Is that necessarily true? Is it not conceivable that, especially given the current situation over players getting visas to come and play here, that he would be tied to Lavington short term until clearance comes through?

From here it looks to me as if Leigh have done nothing wrong: They have approached the player, or been approached by the players agant. They have agreed terms. They have is signature on a contract saying he will be at Leigh in the forseeable future.

Then HE, not Leigh, has turned around and either had second thoughts or has made a comment not realising that it would get picked up by avid Leythers and brought to everyones attention?

Either way, I'm struggling to see what Leigh have done wrong.

...and I'm starting to feel a little guilty for posting it in the first place. But when I googled him there was a Press Association report entitled Leigh Mystery so had to read it. Hey ho its done now and my apology will be winging its way to the club shortly

Very VERY embarrassing!!

HAD A FEELING YESTERDAY WHEN I SAW IT, IT WAS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!!!

Again, well done Leigh, opening your mouth too soon, AGAIN!!!!

Wish you'd all reel your neck in, Leigh have done no different than what a number of SL clubs have done this season.
The guy is clearly covering himself in case the visa clearance goes t!ts up.

Have you missed the bit of the article where he says that should the opportunity occur he would love to come to Leigh.

The only thing I would do WHEN he comes over is check his ar$e for splinters during the medical, as he's very much sitting on the fence with his comments.

IMHO how can the club win here?
damned if they do and damned if they dont!

Sorry its seems someone may have come up with a better offer and hes trying it on, which if the case I wouldnt want him anyway,

So the next time we have a contract with a player we ask him....
"are you happy that we issue a press release announcing your arrival at the club?"

Simple really.

Or selling your silverware on ebay.

Most contracts these days include a clause that any public announcement regarding the contract should be approved by both parties.
This would have saved all the embarrasment.

Have you seen the contract to show this was excluded?

He did not say he would love to come to Leigh, his words were “It would be exciting to get a chance to play again at a top level,” he said.

R we top level?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

I guess if anyone knows about the embarrassment of signing a player and him not playing a single game, then its a Fax fan!

I second that!

so just who are you saying we should get rid of or replace?

Start with the photographer, its hes fault

Actually he does say he would like to play for Liegh above the bit you have quoted

Well, compared with Lavington Panthers................................

Start with marketing as Leighs is shocking then the Rowleys

i agree

well they've only just employed a new person in marketing so should we not give them a chance?

When was that announcement "communicated" to the fans? I must have missed that one.

The club just can't do right at times.

All the Aussies that have 'supposedly' been coming to Britain have all covered their bases in some way or another and I feel Williams is doing this incase the Visa application goes wrong.

Well done for Leigh for responding to the article.

I could tell you, but then I'd have to shoot you! (Official Secrets Act and all that!)

stop bloody whinging and get behind the club

On sky tonight they were talking about him coming playing for us it should be about 7 weeks they said Mcrae was saying what a good player he is.