As this will be my very final post on here, before I join Mr C and retire from the board, I thought I would share one last little (albeit very long winded) story regarding booking on the coach for St.Helens the other morning ! I normally go to away games with family in the car or my friend organises me a lift.

I was sat at home Wednesday and my daughter calls from her office in the centre of Manchester.

Daughter: Hello Dad. How are you, what are you doing for Friday? I will try and get away early and drive you over to St.Helens but I may struggle as we are really busy at work at the moment.
Me: Morning Love, thank you very much but as it happens I am just off out to book myself on the coach. I know how busy you are, do not worry I will be reet.
Daughter; Is your friend not going Friday?
Me: No love, He's been a bit offside of late, but I will be fine, I am a grown man, still have my own teeth and not quite ready for the knackers yard yet, (chuckles)
Daughter: Well I will ring ***** see if they can take you.
Me: (still chuckling) It's fine , you crack on love, I know how busy you are with that firm but don't work to hard.

So I catch the bus in to Leigh , get off at the Bus Station and walk over Leigh Bridge, slowly but surely arriving at LSV ticket window.

Me: Good Morning, I would like to book on the supporters coach for St.Helens please.
Staff: Oh you need to book that at the retail outlet on the market for the coach not here.
Me: Oh? Well last time I booked the coach I got my coach ticket here for Castleford? is young Matthew in, he normally sorts me out?
Staff: No Matt is off Today and that was because it was a SKY TV game
Me: ( Wondering what the difference that makes anyway) Oh I see, well thank you for informing me anyway and it is a lovely day for a stroll back over the bridge after all, enjoy the rest of the day.
Staff: You too.

I thought I will at least take the opportunity to take a look at training whilst I am here , mentally noting the plays and which players were in which positions, imagining the likes of Fages and Smith in the defence from the drill. I thought to myself I will call at Fred Done's on the way back and place a little flutter on us as these are boys are training the house down. Then a cold shudder passed through my bones at the realisation that those are normally the words of a defeated coach in the aftermath of a real drubbing. I then departed back towards Leigh, greeting a few familaiar faces at training as I passed

, stopping at the top of Leigh bridge to take in the ambience of the canal side and to re claim my breath.

A cyclist then passed and shouted ' Don't do it, Labour may still win the election yet' I pondered that possibility of Corbyn and Abbott running our country for a few seconds and found myself nearly with one leg nearly over the bridge at the mere thought but quickly snapped myself back to my senses.

I decided against going into Fred Done's and arrived at the Market stall just before nightfall (slight exaggeration

)

Me:Good Afternoon Sir, I would like to book on the supporters coach for St.Helens please.
Staff: You are in luck, there is an extra coach that has been laid on, how many seats do you require?
Me: It will be just one Senior Citizen, one trusty flask of hot soup, and one Lancashire cheese sandwich for my half time snap please ... Oh and one match ticket please.
Staff; Oh you can not get match tickets here, I am afraid you need to purchase those from the LSV ticket office?
=#FF0000(Me Thinking inwardly) - Like f*c!%% if you think I am going back down there now or I will be making an evening appointment with Mr Sankey!! )
Meicon_sad.gifPolitely) Well You will not believe this I have just... Please excuse me one moment. ( my mobile telephone rings and it's my daughter)

Me: Hello?.
Daughter: Hi Dad, I am finishing at noon on Friday and I will drive us to St.Helens, I am just coming up to the bypass, I will pick up the match tickets from the stadium.
Me: How lovely that you are coming , that will be absolutely splendid dear, wonderful in fact



The point I am making ? Don't we make life over complicated sometimes?..



And that is it, Adios and apologies for the long winded and boring post. Due to long standing issue with the moderating process and utter negativity in that regard, I am calling it a day on here. Some genuinely nice folk on here and it has been a pleasure discussing Leigh RLFC with you. Sadly there are one or two incredilbly sad and bitter people out to cause untold damage to the club on here and I can not be doing with it.

I wish you all good luck for the future, (even Mish) and if you ever see a Gentleman on his own at the match , drinking out of a hot flask or eating a Cheese and Onion Sarnie, please don't be a stranger , please say hello and you never know you may receive some facts instead of scurrilous rumours



Keep the Faith ! The future really is bright !! I truly believe that.

UP THE COMICS !!

Illegitimi Non Carborundum!! I am sad to see you leave our 'Lively' debates! The secret is not to take the W@n@ers seriously, you must remember posting on here is probably the only time anyone takes them on!!
Don't give up, I, and the vast majority on here always enjoy your contributions don't let them win

Well Harold,that was a nice story to read, indeed it was.Now,as far as not posting anymore, I think you're letting them get under your skin, and being a defeatist. I think you're better than that,and you should rise above it and continue posting. I for one always enjoy reading your (FACT)

very informative post every week. I will say to you, the same as i would say to our team/club. Don't give in.

Harold old chap, I am with you 100%. We have a poster simply trying to folk off due to an obvious old grievance and a mod with a similar problem. Its bye bye from me also. You put your name to FB.

Don't rise to the bait! you can see as clear as I can the genuine posts! the negative ones are from negative bitter people, surely your not going to give in to them?

You have a PM Harold.

Well i don't know Mo personally,but he comes across on these forums as very educated and a very literate person, who i would have thought that something like this wouldn't get to him.So i will say, Don't give in lad,rise above it,and don't let em win.



Am goont end up fawing eyt wi misell on here at this rate.

I think everyone needs to grow up a little

A message for [iHarold Rigby Jr[/i.

While I haven't [i'disgraced'[/i these pages for as long as most here, I would like to say it has been a pleasure reading & occasionally replying to your often informative posts regarding our Great RLFC the Leigh Centurions.

I would imagine you will be missed by the vast majority here.

I wish you well & most of all, I wish you Super League rugby for Leigh Centurions RLFC in 2018 & beyond.

Don't be a stranger, hope to say hi some day.

Steve.

Surely its a Pork Pie for your snap!
I would say I wouldn't let the minority with its outlandish(even laughable)claims win and if you enjoy posting and reading these forums carry on, fair enough if you don't enjoy it as life is too short.

Keith imploding in public was uncomfortable to witness and it can only benefit him by taking time away to get a clear head. I don't know the guy personally but he's an ex-Leigh coach who's team played some really good rugby and he's apparently well respected in the amateur game, so his input on the forum is important - all be it with a clear head. Harold and Maurice likewise, I think everyone on here enjoys your posts and especially the insider info.

If we can all stick to the passionate subject of rugby league and stay clear of the judgmental drama, we can enjoy the discussion a lot more. We all have different opinions and thoughts about the subject and THAT's OK. Used appropriately, Forum = positive discussion, support and helpful information. Social Media = market and share info, show off and typically talk drivel.

I'll leave you with a pertinent quote...

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Plato.

P.S. I've put a few quid on Leigh to win tonight, sorry for the loss!

I've always found HRJ's posts worth reading, mainly due to the fact that the content always turns out to be accurate. This is in stark contrast to a couple of folk with obvious grudges against Derek and/or the club. Some of the bitter cack spouted by certain individuals has been embarrassing

The worst part of this is the involvement of a moderator in causing H to make this decision

Looks like the mario's and peter kays are winning now with all their shoite stirring. Enjoy the rugby HRJ and mo hope you'll both be back on here soon. Your post were informative mostly. Bet Acton's glad though Harold

Although I don't post often, I read everything on this board, I have to say I will miss the informative posts of the rear guard.

I hope they reconsider their exile from here.

Really sorry to hear Harolds had enough. Allways glad to see an unread post from him. Accurate information put across pleasantly. Sad loss.

Don't do it Harold. I have always enjoyed your informative and sensible posts. Please come back!!

This forum will be a lesser place without Harold and Maurice. I hope both will reconsider.

Give him an Oscar

You can have this stage to yourself - there must be an award for being snide.

The lunatics have certainly taken over the asylum here D. Mo and Harold will certainly be missed. Sad thing is because of the very poor moderator on here the absolute vile comments by the likes of a Peter Kay are allowed to continue.

There's more than one moderator so don't aim all your darts at one person

Think everyone on this forum needs to take a deep breath, myself included have got a little carried away at times - just concentrate on the rugby, plenty of that in itself to discuss at the moment

Yourself, always seems to arrive at opportune times..

It's penises like you with the drivel and excrement that you type that makes genuine people with passion and heart for our club from posting on here...


Hope that gave you the erection you wanted, and if you read my post 3 times....


You just might get off