I think someone said mish, although I could be wrong as I wasn't there either, that he said he was coming back on board, now don't know what he meant by that.

Hi Ian , can you give me Franks phone no ?Send it to me by PM .

Good of Derek to put is hand in his pocket but i would agree he is to close to the Rowleys to do any good long term for the club am i correct in saying Derek was on the Board then walked becouse he could not get on with the other members of the board
I agree with Steve the only way forward for Leigh Centurians is to form a new board with new board members who have no previos baggage from the past
If you look at Derek Beaumonts past he is to close to people who held post at the club
Lets have a new start so why dont the club put out a statement on the website asking for new board members
and lets see who puts their names forward and how much they are prepared to put into the club
But we cant carry on year after year having the same money problems then looking for a short term fix from the supporters by putting their hands in their pockets
The money problems have come from one thing the income /expenditure have been set wrong we are spending more than we are earning so doomed to be in debt salaries /wages/contracts need re-thinking and bringing into line with what money we have comming in

His leaving was nothing to do with other board members. He and his family were threatened by 'fans' so he decided to leave for his families sake, at least that's what my old mans brain recollects

I was in the North Stand at DW stadium, when we got thrashed 62-4, and Derek was with his family, and was subjected to rather a lot of abuse during the game, it was embarrassing to say the least. The following week Derek & Steve Blakeley resigned from the club, but cited differences with other board members as the reason.

That wasn't the reason D
The reality is if have ambition we need cash, Directorship should have a cash commitment with it, if we can get a base of people able to share the burden and open up a system for fans to buy shares as and when in £100 lumps we have IMO a base to build from
We have some very intelligent people willing to put in and take ownership of key functions, lets hope we can find the solution soon and reach our potential

Oh yes it was Neil, there may have been other things but that was definitely one of them. Oh and i have no reason to disbelieve him either.

Oh no it wasn't, ................... he's behind you.

Maybe i should let you read something i have the next time i see you. You going to York?

Have you been invited to the meeting by the way?

Thinking of doing the weekend, its not the Penny does Pennington script again is it

Nope Not read that one are you in it. As for York we have talked about doing weekend. But think we will just go early and eat at one of the pubs on Tadcaster Road just off the A64.