Leigh relegated : Sun Sep 06, 2009 6:32 pm  

I see Leigh are relegated sadly even though they finished 3rd from bottom above Doncaster and Toulouse, yet again the foreign teams get preferential treatment.

Expansion is ok if done correctly and all teams are treated the same.

The rules should be based on their exemption any team promoted should have 3 years to develop as everyone knows the step up is quite big.

: Sun Sep 06, 2009 6:41 pm  

Totally agree.

Been on the Leigh site and their fans are not happy, and why should they be. I would have said the same had it been Batley or Gateshead who got relegated. All three teams finished on 32, just 4 points off the playoffs.

: Sun Sep 06, 2009 7:01 pm  

Leigh will walk this league next season under Millward and Robbie Paul,it will be like Dewsbury all over again,lets hope were not around to see it.

: Sun Sep 06, 2009 9:01 pm  

Leigh like all the other teams have no reason to moan.

They knew about this at the start of the season. If they had been good enough over the season they wouldn't have been at the bottom end of the league.

: Sun Sep 06, 2009 9:09 pm  

I agree with Guess Who all clubs agreed to the Toulouse deal I assume on the basis it was a case it wont happen to us syndrome.

What concerns me is how easy clubs outside super league bend over at the whim of the rfl. Hope lessons will be learned but sadly I think not.

: Sun Sep 06, 2009 9:11 pm  

They knew about it from the start of the season but that doesn't make it right.

Toulouse have stayed up because of no other reason but because they are French, which is just plain wrong.

Remember Cougars were denied a place in Super League because the RFL in their infinate wisdom wanted a London team there.

I have every sympathy with Leigh for the situation they have ended in.

: Sun Sep 06, 2009 9:39 pm  

You cannot compare what has happened to Leigh and us.

Leigh had all season to prepare for this.
We were robbed. No other way of saying it.

: Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:59 am  

Stealth Comic wrote:

They knew about it from the start of the season but that doesn't make it right.

Toulouse have stayed up because of no other reason but because they are French, which is just plain wrong.

Remember Cougars were denied a place in Super League because the RFL in their infinate wisdom wanted a London team there.

I have every sympathy with Leigh for the situation they have ended in.

A lot different.

The rules for this season were in place before a ball was kicked.

We got shafted with about 4 weeks to go because some cash got waived about.

: Sun Sep 13, 2009 10:58 pm  

You guys did get shafted big style by the RFL.......... didnt surprise me TBH as they dont care about anyone at all....... as long as they get what they want.

Same happened to Dewsbury after they beat us in the 2000 Grand Final.

: Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:42 am  

girl power wrote:

I agree with Guess Who all clubs agreed to the Toulouse deal I assume on the basis it was a case it wont happen to us syndrome.

What concerns me is how easy clubs outside super league bend over at the whim of the rfl. Hope lessons will be learned but sadly I think not.

Did they? Like all clubs agreed to save London Broncos a few years ago?