On the Contrary Delboy has asked fans to stay away if they wish to express there feelings to the team in a way that may upset him what an egomaniac he is.
Purtill in charge for the moment

The next coach will have be desperate for a job nobody with an ounce of decency would apply.

OK, I'll be the first to say it. I'm sad to see him go in this way, but I understand that the parting is inevitable. He's in a job where results are the ultimate measurement, and we just haven't been getting them.

Nevertheless, thanks for the nine years spent in our cause Neil and for getting us into Super League. Nobody can take that away from you.

Good luck for the future.

I'd have Basil back in a shot.

May get the Aussie to play more and get fitness back to the levels they should be !

Problem is DB will want a yes man which Basil isn't!

I agree with all of that.

Good luck, Neil.

Give over. Lol

1 down. Will DB now employ a coach with SL/NRL experience? Will he employ a coach he can't manipulate to his ego's demands? Will a professional coach work with an owner who spouts unprofessional rants on social media?
It's better than Corrie :O)

Monty knows.....

Heard DB mention a couple of times now that he's considered walking due to fan unrest etc.

Not a convincing mind-set that IMO. If a person is already mulling something over then they're usually half way to making a desicion.

Whether DB goes or not, there will always be a Leigh RLFC. Personally, I find his over inflated ego and his rants on social media unprofessional and embarrassing for the club. Okay, we won't have his money but we will survive. We've done it before and will do it again. Come on, Leigh!!!!

Just hope he gets it right this time with the right appointment of coach .

Agreed. It's almost like he's trying to use his money, and the threat of taking it away, to bully us into a state of adulation.

Fact is, the club looks like a circus, and he's ultimately responsible.

If Derek was getting poor materials or service from one of the suppliers to his business he wouldn't stay at home and do nothing about it. He would act quickly to sort the problem. If Leigh fans boo the players for poor performances then so be it.
Leigh fans are an honest group and we will applaud good rugby by our own team even in defeat. What we won't stand for is lack of professionalism, effort and pride. The press release reads like it does, namely Derek taking a cheap shot at the fans for expressing their opinion.
Neil had to go, and he knows it. I didn't want the guy to lose his job but all things taken into consideration it was inevitable, it had to happen. I thank Neil for all his effort and hard work whilst at Leigh and I respect that he took the decision quickly after yesterdays' game.
I will get behind Kieron Purtill and the lads and hope that they can turn things into a big positive for themselves and the Club.

Could we not give Purtill a trial period with assistance from Mickey Higham to try to instil some passion into a team without any Leigh born players?

Well, he has a trial period with Paul Anderson as assistant, until a permament appointment is made.