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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.'"


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.

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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.

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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

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Quote: concerned leyther "I will reserve judgement on this one, not so sure where the BOM is going here with this and while the likes of Maurice, Alan Platt, Andy & Allan Mazey are welcome new additions in most peoples eyes and are Leigh fans first and foremost doing what they are doing for the love of the club who is this John Roddy they have made chairman???

Im told hes an ex bobby and they stick together so lets hope they have more joy than the last time they worked together as I think im right in saying both were active at the club when we fooked up the budgets and effectively bankrupted the club earlier this year which led to the rise of the mighty BOM!

I think Andys passion and enthusiasm on here is all well and good and he does come acrosswell and very positive in every post and in interviews he does etc and I know he owns a successful business and hes a wealthy enough young chap in his own right but hes no Marwan Koucash so i suppose hes having to put up with likes of Barton to make up the numbers but I personally would rather of seen more new young blood with no previous connections coming in like Andy rather than old faces popping up for another go now the dust is starting to settle from there last time they cocked up.

as for Beaumont and rowley snr the less said about that pair the better, how you convince anyone its a new era with new ambition with those two hanging about is beyond me.

on a positive they got shut of that freer and have won a tin pot cup that we win every other year anyway so every cloud and all that!

No chance of binning Wigan partnership now with TB back in the fold.'"



Thank god im no Marwan Koucash icon_lol.gif

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.

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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. icon_thumb.gif

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. icon_thumb.gif

Why don't you nominate him for one? https://www.gov.uk/honours/nominate-someone-in-the-uk


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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

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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.

Quote: leigh-ratii "I read about the appointment of Trevor Barton on the Club's site today. I had an open mind, he is not the most popular person I know and his appointment to the BOM has taken one scalp for sure, for former Chairman, and Honary Life Member Brian Bowman has severed all connections with the Club following this news with immediate affect. He has apparently informed members of the BOM today of his decision. This becomes a sad day rather than a day of celebration.'"


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Keep the faith.

[sizeBelieve[/size.'"


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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.

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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.

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kcab sfrawdder Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done But he with a chuckle replied That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried. So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin On his face. If he worried he hid it. He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn’t be done, and he did it!:9005.jpg



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

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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.

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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.

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Quote: Pat Haddigan "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.'"


That's just about what I was about to post

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Quote: mish "Fantastic news. I'm so glad that Trevor is back on board and that the new community group is now officially part of the club.

Another great signing for us - welcome back Trevor.
To avoid confusion mish, make sure you use the correct name, it is the foundation that you mean as being affiliated to the club ,not the ' Leigh Community Group ' which was the group of people who organised the Fun day on Sunday

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