Your Hepworth is a metropolis compared to our Hepworth in Bruce Country...a regular city ....there is always an interesting story (usually of a brave immigrant) behind the copying of these place names....there is a real god outdoor /kayak / canoe outfitter in the Hamlet of Hepworth over here.

The announcer is good and the cheer is like people rolling their tongues around or something...odd. Hope Dan and the family and new young un are doing well. That club director was right or I would never have seen Halifax on You Tube and become a fan!



All the best.

Some great things happening at Halifax.



Huge credit to them for not only backing the reserve grade concept, but pioneering a way to ensure they can financially afford to do so, despite being a part-time club as such. There really is no excuse for any SL/top championship club to not run a reserve side.

I know TWP is in the planning to set one up.

I know, full of 2nd rate English players & 3rd rate Aussies ! BLESS

It'll be similar to Leigh's then won't it? Well, along with all the French & Samoans too. How many Leythers make your 17 remind me?

2016 (icon_cool.gif 2017 (5) 2018 (1) But for Gateshead relocating to Hull, you lot would be in the championship. Like how you ignored my comment about all this....

Unlike Manchester/Toronto Wolfpack, we do have an academy side.

MERGER.....









"Super League clubs yesterday gave their unanimous backing for a merger between Gateshead and Hull Sharks. The move brings to an end Super League rugby in Gateshead as the newly-formed club will play in Hull. The merger's acceptance means the new club will receive £1.25m over two years" . [size=150LUCKY SODS ![/size

Great answer. Weird that you're bringing up 19-year old news, but then again, you are a bit odd.



So you basically follow a team fully of mercenaries? Nowt wrong with that. You enjoy your mercenaries, Toronto can enjoy their mercenaries. Everyone's happy.



Great news on Leigh finally setting up an academy last year. It only took 139 years

Using those epic timescales, Toronto have until 2156 to get their academy set up.

We had an reserve/academy set up until 2015, you must learn to use google better. [urlhttp://www.leighjournal.co.uk/sport/13848928.Centurions_scrap_reserve_team_to_concentrate_on_Super_League_push/[/url



Why drag up 19 year old news, Hull were struggling in SL financially and on the field until Gateshead rolled into town

As were SL sides Oldham, Workington, & Halifax, and look what has happened to them since....guess they needed Gateshead, but they chose Hull.

Chew on that DGM.

Quite aware of what happened in the late 90’s thanks, nearly having my club cease to exist wasn’t great. Do a search on David Lloyd & Tim Wilby to understand what happened. Still, I don’t see how this is relevant to the conversation?



Anyway, 1 Leyther at Leigh. A Leigh fan having a go at a club that’s just 18 months old for not bringing through any youth yet, whilst having next to nothing themselves, is absolutely hilarious.

Is incoherent babble from the village idiot chewable?

No I didn't, I mentioned their reserve grade (if they are having one) who says that one has to be full of local players, what I am saying is 'it's pointless'....when any players that aren't getting 1st team action, can just be loaned out, or dual registered. I'm not stupid, where would they suddenly find some 'half decent' Canadian RL players. A reserve grade only makes sense for a club with a 'catchment' area, and obviously that's not Toronto yet. In 2016 our reserve team manager told me it costs 90k to run one, and a lot of fixtures were being cancelled, due to other clubs not being able to field a team.

Hang in there Man and always stand for the truth...you know whats up thats for sure!!!!

"Run With The Pack!"

Canoeboy can't talk Rugby League as he doesn't know anything about it. Glory Hunter who is only used to seeing his team win, hope they get promoted (if/when we don't). Won't be so cocky then. BRING IT ON !

Your last paragraph is bang on....in a way its actually very sad at the same time as being an utter comedy sketch as the pathetic show at Leigh continues... until the next weekly episode...as Trump is to political satire Leigh is to Rugby League comedy....

Canoeboy, you are so full of ****. So you ignore the post which explained I wasn't having a go at a new team for not having a 'youth/academy' team....stop being jealous of Leigh Centurions because we have been in existence for a 140 years.



I am now going to re-post what I typed after DGM was getting all excited. You won't respond to this sensibly because you are a tit.



No I didn't, I mentioned their reserve grade (if they are having one) who says that one has to be full of local players, what I am saying is 'it's pointless'....when any players that aren't getting 1st team action, can just be loaned out, or dual registered. I'm not stupid, where would they suddenly find some 'half decent' Canadian RL players. A reserve grade only makes sense for a club with a 'catchment' area, and obviously that's not Toronto yet. In 2016 our reserve team manager told me it costs 90k to run one, and a lot of fixtures were being cancelled, due to other clubs not being able to field a team.

As i was saying, a 140 year old team that comes up with excuses why it can't even run a reserve grade...pitiful, just plain pitiful...

Jeez, do you read other people's posts properly ? We only didn't have one for 2016 & 2017. Your GOD Paul Rowley & Simon Finnigan were part of this decision to scrap our reserve grade in 2015...you have one serious 'man crush' don't you luv ?

You won't be running a reserve team for 20+ years. Thats if your still in it.



King Atomic.

Old Canadian Proverb: "They cannot see the forest because of the trees."



Everybody on here, except the blind Leigh robot faithful, understands that Toronto is currently already running a reserve side...our farm team is based in Leigh...so obvious to even the most casual of observers!

Sorry you've lost me on that one..

You really are a funny one now aren't you Atomic (P.S. I always carry a compass in the canoe if you ever need to borrow it just ask; I will always show you 'the way'.



Hope you are feeling better.

That statement is reserved for physio's only