Then slack I will cut them.Re-subscribed.

An excellent detailed announcement from the Club and Dave Parky, which should knock on the head any rumours of 'fall outs'. I personally will be very sorry to see Dave leave, and will miss his superb commentaries. Having known Dave for a good few years, and worked with him, I can vouch for his astonishing dedication and passion for Leigh Centurions, and the sport of Rugby League. It is a sobering thought, especially for one of limited technical expertise, to hear Dave say that he needs to expand his considerable portfolio of technical knowledge, to progress his career. I have no doubt that he has what it takes, to be a successful media commenta\tor, and I hope that role comes for him very soon.

Thanks for everything these past few years Dave - and best wishes for the future.

To the Club - thanks for yet another highly informative communication.

Thanks for your contribution Alan.

All the very best to Dave Parkinson in whatever direction he chooses to take his career.
Dave's contribution to our great club has been above and beyond the call of duty.

Well said.

Didn't the announcement come from the club then?

It's gone into detail about how LCTV will move on - isn't that what we wanted to hear?

I wouldn't waste your breath Alan

Reading the announcement,is a conversation between Mike Latham and D Parky.Four students left without a mentor and recently appointed Head of Performance Analysis Ste Mills being put forward to assist.

Why the need for the double increase in subscription? Do you really think Parky would give the chance up of commentating on SL to do Lancashire ARL..A announcement it is,detailed it is not.

One of the most disappointing aspects of recent developments is the fallout at the Leigh Observer. I used to look forward to reading detailed articles of Derek and Parky on the club. Now all we get is the latest news on the back page a la the pathetic Leigh Journal. All we got last week from Parky was basically Leigh East/Lancashire ARL, with no mention of the club whatsoever, while Derek's column has been replaced by Martin Gleeson.- WHO???!!!!!

Perhaps Dave is looking for something different to do in the Game, and not 'just' commentating on Lancashire ARL and Leigh East? Dave has ambitions (and rightly so) to move on in the media world of RL - yes, even beyond LCTV! He has chosen to enhance his skillsets and 'move backwards to move forwards'. He is also a journalist and hospital radio broadcaster and has plenty to do, outside LCTV. However you interpret it, that is a lengthy and informative statement from Leigh Centurions Communications Director, incorporating a statement from Dave.

I don't know the reasons for the price hike, although I think the service was priced very cheaply to start with. Why shouldn't the club make money from LCTV, as they do from other schemes? The four students are intelligent, ambitious guys too. It must be daunting for them, losing Dave, but I guess this is a good way for them to find their own feet. You never know, there may be another Dave Parky in that group! And they won't be on their own - they will have Steve Mills and Mike Latham helping them. I don't know Steve, but Mike has been a highly accomplished and well respected journalist and broadcaster - with even more experience than Dave.

I would suggest that anyone who feels that the statement doesn't answer their questions or unease, should do what I did - and ask Mike and Dave directly what was/is going on. Personally, I had concerns about the inactivity of LCTV, but a dialogue with Mike and Dave, along with the statement, has answered those concerns.

Any breakdown with a media outlet is disappointing - it becomes a missed opportunity for the club. The Journal aslo took th decision to pare down their Centurions coverage - a strange decision by both papers, given the publicity the club has generated and will generate this coming season.

DB's lengthy news updates at least now appear on the Club website, so they are still available to read - but be warned, you need to set aside an hour or so, because they are lengthy articles. Perhaps the Observer didn't have enough space?!

Personally I enjoy the articles, which are usually full of interesting insights into the Centurions.

If I recall correctly Derek was unhappy with how his articles were being edited without his approval, which we all know can dramatically change the context.
LCRLFC needs all the media exposure it can get and both rags need something their readers are interested in, surely a solution is to specify number of words and agree any edit needs approval before print

Well, I can certainly identify with that!

I believe the full content of DB's articles where placed in full after them being challenged by DB. I really don't think it's in the clubs interest to be gaining enemies media wise and seriously needs looking at,image is everything.
Also as I stated I have re-subscribed to LCTV. Although it wasn't made clear on the increase in subscription,obviously the departure of Parky left the students shy on equipment.What should have happened was clarification of this at the time of the increase.

Best of luck Dave.

It was corrected on the website only but the damage was already done. If a media outlet is editing someone else's work then that someone should be given the opportunity to OK the edit. The Observer is a paid for paper and would have been using the mass of Leigh Centurions coverage as a selling point. If things they publish damage the club reputation due to awful editing then they have to accept the consequences.