Don't think I said that anywhere. This problem has existed every season since the current directors took over. I am as fed up with that situation as you.

As for announcing signings that don't arrive for months you don't have to look any further than alot of SL clubs with Greg Bird as a prime example and wasn't Croker another. So we are far from alone on that one. Indeed Barrow announced three and they never arrived

Sorry that wasn't directed at you in particular just any Leigh fan who happened to be reading it!

I can't understand why clubs announce these signings until visa clearence is given? Surely if they've signed a contract it could wait till visas have been granted?

Which the club responded to again, and there has been nothing mentioned since. The latest news is still that he is awaiting visa clearance, which was part of the original announcement. We have no idea on what led to the Williams story in the oz press, but you just assume the club are in the wrong, not the player and not the local rag involved.

There is a certain irony to you saying "we all make mistake and he shouldn't be chastised for it".

Lets hope it was only final paperwork that is being sorted and not the fact that Mark hasn't signed. He's what we need I think another forward who can cause damage at the line and he seemed to be a good player when I saw him on Sky and against Leigh.

Welcome aboard Mark (If you're signing)

Again if your happy with our current transfer policy then fine. I'm not particularly! We seem to be making the same mistakes over and over and over which is why I don't think my last comment is ironic actually! Mistakes are fine as long as you learn from them!

As for the Williams situation who ended up looking stupid? Joe Williams, the local rag or Leigh Centurions?

Maybe i'm being stupid here but if he's signed then he's signed surely what 'final paperwork' is to be done?

Anyone who has ever met Andy, or taken the trouble to speak to him will know that he is 100% genuine Leyther.

If he's made a cock up then fair enough he'll be the first to admit it but whatever he has done will have been with the best of intentions and for the effort he puts into the club every day he doesn't deserve to be publically hung out to dry.

That's the question - has he signed?

I'm not hanging anyone out to dry!!

My point is that Andy has obviously been handed this info so why if he has not signed??

either he was told to put it on or he wasn't, simple! anyway there was a quote in it so where do you think it came from??

"final paperwork" means he verbally agreed to join Leigh and we released a statement to that effect, in the meantime harlequins came up with a belting counter offer with full time employment and now hes in two minds what to do!

Did the article say he has verbally agreeed though or that he had signed! so if he has signed then Harlequins are to late and would have to buy him out surley?

Couldn't agree more!

A few questions...............

Does AP sign the players at Leigh now?

If not how would he know about the signing?

If someone had been signed then surely AP would have been told to put in on the official website?

Who would have told AP to put in on the website as surely he is not Mystic Meg in disguise?

Does anyone think AP is taking the rap for someone else's cock up?



I rest my case M'Lord

Well if it was a choice for me between us and Quins I know what I,d do.

I,m sure this lad feels the same.

We have the best food in the country. We have better beer. We are better company. Our ground is great and to be a Leyther carries a certain cashay (I know how to spell it

). We are witty, charming, intelligent, loyal, and known throughout the RL community for being good looking and well hung.


That sort of thing rubs off on our players and its only the shy ones who don,t want to play for us.


















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You are right

I didn,t realise ah well.

Pure filth Frank

o dear i think we have all gone mad

Speak for yourself, Frank!

Here. Here. But I dont think most people are having a go at Andrew. Its a storm in a tea cup for me as are the rest of the so called signings. As long as we win I dont care who comes or who doesn't.
I would like to see Joey and Mark in a Leigh side though.

Kelly on GMR has just referred to AP as an "over zealous web site bloke" ! C'mon Parky stop making your own stories up!



It appears that terms have been agreed and are just waiting for Doncaster to release him from his contract now they are going t!ts up!

I wonder how Andrew would refer to NK? Of course, he's not just the website bloke, he's the ticketing system expert, the one man in the club who can repair/galvanise the I/T equipment, etc. etc.

One thing's for sure, given previous instances of making announcements, he sure as heck wouldn't have made this one, without someone asking him to!

We all make mistakes at work and at least Andy had the gumption to admit he'd made a mistake.

Fingers crossed the deal will still go through and therefore no harm will have been done.

Why does everyone on here have to overdramatise everything? I mean wasn't it Man Utd's website that posted some ridiculous comments about Liverpool from Wayne Rooney the day before they got beaten 4-1 at home by them? They took those comments down within hours... and thats just one mistake that springs to mind from another website.

Everyone makes mistakes. Just seems like we make more than others!

The Sporting Life website says Castle has signed for Leigh.