Great thread from Mo, and lots of great ideas from most if not all. Fantastic effort from LISA & Touchdown club. For what it's worth I believe there is definitely room for both organisations. Either organisation would you have raised the combined 70k on your own? The answers probably no.

In terms of the club great season playing wise in what was an extremely difficult pre season. Amazing work by players and coaches a like.

As Mo says 2013 should be our year and one we really show we are a SL club. What's the strategy from the board and CEO to achieve our We Beleighve ambition?

Despite a great season of RL the gates have dropped by 25-30%, why? I've stated many times the huge increase in season ticket prices drove away a % of loyal supporters. This includes myself; together with a significant season ticket increase and ludicrous random playing days to appease Swinton Lions and the LSV I have found myself at NO games this season. This at a time with a 18 month old little girl were me and my wife should be attending as a family. Will I choose £36 every home game without refreshments to watch us in any league probably in SL. Our pricing strategy is a joke IMO.

For the record 1, adult 3 junior season tickets for Bolton costs £19.90 this season for the best seats. What does the equivent cost us? Also those BWFC prices can be Paid interest free over 10 months.

What will the board and CEO do to get us back to an averge just short of the SL criteria?

Not enough time for too much detail but a quick look below shows it shouldn't be impossible :-

2012 shows we have circa 1600 present die hards

900 missing for 2.5k

Segment up as follows :-

Families 400

100 families of family of 4 or 200 at family of 2

Leigh East 150

10 kiddies age groups and 1 senior team

20 players involved in each group. Each child player 2 parents.

Total possible 320

Attract less than 50% = 150

Leigh Miners - REPEAT AS ABOVE

Remaining 200 from :-

Any lapsed fans
Old fans
away fans
promotions
corporate

I know my figures won't be exact but it's an example.

Alternatively we can stick another £20 on a season ticket and £1 on matchday tickets lose another 100 or 200 fans, tick over but will never return to SL.

Hopefully the not so new General Manager will have some great ideas to justify salary, house & car??

Think linda mentioned a couple of pages back about axing a few quid from the team to spend on advertising the club,well as you say ste axing the general manger saves a flippin big wedge

p.s did he ever get them inflatable blowy dancing figures? think that as been the only thing he as come up with

Does the LSV company not pay Richies wages?

I'd be amazed and if true makes the appointment even more strange?

I believe Richie is working for both the LSV and Leigh Centurions. He is involved in a number of initiatives to raise the profile of both organisations, and attract funding to both.

As with the players, coaching staff, Board, volunteers, and fund raising bodies, can we please get behind them, rather than attacking them?

My post was not an attack Alan. It was a response to someone who was saying that getting rid of him would save the club money. Personally I don't think cutting any staff at the club is beneficial to our future. Especially people who aren't payed by the club.

No attack, just a challenge Allan, can any organisation sit around waitin for one of their execs to deliver what they were hired to do? Or in this case was he hired with the head coaches role in mind?

You mention initiatives, what are they?? Tell us inform/educate what is an ever decreasing fan base.

What's Richies strategy for 2013??? What where is KPIs in 2012??

No attack just a question on a thread thats discussing 2013 strategy!

Do nothing as we did last off season and we will lose more fans

To be honest I thought he had gone home yonks ago heard nowt since someone said he was pricing up skydancers or whatever they are called.

With the bradford debarcle how much funding do clubs like leigh get each year from the rfl? always wanted to know the figure.

Nice amounts raised by lisa and the touchdown thing

90k I believe

We didn't get it this year did we? Next year we will get it though

No we didn't

Indirectly, we did get it, as the RFL advanced it to pay off some of our debts.

Sorry, I realised you weren't 'attacking' anyone. I was trying to answer two posts at the same time!

Excellent questions to ask Richie, at the next Forum on the 15th Ste. I'm sure he'll be able to answer them.