www.rugby-league.com/article/53694/ Looks like another 3-5 matches, for an alleged late challenge at Featherstone! I wonder if that will affect any potential (rumoured) move to SL - and therefore any potential fee we might have received? Taulapapa's "challenge" on Matty Dawson-Jones, which seemed to be the trigger for ill-feeling, warranted a written caution.

www.rugby-league.com/article/53694/ Looks like another 3-5 matches, for an alleged late challenge at Featherstone! I wonder if that will affect any potential (rumoured) move to SL - and therefore any potential fee we might have received? Taulapapa's "challenge" on Matty Dawson-Jones, which seemed to be the trigger for ill-feeling, warranted a written caution.

Get rid, he is never going to learn.

Reported as signed for Salford, Hood to Widnes, and Dawson to Hull, not much left now , when Hutchy leaves with Rhys Evans.

if they watched us last few games they might get some tip ex for the ink

Hope the last one out, puts out the lights - we don't want to incur any unnecessary lecky costs!

banned five games

What a imbecile really not done himself any favours with this

I saw him do it, late and completely unnecessary. That's the kind version.

You know, I can barely bring myself to talk about the cretin.

I didn't see what happened but John Duffy's reaction certainly suggested it wasn't good.

Alan when we start recruiting for next season there will be be no players to sign, they will all have been fixed up with Clubs, are we going to rely on young Academy players to get us through the season?If so it's going to be a long hard season again, and our outlook is another season of struggle.
And who will want to come to Leigh with our track record on paying players?The Championship will be much harder next year , a bleak season awaits us.

Unbelievable !!!!

He is getting worse

What about the cretins who handed him a five year contract?

Totally agree. My comments were well documented at time.

Ian, the season Rowley built a team out of nothing, at a club that had, on the face of it, no money, and no obvious prospects, players were available - and by and large, they did well.

There will always be players who want to come - for the coach, for the training facilities, for the fantastic supporters. (look at last Sunday, for instance) Obviously they want some money too - but don't give up hope! We have to aim for Championship survival - providing we are in that league.

Oh, and incidentally, we have all been knocking Rowley - however, for me, his achievement that season, was huge. At a time when it looked like we would fold, he gathered a squad of players, and built them into a good team, when we couldn't see how they would be paid.

Players will come because of Kieron Purtill's standing in the game. He is highly thought of as both a coach and as a person.

Exactly.

So kierons defo staying then,hope so and I'd offer Mick a place on the coaching staff with an option to play also even if he's the strength and conditioning coach

Well Kieron is definitely speaking to players this week about 2019, so we will make of that what we will.

I would agree about young Mickey as well.

Alan, I've never knocked Paul R, I like him both as a person and a Coach, he's always been ready to chat to Fans, and has gone out of his way for me personally when asked.
As far as Acton is concerned?I've never rated him, he isn't SL standard and never will be,I'm glad to see the back of him, this season has been a shocker, my 2 stand out games personally where the Summer Bash game, and Fev away not long after, because I was with Frank and are my memories of him.

Whatever happens next season, I think we will struggle, I hope I'm wrong but enthusiasm can only takeep you so far, hopefully we can get some decent players signed, but I'm only hopeful.

Sorry Ian - I didn't mean to imply that you may have knocked Paul Rowley. Others on here have (including me) and are still doing. But, credit where it's due - that season, he did an outstanding job of recruitment and coaching, with virtually nothing to promise his squad.

I will be happy to watch a young PT side next season learning and developing under Kieron, with scope to bring in experience / quality if needed. A mid table finish will give us the platform to go into year 2 and seriously challenge with the aim of promotion back to SL by year 3.

Regardless if we are top, middle or bottom I for one will be there for another season to cheer our team on every step of the way. No doubt about that.

Up the Comics !

I've watched the Comics since 1961, you have probably been watching them longer, at the moment I feel I've lost my appetite for the Game, after a very disappointing season, I've been a season ticket holder for a fair few seasons now , but seriously I don't know if I will get one next season.

It all depends on what Derek decides to do,hopefully if he stays he will put some cash into team building, at the moment I'm not sure what we have, but otherwise he should leave and let us get on with the job in hand.I may feel different in the New Year.
I do miss Frank and Henry at games,and I'm feeling owd at the moment,hopefully I can feel refreshed next year.

Fair do's that Charlie, I have to say I am more than ready for the off season as well. It has been a long and mostly unenjoyable year for sure.

Come the New Year I bet we are raring for some rugby and ready to go round with Leigh again.

You have a PM

Cheers Ste.