I have suggested we sign a right handsome sod to market the new shirts and get the girlies swooning. Would that be Marquee?

sex sells - fact...or were you meaning yourself

What would you consider a marquee signing for the championship?

Marwan Koukash.

What position would you play him?

In the 3/4s, we need him to bring the average age down.

The only way you will ever get the crowds back watching Leigh is by buying recognised SL or NRL players who will walk the Championship unbeaten, or almost, and then securing a place in Super League. Leigh do not have the finances, so unfortunately the crowds will not return. You can talk about ways of getting the crowds flocking back until the cows come home, but it won't happen unless a hell of a lot of money is spent with a millionaire backer and, unfortunately, Leigh haven't got one. It's just a fact of life.

So we stay where we are, and continue to struggle Graham?

A winning team, better opposition and promotion/relegation reinstated should help crowds increase. All this hopefully is just around the corner. And we already have a winning team, we just need to improve it to become a promotion winning team in a couple of years.

I'm just stating a fact of life. Unless there is a lot of money to spend, then yes, unfortunately Leigh will continue to struggle. Where they stay is relative to how much the other teams in the league spend on recruitment.

You know yourself, you can bang the drum, shout about Leigh from the rooftops, but unless there is a fantastic team with some big name signings on the field, then the crowds will never come flocking back. It's just how it is. No ones fault. There are too many other things to do and watch these days.

dont think it would require a marquee signing.has been said on another thread we have the slowest backs in the league.get 2 or 3 speedsters in who can score from anywhere on the park and play flowing rugby instead of driving up the midddle and it will get people in and jumping off the seats.just look at when ryan gets the ball people expect something special to happen.we dont have to spend big but spend wisely there are players out there in our league who are lighning quick.

Obviously big Sam not been the brightest spark is still denying it though.

A signing only guaranteed to do a few things, lower club morale, and generate regular interest from SL clubs.

Typical Halifax lad then.

Couldn't agree less !
With a millionaire backer I'd be waiting for him/her to fly the coup which would probably destroy our great club once and for all.
The way to get the crowds back is to build a community club from the strong foundation we now have. A club that fans can feel connected to and part of. A club that fans can trust in and feel proud of. A club that grows on the momentum of solid and sensible growth.
With that said, in the immediate future, I think we need to sign a group of solid players that will give us a stronger and larger squad and allow us to really push for a top two spot next season. Sign a marquee player and we will still have too many gaps to do that (even if he didnt get injured !)