Just wondering if the timing of the Millward announcement has made any sense
I actually thought the club would have turned the corner realise its potentials and build on this announcement - I havn't seen it happen.

So why announce such a big signing (and it was a big new item covered in the dailys as well as the local press) and not build on it, would we have been better waiting until mid season or at least keep it fresh in the RFL's mind come franchise negotiations
After all if your Paul Rowley and you get told Millward is coming then you are (rightly) going to think "less than brilliant" of the club (especially considering the games he had upto that point).

Tonights results will have fingers pointing at Paul Rowley (and he's in a results business so no arguments really), however for me the fingers should be pointing further up the "tree" at Leigh.

Our Chairman and board seem totally inept at managing a club, sure they know how to put money in (and no-one is denying without the finance just how bad things would be) but actually running the club is something that has been lacking at Leigh for a while IMO, The potential is huge, the lost opportunitys countless.

Tonights result is the one for me that confirms we are down, the coach will carry the can , I wonder though do our board / directors also need to be accountable - after all its a serious of poor decisions that see us heading down the leagues after being one of the shining lights so recently.

Still sticking up for Rowley, unreal he's a s**t coach get used to it.

You are right in your logic. The reason for the timing of the Millward anouncemen,t in my opinion. was to deflect tcriticism away from the Gateshead debacle. Which has now been surpased!

Does professionalism count for nothing then.

If Ian Millward dosn't get his a$se on the next Plane over here, he won't have a club left to coach! Utter blo$dy shambles!

I don't "stick up" for anyone, Leigh can't allow for favouritism and the easy ride whoever it is , equally I don't have a axe to grind with individuals at the club.

I don't think Paul Rowley has done anything to even warrant any position on the coaching staff. Utter shambles!!!!
What input can he possibly have seeing as since his appointment the team have probably gone from bad to worse with no positives in our playing standards whatsoever.

I noticed in yesterdays programme that Paul Rowley made a point that a new coach coming in was disturning one or two players and taking peoples eye off the ball(he then went on to say about how they need to start performing etc).

The club could really do with getting everyone focussed on THIS season and concentrating on putting all our efforts into staying up before looking at next year, after all we honestly have no idea what league we will be in

Rowley makes some good points but the players should be playing for their futures unless some of them are resigned to the fact that they don't have one.

He isn't at fault for where we are now lets be honest. This all started a few years back with the fallout from the sacking of Tony Benson and other staff then leaving the club. I don't feel we've ever really recovered from that and the board have made some poor choices in terms of personnel both in the coaching and playing staff.

All that said the time has come for all concerned to pull together for this last push to stay up. We really cannot afford to get relegated so fingers crossed the players can summon up that famous "Leyther" spirit to get us through.

you all forget that rowley didn,t want the first team job in the first place

Then why did he accept the job in the first place?

Dont forget the wheeels fell off when Paul felt he needed to retire as a player, he was player/asst coach, he should have left then as we needed quality to replace him and we never have.
He should have been told go get a job and learn your trade in the academy or amateur ranks.

Will the Robbie Paul signing inspire the players to actually keep us in this division

Our clubs leaders must be confidant that Leigh will stay up as the focus is certainly on signings not survial.