Including Mitch Brown, and Bodene Thompson, for next season, maybe Thompson would be out of our price range , but I would have Mitch Brown back,to compete in the Championship next season we are going to need a few quality signings,at reasonable prices.

Not sure Mitch would be in our price range either, but like anyone it depends if they are willing to lower their demands

Wouldn't go with any imports. If we are starting afresh,then let's go with our own.

Atomic it was only my opinion on Mitch Brown, if we can put together a quality squad to compete in the Championship next season,and they be home grown players then so be it.

Next season will be harder than this season for all teams, as Bradford and York will be very competitive,more than likely Widnes being with us , and perm any 2 from Toronto ,Toulouse, and London, and ad Fev and Fax, it will be very hard to make our mark unless we have some quality ammo.

Once the dust has settled on this season, the loan players returned to their Clubs and a few big contracts unloaded, we will need a few new faces, including a new halves pairing for starters.I've heard the DB is staying rumours but even then he will have to compete or we could be in the same position we are now in , this time next year.

Ian, sent you a pm.

Charlie. We couldn't beat them with a £1.7m squad. Plenty players out there who have been discarded by SL, ourselves included. Let's get them and forget the imports, unless its a Ben Barba.

As I said only my opinion, in an ideal world I hear what you say , but needs must sometimes, next season if we can't compete with the teams mentioned ,will DB be threatening to leave again?That's providing he stays ,and Purtill or whoever Coaches us next year must be given the players to compete, or we could be looking at crowds of less than 1,500 next season.

It's cache 22,to be successful, we need quality players, who cost money.

I've replied Derek , thanks.

Saw that yesterday too, Charlie, and noticed the same former Leigh players considered not to have made the grade in a (this year) decent Wire squad. Yup, would have 'em back but think there'll be more Leythe & Leythabouts players next season and will take Atomic's line of making a virtue out of necessity. Feel more attached to local lads wearing the local shirt - that it is to be hoped more resembles a Leythe one next season.

I think we are in a minority B&B. I seem to remember my idea of wanting Leythers in the squad, earlier in the season, being pilloried by some. Tell you what though - you can guarantee that Leigh lads would show more pride in the shirt than some of this season's squad did!

=#FF0000Seem to recall an Orwellian quote stating that the definition of an idiot is a minority of one (Mish might confirm). Thanks for removing that stigma, Alan.

=#4000BFThat's why a more traditional shirt should be preferred to a designer's orgasm!

Keep the faith

For those snooker fans viewing in black & white, the =#FF0000grey is behind the =#8000BFgrey. Those were the days - not!

So you don't think the likes of little Pete, Hutchison, Crookes, Thompson x2, etc showed pride playing for the club. The beginning was a a disaster admittedly but let's not doubt the way that team bonded after that. I may have shown more pride in the shirt being born and bred here, but I think your a bit out of order here

In fairness, Col, Alan only said "some of the squad".

Love it when people want to spend other peoples money

We will have a club next year , and i'll be buying a ST to watch them , be that a million pound squad or a fifty grand squad

Maybe, Col, maybe. My opinion is that a few of our new recruits showed an arrogance and lack of respect for the shirt, the Championship, the opposing clubs, our owner, our coaching team and the fans!! Our current coach is more diplomatic and says they 'under-estimated' some of the afore-mentioned!!!

I won't criticise individuals, publicly - they wore/wear the shirt and have my respect for doing so. I would seriously question whether they were'up for it' at the start of the season though. As for what happened after those first six matches? Well, some of the squad didn't figure many times during the rest of the season!

Not much being said about today's game, though probably a good thing, I said we would have to bring in a few new faces to compete, it's worse than that, we will have to bring in new faces to survive.

Next season we could be in freefall unless something happens,Widnes staying full time and our rivals moving forward,we will struggle next week to beat Dews away,I'm worried ,what happens next?

Ian, I will be in Benidorm next Sunday and will be wearing my Leigh vest.I might get a few odd looks,but hey ho.

Derek yer always in Benidorm



OAPS can't afford it.Afew fans will attend games whatever, but a lot won't, we can't afford to back pedal while others move forward , ext season the Dews ,Batleys ,and Sheffs, will be hard games.
I've been a season ticket holder for a fair few years now and won't change, but I think many will if things don't improve.Have a good holiday.

I won't be in Benidorm, but I won't be in Dews either.

Care to explain to the idiot?

Ha ha yer cheeky monkey. Cheers Ian,i'll have a few beers and a dance despite the result at Dewsbury.

How do you suggest we go forward Charlie considering our current predicament - we can't possible go anywhere but backwards team/budget wise compared to the beginning of this season

It's all well and good saying we can't afford to go backwards, but we really don't have much choice

Oh hang on, I haven't checked my Euromillions from Friday- that may solve a few problems

Save your money Col the club is jinxed,
I have been going for nigh on 60 years, and all through that time everytime we look to be on the ascendancy, we get about half way up the hill, trip up on something and slide right back down again, no different again in this Beaumont incarnation this time round, nobody would have predicted this decline back in January it's just another example in the long list of calamities that follow Leigh RLFC about.