Just to clarify the terms of the deal as I understand them are as follows:

It's a maximum of three players with the third as yet undisclosed with us able to recall at least one at any given time.

Haggerty is a season long loan and can't be recalled.

Paul and Derek see this as a opportunity for good prospects to go and play at higher level than our U20s and will also help out a coach at Barrow that I know Paul has a lot of respect for. In return we cover the one area Paul felt we needed with a quallity target that we initially missed out on.

Only 25 he fits the bill and has ambition to get back to a higher level, he's big, strong and confident runs wide and can kick both in play and goals.

Hopefully things will be concluded so that he will play tomorrow I know the guys have worked hard on it and hopefully the premature press release at Barrows end and the fact it's been brought to peoples attention on here hasn't scuppered things.

Cheers

Andy

Interview with a signed Kurt Haggerty being uploaded as I type to Leigh Centurions TV, the first with all the Leigh Centurions news.

Also later today Paul Rowley speaks pre Wolves game.

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Thanks for that clarification Andy I think we could cope with 3 leaving if one can be recalled due to injuries. Should we get injuries & we recall one of them back we are only one squad player down prior to this agreement. In our young prospects a few of them do look like they could make the step up if & when needed I was impressed with the centres on wednesday especially Peat. It's good to see the development of Joe Bullock from winger to centre, back row, loose forward & now prop & I'm sure he'll go well for Barrow. I look forward to watching the exclusive interviews on Centurions TV cheers Fred

On this topic... welcome to Kurt (again), a very useful player and in Joe and Craig heading the opposite way, they will also learn lots from their spell with Barrow.

In the meantime when the interviews are uploaded I hope you will enjoy them. Plenty of content to come over the course of the season and Leigh Centurions TV is the best place to see and hear it from a Leigh perspective.

David

Have Leigh Centurions announced this signing yet officially?

Andy

If it's being reported in Barrow's local rag then it's hardly hard to get hold of the information, is it? Will still wait for official confirmation though before getting too giddy about Haggerty as he's definitely a player I rate highly, and Briscoe and Bullock would benefit greatly from first team rugby.

I think it might be a back

Agreed.
You can get more giddy now though

"Leigh Centurions have today announced that Kurt Haggerty has joined the club on a season long loan from Barrow Raiders, and will go straight into team selection for Sunday's friendly with Warrington Wolves.

Head Coach Paul Rowley said;

"I tentatively enquired about Kurt in the close season, and with the announcement of Simon Finnigan's retirement, decided to revisit it to add to the competition out on the edges."

"Like Simon Kurt possesses a good footballing brain and skill set to ensure we continue our philosophy of playing a good brand of Rugby League and attacking every opportunity."

Football Director Derek Beaumont Commented;

"I am delighted to see Kurt return to our club. Losing Simon altered the balance of where we had thought we were and the addition of Kurt addresses that balance. He has a bright future ahead of him and is a player who fits in with our longer term planning."

From Andy's comments in this thread it's obvious that someone at Barrow has jumped the gun.

While I agree with you Matt its in the Barrow local rag so not exactly a secret, who from leigh would be reading the Barrow local rag on a friday night??

IMO Fred Parky is abusing his position of trust with the club, Paul and the directors and just trying to make himself look good and obviously knew about the deal and was looking for the story rather than stumbled across it.

It's like this Centurions TV it's a great product but why does Fred need to post everything as if it's the Parkinson's TV Show. It doesn't look professional you wouldn't see Wigan Warriors doing it and no wonder we struggle to break from the little leigh tag with dinosaurs like this being given licence and scope to abuse confidentiality.

If I were Leigh Centurions Directors I'd be hauling him in and in uncertain terms telling him you do it our way or get on your bike volunteer or no volunteer.

Leigh Centurions news should go our via Leigh Centurions first and foremost not Fred Bloggs, Fred Parky, Dave Parky or anyone else who think they qualify as piece of the furniture at he club.

The clue is in the name Leigh Centurions and that's the brand that needs to always be sold and must always remain consistent if it's to really catch and grow the way we need it to.

Understand we're it came from Alan fully, it's the muppets in our own camp highlighting it publicly before the club has announced it that frustrate me and must frustrate the clubs management.

You are a top guy and I know you write the clubs programme so must obviously know more than the average fan but never abused the clubs confidentiality from what I've read.

Some on here just want to be seen as being in the know and don't realise they are not helping the club.

Storm in a tea cup guys.

Bottom line is deal was boxed off this morning done and dusted and no halm done.

Andy