Open a general sports shop, and don't even call it Leigh Centurions, or even promote it as official club shop - sell football/rugby related items with Leigh Centurions stuff too.
I think people in the know have pointed out that a shop would lose money selling just Centurions gear, and getting Asda or whoever to sell ours would be too much of a hassle wouldn't it considering how many we would sell with Asda's cut.

We do need something though because its difficult to track down a shirt/polo's as a impulse buy at moment.

we could even help to sell leigh genises gear as well as east miners and centurions gear, but make sure its in the town centre though LOL

Maybe the professional club could learn from their amateur neighbours, last week was christmas FFS!!! not much point bringing new designs at the start of February.

Same with the away strip, 'Available to purchase before the Warrington game' was the message at the Salford match. Why was this not sorted at the beginning of November??? and scores of kids could be opening their presents on christmas morning with a new shirt.

Bradford had 4000 shirts delivered at the beginning of November, i'm not saying we are on par, but they obviously they will sell close to this number. How many would they have had, if they were not ready in time for christmas??

As there was no polo shirts on the web site, i though i would visit the club early on match day last week and have a gander. There was a fold up table at the back of the Legends Bar, nothing on coat hangers... nothing. Just a could for odds and ends folded up in their wrappers. Not much selling technique!!

We need to get out act together, there is a sports shop only 500 yards down the by pass (head office only 10 miles away) and what are there chances of getting anything with a Leigh badge on..... It is important to sort out as much money coming into the club as possible in this current climate. It has also been spoke about for at least 2 years about tying up with ASDA but nothing yet..

Thoughts please..

ASDA was always a non starter they require too much self proffit
Running any 'shop' in todays climate is difficult it would have to be staffed etc and there is a good outlet in 'ScrumDown Under' in the town centre, who are also a club sponsor, it has been looked at and has been decided it wouldn't be profitable at this time.
The 'table' in the Legends Bar and i'm not knocking any volunteers attempt to assist the club here, was always going to be a small affair and was used as primarily a quick outlet for the sale of replicas
The away strip design was only changed mid November so getting replicas out by Xmas was a non starter and a board desision was made to concentrate on the 'home' replica first
Large stocks are also a non starter 1 due to lack of 'upfront' cash as they are not sale or return 2 lack of any main storage facility and 3 lack of staff to actually sell the stuff
A 'Leigh Rugby' shop has never made money and never will unless ALL the championship clubs (and Im borrowing Starbugs idea here) get together and either force a good deal with a manufacturer or start their own company up as a collective to purchase/manufacture their own brand of goods, because in the main non of them make enough money to stay alone in this business of selling club merchandise.
As for anything with a Leigh Badge if meaning the club 'logo'? a deal was tied in with the kit manufacturer to make and sell all club clothing, they (not Leigh Centurions) then decided to close the outlet.

How about selling in the new Morrisons on the stadium site? You will be able to see the Morrisons from the O'Neills office at LSV and vice-versa.

This might have already been posted , but am sure Scrum Down Under in Railway Rd might have some stock or a deal with the club with shirts . If not I don't know why not . Dave's a top bloke and has had some really good stock in. See you soon for my discount Dave

I've e-mailed the club recently about sending fans who sign up for new an 'e-poster'. I think it would be a pretty easy idea, just create a template and change the fixture info on it, then send it out to fans with the newsletter and fans can download it and print it out and get poster all round the town.

No reply from the club though.

Always had a reply myself every time I've emailed them. Who have you mailed?

Sometimes you get a better response when you also include a solution, and although I'm not well up on this kind of thing but if its so easy (and I'm not trying to be funny here) couldn't one of 'us' do it for them, and simply post it on here, or send it to them for distrubution or would there be copyright issues?

I know in the past someone on here has done some great ones for East.

To be honest i've always had replies myself. I'd do the posters myself, but arty stuff on computers is not my forte, maybe a sticky could be created on here?

You'd have to ask the Mod's about that.

The poster would have to change each game or people start to ignor it thinking its the same one.

Having a re-think and I know my memory's going but didn't we do this on the official site for some games Or did I dream it.

I'd get some up at Stockport Station, plenty of through traffic and free advertising there! Not many leythers, but it would annoy the Sale Sharks fans, who coincidentally can't seem to get any advertsing up at the station. Starnge that every time they try, they get told where to go.

Do you think it could have something to do with their relationship with the local footy team?