Crilly Park could be the only alternative in another couple of years.......and given the reality of the situation would it actually be a bad move ?
Even if the terms were "rent free" the Centurions must be losing a packet just on the playing side ?
.........and I dread to think how much the LSV is losing, it can't go on for ever, all very well finding fault with ideas like Sale Sharks playing here or having pop concerts etc but ultimately will there be any alternative ?

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Burn him Starbug.

He's a witch.

So who's fault is it that AT may not put anymore money in and we will get kicked out of LSV and we will be no more?

It is the people running the club who let the club slide a few years ago by giving jobs to coaches who where simply not good enough and allowing them to sign sh?te players. They then need to pay them off - financial suicide when employing someone else with even less experience or ability. We are now trying to recover but still have the remains of that sh?te in the club.
We need a fresh start with alot of work to be done within the club. It's easy to put money in when you have it, it's good to be able to speak in front of sponsors over lunch but these alone don't get fans through the gates. These guys need to work damned hard now to pick the club up - or simply walk away and let's either fold or hope some others are interested.

Does the OP post on the Saints board or is it just a herbert who seems obsessed with us.

So they kick us out and hey, they lose even more money - great idea.

yes you are right- ill judged comment i apologise.

it still matters so much to me when they scored there final try i sat down on the terraces with my head in my hands, i am 48 and so scared i will neversee my beloved leigh in the top flight again

At last someone who has hit the problem well and truly on the head. "GET RID OF THE ROWLEYS!!!!!!!!"

I was sat down on the terrace well before the last try , the cards were already on the table as far as I could see

I am one year older and have already accepted I will never see our club in the top flight again , all I desperately want is to still see a club playing under the name Leigh Centurions at any level

Bugger off with these Crilly Park suggestions, I didn't make myself look like a smurf painting the stands for it to be repainted red

No , someone is once again shifting blame and clutching at straws

We use the same plan year after year - throw whatever money available at the first team, and the crowds will come flocking. We need to forget grandeur status of us being a SL team in waiting - once in we will be awreet reasoning. We need to start to realise we are a average Championship club that needs to get better and start competing for honours again (not SL ticks). Its certainly been a while since we even won a playoff game.
As for crowds - its frightening how long it takes for gates to rise even with a team playing well and being top. But once the team hits bad form the crowds don't half plummet quickly. Not exactly healthy for the clubs finances when results cannot be guaranteed. The stay aways need a bit of back bone when supporting their towns team. Tho the club do need to do more to encourage fans to go watching and not just when we are winning.

I think we need to accept facts in that the inhabitants of this town are becoming less and less concerned about the state of the place, never mind the state of the town's rugby team. Walking home tonight, it was staggering how many passers by where shouting 'Eagles' and the like.

We need to get back to some basics but also build on some positives from this season.
Leigh have to be the best team outside of SL (we are one of the biggest clubs in the Championship , this despite virtually no SL experience/finance).

Make watching Leigh a cost effective enjoyable experience for all the family and for everyone.
The 'one team' feeling we had when Terzis was around (which started when Millward propelled us up the league) saw our support rise along with a feel good factor, this despite not winning every game but at least there was a club/player/fan bond.

AT and the lads at leigh just need to aim to get that back first and foremost, the results on & off the field will follow.

Ban any talk of SL for now and concentrate on being the best on the field, putting on the best off field entertainment on matchdays and making watching Leigh play (regardless of who the opposition is) the main thing to do in the town (and within a 7 mile radious).

I agree 100% with everything in this post.