In a word yes.

My bad around the same block but different building still a mean feat mind

Had the pleasure of working with Trevor, John Duffy and Stuart Littler since we formed the BOM helping the Foundation were I could so delighted Trevor accepted the invitation to join the Board and represent such a crucial ingredient to the clubs future success.

Welcome back Trevor.

I read about the appointment of Trevor Barton on the Club's site today. I had an open mind, he is not the most popular person I know and his appointment to the BOM has taken one scalp for sure, for former Chairman, and Honary Life Member Brian Bowman has severed all connections with the Club following this news with immediate affect. He has apparently informed members of the BOM today of his decision. This becomes a sad day rather than a day of celebration.

I was with Brian, Marrion his good lady wife and John Massey at Batley last night though Trevor was never mentioned so I don't know if this is something that may have happened today.

I don't know Brian feelings on Trevor nor am I aware of any previous issues or problems before my time either and I've taken everyone I've met at face value and genuinely have gotten on with everyone Trevor included since working with him.

One thing I will say is though here and now Brian is one of the nicest gentlemen I've had the pleasure to meet and I have nothing but admiration and respect for him for what he has done for our club and I will certainly endeavour to look into this and if true do anything possible to rectify it.

I've not been contacted or made aware of this but if true I am deeply saddened by this.

Andy

Sad if this news about Brian is true. I have enormous respect for both guys. Here's hoping that, for the 'greater good' a way can be found to include both these people, in the way forward.

I hope this can be put to bed, we as a club are not big enough for division. I don't have to like all my fellow fans to support my club, I don't find the need to stop supporting it because ones I dislike do also. I hope we can avoid the Labour Club Committee squabbles, if we have people putting time and money into my club then I applaud them and if Brian wants to join the BoM and commit his funds and skills then I am sure he will be welcomed also.
Rethink Brian, life's too short

Yes welcome on board Trevor it looks like what goes round comes round Trevor invited john roddy to join the psg. Now John has returned the favour
It will be interesting to see how this works out Trevor on the board sure to ruffle a few feathers
Brian never got on from Trevor from day 1
If this board do what Brian did for this club they will all end up with a MBE

I will reserve judgement on this one, not so sure where the BOM is going here with this and while the likes of Maurice, Alan Platt, Andy & Allan Mazey are welcome new additions in most peoples eyes and are Leigh fans first and foremost doing what they are doing for the love of the club who is this John Roddy they have made chairman???

Im told hes an ex bobby and they stick together so lets hope they have more joy than the last time they worked together as I think im right in saying both were active at the club when we fooked up the budgets and effectively bankrupted the club earlier this year which led to the rise of the mighty BOM!

I think Andys passion and enthusiasm on here is all well and good and he does come acrosswell and very positive in every post and in interviews he does etc and I know he owns a successful business and hes a wealthy enough young chap in his own right but hes no Marwan Koucash so i suppose hes having to put up with likes of Barton to make up the numbers but I personally would rather of seen more new young blood with no previous connections coming in like Andy rather than old faces popping up for another go now the dust is starting to settle from there last time they cocked up.

as for Beaumont and rowley snr the less said about that pair the better, how you convince anyone its a new era with new ambition with those two hanging about is beyond me.

on a positive they got shut of that freer and have won a tin pot cup that we win every other year anyway so every cloud and all that!

No chance of binning Wigan partnership now with TB back in the fold.

In order to ease your concerns we have the best numbers man ever seen at LRL controlling the cash and putting his money in, I would also argue John Roddy is our best chairman for a long time too, despite his early career choice walking the beat in Leigh ???
You are online so google John, CEO of a £150m business who is as passionate as the rest of us deciding to invest time and money in LRL
We have a great mix and no ego's come and have a chat some time

Quote ="concerned leyther"I will reserve judgement on this one, not so sure where the BOM is going here with this and while the likes of Maurice, Alan Platt, Andy & Allan Mazey are welcome new additions in most peoples eyes and are Leigh fans first and foremost doing what they are doing for the love of the club who is this John Roddy they have made chairman??? Im told hes an ex bobby and they stick together so lets hope they have more joy than the last time they worked together as I think im right in saying both were active at the club when we fooked up the budgets and effectively bankrupted the club earlier this year which led to the rise of the mighty BOM! I think Andys passion and enthusiasm on here is all well and good and he does come acrosswell and very positive in every post and in interviews he does etc and I know he owns a successful business and hes a wealthy enough young chap in his own right but hes no Marwan Koucash so i suppose hes having to put up with likes of Barton to make up the numbers but I personally would rather of seen more new young blood with no previous connections coming in like Andy rather than old faces popping up for another go now the dust is starting to settle from there last time they cocked up. as for Beaumont and rowley snr the less said about that pair the better, how you convince anyone its a new era with new ambition with those two hanging about is beyond me. on a positive they got shut of that freer and have won a tin pot cup that we win every other year anyway so every cloud and all that! No chance of binning Wigan partnership now with TB back in the fold.'" posting.php?mode=quote&f=22&p=17444998&tsmp=1377281774 What has made you change your mind or am I missing something ? Seems to me at odds somewhat with the post you wrote today. Serious question by the way.

Quote ="concerned leyther"I will reserve judgement on this one, not so sure where the BOM is going here with this and while the likes of Maurice, Alan Platt, Andy & Allan Mazey are welcome new additions in most peoples eyes and are Leigh fans first and foremost doing what they are doing for the love of the club who is this John Roddy they have made chairman??? Im told hes an ex bobby and they stick together so lets hope they have more joy than the last time they worked together as I think im right in saying both were active at the club when we fooked up the budgets and effectively bankrupted the club earlier this year which led to the rise of the mighty BOM! I think Andys passion and enthusiasm on here is all well and good and he does come acrosswell and very positive in every post and in interviews he does etc and I know he owns a successful business and hes a wealthy enough young chap in his own right but hes no Marwan Koucash so i suppose hes having to put up with likes of Barton to make up the numbers but I personally would rather of seen more new young blood with no previous connections coming in like Andy rather than old faces popping up for another go now the dust is starting to settle from there last time they cocked up. as for Beaumont and rowley snr the less said about that pair the better, how you convince anyone its a new era with new ambition with those two hanging about is beyond me. on a positive they got shut of that freer and have won a tin pot cup that we win every other year anyway so every cloud and all that! No chance of binning Wigan partnership now with TB back in the fold.'" posting.php?mode=quote&f=22&p=17444998&tsmp=1377281774 What has made you change your mind or am I missing something ? Seems to me at odds somewhat with the post you wrote today. Serious question by the way.

this will not be welcome news , and leigh hve lost avery good loyal man in brian bowman,
brian knows rugby he should be given mbe for what he has done for leigh and for rugby
trevor barton is disliked by to many people,bad move by leigh one I think they will regret.

not changed my mind about andy i recently spoke with him at an U20s game at the East hes a good lad and hes always got time for anyone especially the youngsters and hes made a massive difference to this club, and is a real fans man just feel hes fighting a losing battle and its a far cry from his original campaign for a fan owned club!

neil, you used to hate Barton everything he stood for whats changed??

you and andy fight a great fight on here and you can have the best number cruncher in history but if you cant convince fans it really has changed and its not all talk you will have nowt to crunch simple as that.

Great shout Neil,

John is a gentleman and i called him to tell him as soon as read about Brian on here and he like myself has a lot of respect for Brian and did not know or any problem between Trevor or him.

The move to apoint Trevor was a porfessional buisness desision made and a vote was held and passed with not a single objection in the Board room and deemed in the best intrests of the club.

We appreciete it may not suit everyone but Trevor is 100% commited not just to the club but the whole community and we must all get behind everyone and everything that can help take us forward.

Andy

Lets not overreact Brian is a Leigh Legend and very well liked and respected by the BOM im sure he will not give up on the club he loves and a BOD i know he likes and respects.

I think this is a backward step that will alienate a considerable number of fans who have enjoyed the euphoria, good vibes and early success of the new BOD. After announcing a clear out, new blood and a new start, some dead wood has been recalled.

Mr Chairman I see no comment from you yet this must be right up your street Trevor back on the board can't see you praising this board now look forward to your views

Thank god im no Marwan Koucash



No disrespect to Marwan but a self sustainable club with a family and community ethos is more my cup of tea were the burden is shared by all and a SL ambition burns bright.

Keep the faith.

Believe.

Quote ="classy player"this will not be welcome news , and leigh hve lost avery good loyal man in brian bowman, brian knows rugby he should be given mbe for what he has done for leigh and for rugby trevor barton is disliked by to many people,bad move by leigh one I think they will regret.'" I agree that Brian should be given an MBE for his services to Leigh RLFC because he's been a great servant to the club. Why don't you nominate him for one? https://www.gov.uk/honours/nominate-someone-in-the-uk

Quote ="classy player"this will not be welcome news , and leigh hve lost avery good loyal man in brian bowman, brian knows rugby he should be given mbe for what he has done for leigh and for rugby trevor barton is disliked by to many people,bad move by leigh one I think they will regret.'" I agree that Brian should be given an MBE for his services to Leigh RLFC because he's been a great servant to the club. Why don't you nominate him for one? https://www.gov.uk/honours/nominate-someone-in-the-uk

What's all this don't like Trevor Barton..The bloke has over the years done hell of a lot for Rugby League both at grassroots and at semi pro level his commitment to Leigh Centurions has never been in question and is Leigh thro n thro glad to see him back on the BOD if the people who put him down put has much effort into Rugby League as Trevor then I would hold my hands up but back off and get behind the board who in my opinion have made a good move in bringing Trevor back

Does anyone know whether this is actually true or not? The person who posted it seems to have heard it second hand and given that neither Andy nor John Roddy knew about I wonder who he'd informed. I'm not saying it's not true, I'm just raising the question.

beLEIGHve Andy beLEIGHve

I understand and respect that not everyone sees eye to eye with TB. However, just to be clear, TB was not really on the BOD at Leigh - he was 'employed' (unpaid) as CEO. If you like, he 'took orders' from the BOD of the time.

If you were to ask TB, he would probably admit to being frustrated, in that role, by not being able to do what he would have wanted to at times, because the BOD chose not to follow his suggestions.

As for John Roddy, he is a highly respected and sought-after member of the business community, and is (IMO) eminently suited to the position of Chairman.

The people who post on here do make me laugh! They can't wait to come on to say how they think such and suchabody is bad for the club or they have done bad things in the past yet no one actually says what these heinous crimes are! We have also been saying how wonderful the new BOM are and now suddenly saying that their judgement is flawed.

I have concluded that most Leigh fans are holier than thou and are not happy unless there's something to whine about. This is why we will not be back in our rightful place of top flight RL for a long long time.