Donnyman wrote:Hang on - several club chairmen applied to get that SL place so why single out Mr. Beaumont?
That spare place in Superleague attracted a string of chairmen including some whose teams had even less chance of survival than Leigh.....
"Ego" doesn't seem to have anything to do with it. Several chairmen saw it as a good move. The question is Why??
Add those in as well, the only possible reason I can think anyone would have gone for this was either, misplaced hope of being competitive or a belief promotion / relegation would be scrapped.
The sensible move was to hold back, fund this year's squad and push for promotion. Leigh along with the others had virtually no chance of competing this year with the hand they've been dealt.
This year could push leigh back 3 years in reality