Once the story is out it's out and I think he's being a bit silly by denying it. I believe Mark Taylor broke the news on Twitter after his interview with Paul Rowley.

Personally I don't think it should have been announced till after the playoffs, not that I'm bothered about the reaction from other clubs, I'm just bothered about the effect it will have on Sam and his relationship with our club.

However, he should now just admit that he's signed.

Well he is a prop! Maybe he is living up to the stereotype and didn't realise that the piece of paper he signed with the heading "contract" meant he was signing for leigh. Added to the fact he's a Yorkie then you begin to understand why he's a bit confused.

Might be something to do with the fact he has still a year to run on his Fax contract , his Club have now announced he does not figure in Faxs` plans next year , total disrespect towards your Club if you ask me.
Would have been better to have kept his own council on this one till after the play offs.

agree. i'm a fev fan and find this all a bit farcial....under contract to Fax ,playing for Fev and allegedly signed by Leigh....the game's f d

My only issue with him is his discipline. Hopefully he will mature under PR and become a great forward, he has all the attributes to be a great player.

Just a pity he isnt as good as he thinks he is

Trouble

Get spencer signed and a front row of him Wilkes ostick bate Duffy and Barlow will be very sufficient imo

"Well he wants to progress why would he want to play for a pit village team with no possibility of ever getting better than they are now."

Pit village? I seem to remember picketing a pit in 1984, eh what was it called?, oh aye, I remember, it was Parsonage, and if I remember rightly the Training Officer was a guy called Stan Wall, a rugby league referee. Just trying to remember where Parsonage was, oh aye, I remember it was Leigh. Is it still open?

No that's why we are an ex-pit village

He hasn't signed yet.... yet again we've released the story to early, we've offered but he hasn't agreed terms yet... Right from the horses mouth as they say.

Well the contract is with the RFL now .

Do you mean the horses mouth that is Facebook? (Surely no proper Leyther is gullible enough to believe everything they read on there).

I think the RFL would beg to differ on that one seeing as his Leigh registration is already filed away in their 'done deal' pile.

If you take the time to read the Oli Wilkes thread, you will find the last post on the second page interesting.
Sorry to be positive about the club here, but I trust that horses mouth thanks

the horses mouth being sam barlow himself i was speaking to him last night... we've offered to sign him but he hasn't committed to the deal yet... however i did reasure him theres no better place to be at the moment other than leigh so fingers crossed he doesput pen to paper...