David

Have Leigh Centurions announced this signing yet officially?

Andy

Comments noted.

Thanks

Andy

If it's being reported in Barrow's local rag then it's hardly hard to get hold of the information, is it? Will still wait for official confirmation though before getting too giddy about Haggerty as he's definitely a player I rate highly, and Briscoe and Bullock would benefit greatly from first team rugby.

I think it might be a back

Initial announcement from the NW Evening Mail - presumably via Barrow club - hardly a 'hanger-on'. We all know what 'official' line of communication is the correct one, but in these days of social media, it isn't always possible to pursue that line.

Agreed.
You can get more giddy now though



"Leigh Centurions have today announced that Kurt Haggerty has joined the club on a season long loan from Barrow Raiders, and will go straight into team selection for Sunday's friendly with Warrington Wolves.

Head Coach Paul Rowley said;

"I tentatively enquired about Kurt in the close season, and with the announcement of Simon Finnigan's retirement, decided to revisit it to add to the competition out on the edges."

"Like Simon Kurt possesses a good footballing brain and skill set to ensure we continue our philosophy of playing a good brand of Rugby League and attacking every opportunity."

Football Director Derek Beaumont Commented;

"I am delighted to see Kurt return to our club. Losing Simon altered the balance of where we had thought we were and the addition of Kurt addresses that balance. He has a bright future ahead of him and is a player who fits in with our longer term planning."

From Andy's comments in this thread it's obvious that someone at Barrow has jumped the gun.

While I agree with you Matt its in the Barrow local rag so not exactly a secret, who from leigh would be reading the Barrow local rag on a friday night??

IMO Fred Parky is abusing his position of trust with the club, Paul and the directors and just trying to make himself look good and obviously knew about the deal and was looking for the story rather than stumbled across it.

It's like this Centurions TV it's a great product but why does Fred need to post everything as if it's the Parkinson's TV Show. It doesn't look professional you wouldn't see Wigan Warriors doing it and no wonder we struggle to break from the little leigh tag with dinosaurs like this being given licence and scope to abuse confidentiality.

If I were Leigh Centurions Directors I'd be hauling him in and in uncertain terms telling him you do it our way or get on your bike volunteer or no volunteer.

Leigh Centurions news should go our via Leigh Centurions first and foremost not Fred Bloggs, Fred Parky, Dave Parky or anyone else who think they qualify as piece of the furniture at he club.

The clue is in the name Leigh Centurions and that's the brand that needs to always be sold and must always remain consistent if it's to really catch and grow the way we need it to.

Understand we're it came from Alan fully, it's the muppets in our own camp highlighting it publicly before the club has announced it that frustrate me and must frustrate the clubs management.

You are a top guy and I know you write the clubs programme so must obviously know more than the average fan but never abused the clubs confidentiality from what I've read.

Some on here just want to be seen as being in the know and don't realise they are not helping the club.

Storm in a tea cup guys.

Bottom line is deal was boxed off this morning done and dusted and no halm done.

Andy

Milehighclub..When you put has much time and effort into Leigh Rugby that Fred and his lads have done over the years the last thing you expect is someone slagging you off on the fans website..Over the years the time and effort Fred has put into the club mostly at his own expense is outstanding by any stretch of the imagination myself and many other Leigh Supporters have nothing but admiration for Fred and his lads True Leythers who are Leigh Centurions right to the bone the story Fred quoted was already in the public domain I had seen it before Fred had mentioned it on here so before you go slagging hard working people off who have the Centurions at the heart of their very exsistance and put in hell of a lot of hard work into helping out on our road to become one of the best clubs in UK Rugby League THINk..
Your post has really got my back up mate...

Mr Milehighclub I thnk you are getting a little hot under under the collar over nothing. Admitedly in the past someone has let out information before the club has made announcements but I think you are being rather unfair to Fred. Most certinly is not a "muppet" and I personally think you should apologise.

Milehigh , I agree with the last couple of Posters , regarding Fred Parky , the bloke is a Diamond , maybe wears his Leyther heart on his sleeve , but the whole Parky family do their bit for the Club , and don't deserve the message you posted .Everyone may not always agree with Fred , I don't sometimes , but he is Leyther through and through , as for the Centurions TV ?Its much better than the Parkinson Show

I presume you meant Michael ?Fred works endless hours for our club , and is entitled to advertise Centurions TV , whenever he gets the chance , im a subscriber , and thinks its a great value effort , keep up the GOOD work Fred , and bring us more scoops .

Charlie wants to know .

So who at the club is masquerading as a hanger on just to leak secret club news to the North West Evening Meal ?



The plot thickens.

Bottom line in this is most people only believe it once the club formally release it via a press release.
In terms of Fred and Dave I'm personally glad they are involved as volunteers at our club so I disagree with one posters views.
That said lets not allow a new signing positive turn into a negative, a 'Storm in a teacup' and 'delight' at a new signing........a day at Leigh Centurions is never dull.

The natives are upset by a perceived attack on one of there own.

Bottom line is people in positions of confidentiality and trust need to put their own egos to one side and thing about the club. Fred should use a bit more loaf and let people not connected with the club speculate.

Final comment on the subject, lock it and move on!

Fred, David and indeed all our fantastic volunteers are the heart and soul of our great club.

Criticism is unfair and uncalled for.

We can however as a club still learn lessons on the communication front and while Milehighclub has gone about saying it in a manner that is wrong he makes some good points which the Board are fully aware of and rest assured we will put right.

Let's not overlook the fact we've added another good player to a fantastic squad and have a game tomorrow and are not far away from the real business now.

Exciting times.

Andy

I think some people struggle to understand the concept of an [iunofficial[/i fans message board I really do. It is stories like the one appearing in the NW evening mail that is this forum's bread and butter. A swap deal already in the public domain between Leigh and Barrow involving up to 5 players.

It does not really matter one bit who made everyone aware of where it was published, but it WAS totally 100% relevant to a Leigh RL [iunofficial[/i fans forum .

It is a storm in a teacup but tittle tattle happens when people want to be first with news. The regular irritant to me is when posters , not on the BOD, take great delight in announcing that there is going to be an announcement. This gives the impression that a favoured few are 'in the know'.

I agree totally that's why I signed up to the forum to hear what was being talked about,it makes me feel like part of a family. Hope this doesn't mean if I hear anything that I can't put it on the forum.

Another good signing, well done Paul and the Board who are doing a superb job

Yes another fantastic signing.

No surprise that Leigh are having to cut their squad a little bit, its hard to run with a large squad at this level with the salary cap set so low.

Just out of interest which Haggerty brother was it that knocked Barlow out in the Sheffield Vs Widnes game a few years back?

That was an accident so I am not telling you.

Good signing to replace SF retiring......hope Bullock is the 1 we can recall IMO - 1st choice centre for me.

Must have been Kurt's dad?