Why would they adopt a bust and boom strategy and change it short term due to a one year increase in income. Thats Leighs downfall. You rolled the dice and didn't get a double 6 and will now pay the price.

Rubbish, It got us into SL. Poor management got us the bust.

Have you not stopped rubbing your hands, or whatever, since Sunday ??

We have no idea what our situation will be either for the rest of this season or next - so you sure as hell don't

Never write off the Leythers

Im not suggesting its the end and wouldn't want that for anyone, but I suspect the gamble you played this year will push the club back for years as you try to recover.

To be fair i've been rubbing my hands all season watching the Leigh roller coaster. I thought it was a Toronto Leigh 1-2 in either order with the rest fighting for the other 2 positions.

You and me both - said at the beginning of the season it was going to be quite boring waiting for the M8s to kick in

Sport never ceases to surprise me - even at my elderly age

Anyhooose, it is what it is - onwards and upwards, LTID

I just hope we have a competative team and don't become another Bradford. Signing them Aussies when we are not guarenteed a top 4 spot was a ridiculous bit of management!

We were a better team when we had Leigh lads playing in our ranks, time to go local again me thinks.

IF we beat Rochdale, I doubt very much we would go full time. It should be the aim but I don't think our club are ready for it yet.

Then we need something in place to support that structure.

You were saying?

Leigh Centurions owner Derek Beaumont has issued the following statement:

It was with a heavy heart and tear in my eye that the realisation sunk in that we would not make the Qualifiers. I have said publicly on numerous occasion and privately to the group that my position as owner of the Club would become untenable should that happen.

The Club will receive circa £200k in 2019 from £1.25m this year and circa £1.7m in 2017 and that is a drop too far to sustain the Club in its current form. To that end I must act in the best interests of the Club’s ability to survive going forward and in the short term to fulfil this season’s fixtures and also to reduce its commitments to make it more attractive to any party that may express an interest in taking it forward.

This week is deadline week and therefore an ideal opportunity for players to be able to secure their futures elsewhere and at the same time reduce the Club’s obligations. I can confirm there will be a large number of exits and that may bring some opportunities for others but that will be ongoing this week right up until deadline.

I am committed to ensuring the Club reaches the end of the season and hope during that time a new investor or group of investors can be attracted to take the Club forward. I will be making a more detailed statement at the beginning of next week and until then will not be in a position to comment further. I apologise to our loyal fans and sponsors for this failing which ultimately has to rest with me.

His position is now untenable?


Leigh Centurions owner Derek Beaumont has issued the following statement:

It was with a heavy heart and tear in my eye that the realisation sunk in that we would not make the Qualifiers. I have said publicly on numerous occasion and privately to the group that my position as owner of the Club would become untenable should that happen.

The Club will receive circa £200k in 2019 from £1.25m this year and circa £1.7m in 2017 and that is a drop too far to sustain the Club in its current form. To that end I must act in the best interests of the Club’s ability to survive going forward and in the short term to fulfil this season’s fixtures and also to reduce its commitments to make it more attractive to any party that may express an interest in taking it forward.

This week is deadline week and therefore an ideal opportunity for players to be able to secure their futures elsewhere and at the same time reduce the Club’s obligations. I can confirm there will be a large number of exits and that may bring some opportunities for others but that will be ongoing this week right up until deadline.

I am committed to ensuring the Club reaches the end of the season and hope during that time a new investor or group of investors can be attracted to take the Club forward. I will be making a more detailed statement at the beginning of next week and until then will not be in a position to comment further. I apologise to our loyal fans and sponsors for this failing which ultimately has to rest with me.