Why are Leigh fans in such disbelief at the events that have occurred over the past week?

After 10 years away from SL, a few seasons ago we seen a Leigh team failing at their first attempt to return into SL. For me and as a Leigh fan at that time I would've like to have seen that squad & coach kept together & further players/signings added to it.

However, at the top in charge we had an impatient bloke making all the decisions who was hungry for instant success & his own fame. As an example, making decisions like signing Rangi chase who was being paid silly money (100k+) whilst local lads like Riddy (one of Leighs top points scorers & a points scoring machine) was pushed away from his own town club.

These where signings also made against Rowley's request. This wasnt just the one occasion when Deggsy went against Rowley's request too. For example, Rowley requesting that Deggsy was to stay away from a summer training camp abroad whilst they worked on playing structures but Deggsy still decided to turn up interfering. Just like the same Deggsy interfering on who should & shouldnt play hence why Rowley threw his resignation at him.

Myself with a small minority of other fans who were being realistic could see this moment as the beginning of the end. However, back then when we voiced our opinions on what we could see unfolding in the near future we was told "you're being negative …". Well who's got it correct now ?

Those same fans who was telling me & the small minority of realistic fans that we were "being negative" was the same fans who suddenly seen Rowley as the enemy & took Deggy's side because he was the owner. Then those same fans that took Deggsy's side decided to target the players that were Toronto bound without thinking; hang on ? Why are they leaving ? If Leigh is so good as a club why are they leaving ?

All in all, like all good sporting establihsments, they have a culture which starts with a youth system which Leigh had. However, this was dismantled by a bloke who can't see longevity but yet we heard him saying "Im here for the long haul".

Leigh were obviously disliked by the RFL due to one man who's now left. Lets hope a new owner comes on board and plays the game proper with the RFL, the media & develops a culture for progress !!

So there going to change the structure in the close season, giving everyone even less chance to prepare

So who is gonna make the changes.Who is in charge of the game RFL or SL.Have sl already spoke to Sky, very likely

SL want to run it.They are talking "Proactive Strategic Expansion". So what is that.The original inception of SL sky wanted 10 teams.That is still the case. Framing the future comes back to the dance.

SL would "look favourably" on requests for expansion say into Manchester a club being formed out of a combination of Swinton Rochdale and Oldham.SL would lose patience with teams who have failed to deliver on stadiums so Cas Wakey.Would they the be forced to chuck in with Fev and have the one stadium /club.
SL not in favour of Toronto.Not strategic.London probably a must a disgrace RFL abandoned the development officers.

So what about Leyth.Thanks to Derek for having a go.We had the best chance out on the pitch at the end of the day.Home to KR.£500K in the bin as a first time advantage.We blew it.A collective failure.

Whats left of the business will likely come out after Dereks next statement.The bean counters will have the final say.The dust will settle see where we are locally with a view anyone will step forward to have a go then nationally with how the future of the game
will stack up.Is Leigh part of the SL plan,may be as part of Salford/Widnes who else is left this side of the hill.

I will tell you how he has failed, even under him the team are a complete shambles in defence, going into our last 3 fixtures we needed to vastly improve our points difference, even the bottom two clubs scored scored nearly 60 points against us, and even in other games under his tenure we were winning comfortably we let the opposition back in to pile points on the board, I wonder what you would be saying if we had failed to get into the 4 on points difference?

So are you backing sir dirk on him now leaving us in the stone age as predicted he would ? . Think its obvious now why rowley left isnt it dirks a mutton dagger