Re: Future.. how soon till we know : Mon Oct 22, 2018 6:36 am  

GUBRATS wrote:

But we're you there Alan ?

I was,

Re: Future.. how soon till we know : Mon Oct 22, 2018 8:24 am  

maurice wrote:

Alan without Derek we would not have reached SL, we would be losing about 100k per season mid table in the championship

I don't think that anybody would say that we would've got to SL without Derek's money, the point being raised is that for all the investment made, should have a hell of a lot more to show for it than one season in SL and an apparent implosion of the club.

Re: Future.. how soon till we know : Mon Oct 22, 2018 9:14 am  

Harold Rigby Jnr wrote:

Oh come on, enough now.

I could recite at least 20 worse episodes than this right off now, Straight off. We built Hilton Park on wasteland from scratch you know. If I ever found myself in the trenches God forbid, Well let's hope I ain't at side of you pal.

Hold your head up man, stick your chest out and be loud and proud.

We are Leyth and we will NEVER die !

Harold, I've said before I've watched Leigh since 1961 and this is the worst situation we have been in,even worse than when the Blackpool Mafia tried it on,to say you can name at least 20 worse episodes,you should be on Tenable with Warwick Davis.

At the moment we have a handful or no players,our Coach is linked to Widnes and in today's RL paper we are being taken to an Employment Tribunal by a player who has not been paid in full since September. How are we going to atract future signings with this happening?
As for myself being in the trenches you obviously don't me, I never know when to give in, but I won't flog a dead horse either.The Forums 2 resident Spin Doctors will never influence my opinions,I make my own mind up, always will do.

I think the break from RL will do me good , I may feel different in the New Year.Take care . .

Re: Future.. how soon till we know : Mon Oct 22, 2018 9:16 am  

Bent&Bongser wrote:

Looks like you beat Bongser to the rallying cry, HRJ (the Specsavers reference was for you btw). Why not repost it in thee weeks' time on the most special of Armistice Sundays?

Hilton Park had been there for Millennia as far as a toddling Bongser was concerned. What was there before the wasteland?

Serious question for once.

The history of the club, on the excellent Leigh Life website, says that the group of enthusiasts who built the stadium, 'cleared some fields, on the edge of the town.' The 1905 map, on the same website, shows church fields and other fields, on the site.

I've got my shovel ready, just in case!

Re: Future.. how soon till we know : Mon Oct 22, 2018 5:51 pm  

GUBRATS wrote:

Yup

Oddly enough, in looking back at the history of our club, trying to find an answer to B&B's question about what HP was built on, I stumbled across instances of running out of money, running out of players, having no kit, having no ground to play on, etc. etc. It DOES sound familiar, eh? Of course, all this was between the two World Wars, and was, obviously, before my time!

Re: Future.. how soon till we know : Mon Oct 22, 2018 6:18 pm  

Was the original home ground on the site of the old Leigh Harriers track on Holden Road or elsewhere ? I forget.

Re: Future.. how soon till we know : Mon Oct 22, 2018 6:23 pm  

Ste100Centurions wrote:

Was the original home ground on the site of the old Leigh Harriers track on Holden Road or elsewhere ? I forget.

Yes, that was one of our homes Ste. Prior to that, we were at Mather Lane, where the old 'main' stand at HP was transferred from.

Re: Future.. how soon till we know : Mon Oct 22, 2018 6:26 pm  

Alan wrote:

Yes, that was one of our homes Ste. Prior to that, we were at Mather Lane, where the old 'main' stand at HP was transferred from.

I am 47 so as you can imagine I was a regular at Hilton Park but can't begin to imagine a ground at Mather Lane, whereabouts was it, near the Post Office?

Re: Future.. how soon till we know : Mon Oct 22, 2018 6:29 pm  

Ste100Centurions wrote:

I am 47 so as you can imagine I was a regular at Hilton Park but can't begin to imagine a ground at Mather Lane, whereabouts was it, near the Post Office?

Apparently on the Frog Hall Estate - I haven't a clue where that was!!

Re: Future.. how soon till we know : Mon Oct 22, 2018 9:31 pm  

Alan wrote:

Apparently on the Frog Hall Estate - I haven't a clue where that was!!

I remember reading that they put a type of "blue heritage sign" on an house on Mather Lane, where the old ground was - I think!!!