Would you class Tommy Martyn in that catagory ?

I told somebody that we were talking to him back in 2003

" If you sign Tommy I'll come watching him " was the reply

We signed Tommy , did the person I told come to watch him ?

No

There is no easy answer to the team/fans , chicken/egg scenario

There were 2500 watching then though week in week out

To pay 3 more top NL players you would need about £120k a year. Thats about 1200 extra on the gate.

Would we get 3000?

Nope.

So what happened Alf ?

From 99 through to 2004 we were the top club/team outside SL

We played some good open attacking RL

But by 2004 our ave was down to 1800

All that was with the carrot of SL for winning a GF

We no longer have that carrot , it is my opinion that we will never play in SL again

So what do you suggest ?

Well I think NK is the best coach in the division to get the best out of the players we have.

Our crowds started to drop when folk realised we were never going to be able to compete with the best, and when Turk left and, the none entertaining rugby, with the odd game not counted, began to become the norm.

oozed class, and they've got exton to come in as well!!

fully agree..its a risky stategy but its the only way this great club will get back on its feet again.

at the moment we are slowly bleeding to death.

happy soul i am in the morning i know but these are worrying times

Its good owd chicken n egg, aint it Mr C. Cat n horse etc but I agree put it in now to stop doing so later.

I would love AT to actually state we cant sign folk because the Leigh public arent interested.
We should be a community based club working with our amateur partners who would sit on the operating board, bring transparency to the business and a common, united goal.
AT has put way too much in but I cant see any signs of him being bothered about that fact.

1- MICK HOGAN - leyther
2-DES DRUMMOND - adopted leyther
3-TERRY BILSBURY - leyther
4-STEVE DONLAN-leyther
5-PHIL FOX
6-JOHN WOODS-leyther
7-KENNY GREEN
8-ALF WILKINSON-leyther
9-RAY TABERN-leyther
10 -TONY COOKE-leyther
11-GEOF CLARKSON
12-TOMMY MARTIN-leyther
13-IAN POTTER
apart from this being the team that last won the top grade championship does anything else spring to mind

I wonder exactly how long some people on here have actually watched Leigh for???
We have a long history of paying money we haven't got for so called superstars any player we sign is paid for by AT as the rest of the town can't be d turning out to support us.
I NEVER want to have to sit in another meeting where Tommy Sale pleads for money to save us we've done it too many times. unless someone wants to pump loads of cash into the club we have to play with what we have and make do!

As for not paying enough money out maybe if the public of Leigh backed Arthur then we could sign such players'"

if your comparing the two Sheffield and Leigh then explain the FULL comparison.

Quite simply I was wondering whether Sheffield got more people watching than Leigh.I do not think they do.The Eagles average appox 1200.

i agree we will never play in super league again theirs not enough interest in the town no more most people have had it kicked out of them.

I suggest will carry on has we are but hope people dont moan on here when we do get a few beatings.