Re: Top Four Predictions For 2016 Season : Wed Nov 25, 2015 8:52 am  

littlerich wrote:

I don't think Derek understands the concept of value for money. It his brass I guess but spending £1.3m in the Championship is just plain dumb.

I guess he sees it as an investment, to get out of the Championship, to where the 'real money' is?

Re: Top Four Predictions For 2016 Season : Wed Nov 25, 2015 9:35 am  

Alan wrote:

I guess he sees it as an investment, to get out of the Championship, to where the 'real money' is?

I have a feeling that the pot at the end of the rainbow might not be quite as overflowing as Degsy's thinks.

Re: Top Four Predictions For 2016 Season : Wed Nov 25, 2015 10:21 am  

Norman Bates wrote:

I have a feeling that the pot at the end of the rainbow might not be quite as overflowing as Degsy's thinks.

We still have to get to the end of the rainbow, to find out though, Norman! I have a feeling THAT won't be as easy as some Leythers think!

Re: Top Four Predictions For 2016 Season : Wed Nov 25, 2015 10:59 am  

Alan wrote:

We still have to get to the end of the rainbow, to find out though, Norman! I have a feeling THAT won't be as easy as some Leythers think!

Totally agree, I think this coming season will be tough, and damned exciting, with a few results that people probably aren't expecting. I think most teams will drop points, it will be the ones that don't drop the silly points that will come out on top though I do expect you guys to be up there if your new signings click.

A season to look forward to.

Re: Top Four Predictions For 2016 Season : Wed Nov 25, 2015 10:59 am  

Alan wrote:

I guess he sees it as an investment, to get out of the Championship, to where the 'real money' is?

When he gets there, that's when his problems will start.

Investment, mo thóin.

Re: Top Four Predictions For 2016 Season : Wed Nov 25, 2015 12:10 pm  

littlerich wrote:

I don't think Derek understands the concept of value for money. It his brass I guess but spending £1.3m in the Championship is just plain dumb.

I'd say that was true under the old format but now I am not so sure. There was no need to spend that sort of money in order to be the best club in the Championship but when you have to be better than some SL teams in order to win promotion I think you need to be spending at least a comparable amount to what they are. Going FT for a start immediately ramps your costs up massively.

Wakefield were the obvious 'weak' link last year but they look to have improved quite a bit since then with some good signings and I think anyone wanting to go up needs to improve just as much to stand a chance.

The problem obviously is that if we don't go up then the costs are very high for a team with Championship funding, income, attendances etc but I think it is a chance we need to take whilst we have somebody in charge who can afford to do so.

Re: Top Four Predictions For 2016 Season : Wed Nov 25, 2015 1:45 pm  

Just need to be careful that it's not promotion at all costs, we've all seen how that ends.

Re: Top Four Predictions For 2016 Season : Wed Nov 25, 2015 2:36 pm  

Its certainly not sustainable for a club just to have 1 person pumping in all the money and really it boils down to how long they want to do it for or more likely in DB case how long he can afford to.

Re: Top Four Predictions For 2016 Season : Wed Nov 25, 2015 4:42 pm  

Leigh
Bulls
Fax
Sheff but Fev to run top four close. Not sure on Bulls still got Lowes think Leigh again but not as dominant in reg season as last year

Re: Top Four Predictions For 2016 Season : Wed Nov 25, 2015 5:13 pm  

charlie caroli wrote:

How many magic mushrooms have you eaten Mr Hall?Or have you been drinking with Mr Jagger?

Leigh beat Salford last season and are now replacing half their team with players they beat...lol..