Quote ="The Charlie Caroli"Atomic , the RFL had a meeting today and the SL Clubs voted to keep SL as it is for next season , meaning Leigh are certain to be relegated this season .
They will however recieve a parachute payment ,though not stated how much , at least it is something , and we can now plan for life back inthe Championsship , hopefully it won’t put Derek and Marwan off .'"
Hopefully, Derek and Marwen have been awaiting a confirmation one way or another from the RFL/SL, but considering that Derek is a member of that elite body of men who have made the decision - for this season anyway - I would think he knew what was coming through previous meetings and discussions.
Marwen has all but publicly made the announcement and stated his desire to join Leigh Centurions and Derek Beaumont, the ball is firmly in Derek's court to accept or decline the offer not only for himself and the club, but also the fans, and in most probability it will entice back those who have drifted away in recent season's.
Accepting Marwen on board will make a lot of people very happy, it will not only offer the club a degree of financial stability above what Derek can offer it will also increase the spending power to levels that could possibly match or surpass most other club's in the British game.
If Mr Beaumont rejects Dr. Koukash it will in my opinion not go down very well with the paying public, there may even be some backlash to it, I cannot see any other reason beyond that it would be Mr Beaumont's ego of not wanting to share his baby with anyone else, I don't know my reaction and what course if action I would take if rejected, it would take a very good explanation for me and why it would not be deemed appropriate to accept Dr Koukash to Leigh Centurions Rugby League Football Club, I will await an announcement one way or the other and decide what course of action to take.
N.B. Surely some announcement must be made, it can't just be swept under the carpet as though Dr. Koukash never said anything, it is out there in the public domain.