Nice one Keith well done to Easts.

i think 'welcomed' is the word you were lookin for keith, 'captured' makes it sound as though east poached these players which i dont think was the case. they chose to play for the club

Or should it be "lured" - with plenty of the folding stuff!!!???

Ecky has now returned to the miners.

Winston got his wallet out?

Just to set the record straight,Tom Eckersley came and trained at Leigh east tuesday night and at this point hasnt signed.We thought it better not to pressure the young chap into any decision to quickly and allow him time to make a committed decision unlike what goes on over the canal.
The other point is that Leigh east dont pay and maybe Brad Fittler F.C should look closer to home and the problems it has caused. Yours in sport Gary Pendlebury

thanks for letting us know bartons lacky

I don't think Miners are to happy about John Taylor leaving either.. But with John having played around 20 of his 21 seasons* down at Leigh East, it can't of come as that much of a surprise.

*He started at U7's and is only 28

i heard mick whiteside has left has he gone to east ,east will be the team in leigh this year great signings ,sounds like the wheells are of at twist lane

good signing for them ,tuff old head ,might cost the miners all the lads going

micks stayin at the miners. i dont think people should be writing the miners off just yet they've plenty of talent comin through from 2nds and 18's

cant say any of this surprises me that players are leaving the miners, was predicted when the coach was appointed. Obviously something needs looking at in the way things are run at miners to solve why people are leaving.
Still dont think we can be written off just yet. Scott is a good lad and will work. The rest that have left used to be east lads anyway so you always get people going and coming back, they have produced winning sides without them so hopefully can do it again.

Should make for an interesting season!

Mike Whiteside is staying at the Miners for one more season - after that even he doesn't know where he's headed.

Troubling times for us Miners if our star players are willing to leave (Ecky, Jonte, Scott O'Brian) and I know of another 2/3 who are mulling over it.