We've now had more than 300 votes. Have you voted yet? www.leighlife.com/index.php?topic=36586.0

We've now had more than 300 votes. Have you voted yet? www.leighlife.com/index.php?topic=36586.0

Tommy G for me, his consistency and dedication is outstanding

Due to the fact that LISA have decided to run a Fans' Player award, we will unfortunately not be running the Leighlife one.

It was suggested that both awards could be given but we think there can only be one Fans Player and that honour should rightly go to LISA. If we had known that LISA was going to be running their own poll for the Fans Player, we would have done an award for something else, maybe Young Player, unfortunately it's now too late to do a different one as there isn't time to start a new poll and we go away next week.

I'd like to apologise and thank all 351 people who have already voted and it will be interesting to see if the LISA poll ends up with the same result as the Leighlife one.

Thanks all.

I think the decision to abandon the fans award vote is not the best decision.

LISA consists of a subset of our fans who make a specific financial contribution to our club. Many of our fans would like to be LISA members, but cannot afford to be. Those fans, many of them passionate and committed to our club, are now ineligible to vote for the fans player of the year simply because they aren't members of LISA.

Looking logically at the situation, I can't see what specific harm would come from both awards being presented this year. Clearly next year would require co-ordination, co-operation and/or withdrawal of one or either award.

But I do think it's unfair to penalise those who aren't LISA members. It's a fans award, and while LISA consists of fans there is a barrier to entry that some cannot overcome.

This is my thoughts too Michael, there are fans who are not LISA members and they need to be allowed a vote.
My I suggest that their votes are added to the LISA one, obviously any one like myself who has voted in both , this will have to be adjusted

regards Lynda

Whilst I agree with what you're saying, I still feel that there should only be one Fans' Player award and next year, presuming LISA will run this award every year, we will come up with something different - unfortunately we just don't have the time to do it this year.

I don't think that's possible as the votes on Leighlife are registered by IP address (one vote per IP address unless you're logged in then each member can log in and vote) so there is no way of knowing if LISA members have already voted on LL.

Makes no difference imo. Everyone knows us Leythers are the most knowledgeable fans in the game give or take the odd Charlie.

I think the player I have voted for will be the winner by a large margin.

Good afternoon Lynda , the more awards the better for me , why not have a Poker Fans player of the year award ?Put me down for Tom Armstrong .

What do you mean the ODD Charlie .Its been said im many things , never ODD though . .

Simple solution LISA player of the year
AND
Leighlife player of the year.

I've just had a lengthy chat with one of the directors and as a result of this have decided that we will still run the Leighlife Fans' Player of the Year award. To date there have been 351 votes and obviously all those votes still count but the poll will close on Wednesday 3rd September (even though it says a later date) because I won't be around to sort it out after that date. If you haven't voted already, please do so before this date. www.leighlife.com/index.php?topic=36586.0

I've just had a lengthy chat with one of the directors and as a result of this have decided that we will still run the Leighlife Fans' Player of the Year award. To date there have been 351 votes and obviously all those votes still count but the poll will close on Wednesday 3rd September (even though it says a later date) because I won't be around to sort it out after that date. If you haven't voted already, please do so before this date. www.leighlife.com/index.php?topic=36586.0

This is your last chance to vote as the poll finishes tomorrow evening (about 10pm).