Re: Squad for 2020 : Mon Nov 25, 2019 1:38 am  

Harold Rigby Jnr wrote:

So following on from the above post, are you now able to confirm if young Ridyard secured a very favourable & lucrative deal from the decision maker of if he is still expected to work for free as you originally insuated for all to conclude ?

I wouldn’t say at 33 years of age. Young Ridyard? The goal stated by DB was Toronto out of the way and Leigh go again for SL. If Leigh don’t throw the gauntlet down this season, they potentially may have New York to contend with in 2021.

Is the pressure again getting to DB?

Re: Squad for 2020 : Mon Nov 25, 2019 6:22 am  

atomic wrote:

I wouldn’t say at 33 years of age. Young Ridyard? The goal stated by DB was Toronto out of the way and Leigh go again for SL. If Leigh don’t throw the gauntlet down this season, they potentially may have New York to contend with in 2021.

Is the pressure again getting to DB?

Wish I was 33 again. A fit Richard still has lots to give a championship top team.
And it’s a bit early to be asking if the pressure is getting to DB. It’s November 24th

Re: Squad for 2020 : Mon Nov 25, 2019 10:01 am  

Harold Rigby Jnr wrote:

So following on from the above post, are you now able to confirm if young Ridyard secured a very favourable & lucrative deal from the decision maker of if he is still expected to work for free as you originally insuated for all to conclude ?

No idea, what I posted was based on the offer on the table at that time. A lot can change in a week. I stand by what I posted, I doubt Alf was lying.

Re: Squad for 2020 : Mon Nov 25, 2019 6:34 pm  

Draexnael wrote:

No idea, what I posted was based on the offer on the table at that time. A lot can change in a week. I stand by what I posted, I doubt Alf was lying.

I do love Alf

PS Apologies to you. I have re read my post and it does read a little rude. Yes it can. Valid point.

Re: Squad for 2020 : Mon Nov 25, 2019 8:26 pm  

Harold Rigby Jnr wrote:

I do love Alf

PS Apologies to you. I have re read my post and it does read a little rude. Yes it can. Valid point.

Fair play

Re: Squad for 2020 : Tue Nov 26, 2019 1:10 am  

Vancouver Leyther wrote:

Wish I was 33 again. A fit Richard still has lots to give a championship top team.
And it’s a bit early to be asking if the pressure is getting to DB. It’s November 24th

Me too VL..

Re: Squad for 2020 : Tue Nov 26, 2019 12:12 pm  

Harold Rigby Jnr wrote:

I do love Alf

PS Apologies to you. I have re read my post and it does read a little rude. Yes it can. Valid point.

No worries, my personal view is Riddy has had the mickey taken on several occassions because of his love of the team that gets exploited. You have to appreciate his future was in complete limbo and he'd got his job as a roofer back, to then have to go back to his new boss and say he needed 3 afternoons off a week to train a youth team (and not get paid - as the offer at the time) was a bit poop.

Even last season bringing in Brown and dropping him to me is just a joke and can't fathmon why the management did that.

Hopefully he got a good offer, him and Woods were striking up a good partnership early last season.

Riddy whilst having lost pace still has the best rugby brain in the team, he organise attack and defense and moves the side around the pitch and has a good kicking game.. Reynolds, Woods don't do that, I doubt Reynolds could ever do it.

Re: Squad for 2020 : Tue Nov 26, 2019 1:36 pm  

I’m delighted to see Riddy back in Leigh Colours . I cannot understand why he was seeming left out of team late on last season ? He’s simply a class above Reynolds,Woods and Ellis he was never blessed with pace but neither are aforementioned! With pace Martyn could well have been the greatest player we’ve ever had, that accolade is firmly in John Woods hands !

Re: Squad for 2020 : Tue Nov 26, 2019 3:05 pm  

Maybe its in Duffs message he has to be fit

Re: Squad for 2020 : Tue Nov 26, 2019 7:53 pm  

Draexnael wrote:

No worries, my personal view is Riddy has had the mickey taken on several occassions because of his love of the team that gets exploited. You have to appreciate his future was in complete limbo and he'd got his job as a roofer back, to then have to go back to his new boss and say he needed 3 afternoons off a week to train a youth team (and not get paid - as the offer at the time) was a bit poop.

Even last season bringing in Brown and dropping him to me is just a joke and can't fathmon why the management did that.

Hopefully he got a good offer, him and Woods were striking up a good partnership early last season.

Riddy whilst having lost pace still has the best rugby brain in the team, he organise attack and defense and moves the side around the pitch and has a good kicking game.. Reynolds, Woods don't do that, I doubt Reynolds could ever do it.

I could not agree more. I also have a lot of admiration of the lad. Very talented. He certainly has a brain on him and that was evident way back when I first regularly saw him play at Miners. The majority of the things Leigh do well on the field still inevitably comes through Ridyard's hands and even at 33, it is great to stil see him in the team.