Right on Derek as you say , you either like the bloke or you dont , i LIKE DEREK , no frills , says it as he sees it , lets give the bloke a chance , he said the bloke who rekindled his interest in coming back was "Johnny Simpkin ", take a BOW Johnny .

is that the guy who works in the 'ticket office' with one of the Parky's ??

I hope its a step in the right direction as well

Thats him .

JC

I'd say its time to take a watching brief. I would expect him to know exactly the situation at the moment as I am sure this has been quite a big decision for both him and his family.

Well done that man.

This is FANTASTIC news. Always liked derek, a top bloke and i am sure will do a great job. A very proud and happy leigh fan

Woah!!! Reign it in people. DB is not the next Arthur Thomas! He is not a particularly wealthy man and won't be sinking in tens of thousands of pounds. What he offers is enthusiasm and marketing skills. He may be able to afford to sink in a little bit of short term capital, but nothing more.

The wolf is still at the door.

DB won't be acting alone mate

I think in the current economic climate, anyone investing in a professional sports club is a cause for celebration.

Well done to Derek, wish him the best of luck with his involvement!

Agreed if it means players get paid and things move forward the its good news.

Well done Derek I say.

I think a press release should be made now to confirm what has been agreed.

Well done Derek. Derek's a sound bloke used to speech to him at Body Image gym, and he's passionate about Leigh.

I agree, anyone interested in helping should be applauded, but lets not get carried away. The hard work starts now. We need bums on seats quickly or the club will go under. Less of the back slapping and more of the ideas to move forward.

I'm a bit confused.
Has Derek stepped in to help short term pay the players wages and then kind of got caught in the emotion of it all and decided to return to try and keep the club going as a new owner with a new BoD / CEO coming soon etc, etc or has Derek decided to join the current BoD and CEO at the club in a attempt to bring in some finance and move the club forward ?

That isnt clear yet, and it will be interesting to see what happens next and if he is intending to take control, then how that could happen and work and who he would be working with

Then what path he would want to take the club down, last time Dereck and Steve Blakely financed the path to SL, things arent that simple anymore