Wasn't that supposed to be his job anyway and if he hasn't been doing it why is he still at the club? I bet NK is seriously thinking about his future at Leigh. I personally think it's a step nearer to the door. One thing is true though. Its never boring the news at our club.
The other way to look at this is, with the Williams saga NK may have noticed something that was missed that only he can resolve and to make sure it doesn't happen again he has decided to hand the reins over to PR. Whatever happens now, I hope we prosper and start winning.

Come On You Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeigh

Purtill is at Saints dumbass

Well I'm not happy that the first team is coached by someone so in-experienced. I will of course be there supporting my team. I just hope that this appointment was made because the board beleived that Rowley was the best man available for the job and not influenced by the family name.

The Director of Rugby role is one that the club has needed for some time and I congratulate Ned on his appointment. Hopefully he can concentrate on bringing the right calibre of player to the club at all levels.

Whatever Fred you big tart, you knew what i was trying to say.

No as the other one is a copper in Bolton dipstick

Thats right he was on Traffic was Dean now a Sgt I believe, great goal kicker, but nKeiron always had th edge as a player.

Keep up VM keep up



you saddo you

Booooo my threads gone!

What a turn up for the book though ehh! 'Yorky boy' (as one poster calls him) 'promoted' to his level of incompetance, was Arthur Thomas in the Army? for thats what they do, if they are 'pot' at the job promote them where they can do less damage.

Funny old world innit



well I for one think it could work, Kelly to be the one to negotiate with agents leaving Rowley to do what a coach should do

Well I wish Paul all the luck in the world on his apointment and I hope he does well but the question has to be asked .What happens if he does not do well? Are they going to swop jobs Paul and Neil?
Would they sack Paul?
Who takes the responsibility if the team do not shape up and I am not suggesting that they won`t all I am saying is ,he has surely now put his head on the choping block hasn`t he?

Yes in fact saw him at the match a week last Sunday it`s a long time since he`s been involved at Halifax .These latter few years he`s had an involvment with a few clubs.

You honestly think thats the reason we wont get into SL because of how AR reacted ,even though Widnes where more polite about the whole sordid affair they will be no better thought of next time the franchise comes round again as they have probably already decided who they want anyway and i think that team may well be French,anyway what would you have liked him to say "Well thankyou Mr Lewis for overlooking us this time we fully understand your reasons and agree with you entirely even though it cost us a lot of money but hey no hard feelings" he only said what we all thought its a pity he was the only one to speak up.

IMO it will be Gateshead for the next franchise.

He was congratulated on his honesty by several of the other chairmen including Mr O,connor at Widnes

As for this switch of roles , all we can do is wait and see , Maybe we'll be like Saints at the Mount on Sunday , save me a DVD Fred

Interesting move this and one which clearly defines who is now accountable for what.

I think its a case of watch this space for now, but I have a feeling there is a little more to this than meets the EYE



Are we to asume that Knoxy is now PR's assistant?

Now thats a cunning plan ... it should pay off and another away win....





...Maybe thats what we should do with the rest of our Home fixtures.

Bloody bank holidays , they should be banned

Can`t ban the BH`s but I`m fully behind your initiative.......

A friend of mine was speaking to an ex Leigh player today who said that there was unrest at the club didnt go into detail though,all i know is we have to get some stability at the club otherwise we will never go forward so lets hope this is the right move.

Did he have a dog and does he know the lottery no`s for Sat Night.............

No but him and his brother used to play at the club oh hang on now i come to think he did need a dog to guide him round the pitch

Read Leyther Forever's thread just before mine.....................

Apology accepted

well very interesting views from everybody, i really hope for the good of our club rowley is a succes as a coach, however i have my doubts, and still firmly beleive he should of done the honourable thinmg and gone when shaw went, but we all know why he didn't, and that's because his father is ceo, and that imo is the role we need to fill a ft ceo, yes i know they cost, but gateshead have one and they get far less crowds than us, at says we need a rugby director for our next bid, well we need a ft professional ceo also, not a pt person. interesting times ahead, mind when is it any different at our beloved leigh, i really hope pr does well, time will tell,

Sometimes people get confused with how other clubs run their off field organisations

All clubs are different in terminology and the way they work , Leigh have as many F/T staff as any other similar club , they just are in different capacitys with different responsibilitys , but all get the job done

but the question i pose is, would a full time qualified experienced chief exec officer be benefical to the running of leigh centurions, i am assuming the answer would be yes steve, you fancy a job mate, you'd be perfect for it.