Fui Fui isnt the 1 st Moi Moi to play for Leigh, a distant relative Robert took a recipe for ' Lobby ' back to Tonga, this is more of a pilgramage to discover the source of an ancient delicasy , and to pay homage to it, he is honour bound to travel to Leigh and to play for us for free, well not free, just free lobby

Quality signing, look forward to seeing him charging up the hill at Fev

Hope he lives up to the hype and not a dab squib for everyone concerned

I bet it was easy getting motivated playing the likes of Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney every year

Im not so sure a rainy day sat in the A580 roadworks on the way to even wetter climates of Whitehaven and Workington will have the same pull - especially at his age

Lets hope we all arent disappointed

Methinks the offer of free hog roasts and free range eggs off Lee Hansen was a major factor!

He should indeed. I've decided to back the clubs investment by buying a new Leigh shirt for me and my son..so that's not far off a 100 quid right there.

Tipster Ste - what odds are you giving for a sell-out for the Bradford game?

Reading some of the posts on other sites there are a lot of bitter fans out there (fax) think fuifui will be a big hit with the North stand him and action will be like two caged animals .

I think there are a few factors...
leigh is a winning team moving forward with an excellent family spirit, we have a history of welcoming Tongan players and there is a strong community in the area, the LSV has excellent facilities, full time contract with lower intensity could extend a players career.
can't see how Salford is a more attractive proposition other than money.

Well put Paul

Bet Fui was in the bag before Koukash even dreamed of signing him.

Good post.

Nah, it was definatly the Lobby pilgrimage

It is Fui Fui Moi Moi? Oh my, just how did we keep it secret for so long ?

On a serious note that is a splendid signing. I remember the buzz of the crowd when he charged the ball in for Tonga in the world cup match back at Leigh last winter.

I have already purchased 2 children's shirts for Xmas presents. I know a young lad that would love Fui Fui on the back. Can this be done at the market ?

Definitely that too. (And no carrots!)

Why do i get the impression if Derek was paying Steve McCurrie £2k a week you would agree with him.


Actually now being serious, i also think it may prove a bargain. May do.

If we are spending this amount on him i do hope we have a promotional budget to market this signing to its full optimum potential. We need to reach every house hold in town that a quality internationally renowned player has chosen to sign for Leigh,

RADIO ADVERTS, BILBOARDS, FULL BUS SPONSORSHIP,

All relatively untapped but marketing is all empowering and we could recoup his salary 10 fold.

I think MOIMOI should lead Leigh in the LOBBY HAKA before every match. Now that's pre-match entertainment. The crowds will love it!!! :O) Can't wait to see MoiMoi, Barlow and Acton destroying the opposition. We will win this league like we won it last year - Bratfort & London - Who are yer! Who are yer!

Decent signing for this league, I'm not too sure many SL teams would have been interested to be honest given his age and his performances in NRL over the past 2seasons. Should do well in the championship though

What I don't understand is why you think he will draw the crowds in. They didn't come to watch when you destroyed all competitions last season. A few may come out of interest to watch his first couple of games. But once they have seen him, why would they keep coming back,

I think if you make SL then the your attendances will go up, but I foubt moi moi will make a huge difference

Fantastic signing.

If this guy 'comes to play for us' he will be ripping up trees at our level.

Paul needs to get a call in to the UK Forestry Commission and put in a request that he does all contact training with them - we don't want to be starting the new season with half of our excellent squad injured.

Brian Noble apparently described him as a Wrecking Ball during his 2013 World Cup commentary.

Derek's shrewd deal gives him the incentive to play for the second year on his contract and MoiMoi has backed himself to deliver - to win that second year of the deal. From what I've read on the net and seen on the video footage he is not the type of character to give anything less than his best anyway. It seems to me - he is wired that way.

His early career was not a smooth ride - especially for his opponents - he was apparently suspended for 22 weeks in his first two years but worked hard at refining his style and game and has missed only three weeks in suspensions since.

He has averaged 36 minutes and 80 metres per game this year, at the highest level - in the Aussie NRL, according to Fox Sports.

There will hopefully be other huge benefits that he can add to our full time training environment and also in terms of marketing our club and raising our profile both locally and nationally.

Good signing for Leigh & top tryscorer Bet of the season should be Brierley as he will score a hatful running off FF.

Someone needs to talk to Premier Sports to get the Championship covered properly.

Unfortunately Sly Sports have the contract and are only going to show the middle eight games

No idea Harold you tell me...

2k a week for NRL Superstar is a bargain IMO.

As for all the marketing gurus on here do you know how much it cost for a full page advert in a Sunday national newspaper and to 'push' tweets on twitter?? Cause we just got them all free due to great work from 'our Gang' of directors... Happy days!!

Great publicity. You are spot on Ste. A real coup for the club and i applaud the BOD for pulling it off. I cannot remember the llast time the club had so much space in the natipnal press.

Lets build on it and really push it. Certainly is happy days.

While getting a mention in the nationals is excellent, twitter? No idea how it even works or what market see it, it is a more local interest that needs building, that will require some investement

You asked me if it was too much, I replied, so if it was your cash, would it be too much?

What a great signing and the publicity around his name will be immense, but the real damage will still come from the work put in by Spencer, Barlow, Acton, Wilkes, Emmit etc etc.
Moimoi will come onto the pitch like a matador does just to finaly put the sufferings Bulls (Bradford maybe) out of their misery, but all the hard graft will have been put in by the true warriors beforehand.
Best pack in the championship and could develop into one of the best in Dooper league.

Lucky for those with LC TV then ehh?

Great signing for you lot and the competition.