We could do with some announcement, 12 months ago you couldn't shut Derek up, now he is 'the silent one'.

The fans are being treated like turnstile fodder that will turn up whatever, it is pathetic.

Update on what? DB's only commitment is getting Leigh to the end of the season. Anything new on the horizon wouldn't come from his mouth.

Turnstile fodder ?

So for essentially the 1 st time in years we have a 'dead rubber ' and that is pathetic , many clubs have had seasons of them , indeed we did for 6 years during licencing

Stop being dramatic and comparing us to those poor souls sent to their deaths in WW 1

I will be as dramatic as I want and don’t give a toss about what you think about it. You have a habit of jumping to the club’s defence every time someone posts something you don’t like.

I didn’t mention the state we are in, I didn’t mention fixtures. It is pathetic that the club has mislaid their communication skills.
Even a “ We appreciate that fans must be wondering what is happening but rest assured that things are moving on and a statement will be issued in due course” would do.

He does doesnt he , gubrat needs to open his eyes or go to Specsavers

The club have made a rod for their own back by saying a statement would be issued. Regardless of what that statement is. Something should have been said by now.

You're probably right there Tom,however,there might not be any info to issue. It would look daft if the club released a statement saying there isn't going to be a statement just yet. DB obviously shouldn't have said so in the first place that there was going to be one,It's no big deal.Let's all just turn up on Sunday and show that we still want a successful Leigh rugby league club.

Let's all calm down the squad is as is til end of season, no news means no change. We need to focus on supporting the team through to the Final of this comp and showing we are a club worth investing in.
Be good if we could keep Purts full time and anyone else who can convert to part time - perhaps DB can offer a few jobs at AB.
We have been here before and risen again. Gutting that literally one more win this or last year and non of this would have happened. RL need to look at the financial drop from 4th to 5th in champ!

How true 'leyther'!

However, the gap between 4th and 12th is just the same - and worrying. 'Prize money' in SL is potentially the same for each club, as it is in League 1. Unintentionally (?) the RFL, has created two divisions in the Championship, through 'prize money' for the top 4. Ironically, the SL club owners seem to want to eradicate this difference, by giving everyone in the Championship the same amount, out of the Sky treasure chest! (i.e. just enough for each Championship club not to become a threat to the SL clubs!)

I agree with you 100% on this reffy! The owner said he would be making a more detailed statement on the week beginning 29 July. Even if circumstances are changing all the time, his credibility would be enhanced if he had said something. The club has been very good at issuing details of players signed, (including the recent three from Hull KR) and has penned some moving obituaries about former players, who have passed away. However, it is pathetic that they didn't make/haven't made any announcements about the seven (?) first team regulars who have recently departed the club - including our club captain, who has sweated blood, in the cause. To me, that is downright disrespectful.

There are those of us who would watch, whatever situation the club is in, but in expecting 3000+ to still turn up regularly, whilst keeping them all in the dark, the club is really pushing its luck!

Alan, I could actually feel your blood boil reading your post

.However, i do agree and let's hope that a statement is imminent to cover your said issues. Don't get me wrong,i feel just as bitter the way the club has been run/managed,but that's done now,and i just hope we can get new investors,and bring the club back where it belongs........SL.

Cokey. I agree there. There probably hasn’t been any interest which is why nothing has been said. Beaumont has once again done it by promising a statement would be issued.

I’m not overly bothered about an announcement. I’m glad the club won’t be being run by him anymore. But I can understand people venting about not hearing anything. By saying that something will be said makes you think that some party has shown interest and the structure for next year will be released. Maybe wishful thinking on his behalf which has truly backfired.

Has he actually said that Tom?

To be fair Steve, the only communication coming from Leigh is the offer of a corporate box for home games. To me that does sound like turnstile fodder.


The club do read all the social media outlets and have to know the general feeling the fans have regarding the lack of information. Just a simple statement of "Hold tight folks, things are in the pipeline and will be released in due course" isnt that hard to put out.


The knock on effect has probably started, if the club cant be bothered....why should fans. They have a product that they are not selling to the public effectively, that will cost them bums on seats.

He’s not no. The thought of it fills me with dread if he continues.

Mr chantler wants to save money by asking players to make there own way to Fev game as coach bill is a little bit behind.

Fev are in the same boat as us they struggling for pennies to they have released hock and a few others

It's not all doom and gloom. There are plenty positives.

I am informed Derek has held productive talks with a potential investors, not only new ones, but also including a previous one from before Sporting Club Leigh's formation keen to come back into the fold, as well as one, not known to be short of a few bob who has sponsored matches before. All very encouraging.

I was also speaking to one of our shirt sponsors yesterday and he has told me his company, and he believes most of the other shirt sponsors, are all on board next season. Great to hear.

Purtil HAS been told he has a job next season. He is the man I would choose to over haul the playing register, lead recruitment for 2019, implement new structures and begin building up from the grass roots. I am pleased about that.

However no one actually knows the RFL structure for 2019. Unbelievably it is not yet confirmed so that is making life more complex for the current custodians, potential new investors, Head Coach and players alike, especially around the offering of 2019 coaching and playing contracts.

I do agree about communication though, it is absolutely woeful.

As an aside I am hearing all is not well at Featherstone either, for very similar reasons.

The game is in trouble, and chopping and changing structures does not attract investors, sponsors or fans to it.

Do you really have to keep doing this all the time??

And if that's not true can he be banned, or is he allowed to make up stories like that about the club?? If we can it's Stella time, and I could have a field day by 10pm

I'm willing to wager that a good half of our squad come from Yorkshire and would have been making their way to Featherstone under their own steam, anyway!

A statement has now been made and it does at least let us know that KC has gone and appears to not be pulling a wage from here forward, same for Morts and Lovett. Good news in the circumstances re contracts and especially that KC has gone (no malice intended I just believe it best for our future). The statement also mentions the other players that have moved on. I wish info had been more timely but at least it is now done.
Thanks for the updates HR. I always trust that you supply info (positive and negative) with the best intentions of keeping people informed (appropriately) whenever you can.

Harold,

Many, many thanks for that positive post! It's good to know what kind of efforts are actually going on behind the scenes - although it gives me no satisfaction to hear that Fev may be having similar problems. It looks like Salford, Leeds and Widnes may have things mostly their own way in next season's Championship!

It’s all what we all already known though they need tell us what’s going on in other news