Quote: The Charlie Caroli "Well here is Charlie’s opinion, I hate the new shirt , I won’t get one , but that’s my choice , I haven’t bought a replica shirt for a couple of years now , I do like the polo shirt design , and will get one .
The Leopards name doesn’t bother me , we are still Leigh , Derek is a Saviour to the Club , we will have a very good squad next season , I can’t wait to see them , I feel maybe a big robust prop is needed, but without Dereks money we would be watching low quality players , playing for at best a mid championship team , in front of a crowd of a 1,000 fans .
Look at the squad we have , the Coaching Team we have, and apparently the new sponsors ready to invest , folk want to involved with Leigh , look at our lower division neighbours , no disrespect to them , but not really offering much in the line of quality Coaching , Playing Staff , or crowds , we have this strong squad , Lammy ,Chester ,and Clubb, and an Owner who has promised success , I’m happy to let these guys do the Business , let’s all back them , if you like the new shirt then Buy It , if you don’t don’t buy it , I’ve been a Leigh fan for over sixty years now , a change of name , or a shirt I don’t like won’t make me change .Over to you Bongser .'"
I have given myself a few days to digest the changes and Charlie has pretty much summed up my thoughts. To be fair, I don't mind the name change or the badge or the sentiment behind it. I can see the vision given IMGs proposals. This is Derek's take on getting us to a Cat A situation. Change is inevitable and always takes time to bed in. Remember the issues moving away from Hilton Park, taking on the centurions moniker. They took time to get used to but importantly they are all steps on the way to taking us to where we are today. I have issues with change in colours (this probably bothers me more than anything else) but the shirt is absolutely awful. Its issue is in its design Derek has gone to the line and then jumped 4 steps past it and as a result has foregone any nods to stylishness (fashion is transitory but style is permanent). The best shirts are those which pander to both. It could have been done with more subtlety (see the bash kit and the merch) and been much better received. However, who knows? We may reclaim it in 4 months time and it be a sense of pride (but i doubt it). Taking the end off the back would improve it immeasurably in one easy step.
We have the best squad we have had in a generation (if a little older than i would have liked) and the season ahead looks exciting. Lets get on it and support Leigh into the future.
