How did you come to the 'more entertaining' bit?

Are there others?

I trust what the BOM are saying about future signings strengthening our team for next year. Stronger and more options on the field, and a deeper/stronger back-up squad to cover injuries, will give Paul more options in a game.
I trust he has the ability to use them wisely.

I said the Players and Coach were obvious Targets of Blame as a fact , not a question .But I for one am NOT going to slate them for the whole season , im unhappy about the Seasons finish , as everybody else is , but I remember the NRC at the Shay , and plenty of other good games this season , a week ago folk were slating Wigan for their loss of form , but they came good on Thursday night ,I think we will rise next year , just give Paul and the BOM the chance to do so .

Well I got slated on here earlier on in the season when I made reference to our chosen style of play despite following the team everywhere almost every week of the campaign.

My point now is that our player recruitment [iso far[/i is not really conductive to a new entertaining brand of Rugby League from Leigh in 2014.

I feel we will need to play differently, If we are going to build crowds inside the LSV next season above the 2000 mark.

It's a long off season I know so I stand to be corrected.

Harold I don't think I have ever slated you , maybe a difference of opinion at times , as well as agreeing with some of your opinions ,its been said on here how hard it will be to replace Parker and Hopkins , but I feel we have done a decent job thus far , I think we all know we lack speed in our backs , and again hopefully Paul and the BOM will address this soon .We all want see fast flowing rugby , but teams like Batley don't play it , have faith .

Really? Seem to be similar players to me, clever but not a lot of pace in there. You'd be more dangerous with Jamie Ellis IMO.

Jamie Ellis is ambitious.

Yep just forwards announced and rumoured.

Also I would of thought PR has now had enough practice at play off rugby to not be out coached every time.

Keith, we are playing for cash next year, not SL

Not sure, but it was top 2 that get the windfall I think

I think any coach whose team go out unexpectedly in a Play off Game at home on a losing run will cop some questions whether people deem it fair or not.
In terms of the tactics I can see both side of the argument, at times we have played shocking 1 up RL and at times some pretty good 'left to right' stuff, I kinda think that depends on the opposition.
We are 4th best in the league table for a reason and for me I think its fair for fans to expect to be better than that in the Championship as one of the bigger clubs, I'm also certain Rowley knows the expectations next season will be far higher than this season and will be as gutted as everyone else at how the season has tailed off.

The Watcher does not believethat it will be hard to replace Parker, the man hardly played a game all season.

Whilst Rob had his fair share of injuries, the Watcher would have seen Parker turn out 18 times this season. (if the Watcher had in fact been watching)

The Budgiezilla hopes Rob will still be playing for us next season.

You've had the Watchers eyes out there....

Doubt it.......Even I have heard the stories, here at the "back of beyond"!!

Leigh Centurions are a company trying to sell their product to customers, the BOM are doing their best to promote the product with all their incentives and hype, this is basic business, but if the product doesn't sell then questions have to be asked.
I don't have to keep saying why I think the product isn't selling, you all know what I think.
Next year will be very interesting just to see how much PR has developed as a coach, now he has what he wants, there will be no hiding next year with excuse after excuse.

I take your point about selling the 'product', but attendances are down spectacularly at all Championship clubs, with the probable exception of Featherstone. Surely that's not down to poor coaching?

I think it has a lot to do with it, poor coaching, poor results, poor attendance.
Good coach,good results, good attendance.
People wont buy a bad product, but they will buy a good product.
Its that simple really.

What's the reason or poorer gates at Sheffield, Halifax and Batley then?

Cant speak for the others but at Fax I know lots of people who used to be regulars who no longer go because the rugby we have been playing is pretty boring.

Didn't look too boring when we were at yours!

Don't you think there's more to the bad attendances though - it's pretty widespread?

I don't know about other teams, I am only interested in what Leigh are doing, and how they are going to get enough bums on seats, and way I see it that isn't going to happen until they have a winning coach and team. In other words a good product which customers want buy.

As greg Florimos Boots says, the reason the numbers are down this year is becuase of the Boring one man rugby that has been played this season, I'm a Season ticket holder and i didnt attend 2 games this year as i chose to go fishing with my little lad instead, That would never have happened in previous seasons. The entertainment dished up has been Dire ground out wins. Nothing i can see has changed we have just hit a bit of form, Even if we go on to win it this year, i will still say great overall result but how we got there was poor to watch. I am not alone, many others have written this year off already.