neil, you used to hate Barton everything he stood for whats changed??

you and andy fight a great fight on here and you can have the best number cruncher in history but if you cant convince fans it really has changed and its not all talk you will have nowt to crunch simple as that.

Great shout Neil,

John is a gentleman and i called him to tell him as soon as read about Brian on here and he like myself has a lot of respect for Brian and did not know or any problem between Trevor or him.

The move to apoint Trevor was a porfessional buisness desision made and a vote was held and passed with not a single objection in the Board room and deemed in the best intrests of the club.

We appreciete it may not suit everyone but Trevor is 100% commited not just to the club but the whole community and we must all get behind everyone and everything that can help take us forward.

Andy

Lets not overreact Brian is a Leigh Legend and very well liked and respected by the BOM im sure he will not give up on the club he loves and a BOD i know he likes and respects.

I think this is a backward step that will alienate a considerable number of fans who have enjoyed the euphoria, good vibes and early success of the new BOD. After announcing a clear out, new blood and a new start, some dead wood has been recalled.

Mr Chairman I see no comment from you yet this must be right up your street Trevor back on the board can't see you praising this board now look forward to your views

Thank god im no Marwan Koucash

No disrespect to Marwan but a self sustainable club with a family and community ethos is more my cup of tea were the burden is shared by all and a SL ambition burns bright.

Keep the faith.

Believe.

Quote: classy player "this will not be welcome news , and leigh hve lost avery good loyal man in brian bowman, brian knows rugby he should be given mbe for what he has done for leigh and for rugby trevor barton is disliked by to many people,bad move by leigh one I think they will regret.'" I agree that Brian should be given an MBE for his services to Leigh RLFC because he's been a great servant to the club. Why don't you nominate him for one? https://www.gov.uk/honours/nominate-someone-in-the-uk

Quote: classy player "this will not be welcome news , and leigh hve lost avery good loyal man in brian bowman, brian knows rugby he should be given mbe for what he has done for leigh and for rugby trevor barton is disliked by to many people,bad move by leigh one I think they will regret.'" I agree that Brian should be given an MBE for his services to Leigh RLFC because he's been a great servant to the club. Why don't you nominate him for one? https://www.gov.uk/honours/nominate-someone-in-the-uk

What's all this don't like Trevor Barton..The bloke has over the years done hell of a lot for Rugby League both at grassroots and at semi pro level his commitment to Leigh Centurions has never been in question and is Leigh thro n thro glad to see him back on the BOD if the people who put him down put has much effort into Rugby League as Trevor then I would hold my hands up but back off and get behind the board who in my opinion have made a good move in bringing Trevor back

Does anyone know whether this is actually true or not? The person who posted it seems to have heard it second hand and given that neither Andy nor John Roddy knew about I wonder who he'd informed. I'm not saying it's not true, I'm just raising the question.

beLEIGHve Andy beLEIGHve

I understand and respect that not everyone sees eye to eye with TB. However, just to be clear, TB was not really on the BOD at Leigh - he was 'employed' (unpaid) as CEO. If you like, he 'took orders' from the BOD of the time.

If you were to ask TB, he would probably admit to being frustrated, in that role, by not being able to do what he would have wanted to at times, because the BOD chose not to follow his suggestions.

As for John Roddy, he is a highly respected and sought-after member of the business community, and is (IMO) eminently suited to the position of Chairman.

The people who post on here do make me laugh! They can't wait to come on to say how they think such and suchabody is bad for the club or they have done bad things in the past yet no one actually says what these heinous crimes are! We have also been saying how wonderful the new BOM are and now suddenly saying that their judgement is flawed.

I have concluded that most Leigh fans are holier than thou and are not happy unless there's something to whine about. This is why we will not be back in our rightful place of top flight RL for a long long time.

Interesting development

The club now do have a connection with a community ' Entity ' , which is a good thing ( providing that ' Entity ' can deliver what the club needs )

Not very impressed with certain things that Trevor did while acting CEO ( the ' twinning exlplanation interview was pure farce )

However once again people will be judged on what they do, not who they are or what they say , so a clean sheet and like the rest, away you go

If Brian Bowman has severed all connection with the club then I would like to hear it from the horse's mouth rather than second hand. Does Brian post on here?

Accepting that this could be no more than a rumour, this severing all ties with the club due to a falling out with a particular individual or two (Mick Higgins anybody?) is totally illogical to me. One or two individuals are not Leigh RLFC - individuals come and go, the club is here forever (hopefully).

I remember the late Nat Gilmore who loved Leigh Rugby with a passion but walked away after disagreements with certain people and continued his boycott long after said people had long since parted company.

Over 50 years ago me and a mate stood on the East Lancs trying to hitch a lift to a game at Featherstone.

Brian Bowman and his wife stopped and took us there and back and neither of us have forgot it. We still go. Doubt Brian will stop watching the team he has supported all his life.