Leigh owner Derek Beaumont understands Hull KR chairman Neil Hudgell’s stance of not investing should relegation remain in a remodelled season - but says promotion-chasing clubs need to be considered too.
Hudgell wants assurances over what happens with 2020 promotion and relegation if the campaign is reduced or compromised, and says he would be “crazy” to put more money in if relegation remains in a skewed season.
But Beaumont - whose backing helped Leigh to promotion in 2016 - says clubs in the Championship would be equally reluctant to invest should the door this season be shut.
Talking to this week’s Back Chat programme, Beaumont said: “Neil is an intelligent guy who has put a lot of money in at Hull KR.