Fishing for a story that isn't there Starbug. Why do you have it in for the BOM?

Actually was sat in Leigh Cricketclub with a current SL player just talking shop watching the Footie having a beer. Apparently saints are looking at some players for next year aswell! best hope all their players don't get upset too.

I dont ' have it in ' for anybody, they are doing a good job up to now, just, took it as you have contact within the club your post seemed semi official, if its just general RL gossip then fine

As you know I've ' been there ' before, I wouldnt want anything ' loose ' to mess things up this time , also glad to see acknowledgment of past mistakes, you learn more from mistakes be they your own or somebody else's than successes

My commitments to Leigh are as a lifelong fan and now sponsor (Evans Halshaw)

Im not party to any info that is "official" and if it was it would not be for me to divulge anyway.

Just another fan.

So just pub gossip then ?

No worries

my favourite kind of gossip!

I'd be worried if my team wasn't looking for players, even if we were top of the league by a country mile.

Everybody wants new players, the best part of the Premier League season is the transfer window!

How could Mr Koukash approach players/clubs mid season without following protocol. It must happen everywhere.

If there wasn't gossip and slanging matches on here it wouldn't be worth coming on.

As a fan the key statement of intent was that we would be full time in 2015 come what may, Assuming we are in it, if we come top two then we are at full cap in 2015
My pub gossip is that more major new sponsorship/investment will be announced soon

Not pub gossip though, that was direct from a director

Am I being ' stalked ' on here now?

Can you Leigh lads please not mention "behind closed doors" on here.

Thank you.

Im still wondering how teams spending 1million per year are going to compete with teams spending 1.8million in that middle 8.

The way things seem at the moment its probably something we wont have to worry about though.

The opportunity is for one of the bottom four to be battered and in a mess come play offs, four home games for the top four gives a slight advantage but year two will be the best chance

The teams who receive 1.8m have to fund their academies and other things out of that.The disparity is
more like 1.3m/1m.

I am concerned with any team that gets well under 5000 crowds and wants to go fulltime. There is no way that a club getting 2000 crowds plus sponsorship can afford to go Fulltime. Its OK having a sugar daddy but what happens when his circumstances change- Mr Thomas for example was bankrolling Leigh and then could afford to and then Leigh were in the brown stuff. I would be worried more than excited if I was a Leigh fan to be honest.

But what if there's 6 sugar daddy's peeing into the same pot?

An extra half a million quid from SKY just about makes it doable, strangely the plan that Leigh are now looking to implement isnt a million miles away from what I wanted them to do 10 years ago, but no bugger would listen back then, they said I was barmy

Funny how things come round

My Fax friends you sound do cynical

,we at Leigh have NO sugar daddies , just a hard working committed BOM who are determined to push forward for success .Around 6-8 hardworking Businessmen plus a very hard working new CEO in Rob Parker , who has brought in many new Sponsers , with more to come , you will also find the Contracts for Riddy and Brierley only come in force next season , and others will follow .

We also have other moneyspinners like Centurion TV , which has a fair few subscribers , and LISA which still continues to raise funds , myself being a Fundraiser for the Club ,I say to you Faxers don't be cynics , and back bite and Catcall , try to emulate our Club , stop the Squabbling with Fax Town , and concentrate on your own Future before you are left behind .

I would much rather see Fax with us in the Top 2 than Fev , Sheff , or the Bullfrogs .Charlie knows .



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You are barmy, that's why we love you

It isnt me who thinks ' Competitivness ' in SL can be achieved on less than 4,000 averages, but you have a business plan that says it can, so yes maybe it is me

So this is where you lot have all gone!! Must admit, you get a good class of banter on the 'fax board, without always being slagged off for expressing a negative' opinion.

' Objective ' Alan, objective

Leigh Retail are selling Easter eggs. Pretty innovative.

I hear the idea came from a tip off - "Have you tried selling Easter eggs at Easter?!" I hope I'm not about to take the gloss off their next big initiative, but I hear they're going to sell Christmas trees in December!

Also, in an incredible gesture to their fans, they are currently selling GF tickets on sale or return, up to the second week of the play-offs.

Rich our next Big Business announcement is we are selling Fishers Pork pies at the FAXFIT Meetings , Halifaxjohn is doing a Man v Food challenge .



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Looks like we did sign Fui Fui