would be as daft as getting into bed with someone who you knew would stab you in the back as soon as you fell asleep.

If Sale did move in to the ground there'd be a full house for most home games, ive been to many games at edgeley park and away teams from leicester, leeds, london have brought thousands of supporters in terrible conditions mainly on friday nights ive been to night games and still away fans travel. Sale home fans are from all over the north so wud have no problem travelling and i believe it wud be good bringing them here. Kennedy may have ideas to suit himself but leigh aren't getting much at the moment anyway

Most of their games only attract around 6 or 7k with just one or 2 hitting the 8k mark. Obviously a lot more than we get at the moment but can't see the Cheshire set being happy coming to a rough @rse town like Leigh!!!

Ok mate, if you say so!!!

Do you know how much the LSV holds mate? Obviously not

As you know more than me,you wont need telling then will you, that Genesis have one match left at the LSV and then are relocating too Crilly Park?

But you know that right?

Youlle also know about the stitching machine thats coming in when keith relays the patch, so it can have a game every day played on it wont you???

And that ours will be only 1 of 2 Rugby League pitches thats been stitched?

But you know this dont ya? and i know nothing......

He didnt say you know nothing, he said he knows more than you. And I think he knows better and more useful information than you as youre info is almost useless at best.

Lets see how good the stitching machine is in 3 inches of mud after 30 fat rugby union players have torn it up. Its wierd, Wembley cant play 2 games in 2 days but 'your mate kieth' could have saved the top stadium on the planet a fortune with his needle and thread!

The pitch at LSV seemed to hold up ok to me with three games in three days last round of the cup.

Think they got lucky with the weather more than anything, but it certainly seemed to be showing a bit of wear at the football on Saturday.

You're right it was dry and that did help, but surely the fixture planners in the main can ensure that only one team is at home on any given 'normal' weekend, cup games always add confusion.

Sale wouldn't be too bothered whether there's fixture clashes or not as I'm sure they'd make sure that they're number one, and we'd be the ones having to switch games etc, just as County ended up playing a 'home' game at Macclesfield because of the Sharks.

Playing Friday/Sunday I'd hope there'd not be a need to switch, and as much as I'd prefer Genesis still to be at LSV, the sad reality is with them out, Leigh Centurions/LSV needs another occupant as I don't think either of them can afford to be sole user, so whether it's Genesis, Sale, Rovers, or FC united or anyone, it needs someone to put money in the place.

That's what we (LGFC) thought when we switched our midweek matchday from a Tuesday to a Wednesday to allow for 2 days 'rest' after a Rovers game...

Think the LSV would be skipping if Sale were serious about moving to Leyth, but I support Leigh RL, not the stadium, and I can only see the negatives for us as Sale would be holding all the cards, as it were.

Yes Ok, of course he does.
I broke the England V France International months before it was made public, but my info is useless at best isnt it? Pleb.

Of course how can i argue with you when you are the all knowing oracle?

Keith is the Grounsdman, but again you know more than me, you already knew that didnt you?

Lets all bow to your superior knowledge of hearsay and say so, and not bother with my facts eh?

WHAT A SPLENDID WORD, LOVE IT !!!

Its a cracker and its true, I am indeed a pleb. However I believe that anyone could have guessed where the England game was going to be this year. I heard it from a mate whos an inside source very early on but didnt feel the need to broadcast it as it was pretty obvious it was coming to Leigh anyway. You dont have a monopoly on inside information you sad little man.

I'm fully aware of numbers at the LSV, dont see why this wud make a difference just stating that if Sale came to leigh i believe they wud if not fill the ground have good support home and away week in and week out. I think alot of locals from leigh wud go as neutrals just to see big name world class players which at the moment aren't being seen at the LSV. This is just my personal opinion but like many i do believe in the long run Kennedy is looking out for himself like the majority of team owners in all sports

. I'd like to see them there though just to see players like Lesley Vainikolo Shontane Hape at Leigh