Three signings
Ben Treynolds a halfback/fullback from Cas
Richard Beaumont a prop from StHelens
Curtis Johnson a winger from North Sydney Bears - subject to RFL and Border Agency Clearance.

A New launch by LISA to raise membership in order to sign players Richard Beaumont being the latest.
The BOM have pledged to work in conjunction with LISA, and are in talks with them to give LISA members more club benefits
a) All future club fans forums will be open to LISA members exclusively.
b) A regular members draw to
1 - have access to part of a training session
2 - have access to a full post and pre game analysis by PR and his staff
3 - Members draw to accompany The Directors to an away fixture and be given all the privileges of a director on match days.
4 - Draw for home games for LISA members to upgrade their matchday package to The Premium Club.
(there were possibly more if so please excuse me I didn't hear them).

LISA gave special statuette awards to Paul Rowley and Neil Jukes for a great season.

Again apologise if i've missed anything im sure someone will remind me and inform you.

Curtis Johnson looks an excellent prospect both in attack and defence. 6 foot 3 15 stone winger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeNF2UXmxpU Like the look of the other 2. All young players eager to prove themselves. Best news is hearing contract extension of Ryan Brierley. Well done Leigh. I think Leigh will win the league again and gain promotion in the million pound game.

Curtis Johnson looks an excellent prospect both in attack and defence. 6 foot 3 15 stone winger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeNF2UXmxpU Like the look of the other 2. All young players eager to prove themselves. Best news is hearing contract extension of Ryan Brierley. Well done Leigh. I think Leigh will win the league again and gain promotion in the million pound game.

Knew there was something else - Derek B (in his own imitable way

) confirmed that Leigh Centurions had 'fought off' advances for Ryan Brierley from two SL clubs over the last 24 hours and Ryan was happy not only to stay at Leigh but to be in negotiations for a contract extension.

So the ever illusive very big, very fast winger


A very big SL quality prop who is coming into his best years


And a great utility back who is only 20 years old and tipped for great things


AND
We are keeping hold of one of my favorite players despite SL moves for him.
Seems like a good day to be a Leyther

Looks a very good finisher !

So, a FB and a Winger. Kay or McNally to SH ??

SH obviously being scrum half, and not St Helens?

What a great audition that 10 minute clip was. Some of them look speeded up! Positively salivating at the prospect of seeing him in the flesh. Top signing and welcome aboard

No tampering with the video speeds by me, all taken off youTUBE North Sydney Bears highlights and Curtis's own showreel clips on there.

Curtis Johnson looks very good on that video, going to be giving Rowley some selection headaches & challenging Kay & Higson for a place. Good to now get cover at half back, where we were slightly lacking last season when Riddy was out injured. Good to get a quality forward in as well to replace some of those we've let go. Was a very good meeting.

Earlier last season we played Hornets away and a few of us remarked on how good Richard Beaumont was' as he was impressive until he got sin binned with a Leigh player.

The match is on Centurion TV too of course.

Was any of last nights proceedings recorded by LCTV?

It was but it needs a lot of editing due to lighting problems so it may get Sunday before I can put it up on LC TV.

No worries, thanks Fred.

Lighting problems?

All future club fans forums will be open to LISA members exclusively.

So does that mean my season ticket money, half time draw money, lifeline money, programme money and merchandise money isn't enough to get me into a fans forum?

They should really re-name the 'Fans' Forum' as a LISA Meeting. Evidently, if you aren't in LISA, you're not a fan, on that basis!

Bless.....

Well I am a LISA member and it would be great to have more members.

Have to say though' I too think fans forums should be open to everyone.

I think the £1 discount for LISA members on away travel is daft too as my view is nobody joins LISA because of that.

I think fans forums and LISA meetings are two different things. As presented last night LISA members will get exclusive insight from Paul and his team as one example.

Where as I think the club will probably still do 1 or 2 general forum nights in a year.

I don't think they have written what they meant to say there. Don't take the piece as gospel. A fans forum should be open to every fan of the club.

No THEY haven't Tony I wrote that on my recollection of what was said that could be flawed ( that is why I have written it in my own account and NOT The Mediateam) as I was quite busy on the night and have not had time to review all the recording due to me having a life away from Leigh Centurions, the 'lighting problems' were down to a lack of it as the lights were off at that end of the banqueting suite due to the projector being used.
As there has only been two general fans forums in 18 months or so I can't see what the problem is, as any club news is also put on the website and social media in time anyway, so why the panic?
it's like someone saying they cant get LC TV because the pay XYZ it's the benefit of being in LISA in hearing any club news first, just like having a meal on match days as a member of the touchdown club is a benefit that some people pay extra for.

And what if a fan can't afford LCTV or is of an age or not interested to have a computer. It is a very dangerous line to follow where some fans feel that they are less important than others and at a time where we are trying to get as many as possible. Just saying.

That was just an example Tony if one pays a premium price for a theater ticket do you expect them to occupy the same seats as a bargain ticket, plane ticket etc etc etc. nothing to do with being less or more important just having the extra spare cash, Im not a LISA member and dont expect to get the same benefits that their members get, why should I they are paying for them Im not, If I attend them I usually take along a raffle prize or go in place of our Dave who cant get to all the meetings and I report back to him if there is anything of interest for his Journal article or even pay the £5 they used to charge, but I dont expect to have a vote on anything.

Anyway it would appear people like rumours or 'opinions' better than facts so it's bye bye from me for a while.

I think its fair to say Derek B has turned the Two clubs down,and not Ryan himself.

I am not sure but I think Ryan is under contract for the coming season so it obviously puts him in a strong negotiating position.

Like every other Leyther I hope he stays for a long time as we want him in our side for the Challenge Cup Final in 2021.