Not being defensive, I think it's hilarious what some fans expect to be told about internal matters and that's from a fan perspective. We have fans who seem to believe everything should be 100% honest 100% of the time, would they then say thank you and not comment positive or negative any further, do they hell.
These fans need to get into a real world situation and do some growing up, what happens inside any business stays within that business until such a time as its mutually right for it not to be.
It's called need to know, and let's be honest we don't need to know. Well done club only tell us what we need to know, and focus on the positives

You do realize this will be translated to mean Bob Beswick

Why do we have to know everything that goes on at the club, some things are best kept in house and even when statements are made people will not believe it and make up something else.

Don't need to know everything, just don't need to be lied to.

Why not just say Rangi's ill, ask people to respect his privacy and leave it at that. With Penky, say he's not available for selection, or do what liverpool fc did recently and say he's suspended pending UKAD tests. Can say he has full support of the club. Let's face it, nothing the club has said about these two players has done anything to protect them from wild speculation as to what they may have done has it?

Fact is, the club has shouted injury to explain someone's absence, only for something more substantial to become apparent later on two or three occaisions. All it does is add suspicion to other injured players. How does that protect player welfare?!

The club have done the majority of things excellently, this just something they could improve on, we're all only human after all, but people seem to be in denial about it.

In these instances, no comment from the club is better than some bs one.

The problem is poor communication.The "need to know" needs to be improved when being conveyed.Poor communication doesn't effect the clubs interest or player welfare.It effects the image of the Club.

I don't know what Leigh have on board as in Public Relations, reading the posts and IMO it would suggest we are missing some form of PR intervention which would cure poor communication.

Anyhow onwards and upwards..

and what do you do if said players asked if the problems could be diverted whilst they dealt with the personal issues surrounding them ?

You say they're unavailable - you don't make up an injury that has clearly been made up!

Time to agree to disagree and move on

but then you hit the same circle.

Mo , worrying makes you bald chill out Emmitt has gone,another win on Sunday,have a bet at Royal Ascot,happy days.Charlie knows.Global Applause in the first race at Royal Ascot.

Charlie read before you post it helps

You're right. You were right all along. Don't know how I could be so daft etc etc etc

Thank you, but don't beat yourself up too much life is all about learning ......

Well I'm just going to keep right on disagreeing.

Call me old fashioned but I just can't see any justification for lying.

Especially when there are perfectly acceptable alternatives.

Why are you and others so hung up about Jake and all the other issues you are talking about. All of them one way or another are very sensitive subjects to all involved and need to follow various processes before anything can be released. The fact rumours come out is because there are up to 35 players/staff directly involved on most occasions all of which think they can trust people and before you know it the rumours are in the hair dressers, dentists, pubs and play grounds not to mention on here.

The programme was simply a miss print on Jake and the official press release came out the day he left. He did not leave several weeks ago, there is a process to follow on all agreements and any severance agreement can be complicated. The club would be leaving itself wide open issuing official statements on all the topics you mention before anything was legally concluded.

In Mike Latham we have the best communications director in the game, his contacts are unreal, we have regularly appeared on BBC North West news before any other SL clubs which include the biggest in the country.

Communication and Press Releases from Leigh are second to none, how anyone can pick fault with an unpaid member of staff who loves the club, delivers world class service is beyond me.

Some people should really think hard before they type utter nonsense under alias's on forums like these!!

Didn't think it would be long before you piped up. I don't mind having a discussion with Maurice or demon. But I'm not getting into it with a cretin like you