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A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult”:



Bloody hell,will you doom and gloomers chill out

Do you really think he as just pulled the plug

Chill out all will be explained this week


Nice to see the club as plugged the leaks from usual sources

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Im depressed would hate to see us lose this great opportunity and this great team we have.
If I can help in any way I will , who else is willing to as well, lets get behind the club.
Leyther till I die.

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Brad Fitler "If the ref's decision decides your game. You haven't done enough prior." Referees are like women, they make snap decisions and never reverse them. [b]Littlerich wrote[/b] Widnes will be glad to get away from Leigh. They've been regularly pumped, roasted and left in the alley-way by the lobbygobblers. Talk about being bitched - what a torrid time they've had. They'll be looking for some A&E rest time for the next three years at least.:simpsons/PDT13.gif



Quote: I'm going to enjoy my retirement =#FF0000:1ruq81vv]watching Leigh Centurions :1ruq81vv]and wish the club well in the future. ""I'm going to enjoy my retirement watching Leigh Centurions and wish the club well in the future." '"

It is this last statement that has helped me stay cool and relaxed about this.

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Quote: jesus-is-coming "Bloody hell,will you doom and gloomers chill out

Do you really think he as just pulled the plug

Chill out all will be explained this week


Nice to see the club as plugged the leaks from usual sources'"


Now are you just guessing what will happen next as everyone else is or do you really know something.

I await your PM icon_wink.gif

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Can't see anyone 'waiting in the wings' or else it would have been announced as a 'package'.

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There is no one as it stands,(I know because I asked a director) .....however in our favour is the excellant facilities we have, brilliant coach and best players in the league, hope this atrracts someone soon.

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A massive thankyou to Arthur who has dug deep and steered us in the right direction eusa_clap.gif
Hope that we do get someone in soon , uncertain times for us , but certainly a great advertisement for a new chairman / backer to come in , Top of the League , Coach with a proven record , a team that are playing with as much passion as they can muster , state of the art stadium and facilities and if we can win a couple of pieces of silverware this season we'll be ticking as many boxes as the RFL can throw at us icon_biggrin.gif

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It's a shame he didn't hang on until the end of the season before pulling out. We may have been in a position to entice someone to invest. As it stands we have won nowt and haven't ticked any SL boxes so we are less of an attractive proposition to any potential investors.

Its up and down like a brides nightie when you support Leigh!

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I did say if we win a couple of pieces of silverware icon_wink.gif
I also said uncertain times aswell , and yes it's always been a rollercoaster ride supporting the Leythers , I wouldn't have it any other way , at least it's not boring or predictable icon_biggrin.gif

Keep the faith WE BELEIGH'VE ! C'MON LEYTHERS !

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She carries on through it all...... She's a Waterfall:



Quote: steveo "Could it be that they have both heard that the RFL are pulling up the drawbridge and there will be no future option to get into Pooper League It is suugested that Mark's leaving is more to do with internal issues rather than owt at the RFL!

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kcab sfrawdder Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done But he with a chuckle replied That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried. So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin On his face. If he worried he hid it. He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn’t be done, and he did it!:9005.jpg



Quote: Rotherham Fev Fan "It is suugested that Mark's leaving is more to do with internal issues rather than owt at the RFL!'"


Personal issues ?

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Having only spoken to those close to him and not directly to Mark yet, I'm reluctant to post reasons on a forum. Dirty linnen in public n'all that. and even then, I'd be hesitant at posting anything that could damage the club.
Safe to say, I believe it's more of an an internal matter and absolutely nowt to do with policy direction of the game/RFL etc.
I hope he re-considers.

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kcab sfrawdder Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done But he with a chuckle replied That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried. So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin On his face. If he worried he hid it. He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn’t be done, and he did it!:9005.jpg



Quote: Rotherham Fev Fan "Having only spoken to those close to him and not directly to Mark yet, I'm reluctant to post reasons on a forum. Dirty linnen in public n'all that. and even then, I'd be hesitant at posting anything that could damage the club.
Safe to say, I believe it's more of an an internal matter and absolutely nowt to do with policy direction of the game/RFL etc.
I hope he re-considers.'"


Fair enuf

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We rely too much on such people. Dez, Mark and your chair etc - without their cash, the club has to downsize their costs!
Unless our clubs can build up the crowd sizes significantly so, I'm afraid some players who can't get gigs in SL will find the financial reality that is biting everybody else's @r_se, will start to have a nibble of theirs.
Fax have reduced their costs this year. Dez's pockets do have bottoms to them - despite the popular misconception.
We may have to trim next term as I suspect Leigh will.

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kcab sfrawdder Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done But he with a chuckle replied That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried. So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin On his face. If he worried he hid it. He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn’t be done, and he did it!:9005.jpg



Quote: Rotherham Fev Fan "We rely too much on such people. Dez, Mark and your chair etc - without their cash, the club has to downsize their costs!
Unless our clubs can build up the crowd sizes significantly so, I'm afraid some players who can't get gigs in SL will find the financial reality that is biting everybody else's @r_se, will start to have a nibble of theirs.
Fax have reduced their costs this year. Dez's pockets do have bottoms to them - despite the popular misconception.
We may have to trim next term as I suspect Leigh will.'"


I have stated all along that the break even at the LSV is 4,000 paying spectators , it was around 2,800 at Hilton park , I'd have thought slightly less at PO road , which leads me on to looking at the crowd for Fax's visit on sunday icon_eek.gif , there is some serious work needed at our level if clubs are to be sustainable

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