ahh Mystic Fred.... What are the numbers for the Euro Millions tonight.

Don't you just love it.

This is very sad news. On the occasions I have been in and bought stuff in the shop i thought it was excellent.
I do think they could have had more diverse stock and less Centurions stuff...especially with the college and sport centre around the corner.
You would think a "Sports Village" needs a sports outlet...not just 'Centurion' only shop.

I am beginning to wonder if the good people from W"£$n Council want to create a white elephant which would then be blamed on the good people of Leigh, thus giving them an excuse never to do anything for our town ever again. It would seem they are well on there way to it. Not the expected takeup of the facilities and the ones that are are now leaving.

The LSV has been hit with two things. The first and most obvious is the current recession, companies are holding back from investing in new ventures until the economy settles down. No company is prepared to take up the retail space on the village in the short term. The second would appear to be the unrealistic expectations of the LSV company when it comes to generating income for the site. The stadium itself is trying to hire the space at pricing levels similar to Wembley stadium. This is Leigh for gods sake, an old mining town with below average income levels and above average un-employment levels. The money isn't in the town to justify the prices the LSV company want to achieve. They need to lower their expectations and dare I say lose one or two of the "fat cat" salaries they are paying to executives.

One has to wonder whether they factored a stadium sponsorship deal in to their budgeting as well

you really dont expect a plastic scouser to understand to understand the implications of someone losing their job do you they're all ignorant the lot of em

Its the beginning of the end for everyone at the LSV unless they drastically slash their charges .

The LSV have got Leigh Centurions and Leigh East by the bollox now they have nowhere else to go unless they cough up the asking price .

Would be interesting to know if the clubs knew before hand that they were going to be taken to the cleaners and have little say in when and where they could play and train .

Did they know the costs and conditions before they were conned into leaving their old grounds and moving into this shiney Shangra La ?

Reminds me of that old bloke with the placard who used to walk round Hilton Park in the 70's " Repent The End Is Nigh "

Crilly Park it is then

Welcome to the world of LGFC

Crilly Park has a slope akin to Mount Pleasant so I suppose we will see lots of 40/20 attempts down the hill. The clubhouse serves decent ale. It's only a few hundred yards from the train station so away fans will find it more accessable. Lots of land down one of the touchlines to build a decent sized terrace. (I'm starting to look forward to it now).