The partner clubs in the initiative are LMR Leigh East Golborne Westhaughton and Culcheth, I understand? What we must do is get all the schools playing competitive RL from an early age, touch initially, and provide quality coaching/support especially to the high schools. We must make RL the fun sport to be involved with and utilise touch to expand its confines across all abilities and gender.

That's why I put I understand, based upon Westhoughton and Golborne have so far been guests on match day, East walked the club out at Cas and miners have a game soon, plus all are under links on the website?

get to legends tonight at 7pm its when its all being explained

Brilliant it will need folk with your history and passion behind it.

1. Mitch Brown
19. Ryan Hampshire
3. Ben Crookes
4. Willie Tonga
5. Matt Dawson
20. Ben Reynolds
7. Josh Drinkwater

8. Gareth Hock
9. Micky Higham
10. Dayne Weston

22. James Green
17. Atalea Vea
13. Harrison Hansen

14. Eloi Pelissier
15. Danny Tickle
23. Sam Hopkins
24. Jamie Acton

Just missing out.
29. Lachlan Burr
30. Curtis Naughton

Wigan 20 Leigh 28
Leigh MOM Mr G Hock.

Attendance with 5 minutes to go 6245

Mitch Brown
Curt Naughton
Ben Crookes
Willie Tonga
Matt Dawson
Ben Reynolds
Josh Drinkwater
Gareth Hock
Micky Higham
Danny Tickle
Lachlan Burr
Atalea Vea
Harrison Hansen

Eloi Pelissier
James Green
Sam Hopkins
Jamie Acton

As I read it,it is an independant venture requiring investment.How much investment is made by Leigh Centurions is a grey area.As all investments along with monthly/yearly contributions remain anonymous. At least it is a way of contributing to the future of the game, is the way I see it.

Thats annoying to not see community club representation,obviously whatever is in place works.

Good start..

It was a free for all..Was it not? Any sniff of investment should be followed up,should it not? Or are the community clubs rich enough to survive on other reasons not to attend?

Keith I find it hard to believe that no one at either club knew nothing about it. It has been all over social media and I personally have had three emails about items the leaflets inside the programs. Surely there is someone at each club that has some sort of contact and I find it unbelievable that the subject has never even been murmured.

The powers that be at East are quick enough to respond to Leigh players tweeting anything positive about the miners. They must've seen the numerous retweets about the event over the last couple of weeks

I actually don't think the meeting was aimed at those running the amateur clubs as they would have been spoken to and invited to a much more intimate affair imo, this was to get the message out amongst fans and start the ball rolling. If I was involved in local junior rl I would have probably tried to attend though to get any info I could. Its important that the club don't fall into any appeasement bollox with the local clubs and waste time compromising, this needs to be driven and those who wish to benefit need to get on the bus, and maybe the will of the many can overcome the ego's of a few (not aimed at anyone specific Keith but from previous experience), as I see it. The strength of its future is by the senior club taking the lead working with the junior clubs for mutual benefits, lets face it club A getting loads of support from Leigh via players, matchday etc will be more attractive to Johnny 6 year old than one that doesn't.

1st I've said on the subject. Just my opinion

From my perspective, in my ivory towers of Chorley, I guess invites from the club would have been 'appropriate', if indeed the event had been aimed at the powers that be, in the amateur clubs.

However, even in these ivory towers, I have been made aware, on numerous occasions, about the event in question. This was mainly through emails from the club, but also through adverts on internet sites. (I don't do social media, although look at Leigh Centurions twitter account) Surely, many people at the local amateur clubs, must have been made similarly aware, through the said emails etc?

There is something vastly more important at stake here, than previous history, individual egos, and perceived sleights, in my humble opinion!

P.S. Keith - I'm not having a go at you - just giving my two bobs'worth. I will always listen to/read what you have to say about the amateur and professional games, as I am well aware that you have "been there and done it." Nevertheless, we all have to move forward on this one.