Quote ="Septimius Severus"Rumour mill was correct, and our co-captain has moved down the road. https://www.totalrl.com/salford-red-dev ... tion-star/'" Can’t blame him , primarily for the fact he will be 35 before the season starts and been given a 2 year contract . Can only assume Leigh didn’t want to offer those terms.

Quote ="Septimius Severus"Rumour mill was correct, and our co-captain has moved down the road. https://www.totalrl.com/salford-red-dev ... tion-star/'" Can’t blame him , primarily for the fact he will be 35 before the season starts and been given a 2 year contract . Can only assume Leigh didn’t want to offer those terms.

craig hall?

Hi All, new to the forum.
Is the club going to do the same as previous years and let players be announced elsewhere and not at least say thanks for all they have done for Leigh.

The majority of the squad including fringe players and confirmed absences next year were at LSV "to troll the jolly bowl around" after the MPG and receive the deserved adulation from fans. Feel that that will stay with them longer than any amount of well-intentioned flannel on social media.

Welcome to the forum Omega99, we could do with some more chat.

Now that the season has ended why are the club the still delaying the announcement of players signed for next season? Very frustrating for fans and just leads to negative social media. Having secured a place in Super League we should be pushing publicity and promotion of the club if we want to see crowds of 7000 to 8000 next season, particularly with the World Cup about to happen on our doorstep.

Thanks for the welcome.
The team did get a glorious send off, but we always seem to be the last to announce anything. We should be riding this wave of success instead of letting it fizzle away, the club could be advising on players, season tickets even the new kits. I liked the fan involvement with picking the kit last time.

The club has come on leaps and bounds this last 12 months but as you state the communication is still lacking
Point taken on the send off , but not everyone can attend games and the next best thing is to make these fans feel a part of the club.
Just looks poor when our co captains departure was reported by others and not the club he served

looks like the moaning minnies cant help themselves.

One thing we have not seemed to do well in the past is acknowledge officially when players leave.
Communication with fan base has also been slow.
I am sad to see Adam go. He has been a rock in the forwards, playing long minutes and leading the charge. He has also played with the passion of a leader.
All the above said, I think we need to be a little patient in team/player announcements right now. Other SL teams have had a few weeks jump on us to dot the i’s on deals while we have been concentrating on getting to SL. Also, some agreed upon deals will have been SL dependant I imagine, so paperwork may have been on hold pending the result just 7 days ago.
People were quick to jump on the club last season when the squad was very slow to build. But clearly they knew what they were doing.
Let’s give the same people a bit of time and room to work their magic again.

You’re welcome for the welcome, ω99.

Bongser is with Vanners all the way on this. As far as Twitter announcements go; it was Chris Chester’s birthday yesterday and seemingly still is today! Yes, an acknowledgement of Sid’s service to the club, maybe a showreel would be good for us and would keep the kettle boiling. Other players that we suspect/assume will be leaving may not yet have put pen to paper for another team and that makes it harder to put a positive spin on things.

As to the website, who knows? Can’t even get on it today!

Get the sad news out of the way and in doing so maintain “phatic communion” before (later) the fixture reveal, kit reveal, signings and s/t launch can bring things to the boil closer to the start of the new season.

As VL says some signings will be dependant on things either only just settled or, in the case of Lachlan’s status, yet to be settled.

Wasn’t a moan of such , just an observation, I got all moaned out under the Lucas era but that’s another story for another thread.
Wouldn’t expect too much news on signings until pre season starts and like already mentioned when fixtures /ST news Kit Launch is in full flow around Christmas time.

Be a good few signings announced by the end of the month...

There are rumours gathering pace that you are taking Oliver Holmes off our hands at wire. I find it slightly strange seeing as he's always moaning about 'living on the wrong side of the pennines'.

After the Toulouse game he realised that there are worse places to work than the REAL Lancashire!



That rumour not previously heard here, though.

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/ru ... source=nba In summary Leigh in for Oliver Holmes, Jack Hughes, Rob Mulhern, Matt Davis and Jacob Gannon. There is so much Wire they could restart BICC.

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/ru ... source=nba In summary Leigh in for Oliver Holmes, Jack Hughes, Rob Mulhern, Matt Davis and Jacob Gannon. There is so much Wire they could restart BICC.

Yes, Lam & Chester seem to know what they are doing but is Bongser the only one worried that Leigh seem to be taking onboard so many players from a Warrington club that had its worst season for yonks this year, even finishing below Wakey?

Absolutely.

Robbie Mulhern - Age 27 - 6ft 3" - Chequered history, going out on loan, but has got some international caps to his name. Was one of the better Warrington forwards at the end of last season.
Jack Hughes - Age 30 - 6ft 1" - I believe was Warrington Captain - 274 SL games for Pies, Giants and Wolves. 5 caps to his name.
Matt Davis - Age 26 - 5ft 10" Hard working utility forward, suggests he does not excel in one position. I was told he is "a trier".
Oliver Holmes - Age 30 - 5ft 11" - 252 SL games - 2 years left on contract but available to go. 3 International caps.

They all have the right age profile for Lam, if not the height. The retained members of the pack are Amone, Ipape, Wardle and Asiata. There will be more need for forward rotation this season but if anything, we are still light on Props.

Warrington's biggest issue was a lack of go forward from the pack, and we are interested in 4 members of that pack. I am sure Lammy and Chezzy have seen enough to think they can revitalise their careers.

The model of getting seasoned pros with a point to prove has worked for Salford under Rowley , every faith that Lam and Chester can replicate. Far from wanting players 30+ I think we just need to get in a position to stay up season 1. Build a team to stay in SL relatively safe from relegation and build from there. I know Derek has stated Challenge Cups and SL Grand Finals in 3-5 years and that can only be applauded but I’m more than happy to just get up and stay up.

.....and that seems to be a worry for the rational posters on the Holmes thread on the Wolves forum: "Imagine the meltdown if we're beaten by Warrington B next season," or some such.

Powell's Cas team were amazing in 2017 in winning the Leaders Shield but it then possessed a version of Luke Gale that had been simmering nicely for a couple of seasons and then came to the boil. Man of Steel that season, played throughout the RLWC, downhill since to mirror Cas.

Powell became unpopular there and is so at Wire. Is Lam more of a man manager? We'll see - but only if the speculation proves true for once!

I believe we are in for a 'Monster' Kiwi, but will only be known after the World Cup.

Be interesting to see if we have the quota space left, but based on what has been stated, we do lack size IMHO.

Just trawled the Warrington forum - Oliver Holmes appears to be a good player gone bad. Can Clubby beat him into shape?

My concern with Holmes is that he burned himself out at his hometown club - he is a relatively small man who played well above his weight, thought he would end up at Fev tbh

Always liked Holmes at Cas think it was bad environment at Wire last year. Poss just needs the right environment to get back to his best.

https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/st ... ron-smith/ Aaron Smith is available - I can't imagine too many fans will grumble if he rocks up at the LSV.

https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/st ... ron-smith/ Aaron Smith is available - I can't imagine too many fans will grumble if he rocks up at the LSV.

https://www.leighjournal.co.uk/news/230 ... quad-2023/ Chezzy has been busy, “In terms of recruitment though I have got 25/26 players all ready to go. So, there are lots of things to be positive about and we are in a stronger position than we have ever been as a club.” Announcements to start next week hopefully.

https://www.leighjournal.co.uk/news/230 ... quad-2023/ Chezzy has been busy, “In terms of recruitment though I have got 25/26 players all ready to go. So, there are lots of things to be positive about and we are in a stronger position than we have ever been as a club.” Announcements to start next week hopefully.