Are you doing a Leighlife one Mish ?
I reckon you could get enough probably

No I doubt it Lynda especially after seeing all the stick Andy Mazey got from certain members of the board for trying to organise one on FB. It truly sickened me that these so-called professional men can behave like that towards someone who has done wonders for our club. They ought be ashamed of themselves.

As far as I can see we now have directors falling over themselves to pay for sponsorship of the players on behalf of various FB groups and it's all getting a bit silly for me.

Good luck with this one though, I just hope the directors concerned keep their beaks out.

Why so bitter Mish? It comes through in every one of your posts. Incidentally I noticed quite a few people had misunderstood things that had been said/promised/offered over on FB. Its like chinese whispers except everyone is shouting

The thing is with the internet, sometimes a post can be took wrong.

written words /texts/tweets its all the same.

Lots of good stuff and great ideas come from forums , but unfortunately we all don't totally agree all the time and think the same.
Also after reading it all again, I don't think that the board members have said anything wrong at all, just made a couple of suggestions , that seem to have been taken the wrong way.

This sponsorship idea is not new , we on here have done it for Three years now and I was always going to run it , but after the LISA player is announced next week, when we know whos available.

Andy took to ask on the Banter Page and there was a good response, so if theres not enough on here to cover it , we wont do it simple, but if the other comes off, at least the club get that money, and that's the main thing, is it not ?

I'm not bitter about anything Derek, I'm just speaking my mind about what I think is unacceptable behaviour and, judging by the responses to the FB thread in question, I'm obviously not the only one.

Let's not disrupt this thread further though eh?

Then why derail this one with pointless negativity again?

Facts were something was being sold that wasn't yet available as it had not been offered to the current sponsor barely three weeks after the season had ended. A genuine error seized upon by certain people who have a fraction of the truth in front of them. Funny how nobody had an issue with it last season when he was the only player left without a sponsor on the eve of the season.

Would you be so angry if that sponsor wasn't a director? How would it look if we offered the shirt to someone else without speaking with 02 first?

The only reason I am replying to you on a public forum is because you are making insults to directors (plural) from the fb thing which means either me or derek. I'm not going to let my family read stuff like that when you haven't a clue what actually happened or the motives behind wanting to keep Jamie which was always to hand over to the leyther ladies as encouragement (has your leader told you I set a target of increasing our female support by 30% per year) in the hope they in turn would then support Lisa.

If you have an issue with that mish an want to turn it negative then that's a great shame.

Everyone's pounds and pennies are value the same. Whether they sponsor a sock or a stadium we do our best to make them feel valued despite the same few people from the same quarters wanting to kick us in the process.

Well you're telling half a truth there aren't you? Andy started the thread about the Banter page sponsoring 'a player' and then provided a list which he had been sent by Amanda Lee:

[iAs promised here are the details of the 2015 player sponsorship package and details of which players we have left.

Players remaining:
Gregg McNally
Tom Armstrong
Tom Spencer
Oliver Wilkes
Matthew Sarsfield
Martin Aspinwall
Jamie Acton
Jonny Walker
Michael Platt
Greg Worthington

[/i

A few people then asked for Jamie Acton to which Andy replied: [i"If we have a consensus I'm sure the lovely Amanda Lee will put our name on Jamie Acton as the official 2015 Leyther Facebook Banter Page Player. I will deal with the invoice and payment and we can sort collections of cash out etc[/i"

Even Amanda Lee replied saying [i"Thanks for your amazing support everyone. Consider it done. I will reserve Jamie for you for now"[/i

(I've posted all that for those who don't use FB)

I totally agree that existing sponsors should be asked first but that's Amanda's fault for sending out that particular list. Everyone makes mistakes but if they weren't yet on the open market why didn't you, DB or Amanda not say so right at the beginning of the thread, explaining that they hadn't yet been offered to existing sponsors?

Instead, DB once again jumps in to try and humiliate Andy by berating him like a naughty school kid and he obviously wasn't aware of the rules himself as he then offered to 'buy' Jamie for the Banter Page whilst you took someone else. He then had the cheek to say this to one of the fans "[iI am just the person currently burdened with its financial responsibility as others have been before me and will be after me and the level I have been prepared to be burdened with this year is the reason we are where we are which I think deserves a little more respect than your post delivers." [/i

Now I don't know who you think 'my leader' is (I presume you think it's Andy) but let me assure you I'm nobody's 'yes man', I just know what's right and what's wrong, and I know that some of the stuff I've been reading over the last month or so leaves a nasty taste in my mouth.

Now I'm going to split this thread so as not to disrail the sponsorship one.

I definitely think the board are doing a great job and they have my backing

i had the pleasure and displeasure of meeting both Derek Beaumont and Andy Mazey at Headingley. all i will say is one was a true gent, down to earth nice guy who was very polite and well mannered, the other was an arrogant, rude drunk who walked around like he was Don king the boxing promoter lol.

A mistake was made and they are suddenly the devil incarnate.

I have to agree with Lynda and I include Andy too. He is still very visible and still committed to supporting our great club.

I think the board are doing a great job too, I just don't like the way some are behaving. The Andy Mazey thing isn't just a one off, I've seen other references to him too and it reminds me of school yard bullying where the 'in crowd' pick on the outsider. It's just childish and unprofessional.

Whatever the facts, airing dirty linen in public is not a good idea for any club and I hoped ours was above it. It's the biggest threat to our stability going forward.

Indeed it is mate but there's only so many times you can tell someone to stop poking a stick at the dog before the dog bites back.

Very rarely do I post on here now let alone bite or get rattled,but when honesty proffesionalism integrity and motives are questioned by people who should know better given the massive sacrifices and effort we happily make for our club to succeed, then I'm going to defend not myself but our staff. Kick Amanda kick me. Kick rolls kick dukesy. Kick me kick mike. Kick mike kick des. Kick one of us and we all limp. It's what's brought success. Simple as that.

There's much more than meets the eye on many fronts but trust me we would really prefer not to get involved and retain the moral high ground but sometimes enough is enough.

That's the last I'm going to say about it because the board took an agreement on more than one occasion not to get involved in the forums etc. because it brings nothing but mither and is a place for the fans and the fans only.

Most of us stuck by that one.

And mish, one day we might have a brew and you'll be surprised at what you learn. It's all there in black and white.

I apologise to all genuine fans with genuine ambitions to help make out club be as good as it can be. Those with ulterior motives who enjoy the ride when we win but stick the boot in when something goes wonky will get found out soon enough.

Well I think that much too much has said on this subject and it should be left now for all of us.

I myself never go on Facebook or this Banter Page , but ive heard so much about this thread , which now appears to have risen on this Forum now , lets not make it into the same so-called 300 and odd posts as the Banter page .

Personally im sure other players can be sponsored , we are all committed to the same goal a successful Leigh Centurions , and should stop this points scoring of each other .

I stand by my posts on Facebook if genuine Leigh fans want to invest in the club LISA should be the vehicle for that. The clubs fans input will grow a lot more with 200 new LISA members rather than 1 player sponsor that would get filled with a business any how!!

Well said to the TV Tony and Charlie

Lets concentrate on supporting our club which is after all why we come on this Board.

I'll ask for one of LISA,s events this season to involve fans meeting our sponsered played and more of the team, which is what most fans want

join the touchdown club

So glad I don't do Spacebook or Tw@tter.....searching for what certain folk have posted.

Budgie...I'm like you I can't be doing with searching for it....but should somebody care to share a link or tell me where to look that'd be a start!

you have to be a registered member on that certain bit of the facebook site so that means links cant be posted, to be honest its all a storm in a teacup with people misquoting and misunderstanding or just being downright bloody minded over certain posts, so much so that I have chucked in even going on it anymore, which is a pity as there could have been some good stuff on there if it had been used properly and not used as a political bandwagon for sob stories.

Not wanting to generalize folk, but as regards to Leigh Centurions, not interested in any the 'politics', all that matters to me is what happens 'on the field'....guess some fans are not like me.
When my mate Mike Callaghan was the commercial manager, he used to contact me about some sponsor packages that hadn't been sold - days before a game, so me and my mates would 'chuck in' for one at a reduced rate. We had some great days/nights out, but when you meet some players/directors etc (after a few beers) not everyone is to your liking. But I guess 10+ years ago, there was no social media, to post gossip/$hite !


More than happy just be a 'North Stander' and watch some amazing Rugby League !

It's now been deleted I believe !!!