What other coach in any other sport would wear another teams shirt who they had signed for just before the playoffs, i have said it in the past yes he has done a good job for us but i still feel he used Leigh as a stepping stone to get back int super league, im sure if he had signed for Wigan and worn there shirt the majority of Leigh fans would have had something to say so whats the difference. Waiting with anticipation for some rants at me.

Entitled to your view and maybe he did use us as a 'stepping stone' However, he was good enough to fish us out of the water and resuscitate us on the way across to the other side.

Was that a Cas top he had on last night???

Everyone knows Basil is too good a coach to be warming his heels in the Championship for the next 3 seasons - so as early as last season's exit in the play-offs to Sheffield - and with it the end of our chance to apply for a licence - it was inevitable that he was due to move on. Had we not had the misfortune of AT having to withdraw, and the uncertainty surrounding the financial future of the club I reckon we'd have been looking at a Double, if not even a treble this season - and I reckon he might have hung around another year or maybe longer to help us build the fanbase, and make us an irresistable option for the next round of licences.

As regards the wearing of the shirt - I think the whole system stinks, and all announcements about movements should only be allowed at season's end - but as we knew already that he was leaving it can hardly be used as a stick to beat him!!

I'd like to thank Basil for the turnaround in our club over the last couple of seasons, and wish him all the best.

Why?

Because we had to have won the Trains Cup, or made a GF by the end of last season to apply for a licence this time round......do try and keep up!!

He's from yorkshire

hes obviously so excited about the GF he got confooosed

I think he thought you meant for this time around

i did!

Its the system thats wrong.
It needs stopping or changing as I said a few weeks ago.

Any transfer announcements for the following season should be suspended from June until the end of all leagues play offs.
Any club found to be 'tapping' players or coaches up in the interim to cop a £20,000 Fine and 12 points deducted for the coming season.

The ignorance and arogance in rl would suggest that that will never happen.

I've had this opinion for ages as well. Unless the contract has ended, or the club gives player/coach permission then clubs should not be giving them contract for following season unless they leave straight away after negotiating a fee or something.
Its just weird, especially when the connected teams play each other

Well we have to be realistic here.

Our coach goes for an interview at the tail end of the season. He gets the job and noone would find out until the season is over. Not possible is it.

Rochdale's season is not over but from what I hear he won't be there next season.

Hope he arrives here Frank.

Be very surprised if he doesn't

To be honest I think Ian's time is up,he got out coached yet again at the play off stage.

When you watch the game again you will see sheff defense covering every set play we have with ease,think Ian's as only two moves in his wardrobe and the eagles read us like a book.

Still think not taking the easy 2 points to make it 8-8 was the game breaker its cup football after all,sadly Ian still thinks he is at saints with an international squad and tell them to chuck it around.

I'll give him until june before cas get shut of him

I'd agree with that.
However with what I was on about in place it would have meant (in our case) Basil would have to have applied for , be interviewed and announced as going to Castleford by May 31st.
Anything after that the club who he signs for gets hit with - 12 points for the following season and £20,000 fine, might make the signing club think twice (or be less open about it - thus less chance of it getting out and potentially unsettling a team / support)
To get it formally dumped on our club in August was nothing short of a farce and it has had some impact (no matter how small) on our clubs chance of progression in a sporting competition IMO.

That cannot be allowed to carry on and is not healthy in any sport.

You can't blame IM for the boys not using certain moves on the field. They are not connected by radio and a quick chat from a water carrier doesn't always filter down to every player. When they walk on that field the game is in their hands, all IM can do is make player changes and issue roasting for not following a plan. I have to agree with Matts thinking on how we played with the fact that we were (again) lazy in defence.

Bazil is a top class coach who haas done everything expected of him, unfortunatly all his good work will be wasted again due to the running of the club,

Explain?

Not needed, as the club is in need of so much help.

And your contribution will be?

His contribution will be ?

Talking balloons

As usual

One would hope that all Leigh Centurions fans would contribute something even if it's only a little time and effort in these trying days.