if its the same alan i am thinking of (his mum is ann) then i will say that he has always lived and breathed rugby and i wish him all the best in the role.
did he have to retire cause of that bad hand injury to his hand??

It Liam s Dad who used to play for us and our Director TommyS son.

Its not Liams dad is Shaun Coleman, Alan is Shauns half brother.

its still T ommy s lad though isnt it.

Is the hooker you refer to Anthony Nicholson?

Don't think Pownall or Clay were even playing league until a few seasons ago so perhaps not the best example of the towns youth development.

All three of them are great lads though both on and off the field, Leigh are heading in the right direction taking these lads on board.

I saw the Miners v East 18s match at Twist Lane a couple of months ago and all these lads had big games as did the Miners 13 (Danny Jones?) until he went off and the for East the props were very good and one of the second rowers who put in some big hits.

Really enjoyed that one!

Yeh it is.

dont think you will see clay and pownall at leigh
quite sure they signed for salford