On the website: www.leighcenturions.com/article.php?id=8583

On the website: www.leighcenturions.com/article.php?id=8583

So we now play Fri 13th,Mon 16th and Sun 22nd.

April 1st is it ??

Why not bank holiday monday of CC final weekend????

I assume RFL have told us 'No' to that weekend yet Fev used it last year.

Would like to see a club comment as to why after the run we are in, fixtures, we would choose that date? Are we the big Monday Night Sky game??????????

Seems like a good oppertunity for a Special Ticket Offer! And its only like the easter fixtures so no big deal and if we had no choice we just got to get on with it.

Think we played a game (sheffield?) on that Monday a couple of seasons back, seem to remember dashing home.

Is that the same Easter fixtures that generally saw all teams play 2 games over the weekend?

Why not any day of the CC final weekend?? As you say, Fev were allowed to re-schedule to that weekend last year.....and London Skolors get a home game on the Friday night every season!!

What is the harm in playing this game on either the Friday night, or Sun/Mon afternoon??

I am sure I have read a post quite some time ago that stated we could not play Cup Final weekend because of a stag do for one of our players that had been arranged a few months ago.

No chance of us playing Wembley weekend.

The RFL are already alarmed at the lack of supporters from championship clubs at big Super League events like the 'Magic' weekend, England matches v Super League Exiles and The Challenge Cup final.

Incidently does anywhere in Leigh now run an annual Wembley coach / trip? There used to numerous pub trips as recent as 2008.

Roy Bowker and Bob Shuttleworth also used to run a full coach each from the club?

Leigh players had been given that week off,as a much needed rest, before the play-offs.

Nobody has commented on the fact that (according to the RFL and Keighley websites) Keighley have a scheduled home game with York, on the 15th - i.e. the day before they play us!

Was always going to be a weeknight, just a case of trying to fit it in with pitch work/Premier Sports games/Swinton games etc. Very little space in the fixture list really, and even playing on Challenge Cup weekend might not have been the greatest idea, with people arranging to go away etc because of what is generally a gap in the fixtures for us.

From a personal point of view, it's a nice start to a few days off work before I go to Belgium to watch Hibs later that week

Fine for me it's a game I thought I may miss due to hols, but it's the day before we go away, a bit of a rush to get the DVD out and the coaches special pendrive copy but hey ho that's life.

As Alan has pointed out Keighley should play York on Sunday 15th at Home then us away on Monday 16th.
Obviously one of those fixtures is incorrect



Bank Holiday Monday 27th August seems to be the most sensible date to play it , Attractive to fans and a chance of the club making some money on a decent walk up gate as home & away fans could get here.
If players are away we may be missing a few but I suspect the majority will be available.
Failing that date then surely a Wednesday is better than a Monday night for a midweek game if playing it in the week commencing 15th July !

The club have had a number of conversations and meetings with Keighley, but have struggled to come up with something 'ideal' for both teams. In the end, both clubs are probably being equally inconvenienced with this date.

Makes you think though, how the Championship clubs are going to fit in the extra games next season.

Would think that would be a pretty much straight swap with making the Northern Rail a straight knock out, especially as the NRC group game attendances are generally a little lower than league games.

Eight new games scheduled in the Championship, but only four NRC group games going. Also, we have to work within the start and finish dates imposed by the RFL.

Don't get me wrong, I'm in favour of more games, but it will be a logistical nightmare - remember, we have to work around the annual pitch maintenance, and potentially Swinton still being there.

Then that's our problem and not the RFL or other club's, IMHO of course. The clubs have asked for more games and they've got it - there will be ways and means of fitting them in.

Not in any way blaming the RFL. I realise it's our (and other clubs) problem, but it's still a problem!

This fixture is still to be agreed, Keighley won't play on the Monday...

Back to the drawing board.

Don't know why is was announced if it was not agreed.

The fixture has been agreed.

Do you know if Keighley have moved the Sunday game or are they thinking of playing Sunday & Monday ?

Not according to Trevor Barton tonight at the MOM presentation.

OK then I stand corrected. The last I heard (Tues morn) the date was confirmed by both parties.