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Not sure there is too much here to be happy about. I would like to think that exhortations to us to increase the gate would work but I really think it will have a marginal effect.

Was hoping that Mr Megabucks would have joined the Board. That is the only solution surely?

But have we not just had one of those who when they pull the plug (no disrespect to Mr Thomas intended) everything has a big chance of going upside down?

A different mindset is needed one of 'Its our club WE need to maintain that its there for our children and our childrens children' so it's time to stop all the 'the club must do this the club must do that' surely it's time WE ALL did our bit more in whatever 'bit' we can?

Absolutely right Fred. I am going to double my membership of the Lottery with immediate effect.

IMO a clear the air meeting between the board of directors and the fans must be arranged and people must go into, the meeting in a positive fashion with the ONLY agenda being 'HOW CAN WE ALL TOGETHER DRIVE THE CLUB FORWARD' and that anybody being negative is asked to leave because it's time to put all the petty arguments, so called feuds and slights behind us and everybody from the youngest supporter to the eldest, the poorest to the richest to all pull the ship in the same direction.

Thats a start well done


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Well i've just read it and its quite promising

Why not try Pataks for investment?. Don't they operate in Leigh? (Sorry if I'm wrong, but even though I rarely miss a game, I haven't lived there since 196icon_cool.gif If they do, try and get them to invest - even offer to rename the ground Patak Stadium. After all, it's Indidan Chicken Farmers who own Blackburn Rovers so seeing that their reserves play at the LSV, perhaps they could be persuaded to invest. Get 'em over next time they're at Blackburn

Good statement, basicially if we want the club to survive, we all have to try and help, in whatever way we can.

Although it was a bit rambling at times, the message was good. What I took from it was this - on the field we are in a tick the box situation as we stand BUT that is no use at all if we don't tick the attendance and turnover box. This year is the year to do it because who knows what the future holds either on the field (will we be able to keep a decent team?) or off it (will the fans come back if that happens). THAT is why getting people into these last games is critical to be able to tick those 2 boxes. I don't know if I am correct or not, but if I am, then perhaps thet could have expressed it a bit more bluntly in those terms. It should certainly be a wake-up call, and good on them for admitting there has been complacency and that there is no room for that anymore!

I agree, certainly wouldn't do any harm to involve as many people as possible in our push to get in SL and take this club forward.
In fairness I found the press release pretty positive stuff and it shows how this club is moving forward on & off the field (a few years ago the silence would have been deafening during this transitional period).
AT retiring may be the final push the town and business people of the town need to take the club on further.

In terms of pushing attendances forward, might be a good time for us all to remind people that children get in for nothing (as everybody through the gate counts) also if doing any promo posters for pubs /chippys would we be able to put the League Table in the graphic that shows everyone where we are in the league

Agree completely. We are in a position now to win the NRC and get to grand final this year. 1 more box ticked. Get the attendance up to 3k+ and it's another. Potential investors would see a much more attractive proposition if they knew we could apply for a SL franchise next time round having already satisfied all the criteria. The investment then comes in that meets the turnover requirements.

Looks more like a threat to me.

Unfortuately, we have pretty much played all the top teams at home, 3K looks a very big ask to me.

Hope I'm wrong

Over to you Maurice

Think the club should do a meeting night with the fans (like the squad numbers/shirt launch)....... get people to ask questions via writing them and handing them in and Alan Rowley/ Directors to answer them and all find ways to raise more funds.
They need to be writing to firms in Leigh that could poss back the club - Pataks, Morrisons (former Lenders/simply fresh) etc...... Get advertisement boards up etc if they come on back us and advertise their firms on fixture posters put up in town.
Both the club and the firms would benefit from it..........worth a shot.

Just imagine the power that say 500 of the loyal fans, organised and all pulling TOGETHER in the same direction, could generate, in conjunction with the local businesses.

The statement is of course preaching to the converted again re: attendances. It's like pulling teeth getting any of my mates to go and back in the first Millward era there was 10-15 of us every week. Just me and my brother now, sign of the times.

If those like minded people with the cash to help can do so then good on you I say.

Sounds quite similar to the statement we made when Stephen Vaughan stepped down at the beginning of 2007. All of the remaining directors agreed to put in substantial amounts which kept us going to the end of the season. The major difference between Widnes back then and Leigh now though is that we were already heavily in debt and the problem was made worse when it was revealed the Vaughan had used the clubs accounts in a massive tax fraud case which was revealed meaning a big tax bill was then owed by the club - even though Vaughan had stepped down by then.

Obviously Leigh have been run in the right way and AT wouldn't leave Leigh in the same state as what Vaughan left Widnes, so I don't think you'll end up going the same Widnes did at the end of 2007. In 2007 though, Widnes had decent crowds, won the NRC and also got to the GF - so I'm not sure how much the little things count in the face of funding shortfalls. The only thing that was going to save Widnes back then was someone coming in and having the money to pay off the debts. Now if you're a potential investor though, do you come in and spend a fortune clearing the debts, or do you wait let the club go into adminstration and use your money directly on the club instead? Hopefully Leigh are not in much debt however and you can attract someone by the end of the year. It must be a massive worry, however of what happens if no-one comes in as it doesn't sound like the remaining directors can fund the club long term.

How do you mean , a ' sign of the times ' Kev ?

What reason do they give for not going anymore ?

Most of them now have their own homes and families. Also when we were going back then one of our mates was actually playing for Leigh so most of us went for that reason.

So just ' life ' in general getting in the way , that happens/happened to us all , the thing is , do they give that as the reason , or do they make the usual excuses you hear in the pub

'we' cant promise anything re advertising boards as all that is the remit of the LSV not Leigh Centurions they would ask 'what is in it for us'

A team playing there next season, and in three years time a SL team.

This 'we' need to work together has to include LSV.

The statement mentioned ,they have spoke to the Council and the stadium company.
They do need to come up with some good marketing ideas to get the fans in, if it was up to me the East should be opened as a family stand, where you can get a family ticket for 4 for £20 that to include a discount off the next game also. No beer served in that stand just pop, crisps and cheap hot dogs for the kids and maybe the meal deals they have in the Legends bar for the adults.

There wont be any box ticking this year. It will start from next season, when the club/clubs have come down from SL, so they have the same time frame to achieve what ever the RFL decide.

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