Vanners, you live a few more streets away from LSV than Bongser does. How is it you hear everything sooner?

I am on the clubs email list from way back and I started creeping around on Facebook occasionally. (I even post the odd comment but don’t know, and don’t want to know how to do more than that). I am careful to try fact check as best as possible before believing everything on Facebook or passing it on. I will however never break a confidence or claim to have an inside angle.
If you haven’t heard it yet, I would encourage everyone to listen to Derek's interview on BBC Radio Manchester, which believe was today (Sunday) and should still be available on the app I read. He talks about the time being right for the change, how and why the badge, shirt and monochrome colours are not the finished article and how reaction to those (badge, shirt, colours) is being constantly monitored as part of the final decisions yet to be made. He also talks about how we will set the standard for game day experience this coming season.
Having just spent last weekend in Seattle at a Washington Huskies College Football game (50k plus) and then a Seattle Seahawks football game (70k plus), the game day experience is an essential part of bringing in the crowds. The game itself is not a patch on our great game, but the game day experience is something to behold. The city buzzes, bars are packed, and the whole day is a party. A huge boost commercially for the whole city.

Keep Elvis!

On last night’s interview on Radio Manchester Derek seemed to have recognised the furore about the team’s colours and emphasised the launch had to be rushed due to the release of fixtures next week. But he did not acknowledge the
shirt has a Jaguar on it rather than a leopard. For an example of how to market his favourite animal he should look at Villeneuve Leopards RLFC. website.

He knows exactly what’s on the shirt. It’s called marketing. He must be paying a fortune for it.

Quote ="CHEADLE LEYTHER"........For an example of how to market his favourite animal he should look at Villeneuve Leopards RLFC. website.'" The plot thickens; Villeneuve Leopards have a Puma on their shirts! Switch to the frontal shot: https://www.classicrugbyshirts.com/2000 ... 6497-p.asp

Quote ="CHEADLE LEYTHER"........For an example of how to market his favourite animal he should look at Villeneuve Leopards RLFC. website.'" The plot thickens; Villeneuve Leopards have a Puma on their shirts! Switch to the frontal shot: https://www.classicrugbyshirts.com/2000 ... 6497-p.asp

What constitutes a Leopard then??!!

Morning Chayders. Please see the now clarified Puma post.

Leopards are mainly from Africa. Their bigger cousin, the Jaguar is S American and has such big fangs and powerful jaws that it can bite through carapaces - to it tortoises are crusty pies. Its spots (rosettes) are also larger.

Let's just put a F@nny on the shirt, and rebrand us the Leigh Pussy's!

Why do they use 2 different fonts for Leigh and Leopards?

Leigh Centurions was the same.

These are all drafts of different logo variations.

I think Derek is putting them out for feedback, but he says they have decided to go with the same font for both words in a final one. These are more about colours, etc.

OK, if the font thing has been addressed then that's fine, it was beginning to irk my pedantic ways.

Now just to centre the text.

I'm must say I'm surprised Leigh Lepers hasn't taken hold as much as variations on a big cat.

Still given how people online have pivoted between epidemiology and economic expertise over the past few years, all those other fans with sage opinions about the genus Panthera.

Still, if we played winter rugby we could have gone with Snow Leopards.

Folk keep taking a pop at us because of our new name yet the publicity is very good , tonight in the PNG v Cook Islands game , both our Club and Derek got a mention , plenty publicity .

won't make a shred of difference.

What tangible outcomes will really come from Leigh Leopards getting a mention at the PNG vs Cook Islands game?

I was only stating that what has happened with the re branding and other changes has got the RL world talking about Leigh Leopards , a lot of negative comments have been made , but I feel more positive comments have been made .
I’ve watched Leigh since 1962 and seen a few names ,Comics , Bears , Centurions , and now Leopards , theywilla,ways be Leigh to me , again my comment was just the observation of how Derek has got the RL world talking about our Club .

Did your brain not engage with the commentators?

Agreed 100% Charlie.
And to Nathan I will say, the rebrand package (because it is so much more than just a name) has already brought a 6 figure sponsorship of the main shirt and retained the originally planned sponsor who agreed to sponsor all training gear instead, at the same pound point as originally planned.
IMG has stated that clubs need to up be financially strong, increase revenue and, increase awareness of the brand and social media presence.

Very true Atomic, this guy states it won’t make a bit of difference , but it already has ,we now have a record 6 figure sponsorship deal in the bag , and folk want to be involved with us because of the publicity, meaning more cash coming in , a Sponser will want to be involved with a team who are being talked about, not a team nobody mentions , that was my point .

Leigh are the talk of the sport..

Up the Leopards..

Again my point exactly, I’ve just watched a 30 minute rugby programme on Facebook which was devoted to Leigh Leopards 100%they spoke of nothing else , and it was a Yorkshire based programme , reveiwing all our signings and where we will finish in the League next year , they all spoke well of us and Derek.
It seems Leigh Leopards are on the lips of everyone , ok I don’t like the shirt ,I won’t buy it , I will be buying a package though and getting a polo shirt .
As for Sponser ship this is why sponsors get involved because of publicity , and sponsors are throwing money at Leigh Leopards , it’s great.

Good evening VL , I hope you are well , fully recovered from Bongsers singing .
As you say everyone wants to be involved with Leigh Leopards , last night the BBC mentioned us and Derek, and I’ve just watched a 30 minute rugby programme on Facebook , devoted 100% to Leigh Leopards , and our signings , they spoke of how well we are doing and have done a great PR job , folk like this Nathan guy , talk is just wishful thinking .

I missed this... Some bloke had a try at re-branding himself, it is cliched in a certain sense but I do like it in a sense that it fits in with the general rugby stylings of most clubs in the modern game. https://twitter.com/jackgre_n/status/15 ... DqsvwrAAAA

I missed this... Some bloke had a try at re-branding himself, it is cliched in a certain sense but I do like it in a sense that it fits in with the general rugby stylings of most clubs in the modern game. https://twitter.com/jackgre_n/status/15 ... DqsvwrAAAA

Hmm. The motto would very soon be seized upon by other fans and changed to something like:

"A pi$h poor town that's going back down".

Quite like the kits both home and away. But don't like the badge (nor the fact that it is different home & away). The leopard looks way too friendly (though for all their mockery, were a wild leopard loose in DW Stadium, the Wigan Walk would become a Wigan Stampede and happen even earlier than usual). Mind you, the Villeneuve Leopards badge looks like the cat is going to say, "Hey, TC, here comes Officer Dibble," at any moment.

Sausage it! Give the Leigh Leopard a set of Jaguar fangs!

And (never start a sentence with "And"icon_wink.gif this is Leigh and we want the town crest on the shirts as well.

Motto: Palma non sine pulvere.

Nothing to do with pulverising with Madame Palm and her five lovely daughters, it should be noted!