I agree. In the current system promotion to SL is just an illusion, a scrap thrown down by the RFL to try and make the competitions mean something at the back end of the season.

There's a live cap system in place to prevent clubs overspending. Why not take the average salary of the bottom 4 SL clubs (as although the have the right to spend £1.8 million, I'm not convinced they all are) and allow Championship clubs who can prove they have the income to support that level of salary be allowed to pay that much.

Also, the signing deadline needs to be moved to much earlier in the season, I'd suggest around May time as that will prevent clubs signing a brand new side the week before the middle 8's start and produce a more level playing field come the middle 8 competition.

Can't argue with that.

Derek , maybe the Salary Cap should be increased ,nowt wrong with that what worries me is if we blatantly ignore the Cap and sign whichever player we can , it's great for the Fans to get to see the best players but you can't just ignore the rules, look what happened at Barrow when Dessie was ruling them, he overspent .the Club was punished ,the rest is History, I wouldn't want that for our great club.
And what would happen if we were allowed to overspend,then heaven forbid for some reason Derek decided he wanted out,who would pay the players large contracts then?I admire Derek for wanting the best at Leigh, I've already mentioned some players to you, but at what price?

=#FF0000Richard Marshall at Fax with less than half our cap spend and without FT staff and players has managed to equal our achievements in the eights so far and turn us over also. Not heard him bleating about our significant advantages we have over them he's just got on with it.

=#FF0000In summary and in my opinion we have haven't been good enough on the whole in this eights series and im pretty sure Derek and Paul know this and id suggest with or without reinforcements must improve next year if we want to do better surely?

=#FF0000The answer in life isn't always to throw money at a problem.

=#FF0000With the above said win tomorrow and remarkably we still have a chance!!!!

=#FF0000PS I agree regards the transfer deadline.

Just a point on the salary cap, no where in the article in the MEN does Derek say we will break it nor is he quoted. Re-read what is actually written.

Well said Ste, And also for SRW1996, I never mentioned breaking the salary cap in my post either.

I never said you did pal.

No you didn't. You just said you was sick of hearing excuses about the salary cap. What excuses?

Quote ="Cokey"[size=150No you didn't.[/size You just said you was sick of hearing excuses about the salary cap. What excuses?'" Thanks for clarifying that. sportinglife.aol.co.uk/rugby-lea ... n-reaction "The Super League club's finances have a bit to do with it but it's proving an impossible dream at the moment for Championship clubs."

Quote ="Cokey"[size=150No you didn't.[/size You just said you was sick of hearing excuses about the salary cap. What excuses?'" Thanks for clarifying that. sportinglife.aol.co.uk/rugby-lea ... n-reaction "The Super League club's finances have a bit to do with it but it's proving an impossible dream at the moment for Championship clubs."

Quote ="SRW1996" Thanks for clarifying that. sportinglife.aol.co.uk/rugby-lea ... n-reaction "The Super League club's finances have a bit to do with it but it's proving an impossible dream at the moment for Championship clubs." So what is your point?

Quote ="SRW1996" Thanks for clarifying that. sportinglife.aol.co.uk/rugby-lea ... n-reaction "The Super League club's finances have a bit to do with it but it's proving an impossible dream at the moment for Championship clubs." So what is your point?

Where is the 'Like' button ?

Not much I can add to that.

Maybe if the Salary Cap was brought closer together. So if SL is £1.8m & Championship £1m, then for those Clubs who can prove affordability to the RFL, by way of showing finances, average gates & sponsorship incomes, bridge the gap by half, so £1.4m Championship & £1.8m SL.

For me the biggest problem in the 8's has been an unwillingness to adapt & tailor the play/approach against SL Clubs. Here I am not talking wholesale changes, just some fine tuning, smarter RL against KR & Wakefield Trinity Schoolgirl's when in a commanding position would have seen us through at least to 5th place & the £million game, as it is I can't see any Championship team other than Bradford having a cat in hell's chance.

Still, we will be back in the North Stand again tomorrow, praying for miracles.

The miracle wont be tomorrow it will be next weekend.

Reffy I'm sure you agree our next 2 games will be extremely hard , I expect the Bulls to come out fired up tomorrow,knowing a win will put our dreams to dust, and even if we win , next week will be harder still whatever folk think of Widnes they are very hard to beat on their own midden, whatever happens in the next couple of weeks I myself will be back next season in the West Stand , because I'm a Leyther as you and most who post on here are.Cmon you Leythers.

If the Bulls come out fired up then we must be patient and ride the storm, keep telling themselves that it is an 80 minute game and then we have enough skill to beat them. Lest I forget, the players must do what the referee says and don't be in his face.

Take a bow Ste and Cokey, might come back on here more often

Cheers pal.

Ste I love it when folk have a different opinion to me,I enjoyed it when folk had a go at Marwan,I'm now sat at home cheering Wigan on,hopefully to finish TOP.