Good to hear it mate. I'm sure we 'Leythers' will also be a lot happier, in a few days. Wouldn't want anything to distract us from whupping you in the NRC Final - that's if Dewsbury do the decent thing and let us get there!

A weekend in Blackpool eh? I know a couple of decent boozers wi proper ale far enough away from the town centre to avoid the stag/hen do's but near enough to get where I need to!

Now if Fax n Dews just do the decent thing - I'll get thi a jug in on final weekend!!!

Just to get back to the original topic. I sincerely hope Arthur is not stepping down for health reasons.

I second that, at his age you dont need the aggro - time to enjoy your later years imho and hopefully he will have many to enjoy.

Don't think so.

I think it's his general health and well being Tony not any speciffic 'problem'.
I for one wish him all the health in the world he has done a great job not just in the last few years as chairman but well before that.

I wholeheartedly agree Fred - the one good thing to come from this is that hardly anybody has criticised AT no matter what he ends up doing - I think everyone recognizes the tremendous effort he has made and no-one would begrudge him saying enough is enough...sas though it might be...

You will be welcome at the Circus ,ask for Charlie.Or Franky B.

I didn't want to post on this as soon as I heard the news, too many conflicting emotions to make sense of what I thought.

The new thread tonight has put my mind at rest to a large extent, but I'll post what I was going to anyway.

The white knight has been to Leigh on his charger. He put the world to rights before moving on again. As a Leyther, regardless of what the future brings, we should be thankful for Arthurs input into the club, and not throw a strop now he has gone.
It's his money, we should be thankful for his largess, and to that extent I'd juts like to say...

Thank you, and now lets look forward to the future.

It's never been easy being a Leyther, has it?

the basil source, i meant there was only AT bankrolling the club, apparently there will be a boardroom shuffle, also AT has left leigh debt free

I really hope your last comment is true Daryl, I really do.

As Confucious said:

[i"Man with woodworm in wooden leg much better off than man with metal leg in thunderstorm!"[/i

unless they are starving

Sadly confirmed today that both his businesses have into liquidation.

SALMON/BREAM/TENCH.

TBH this would explain the suddeness if AT's departure as Chairman and his son's resignation from the board of directors.

Doesnt david Mills work for one of these companies.

I think Mills works for Civil Solutions

Terrible news for lots of people i would guess but from a leigh rl point of view it clears a few things up i suppose.

Where has this been confirmed?

RG is as good a source as you'll get on this, Tony. Sad news for all those affected.

Cheers L_M.
Sad day also for our family.

I can only heap more praise on AT isfhe has been helping us when his own livelihood has been at stake. If it affects your familly directly RG then I am sorry and hope you sort things out soon.

How many times have I asked people , how far would THEY go to support the club ? , on the countless times we had people suggest that owners/directors should invest more and more

So sorry to hear this news if true

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The Watcher believes that AT has suffered from the knock on effect of someone else going bust whilst owing him (AT) £1million.