Re: Rowley quits Leigh : Sat Feb 06, 2016 10:43 pm  

Fr13daY wrote:

Maybe we're all scared of angry Leigh fans replying (as I imagine) in red-faced indignation that we SHOULD DARE summise such a thing? (see above)

Arrogant Bradford fans and beetroot faced, indignant Leigh fans are the natural way of things.

Fr13daY wrote:

I would be happy to make up some completely ignorant hypothesis if you want. Like that time I started the rumour that Sir Trevor McDonald was the original bass player in The Wailers. Before they made it big, of course.

Please do! I've heard some good ones on the PR/Leigh thin, but I'm not too comfortable sharing because they are all entirely fictional.

Re: Rowley quits Leigh : Sun Feb 07, 2016 7:37 am  

Bulls4 wrote:

Could be as simple as he didn't agree with bringing in the amount of players they have over the summer, although that would seem odd.

Well, no, I can understand that. Rowley has a balanced and settled squad that's been romping it's way through the Championship for awhile. However, last season, when when put in an actual pressure situation that the players were not familiar with their lack of big game experience told. The chairman then goes out and gets a bunch of players to sign from a club which didn't have the best off field atmosphere in 2015 and included in those players is one who may or may not be at the heart of those troubles. The chairman says "play these guys every week", manager says "no, I'll pick the team", chairman says "yes, you'll pick the team I tell you to pick", things are thrown across the board room, family pictures are ripped up and eaten, pens are inserted where they shouldn't be, questions are raised about one party's mother and what she does down the docks with sailors and then manager quits for "personal reasons"

Re: Rowley quits Leigh : Sun Feb 07, 2016 8:06 am  

Fr13daY wrote:

Maybe we're all scared of angry Leigh fans replying (as I imagine) in red-faced indignation that we SHOULD DARE summise such a thing? (see above)

I would be happy to make up some completely ignorant hypothesis if you want. Like that time I started the rumour that Sir Trevor McDonald was the original bass player in The Wailers. Before they made it big, of course.

Ha I like that about Sir Trevor, do we know it is completely made up or possibly true. It sounds like it could be true

[Bulliac]

Re: Rowley quits Leigh : Sun Feb 07, 2016 10:05 am  

One thing we do know is that amongst the list of things he 'loves' about the Leigh club he pointedly fails to mention the owner. 'Course, he may just have been forgetful, I mean, we've all been there, y'know, something just slips your mind like...

Re: Rowley quits Leigh : Mon Feb 08, 2016 8:50 am  

roger daly wrote:

Ha I like that about Sir Trevor, do we know it is completely made up or possibly true. It sounds like it could be true

It's false. he played keyboards.

Re: Rowley quits Leigh : Mon Feb 08, 2016 8:56 am  

Bulliac wrote:

One thing we do know is that amongst the list of things he 'loves' about the Leigh club he pointedly fails to mention the owner. 'Course, he may just have been forgetful, I mean, we've all been there, y'know, something just slips your mind like...

LOL you dont believe that & nor do i

Re: Rowley quits Leigh : Mon Feb 08, 2016 8:58 am  

roofaldo2 wrote:

Well, no, I can understand that. Rowley has a balanced and settled squad that's been romping it's way through the Championship for awhile. However, last season, when when put in an actual pressure situation that the players were not familiar with their lack of big game experience told. The chairman then goes out and gets a bunch of players to sign from a club which didn't have the best off field atmosphere in 2015 and included in those players is one who may or may not be at the heart of those troubles. The chairman says "play these guys every week", manager says "no, I'll pick the team", chairman says "yes, you'll pick the team I tell you to pick", things are thrown across the board room, family pictures are ripped up and eaten, pens are inserted where they shouldn't be, questions are raised about one party's mother and what she does down the docks with sailors and then manager quits for "personal reasons"

I find myself leaning towards this at the moment

Re: Rowley quits Leigh : Mon Feb 08, 2016 10:10 am  

roofaldo2 wrote:

Well, no, I can understand that. Rowley has a balanced and settled squad that's been romping it's way through the Championship for awhile. However, last season, when when put in an actual pressure situation that the players were not familiar with their lack of big game experience told. The chairman then goes out and gets a bunch of players to sign from a club which didn't have the best off field atmosphere in 2015 and included in those players is one who may or may not be at the heart of those troubles. The chairman says "play these guys every week", manager says "no, I'll pick the team", chairman says "yes, you'll pick the team I tell you to pick", things are thrown across the board room, family pictures are ripped up and eaten, pens are inserted where they shouldn't be, questions are raised about one party's mother and what she does down the docks with sailors and then manager quits for "personal reasons"

Very good!

Alterntative theory;

The player who may have been at the heart of those trouble disagrees with his coach over one or two issues.
Same player gives his coach a smack.
Coach suspends player for disciplinary reasons
Chairman says "He's not suspended - he's playing"
Coach resigns.

How does that sound?

Re: Rowley quits Leigh : Mon Feb 08, 2016 11:24 am  

Errol Stock wrote:

Very good!

Alterntative theory;

The player who may have been at the heart of those trouble disagrees with his coach over one or two issues.
Same player gives his coach a smack.
Coach suspends player for disciplinary reasons
Chairman says "He's not suspended - he's playing"
Coach resigns.

How does that sound?

That sounds like you are "in the know" about this.

And, if the above is true, then Chairman Mao is a disgrace and deserves to see his side spectacularly fail.

Personally, I think it is hilarious.

Re: Rowley quits Leigh : Mon Feb 08, 2016 11:29 am  

Errol Stock wrote:

Very good!

Alterntative theory;

The player who may have been at the heart of those trouble disagrees with his coach over one or two issues.
Same player gives his coach a smack.
Coach suspends player for disciplinary reasons
Chairman says "He's not suspended - he's playing"
Coach resigns.

How does that sound?

I have no idea if that's true but it's the latest in the list of things I have chosen to believe.