Re: IMG Give Seven Clubs Grade A Status : Fri Oct 27, 2023 5:14 pm  

Saints should be top. They’ve dominated in all areas on the field. Bring through loads of top youngsters. Nice stadium. I think they’ll do decent commercially. They’re the premier club.

Re: IMG Give Seven Clubs Grade A Status : Sun Oct 29, 2023 8:08 am  

Trebor1 wrote:

Fantastic result for us, shows what a huge club we are in this country.

Means the world. Far more than on field success!

Re: IMG Give Seven Clubs Grade A Status : Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:12 am  

I don’t get why people feel the need to say lauding a success like this is an issue.

It’s clear the on field performance hasn’t been good enough.

But at some point you have to be a fan of the game and if we had a few more clubs run off the field like ours is we’d be in a lot better place as whole.

(Not aimed at you Shabs, mainly because I couldn’t tell if you were being sarcastic)

Re: IMG Give Seven Clubs Grade A Status : Sun Oct 29, 2023 1:09 pm  

Barrie’s Glass Eye wrote:

I don’t get why people feel the need to say lauding a success like this is an issue.

It’s clear the on field performance hasn’t been good enough.

But at some point you have to be a fan of the game and if we had a few more clubs run off the field like ours is we’d be in a lot better place as whole.

(Not aimed at you Shabs, mainly because I couldn’t tell if you were being sarcastic)

You know me too well! Yes was laced with sarcasm! Struth we must be the envy of the whole league ….
( all the other clubs have actually wet themselves about our performances)

Re: IMG Give Seven Clubs Grade A Status : Sun Oct 29, 2023 1:27 pm  

Shabino wrote:

You know me too well! Yes was laced with sarcasm! Struth we must be the envy of the whole league ….
( all the other clubs have actually wet themselves about our performances)

Which we’ve now clearly tried to address. Hopefully we’ve got both parts right for the first time in a while.

Re: IMG Give Seven Clubs Grade A Status : Mon Oct 30, 2023 1:33 pm  

Barrie’s Glass Eye wrote:

I don’t get why people feel the need to say lauding a success like this is an issue.

It’s clear the on field performance hasn’t been good enough.

But at some point you have to be a fan of the game and if we had a few more clubs run off the field like ours is we’d be in a lot better place as whole.

(Not aimed at you Shabs, mainly because I couldn’t tell if you were being sarcastic)

The gradings are worthless for me, they basically reflect what the Super League clubs want, a system that closes the shop to protect themselves, but will actually weaken the game as a whole.

To be honest, Leeds are running fine, they have solid income and could run a pro setup even if one of the main income streams is severely reduced because they have multiple big ones, but they could be run better.
On the field the issues with the squad have been clear to me for 10-15 years, and hopefully this off season is a sign of a change of direction, rather than a one off. Even off the field, I always think we could be doing better. No point comparing ourselves to other clubs that are not sitting on a level playing field, just build on our own success/weaknesses. e.g our average crowds are lower than they were a few years back, and since I started watching our stadium capacity has steadily getting smaller showing we don't intend to grow those numbers (and we still don't fill it for big games).

Re: IMG Give Seven Clubs Grade A Status : Tue Oct 31, 2023 12:37 pm  

Hopie wrote:

The gradings are worthless for me, they basically reflect what the Super League clubs want, a system that closes the shop to protect themselves, but will actually weaken the game as a whole.

To be honest, Leeds are running fine, they have solid income and could run a pro setup even if one of the main income streams is severely reduced because they have multiple big ones, but they could be run better.
On the field the issues with the squad have been clear to me for 10-15 years, and hopefully this off season is a sign of a change of direction, rather than a one off. Even off the field, I always think we could be doing better. No point comparing ourselves to other clubs that are not sitting on a level playing field, just build on our own success/weaknesses. e.g our average crowds are lower than they were a few years back, and since I started watching our stadium capacity has steadily getting smaller showing we don't intend to grow those numbers (and we still don't fill it for big games).

Despite what some say, whole sport is on its knees though. Problem is endemic…..