And the reason I say this is because I have already had one uneducated idiot say to me 'I hear Leigh are now signing players on who don't want to play for them '

It don't take them long does it?

2003 that was, a director (the at the time football one) asked me to release it, I did then they decided not to take up the option on him, thats why Im a little picky on facts these days.

Yes we did Harold but it was made clear that he needed to be cleared by immigration. This has happened to premiership football teams also.

Ahh that one yes it was thought that he would get a visa as he was an 'international' unfortunately the Immigration people do not count the 'Australian Aborigines' team as an International one.

Would Mike take it if offered though Keith he walked away from it once after the 'Benson' affair but yes he would be my choice, though at this stage in proceedings it would have to be in a volunteer capacity one would think.

Mike, as some of you know, is my brother in law and he is now semi retired.

He stopped going to watch Leigh shortly after we moved to the LSV, though he still keeps an eye on what we're up to as a club. He also writes an article for every Programme.

I honestly don't know whether he would consider the job, but it can't do any harm to ask him.

He has a regular spot in the program so would have thought he ain't that miffed with the club?

If Mike would be willing I'd be more than happy for him to come on board within the comms team in a press liaison roll.

Im really not sure what the big deal is or why the leigh club are getting stick. Do people not realize how difficult it is to keep signings under wraps nowadays?

Its not like back in say 1991 where a quite young GFB found out about Fax signing a certain GB prop, who would go on to be a Fax legend, by the local rag coming through the door at 5pm and been like OMFG. Given the internet gossip does tend to get out quite a bit quicker nowadays and a lot of it is usually on the mark if you look in the right places.

But gossip is all it is, as long as the club sticks with " No Comment "

Which club was it who signed a player who appeared in all their pre season photo shoots then went and signed for somebody else and no it wasn;t us

Didn't play in the recent Challenge Cup Final for Hull, did he Fred?