Even better a shedful of White Lightning on Firs and Penny park then into the game for a quid - top night out.
By all means use cheap ST's to attract 12-16 year olds, not quid admission without adult.

Oh and we now have 2bobs on Friday, no not the 2bobs or was that 3bobs, but 2 full paying adults in tow. If all the fans with Grandkids/kids take up the offer we may reach a decent gate.

Hopefully theyll all do what Im doing and recording the Sky SL match.

By the lord, there are some pessimistic buggers on here.

Firstly, so what if we do get a few chavvy types on the ground? We always used to get them at HP and I don't recall them ever causing any real problems - no more than pished up adults have in the past - so what cause is there to believe otherwise this time.
My guess is that the hardcore chavvy types would be busy spending their etra quid on a bottle of cheap cider while they still can. Or at least they'll not be heading down to LSV - same as any style, 'you need to be seen to be cool', and much as I hate to break it to you all, I don't think heading to LSV comes under that heading.

As for the 'you need 400 through to make the same money as 40 season ticket holders - very true. You do realise that it's 400 seats across the remainder of the season, and not 400 extra seats per game though, don't you? I think that could well be achievable, or thereabouts.

From my POV, I think next season Leigh need to abolish the season ticket for kids, and just go with the 'kid for a quid' idea all season. I think we'd make more money that way over the season, but I do see the need for a kids paddock or similar.


God, why is it that whenever the club does nothing, it's seen to be 'out of ideas', but when it does something 'it's a rubbish idea'?

Its 400 per game to replace the 50 who pay £8 per game now. God some people are ........

Do we have 50 kids under 12 paying £8?

Do we heck! Got 40 ST holders . Isn't it a fiver for kids?

If thats true and iv'e no reason to doubt you then that is absolutely ridiculous and its no wonder this club is a failed club

its the 12-16 I am on about

The Leigh website states that the 'fetch a kid for a quid' offer only applies to kids under the age of 12

Staggered by some of the season ticket numbers being suggested, but then again with what appeared to be no strategy apart from charge those regulars what ever we feel as they will keep going.

I wonder how many of the missing adult season ticket holders actually purchased junior tickets to?

Couple all the pricing debacle with a variety of match days and times and is it any wonder the attendances are low.

The above aside, the new kids offer is a step in the right direction. Me personally I have been watching for 30 years and I didn't buy a season ticket. I'm sure I am not alone so how does the club engage again with me? I now have a family and even paying £37 with 2 adults and £1 child isn't attractive in 2012!!

Not sure what you're wanting me to reply to but if you mean what seasons it was running then it was from 1998 until partway through the 2001 season when the £10 season tickets came in for a 2/3 years. Ironically enough, the end of the £10 season tickets was pretty right at the time when people probably first point to a slide in our fortunes just before we got promoted.

I'm actually a little disappointed that only under 12's are included - as I said on here earlier, a lot of people first start attending when they have the independance as younger high school kids to attend a structured event on their own. Not even going to start on your suggestion that all kids are a bunch of chavs, which is at least hugely inaccurate and at most downright insulting to the hundreds, if not thousands, of good kids in this town who's name is dragged down by the minority.

Still, let's see how it goes and hopefully it can help to nurture a new generation of supporters.

Fantastic news.
The club has finally realised its support base is ageing and rapidly needs to stop this happening.
We have had more positive ideas / news coming out the club in the last 3 months than in the last 10 years IMO.
The offer is a brilliant one and I hope its main remit is to 'revisit it in 5 years time to see how its done'.
I would have extended it to all Under 16 as unfortunatly Leigh are not attracting that group in numbers either, I can fully understand peoples concerns but I'm mindful the LSV would have ample stewards to stamp any problems out (I do agree with Scooter Nik though , watching Leigh Centurions isn't the attraction we seem to think for many of the towns teenagers ).

Just need to get the kick off day sorted a big ball playing prop , and a big fast winger and we're flying

I think we need a scrum half that can do 80mins before any of those.

Look, fact of the matter is whether people agree with it or not, it's an initiative, its an idea. Any idea is better than no idea. All the nay-sayers, why don't you offer your services to the club, if it's that simple why not just go in and sort it out? Turn those 1500 gates into sell-out crowds. Think too many fans are trapped in the glory years and expect them to just come rolling back. Coupled with the worst recession to hit the country EVER in terms of length and salary-cost of living percentage, us having three world class rugby league teams within 15 miles of us, 3 world class football teams as well as the other local football teams such as bolton and wigan playing premiership football every week, i dont think that out of our 60000 people population, that 1500 a week is too bad! Anybody who doesn't like it may as well catch the bus to warrington or wigan or St. Helens. I'd rather be nested in between 200 die hard fans every week watching Leigh play gateshead and south wales scorpions every week than have a thousand odd saying, "that was S***, They're done wi me!!!", or, " *whoever's playing at 6* isn't fit to lace woody's boot's!". It hardly creates a buzz about the place does it? We know the team we have now is nowhere near as good as our championship, or challenge cup winning sides, but folk need to get a grip, it's nigh on 30 years ago! Let the folks who are trying to start incentives to come to games and other initiatives just get on with it, there's no correct method, it's just a case of what works for us!!!!