IMO its more difficult to sell the LISA membership deal if contributions are paying for a guy in a suit. I thought paying towards the academy a few seasons back was a good way to invest in future Leigh players - kind of actually making a difference. Changed my mind after. None have the glamour (wrong word I think) of each member being able to see their player that is at the club because of their direct contribution every month. Going the extra mile and seeing it for yourself each week.
I have never really talked to AT properly, but I remember after the game in Toulouse and some very annoyed/angry fans (naturally) where on their way out (or to the drinking tent

ahhhh the drinking tent). AT was stood outside the stand near the exit and fans obviously approached him questioning what's going on and looking for answers etc etc, and considering AT had invested a lot more than anyone else he was rational calm and hid his own I'm sure disappointment trying to answer all the fans that had surrounded him their questions about what was going on without any sign of wanting to get away. The ones that was there will vouch about this.
What a tremendously nice genuine man he is, and all the more reason to take some of that monetary burden away from him by contributing in whatever way you can. The man is going that extra extra mile, by giving the fans what they want - Ian Millward with a very competitive squad.

Maybe Glamour is the right word.....

noble thoughts starbug but when was the last time we put 12thou in a stadium on a regular basis.bigger teams than us still can't do it and they have been given millions by sky to help them along

Glamour is actually not a bad word for it if you go back to its original usage of 'a spell that makes unattractive people good looking'.

Never , But that should not preclude us from attempting it in the future

If you do not reach for the stars you will not reach the moon

:zwx1rz81quite right mate

Please dont get confused with the 2 separate issues here

One is the off field performance of the club , ie income via supporters , sponsorship and the like

The other is on field performance , which is not an exact science and in reality you dont have as much control over as most would like

Unfortunatley many people assume that success in the second one will automatically improve the first one , which is not always the case

However more often than not improving the first will result in an improvement in the second

your probably right i do get confused by some things said on here

but if we go back to milwards first stint here and then terzis we played better rugby year on year and the gates from 1,000 approx to over 3,000 and then the slump came again

And that's were I'm coming from.

Hardly, not even close

as we sit here now at this moment.bottom 4 batley,keighley dewsbury leigh not nessersarily in that order

Where I sit I am looking to tick a SL box next year, we will win the NRC or be in the GF.