The most frightening thing about the above is:

Its nearly 3 years ago - where did those years go?

Stop bleeding dwelling!

I am very sorry Sir, My posts do not appear to meet your approval.

Perhaps you can provide a list of Leigh Rugby topics that I can or can not write about on this forum, in order to then meet your approval.

Or you could actually just go and bugger right off couldn't you ?

Calm down sir.

Nowt like leigh fans to ignore the truth & make up fudge , the team was full of injuries burnt out due to cup run & that is a fact but you carry on with your delusional posts

Yet the same players all kept getting selected when the league was already won, and still whilst the team had to back up Sunday and Wednesday, in not very meaningful fixtures. That was huge mistake number one.

As was the second half in the opening qualifiers, not playing up your jumper to protect a massive winning position. Needed 5 drives, then kicking to the in goal and making HKR work their way out from 100/95 yards. No plan B, just the continuation of kamikaze Rugby League with zero game management. Same against Wakefield, and same again v Bradford.

It ain't me who is delusional pal, I can assure you. The head coach was responsible for what eventuated. The proof is back in those games. Watch them and tell me I am wrong.

Still we mustn't dwell eh Mr Kay(e)?

Ive watched them , he had no one to replace the players with so hence the burn out , since hes left the club has gone downhill the smoke screen of super league just covered the cracks anyone could have got us into sl

We had a squad of 30+ players and a reserve team in 2015. If there was burn out, it was because the squad was badly managed throughout the season. Looking at the team Toronto fielded last week, Rowley may have learned a lesson or two.

Spot on.

We certainly did have players available , but Paul declined to use them , and as Harold has pointed out , poor game management was a trait all through Paul's teams , previous season we blew a winning lead at Leeds in the cup when all that was needed was a drop goal and a bit of composure , maybe he has learned , maybe not

Over reliance on his favourite players and an arrogance that caused a refusal to change tactics when it was crying out for a change. You can try an deflect the blame from Rowley but that is what happened.

Have you taken your medication Peter?

Why ? .. dont you think it hasnt ? .... the dream has gone due to idiotic decisions made by someone with no RL experience a fat wallet & an ego the size of Jupiter.. lets buy a whole new team ill throw in the words NRL & get the scrotum holders on side .. its not a board game sir dirk its real life

Whatever happened to the Referee of our Match at Wakefield? I've never seen as many bad decisions given against a team, there is doubt at all that he cost us that night and, I think the RFL must have thought so too?

I am sure that I once read a quote from Warrington (ex player still involved, maybe Briers) who said along the lines of, don't understand or agree with Clubs who claim it is too expensive to run an Academy, £60/70k is what it costs at Wire !

You also have to consider it might be a future criteria to inclusion in SL & while we are not SL ready now, without an Academy we quite possibly never will be !

Say we have an Academy & circa 3k crowds & solvent & Salford have no Academy with circa 2k crowds, all criteria considered who gets the nod for SL if it goes to franchise ?

Toulouse

You are Stewart Cummings & I claim my £5 reward.

Probably & regardless

Probably would/should have been an achievable aim Ste, when we were 'cash rich' the past couple of years. In our current situation, it sounds an awful lot of money!

What is the current situation?

2017- Minimum requirements 6,500 average attendance. Debatable as 5,500 would suffice by the accountant. Either way no investment required as the average was met.

Some porkies being sold here. We are where we are because someone gave up investing,because they didn't need to.

I'm talking about our current situation , which is, to put it mildly, uncertain. We cannot surely afford an academy set up in the near future?

With respect Alan. Without knowing whats on the table at present, you can't make any call to the future of the club.

Edit: That also goes for the sport as a whole.

Interestingly new head honcho Elstone has stated that ALL Super League Clubs will have to run an Academy/A Team as a prerequisite to inclusion in SL, if Fax & CH1 Clubs can manage it then I am sure Leigh can ! Bradford run an Academy despite going into receivership & not having a pot to P in !

Yes we can run an academy , not a problem at all

But what do you want to achieve with this academy ? , that is the point