Well said Swinton Lions ! : Fri Jun 28, 2019 11:45 am  

http://www.totalrl.com/swinton-launch-s ... teur-club/

http://www.totalrl.com/swinton-launch-s ... teur-club/

Re: Well said Swinton Lions ! : Fri Jun 28, 2019 11:54 am  

It is well said. But it is also ironic that it comes from the chairman of a club who for years have relied on dual reg heavier than any other championship club. If you want the league to be more "professional", dont turn it into a SL reserve grade!

Re: Well said Swinton Lions ! : Fri Jun 28, 2019 1:36 pm  

So how many SL teams have a reserve side....the answer is 2, Hull & Wakefield. So where would you play your fringe players in the championship & league one or the U19 league ?

Re: Well said Swinton Lions ! : Fri Jun 28, 2019 2:07 pm  

Kennedy wrote:

So how many SL teams have a reserve side....the answer is 2, Hull & Wakefield. So where would you play your fringe players in the championship & league one or the U19 league ?

Be interesting to see how the proposed changes to reserve teams in SL impacts the sport as a whole, I suppose Swinton would rather have it be called off?

Re: Well said Swinton Lions ! : Fri Jun 28, 2019 3:52 pm  

If we want the championship to be seen as a serious, professional league, as he is suggesting, then we tell the SL clubs to shove it and get their own reserve side.

Re: Well said Swinton Lions ! : Fri Jun 28, 2019 4:07 pm  

It didn’t take long for the thread to get moved off topic. Andy Mazey makes a valid point, if Rochdale can use Mayfield’s ground, why couldn’t Leigh play at Leigh East instead of having to hire the Totally Wicked Stadium?

Re: Well said Swinton Lions ! : Fri Jun 28, 2019 4:11 pm  

reffy wrote:

It didn’t take long for the thread to get moved off topic. Andy Mazey makes a valid point, if Rochdale can use Mayfield’s ground, why couldn’t Leigh play at Leigh East instead of having to hire the Totally Wicked Stadium?

My bad. I do agree with his point! If the championship is wanting to raise its profile and get a TV deal, it cant be seen to be playing in a farmers field.

Re: Well said Swinton Lions ! : Fri Jun 28, 2019 4:18 pm  

Bury FC could do with some money, could they not have rented Gigg Lane for this?

Re: Well said Swinton Lions ! : Fri Jun 28, 2019 4:57 pm  

Kennedy wrote:

So how many SL teams have a reserve side....the answer is 2, Hull & Wakefield. So where would you play your fringe players in the championship & league one or the U19 league ?

We’ve got one. Leigh and to be fair, our players get more playing in the championship than they would playing a load of amateur players from Wakefield

Re: Well said Swinton Lions ! : Fri Jun 28, 2019 5:39 pm  

Bit of whinge there to be honest.

As for saying “it’s a professional sport” - if all Swinton’s players are fully professional then fair enough. If not then they can shut the f up.