" Already I have identified with Shaun ( Wane )"

Being a LEYTHER....that is HORRIBLE to read.

I HATE W**AN
HOPE THEY LOSE EVERY GAME THEY PLAY, I remember when we used to play 'em (not their academy side in a friendly)
WHY CAN'T WE HAVE THIS AGREEMENT WITH WARRINGTON, PIES didn't touch us with a 'barge pole' whem Millward was our coach, how pathetic is that - PIES can sod off.

The reason is Wire have decided to "Twin" with Swinton.

The RFL have introduced this not our club.

For us it means we can not get DC players from clubs who have twinned with other Championship clubs.

PR will probably only use DC players if he thinks he has no alternative.

Would any Leyther object to Tom Spencer playing for us next season ?

Why hate Wigan if it temporarily suits us ?


We are where we are' but I think 'because of the squad we have assembled we will still win the league next season even without DC players.

More likely cos the club is in wigans sevice area.
The club plays out of a stadium owned and run by wigan,and apparently, the club have now been given a good financial deal to play out of that staduim.
No doubt there are one or two other things as well.

There is no doubt from a council point of view Leigh is part of Wigan Council.

Mind you on refelction' if I recall Wigan have twinned with South Wales Scorpions so it makes my previous post look a bit strange' so maybe I am wrong about us only getting DC's from the Pies.

I still think however even without DC players Leigh have a better squad than last season.

I don't understand all this " I hate Wigan " business ,I know some Wigan fans feel the same about us but it doesn't bother me in the least .I"m not fond of Leeds ,don't know why just like to see them lose, unless they are playing an Australian team but if we were getting some DCs from them it wouldn't upset me .I too think the squad we have is more than capable of winning silverware next season but injuries happen and thats when the DCs come in very handy .

I hate courgettes and obergines.

First up I can fully understand any Leigh fan disliking Wigan Warriors, thats totally normal in British sport for supporters of rival clubs to have a dislike for each others teams.

Second point Leeigh Leeigh posted some good comments and then at the end of it in relation to this merger/link up / partnership (call it what you want) said 'needs must I suppose'.
For me thats the question I'd like answering.
Is it as case of 'needs must' and we have no other option than to link up with Wigan Warriors as we cannot get players from any other set ups (be it amateur clubs or any scouting of players or even through our own reserve / youth set ups) ?
Is this because we cannot afford them, we think they are not good enough or the Wigan link up is cheap easy and suits Wigan as well ?

The reason I ask is I can recall Leigh being in a far worse condition than we are now when we was 2nd bottom team of the entire professional set up , we probably bottomed out when we got beat by South Wales in Cardiff by a mixture of pub players and temporary contact RU players.
Millward arrived months later and the rest is well documented, my point being though we at that time (our lowest league position) kept going with our own players and the belief was we'd turn it around.
Now eventually that happened and the club built upwards , at no point did that board or any other before or after it (until now) think 'damn we better go and see if Wigan will lend us some players as we haven't got enough' - we went with what we had , cut our cloth accordingly and kept ambitions realistic and eventually the local area contacts helped us get the players in.
So why now ?

Equally as one of the 'rumours' has turned out to be true (I presume our head coach wasn't acting on his own when giving interviews to the local press thus our board are fully aware of what is going on) could we have a official answer to the other 'rumours' namely have we got a merged community department and have any of our reserve / youth teams merged with Wigan Warriors RLFC ?

Which rumour turned out to be true, just out of interest?

The one saying Leigh will have 5 Wigan Warriors players in the squad for 2013.

One or two of them are current International RL players.

Oh and tangerines with pips.

I guess times have changed, Jenky. In our current financial situation, the fact is that we can't afford a large squad of players - despite having attracted some excellent players, on comparatively low contracts. Yes, we could probably make up the shortfall by offering terms to some of the excellent local amateur talent, but that may not bring us success and the crowds we crave for.

The option of taking some of the best young SL quality talent on Dual Contract terms, is not an expensive one - especially if we are only paying match terms, and gives Paul the opportunity to boost his small squad. Last season we utilised the D/C option to the hilt, bringing in players from Warrington, Castleford, and yes, W***n. This season, the RFL has changed the rules and it would appear that we can take UP TO five D/C's from one club. That doesn't mean that Paul has to take five and it doesn't mean they get selected ahead of his signed squad members. Remember, we are paying those squad members a contract, so it would be a waste of precious funds, not to play them. Also, as far as I can see, the new rules don't prevent us from taking someone from another club (other than W***n) on loan, so maybe we won't be using W***n exclusively, to bolster our squad.

As for merging our community department an reserve teams - well, nothing has been signed up yet, to the best of my knowledge, and it is worth mentioning that we currently have neither a community department, nor a reserve team, to merge.

I realise how emotive any potential links could be, with a SL team, especially THAT one! However, I still believe that our BOD will not enter any arrangement that will compromise the name, or future of LEIGH CENTURIONS.

Jenky, we had 2 from them last year along with 2 from wire. Year before we had 3 from Warrington and one from saints. Due to the rfl increasing the number of loan / dc players clubs can have i assume thats why Paul mentioned 4 or 5. As far as i can see its not a twinning agreenentband i don't recall anyone saying we weren't using the dc system next season. Use of dc/loan players would not be classed as a rumour, i fully expected it.

Of course if its announced as the others have been as an official twinning then that would change things. Other things you mention could be put down to money although i know grants are available. Alternatively we could reduce the available money for the first team and enjoy London, Wales, gloucester in 2014.