I have never been so disinterested in Rugby League in all my life. 50 years of watching this great game and I couldn't care less about it anymore. I will be at the Leigh v Fax game but it doesn't matter if we win or lose because you can't get promoted. I haven't watched a game since we got stuffed at Batley and I really haven't missed it. I couldn't care less who wins the CC or any GF. I hate SL (womens football or darts or Rugby League???) and SKY. I just see a dying game and a bunch of bent management running the game. Any good talent will go to Oz or Union because this game is dead due to franchising and expansionism



SL: London v Salford Att:1500 CH1: Workington v Barrow Att: 1700 I rest my case. RIP Rugby League. Crying shame what the buffoons have done to our once great game.

I could'nt agree more the clowns at red hall have killed a sport like ours and now in my eyes its not even a sport its a mockery of sport.Can you imagine the SFA looking at our sport and the bulls situation they would have a right laff.

It's so sad because it was a brilliant sport. The game is so divided now. Do you think any team in the Championship in financial difficulties would be helped like Bratfort Northern have been? It's so corrupt and so divided and there is nothing to play for anymore. Every game is just a friendly. Let's face it Northampton and Gloucester amateur RL teams have more chance of being promoted than Leigh, Fax or Fev. Unless drastic changes in the people and the mindset of the people running this game are changed it will be dead in most of the heartlands in the next 5 years. There's so much more to do in summer that you don't miss it when you stop watching it and in winter most people watch football anyway.

Us yourself an fax have no chance of SL the big wigs would'nt allow it.Also on your gloucester and northampton comment why do you think the RFL have allowed them to join our leagues? Its because thats what they have in mind in the near future.

Well said........my thoughts exactly.

Absolutely spot on,remember years ago the excitement would be building,now its should I go and whats the point

I spent years as a Leigh season ticket holder and never missed a game home and away. I honestly couldn't care less anymore. I have been to 1 game this season, Sheffield away and I only went to that because I live in Sheffield AND got free tickets. I don't watch on TV anymore. I cancelled my Sky Sports last year.

The "sport" is a joke and is on the verge of extinction.

I go because I enjoy the game ,you can't beat a live game of rugby and I still get satisfaction from a Leigh win regardless of the fact that we are going nowhere but do agree that our great sport is being killed off

I have been this year to the fewest games in a season for over twenty years. I got asked today what day is the next game played? Once you get out of the habit it is going to be hard to change. THe game needs P&R otherwise its just a series of frendlies.

I agree that the Game is in a perilous situation - despite the RFL spin on increased attendances and extra TV viewers, in SL. The same RFL people would also probably admit there are only a (small) handful of clubs, who are surviving, financially.



There seems to be a mood of change developing within the Game - hopefully to a return to P&R and helping the 'traditional' clubs to formulate a way to survive off their own efforts.



My take is that I'd rather be in there helping, in however small a way, my club to survive, build and then flourish.



It needn't be all doom and gloom.

On 19th August 2007 we had P&R, and strangely we had just over a 1000 on.

Did those missing hundreds have another reason for not going? Because the trend of this thread is we would have delayed KO's if we went back to the system that had the bumper crowds week in week out. Or if we didn't volunteer to be "feeder club" with Salford - we don't have to take DC players, but we choose to do so like most of the other clubs otherwise we are weaker against the other clubs and fans would then not turn up for excuse #99.

All clubs together should refuse DC's, but they won't because sadly each club looks out for themselves

When they first announced dual reg players, I said it was a slippery slope to becoming a feeder club and although we have got to watch some good players, especially from Warrington, I would much rather have not had this system introduced in the first place.

Here we are just a few years later and the day 6 dual reg players turn out for a national league team is the day they officially become a feeder club.