Therefore implying that Leeds also spent unwisely pre-SL chasing the dream of success. Just take a look at this:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellery_Hanley





Whilst you still got a great player, this shows how desperate Leeds were to emulate Wigan. We got the better of the deal as it paved the way for Offiah and continued success, whilst Leeds huffed and puffed but still won nowt.

Therefore implying that Leeds also spent unwisely pre-SL chasing the dream of success. Just take a look at this:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellery_Hanley





Whilst you still got a great player, this shows how desperate Leeds were to emulate Wigan. We got the better of the deal as it paved the way for Offiah and continued success, whilst Leeds huffed and puffed but still won nowt.

Of course they were following the wrong example it just about broke the club financially and for all that success achieved by Wigan in those days,they too also came into financial trouble.
Leeds could have signed Ellery when he was a junior,but they did'nt for reasons which we wont go into.
Thankfully Leeds are a different club now and the best run club in Super League

Of course they were following the wrong example it just about broke the club financially and for all that success achieved by Wigan in those days,they too also came into financial trouble.
Leeds could have signed Ellery when he was a junior,but they did'nt for reasons which we wont go into.
Thankfully Leeds are a different club now and the best run club in Super League

We know we are pumpkin..... that's why we don't have [url=http://viewtopic.php?f=28&t=488069nonsense[/url like this on our boards!



You should be reading this...leeds.rlfans.com/readarticle.php?article_id=1569

We know we are pumpkin..... that's why we don't have [url=http://viewtopic.php?f=28&t=488069nonsense[/url like this on our boards!



You should be reading this...leeds.rlfans.com/readarticle.php?article_id=1569

Hang on a mo I thought it was just Wiggin that spent billions trying to buy the league..........

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dai_Young
www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-he ... eroID=6227
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Innes
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bentley_(rugby)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Scho ... ite_note-0
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Clyde
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Mullins
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Eyres
www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugb ... 75721.html


Then you went onto BUY Wigan rejects such as Goulding, Hanley, Wane, Gregory, Iro etc
................................................................................................................................
britishrugbyleague.blogspot.com/ ... -club.html

The Barren Years 1981-1990
During a six-year spell as Leeds Coach, Syd Hynes won a major trophy every season and his success' would be a hard act to follow and his departure in 1981 signalled an unstable period. Robin Dewhurst, Maurice Bamford, Malcolm Clift, Peter Fox, Bamford again, Malcolm Reilly and David Ward all trying - and failing - to satisfy the hunger for success.
During this period Leeds only managed to win two trophies, the John Player Trophy in 1983 and the Yorkshire Cup in 1988. The club never gave up and they continued to invest in the best players hoping that something would click and Leeds would rule the game once more.
Players included Lee Crooks and Garry Schofield from Hull, both were proven internationals and cost Leeds world record transfer fees.
Overseas players were still influential in Leeds' make-up. Staggeringly, during the 1984-85 season, Leeds had nine imported players on their books but still finished the season empty-handed. The 1980s must be seen as one of the most barren and frustrating periods in the club's history.
Under the leadership of another former Headingley legend, David Ward, Leeds approached the 1990s in optimistic mood, hoping to rekindle the golden years, but unfortunately this wasn't to be.
They came close to winning the championship in 1989-90 when they finished second to the most successful Rugby League side in the modern era . . . Wigan.
A new beginning 1991 - 2000
Leeds were again signing the big name stars and in June 1990 they captured All Black John Gallagher, rated as the finest Rugby Union full-back in world, but he didn't live up to his expectations and drifted out of the game after several seasons.
At the end of the 1990-91 season David Ward was replaced by Doug Laughton who was rated as one of the best coaches of the modern era, having just guided Widnes to back-to-back League and Premiership titles, so Leeds felt they had the man to re-ignite the flame of success.
He began recruiting the best players, which included the signing of Great Britain captain, Ellery Hanley, completely rebuilding the side and relinquishing the services of the old guard under David Ward.
He also set about creating the finest youth policy in the country which the club had passed by since the 1960s and 70s. One thing Laughton never achieved at Leeds was a major trophy, despite reaching four major finals in his four-year spell at Headingley, which included two successive Challenge Cup finals against Wigan in 1994 and 1995. Laughton shocked the Rugby League world - and Leeds - by resigning at the end of the 1994-95 season.
In the pursuit of Wigan, Leeds had over-stretched their resources and when Dean Bell was brought in to replace Laughton, the club was at it's lowest point since the founding of the club. This change in management also signalled the start of a new era for rugby league, not just for Leeds, but for the whole game in this country. The decision was taken to evolve from a hundreds years of winter rugby and to make rugby league a summer sport. The new competition would have full time professionals at every top-flight club and would marketed itself as the game for all the family at the turn of the millennium.
................................................................................................................................................

Did Wigan pursue and buy some of the best players?YES
Were they on their own?Not on your nelly kids

Its nice to know that the myth (pain and hurt) still resides in opposition fans, something that blinds them of the FACT they their own club was doing EXACTLY the same but without anything like the success of Wigan.

Hang on a mo I thought it was just Wiggin that spent billions trying to buy the league..........

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dai_Young
www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-he ... eroID=6227
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Innes
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bentley_(rugby)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Scho ... ite_note-0
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Clyde
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Mullins
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Eyres
www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugb ... 75721.html


Then you went onto BUY Wigan rejects such as Goulding, Hanley, Wane, Gregory, Iro etc
................................................................................................................................
britishrugbyleague.blogspot.com/ ... -club.html

The Barren Years 1981-1990
During a six-year spell as Leeds Coach, Syd Hynes won a major trophy every season and his success' would be a hard act to follow and his departure in 1981 signalled an unstable period. Robin Dewhurst, Maurice Bamford, Malcolm Clift, Peter Fox, Bamford again, Malcolm Reilly and David Ward all trying - and failing - to satisfy the hunger for success.
During this period Leeds only managed to win two trophies, the John Player Trophy in 1983 and the Yorkshire Cup in 1988. The club never gave up and they continued to invest in the best players hoping that something would click and Leeds would rule the game once more.
Players included Lee Crooks and Garry Schofield from Hull, both were proven internationals and cost Leeds world record transfer fees.
Overseas players were still influential in Leeds' make-up. Staggeringly, during the 1984-85 season, Leeds had nine imported players on their books but still finished the season empty-handed. The 1980s must be seen as one of the most barren and frustrating periods in the club's history.
Under the leadership of another former Headingley legend, David Ward, Leeds approached the 1990s in optimistic mood, hoping to rekindle the golden years, but unfortunately this wasn't to be.
They came close to winning the championship in 1989-90 when they finished second to the most successful Rugby League side in the modern era . . . Wigan.
A new beginning 1991 - 2000
Leeds were again signing the big name stars and in June 1990 they captured All Black John Gallagher, rated as the finest Rugby Union full-back in world, but he didn't live up to his expectations and drifted out of the game after several seasons.
At the end of the 1990-91 season David Ward was replaced by Doug Laughton who was rated as one of the best coaches of the modern era, having just guided Widnes to back-to-back League and Premiership titles, so Leeds felt they had the man to re-ignite the flame of success.
He began recruiting the best players, which included the signing of Great Britain captain, Ellery Hanley, completely rebuilding the side and relinquishing the services of the old guard under David Ward.
He also set about creating the finest youth policy in the country which the club had passed by since the 1960s and 70s. One thing Laughton never achieved at Leeds was a major trophy, despite reaching four major finals in his four-year spell at Headingley, which included two successive Challenge Cup finals against Wigan in 1994 and 1995. Laughton shocked the Rugby League world - and Leeds - by resigning at the end of the 1994-95 season.
In the pursuit of Wigan, Leeds had over-stretched their resources and when Dean Bell was brought in to replace Laughton, the club was at it's lowest point since the founding of the club. This change in management also signalled the start of a new era for rugby league, not just for Leeds, but for the whole game in this country. The decision was taken to evolve from a hundreds years of winter rugby and to make rugby league a summer sport. The new competition would have full time professionals at every top-flight club and would marketed itself as the game for all the family at the turn of the millennium.
................................................................................................................................................

Did Wigan pursue and buy some of the best players?YES
Were they on their own?Not on your nelly kids

Its nice to know that the myth (pain and hurt) still resides in opposition fans, something that blinds them of the FACT they their own club was doing EXACTLY the same but without anything like the success of Wigan.

Leeds followed a bad example,for all their success Wigan finished up flat broke,and now Wigan are following the Leeds example.now Leeds are THE BEST RUN CLUB IN THE GAME.

Leeds followed a bad example,for all their success Wigan finished up flat broke,and now Wigan are following the Leeds example.now Leeds are THE BEST RUN CLUB IN THE GAME.