Just announced on Sky Sports News that he is taking over Wimbledon.

Bye.. dont let the door bang you on the ass on the way out!

What a waste of space he was!

One down, one to go.

jumping ship before e really hits the fans?

Just watching sky sports news too. Now, the delightful Charlotte always brings a smile to my face but today tops it off!

Please can someone assure us that he isn't doing both roles before I crack out the champagne. Best he focusses purely on bringing British tennis to a new low instead of both sports.

Lewis wasn't the problem. He was just a figure head. Wood and his cronies are the ones really ruining the game.

I've just said exactly the samme swifty.

Might get a bout of tennis elbow now. The cause is from over use of the serving arm I believe.

Makes a change from his wrist, you know, all that pen pushing in red hall!





The whole lot running our game are to blame, he needs to be the first but not last to go.
A couple of cricket clubs need a new heavy roller to roll the wickets this season. Any ideas?

On a more serious note, this guy was well thought of, loads of experience and highly qualified. He has been at the helm with big Nige through many many controversies over the last couple of years.

Can't help but wonder what's next the way things are, better the devil you know springs to mind but we must ensure the right leadership is put in place to sort out our sport.

The RFL are delighted to announce a garden party on the lawns of Red Hall for true RL fans. Richard's leaving party will begin on Saturday 28th April. There will be a rigorous selection process for guests using the minimum criteria set out below.

You must own a tuxedo, and not just hire one. You can't borrow someone else's either
You must fawn over Richard Lewis in a written declaration in no less than a thousand words
You must pledge alegience to "The Great One" that remains (Mr Wood)
You must own a house valued at no less than £250,000
You must have an expanding waistline
You must wear a cap made out of celery
You must show yourself to be financially viable (even though you may not actually be this)
You must NOT have Santa deliver your RSVP

Quality Rich! Dare you to post that on the VT in response to your developing row with smokey!

Lewis is a horrible weasel of a man with double standards and an agenda. Good riddance and good luck to the All England Club, they'll need it after Lewis nearly killed tennis once before. Their loss is our gain!

A great opportunity for the RFL now to get a good man in, please not Wood or Herherington

Senior non-executive director Maurice Watkins CBE will take over as Interim Chairman.

One of the most prominent lawyers in British sport, he is a senior partner at Brabners Chaffe Street in Manchester, a director of the world's biggest football club, Manchester United, and Chairman of the Greyhound Board of Great Britain


so why is he on the directors list of the RFL?

Time for a bit of eye-candy on the board.

Have met Richard Lewis a few times and actually is a decent bloke. He has done alot of good for the game in many areas and brought millions in via Sport England and other areas. The past 4 or 5 years he has just been a figurehead/ambassador. Sadly Nigel Wood and that other waste of space Ralph Rimmer are clueless and made a right mess of things like Crusaders and the SL licence and the different points systems in place. Lewis is highly regarded and why he is chairman of sport england and works for the soccer premierzhip. Sadly his reputation has been damaged by the incompetence of big Nige and his clueless friend Rimmer. The game needs to get rid of these two idiots more than it needed to see Lewis go.

the chance for our great sport to move forward.

Lewis gone, now for Wood!

"He brought integrity, independence and credibility to everything he and the RFL did, and he leaves safe in the knowledge that the sport is undeniably in a far better condition than when he joined in 2002."

thats the best bit!!!!

What a load of Sh#te!

Bloody Hell Richie, there's no need for that! You've gone way too far now!!!

Specsavers have plenty of appointments for tomorrow

Oh yes! She will bring everything to the job, great skills and a pin up girl to boot! Maybe she'll employ her other half as an advisor!

Gets my vote!

Impeccable and predictable timing for the soon should be Sir (For services to Sporting Governance) Richard Lewis.
Liabilities high, Assets now including Liabilities and tenants who cant pay the rent, not to mention a game now in effect sponsoring Stobarts instead of vice versa, i'd say his work is done..
The so and so will now probably get lucky and if Murray wins a Grand Slam claim it was down to his governance.
Fear not, Rimmer and Wood can continue his work disjointed from any sense of reality, common sense or professional ability and give themselves a nice payrise.
How ironic its the day we commemorate the Titanic setting sail.
Watch this space.

Should have gone to Specsavers (or any reputable high street Optician) littlerich

I loath that man with a passion, when he read out the 14 super league clubs on live TV i thought coco the clown was going to jump out at any min. The man is a hypocrite when i applied for my amateur club a sport england grant one of the questions was " does your club exclude any person or persons from joining" it was a yes no question it then said if the answer is yes then this grant is not for you. yet in his other role at the RFL they exclude more than half there member clubs from joining the top division

You must not ask where Richard got his conservatory.

I dislike this dressing down, surely Gary could have worn a tie for this photo.

Wimbledon life member to Mr Lewis
Hello old boy, your new aren't you?
"Yes I'm from the North"
"A'h Hendon?
"No Leed's"
"A'h Leeds Castle, Kent, The lovelyest Castle in the world, home of the Duke of Kent"
"No Leeds in Yorkshire"
"Leeds in Yorkshire? Where is Yorkshire?
"200 miles up the M1"
"M1? I know of Mi5 and Mi6 but not Mi1"




"Any way what did you do previously?"
"I worked for the Rugby Football League"
"A'h Rugger, love it, "swing low sweet chariot" Love that Lawrence Delmonte bloke" "Friends in the bath and all that"
"No that's Union, we are League
"A'h yes the League, Saracens are top aren't they?
"No Huddersfield"
"Huddersfield? where's that?"
"Up North"
"A'h Hendon"




"Who did you work with"
"A big fat useless g"t"
"A'h Nigel Wood"

I don't think I've laughed so loud at a post before. "Friends in the bath an all that" !! Priceless!! The sad thing is, this is a conversation that Lewis could well have next month.