Post 2 is now correct..

The highlighted question is the really valid one, in the midst of all this confusion! And, if they turn up for 5:30 pm, will they still be performing from about 6:25 pm to around 7:05 pm?

Jesus, so why have we changed the kick off time then? Surely a simple communication would not have gone a miss... Unless of course it is because the owner wishes to attend a soccer match. He is hardly going to tell the RFL that is he ?

The owner can do as he pleases, but I would air caution before moaning if the public prove to not fancy a Sunday Evening KO as much as him.

=#FF0000You've hit the jackpot Harold.



=#0000FFThat was my second point i made regarding staying in the pub and spending £20 on more beer, fodder etc, rather than at the match, especially the way we are playing atm.

Thats the problem as without it,leaves speculation in place. Its time to grow out of these adolescent games and start making a mark.

Didn't we once have a communications sub team looking to improve information to Supporters under young Mazey? I wonder what happened.

It appears no one can claim to know 100% as to why the game has been shifted back 2 and a half hours. Even people within the club are not officially letting on.

There is a reason, we are not being told isn't there?



Anyway My neighbour is not happy, He has a meal booked at 7pm for his wife's birthday so they will no longer be attending. A cold spell is expected from Sunday, so at my age I will need to play it by ear. Family orders.

If there was a reason for this change in kickoff time that seemed genuine then surely it would have been announced when the change was made. The absence of
this lacks transparency and leads to speculation and aggravation.
5.30 on a Sunday is possibly the worst time to play the game.

We did Harold. It actually started before that, under Trevor Barton. There were some excellent developments too - the radio 'station; LCTV; the programme; the start of social media for example. All these things have progressed since those early days and, with new ownership, the team has disbanded. We now have an excellent Communications Director, who communicates in a professional manner. I guess he can only communicate what is provided for him though.

The now kick off time is contentious, and will suit some and not others. The rest of your post is spot on.

Thanks Alan... And of course you are 100% correct in closing also.

Well my neighbour has just rang up the Leigh ticket office to attempt to understand why KO has changed from the 3pm KO as stated on his match tickets he purchased a few weeks ago. The staff have apparently told him they have no idea why the club have changed to 5:30pm, they do not get told why , only told that it has changed. They did however advise him as he has a meal booked at a restaurant they will refund his match tickets without question. He is a little happier.

Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil. They're behaving like politicians. Whatever happened to good customer service?
They should be ashamed at the way this has been handled, but I doubt they will.

Surely sir derek wouldnt change it just to suit him & ming the merciless so they can watch man utd No one could be that selfish could they ? ... bur why not say what the reason is for the change

The silence from the club is unbelievable and as a business owner DB is seemingly uncaring towards his customers especially the season ticket holders. In other words HE DON'T GIVE A DAM or he would have explained the reason for the change by now.

Suits me just dandy ......
United v Chelsea with a couple of scoops followed by scran & a couple of scoops followed by some form of RL & a couple of scoops !!!!

What's not to like ?

So its you who got the kick off time changed

Do we have a communications director now? Hasn't he been made chairman, so there is a role to fill.

I personally think that comms out of the club from 2015 onwards have been pretty poor. Not entirely the fault of Mike Latham, but because of how the club as a whole (or just DB?) have chosen to address things. Way issues around Penky, Barlow, Chase etc... dragged the club's reputation through the mud, and things like response to Ridyard signing for Fev showed that we cannot get our point across without seemingly looking for a tit for tat argument. All they had to do was thank him for his service, say he was offered a contract and wish him the best in the future. Didn't need any quotes, statements and certainly didn't need some nonsense about joint releases and how we'd been wronged as a club.

Just before the Batley game, we were subjected to an excuciatingly long piece about taking food and drink into the ground. It is what it is, just tell us what we need to know and don't spend 500 words trying to justify yourselves!

Quote ="LeythIg"Do we have a communications director now? Hasn't he been made chairman, so there is a role to fill. I personally think that comms out of the club from 2015 onwards have been pretty poor. Not entirely the fault of Mike Latham, but because of how the club as a whole (or just DB?) have chosen to address things. Way issues around Penky, Barlow, Chase etc... dragged the club's reputation through the mud, and things like response to Ridyard signing for Fev showed that we cannot get our point across without seemingly looking for a tit for tat argument. All they had to do was thank him for his service, say he was offered a contract and wish him the best in the future. Didn't need any quotes, statements and certainly didn't need some nonsense about joint releases and how we'd been wronged as a club. Just before the Batley game, we were subjected to an excuciatingly long piece about taking food and drink into the ground. It is what it is, just tell us what we need to know and don't spend 500 words trying to justify yourselves!'" The press release, announcing Mike's appointment as Chairman, indicated that he still is Communications Director, including the time-consuming (believe me! ) role of matchday magazine editor. https://leighrl.co.uk/wp/blog/2018/02/1 ... enturions/ You do make an interesting observation about how some of our announcements seem to get embroiled in 'tit for tat' arguments. Whatever the rights and wrongs of the departures of the likes of Ridyard, Brierley etc, these guys had been our heroes, and maybe just a 'thanks for your service to our club' would have sufficed on their departure. Unfortunately, (just on the evidence of the Toronto game) some of these guys seem to have been highly motivated by something on their return to LSV! As for Sunday's kick off change, I'm not happy about it, but somebody did suggest that LSV has a prior booking at 3 p.m. Doesn't that still seem the likely reason for change? (although a lot of discontent could have been avoided by announcing that, up front, I suppose)

Quote ="LeythIg"Do we have a communications director now? Hasn't he been made chairman, so there is a role to fill. I personally think that comms out of the club from 2015 onwards have been pretty poor. Not entirely the fault of Mike Latham, but because of how the club as a whole (or just DB?) have chosen to address things. Way issues around Penky, Barlow, Chase etc... dragged the club's reputation through the mud, and things like response to Ridyard signing for Fev showed that we cannot get our point across without seemingly looking for a tit for tat argument. All they had to do was thank him for his service, say he was offered a contract and wish him the best in the future. Didn't need any quotes, statements and certainly didn't need some nonsense about joint releases and how we'd been wronged as a club. Just before the Batley game, we were subjected to an excuciatingly long piece about taking food and drink into the ground. It is what it is, just tell us what we need to know and don't spend 500 words trying to justify yourselves!'" The press release, announcing Mike's appointment as Chairman, indicated that he still is Communications Director, including the time-consuming (believe me! ) role of matchday magazine editor. https://leighrl.co.uk/wp/blog/2018/02/1 ... enturions/ You do make an interesting observation about how some of our announcements seem to get embroiled in 'tit for tat' arguments. Whatever the rights and wrongs of the departures of the likes of Ridyard, Brierley etc, these guys had been our heroes, and maybe just a 'thanks for your service to our club' would have sufficed on their departure. Unfortunately, (just on the evidence of the Toronto game) some of these guys seem to have been highly motivated by something on their return to LSV! As for Sunday's kick off change, I'm not happy about it, but somebody did suggest that LSV has a prior booking at 3 p.m. Doesn't that still seem the likely reason for change? (although a lot of discontent could have been avoided by announcing that, up front, I suppose)

Think some people on here need to be very careful what they are wishing for.

If you don't wish to attend for the sake of 2 1/2 hours then so be it, the club appear happy enough to offer a refund - although, apart from ST holders not many would have bought based on 3pm ko

The change is down to Toulouse struggling getting a flight and having to travel to Barcelona first to get one that’s all it’s nothing serious

Well if that's the case I wish you'd said so 7 pages ago



DB will be laughing his newts off reading some of the comments on here

The host club asked for it to be changed.

According to Toulouse website, the change was requested to avoid clashing with United v Chelsea. www.to13.com/actualites/leigh-ce ... -dhoraire/

According to Toulouse website, the change was requested to avoid clashing with United v Chelsea. www.to13.com/actualites/leigh-ce ... -dhoraire/

Innit sad when you have to get your information in French.

Oui!