: Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:24 am  

mr. chairman wrote:

you might get in super league , got told changes in coaching will be in place soon

kelly out

rowly head coach

simon knox assistant

neil jukes reserve team coach

Well, that's us struggling to sign any decent players then. I know of two players who we could of signed at the begining of the season who wouldn't sign for us because Rowley was part of the coaching setup. Not a popular guy in RL.

: Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:35 am  

RealCherry&Whites wrote:

Well, that's us struggling to sign any decent players then. I know of two players who we could of signed at the begining of the season who wouldn't sign for us because Rowley was part of the coaching setup. Not a popular guy in RL.

Yeah completely agree great player might be a good coach but aint a popular guy amongst his peers... nor his his dad,,,,,dont do it Leigh!!!

: Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:14 am  

mr. chairman wrote:

you might get in super league , got told changes in coaching will be in place soon

kelly out

rowly head coach

simon knox assistant

neil jukes reserve team coach

So NK has lost the dressing room and Rowley is involved.
Now thats a new one, isn't it? When is someone going to spot the pattern and, boardroom politics aside, get shut?
A great player for us, but it seems that he has always been a problem away from that.

: Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:26 am  

Scooter Nik wrote:

So NK has lost the dressing room and Rowley is involved.
Now thats a new one, isn't it? When is someone going to spot the pattern and, boardroom politics aside, get shut?
A great player for us, but it seems that he has always been a problem away from that.

The problem Arthur has, is if one Rowley goes the other will have to follow. I don't think Arthur likes to rock the boat, which is silly really as it's his money they are playing with. For some reason he can not see that we will never be taken seriously by the RFL with Allan Rowley fronting the business. He has made too many enemies in the game. So has Paul, but Nepotism is allowed to rule at Leigh RLFC.

Re: Crunch Time!!!!! : Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:06 am  

ian c wrote:

Cracking post that matey.

Thank you and just imagine the scenario when it`s franchise time again if they put Tolouse in as well then it`s another team in with no show crowds .What concerns me then is if the Sooper Dooper boys demand compensation for the crowd drop which they may well do,as every other home game will be a no show crowd will there be even less money for NL1 and below?
What made me laugh when it was mooted at the begining of the season there was talk of puting buses on by the RFL to take fans down to Celts.I don`t know wether they do or not but why wasn`t the sugestion made for it to happen the other way round as well .Why can`t the RFL put buses on to bring them up here so our clubs get something back.
Well I have never been down to Wales to watch my team and I do not intend to go to Tolouse although as I have never been to that part of France I wouldn`t have minded going.Instead I will take in a couple of games elsewhere at non-super league sides like your ground for instance or at Keighly who got shafted big time by the RFL and Bradford at the start of Super League. I will of course be praying my team will be stuffing them.

: Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:16 am  

Well said the more supporters of Hearland clubs support the expansion sides another nail in our coffin is firmly hammered in! I
I appreciate its a good trip etc but long term it huts us

: Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:39 am  

thudder wrote:

Yeah completely agree great player might be a good coach but aint a popular guy amongst his peers... nor his his dad,,,,,dont do it Leigh!!!

I nume yu as der Georgeand Mildred an clam mi 20 deutchmarks

Re: Crunch Time!!!!! : Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:23 pm  

johnny freeman fan club wrote:

Thank you and just imagine the scenario when it`s franchise time again if they put Tolouse in as well then it`s another team in with no show crowds .What concerns me then is if the Sooper Dooper boys demand compensation for the crowd drop which they may well do,as every other home game will be a no show crowd will there be even less money for NL1 and below?
What made me laugh when it was mooted at the begining of the season there was talk of puting buses on by the RFL to take fans down to Celts.I don`t know wether they do or not but why wasn`t the sugestion made for it to happen the other way round as well .Why can`t the RFL put buses on to bring them up here so our clubs get something back.
Well I have never been down to Wales to watch my team and I do not intend to go to Tolouse although as I have never been to that part of France I wouldn`t have minded going.Instead I will take in a couple of games elsewhere at non-super league sides like your ground for instance or at Keighly who got shafted big time by the RFL and Bradford at the start of Super League. I will of course be praying my team will be stuffing them.

TBH matey I had similar view to yourself a few years ago. It was actually visiting these clubs, and our experience in SL2005, and the fallout from it (nearly going under) that convinced me otherwise. You should have gone to Broncos, Celtic, and TO and maybe you would appreciate the bigger world of what clubs are trying to do.
The sport going forward should not be dictated by how many clubs will lose due to not having 5 to 6 derbies. Its upto the home clubs to sort our fan numbers not getting subsidised by others. I'd rather have 3500 Leythers at LSV with a couple of hundred away fans, than say 1500 Leythers and 2000 away fans as an extreme example.

Re: Crunch Time!!!!! : Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:42 pm  

Leeeigh Leeeigh wrote:

TBH matey I had similar view to yourself a few years ago. It was actually visiting these clubs, and our experience in SL2005, and the fallout from it (nearly going under) that convinced me otherwise. You should have gone to Broncos, Celtic, and TO and maybe you would appreciate the bigger world of what clubs are trying to do.
The sport going forward should not be dictated by how many clubs will lose due to not having 5 to 6 derbies. Its upto the home clubs to sort our fan numbers not getting subsidised by others. I'd rather have 3500 Leythers at LSV with a couple of hundred away fans, than say 1500 Leythers and 2000 away fans as an extreme example.

Well you may have a point as I too would want a couple of more thousand fans of our own so we don`t have to rely on away fans .But these clubs have been given franchise ` and the RFL are encouraging our clubs to go and visit .I did visit London once years ago when we were in Super League you know what ?I did not meet one single Londoner at that match .There must have been some down there but I didn`t find one.Their fan base consisted of Aussie /kiwi bank/bar workers who were in the country for a few months and northern folk who were down their working and our substantial away support. So wheres the crowd of Londoners ? watching football still.I have no doubt at all that the French will do well as Rugby League has been played in that area for a long time but they should have to fight their way up through the leagues like everyone else it gives the teams left behind like Widnes a sense of not being done right by.

: Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:43 pm  

SL 2005 stopped us going belly up mate. You should have seen 2003/4 losses