Sports   (Talk about balls here.)

I’d like to mention the Leigh Leopards , been watching Leigh since our old chap first lifted mme over the turnstiles at the old ground at Kirkhall lane , in 1949 when I was 6 , 74 years then in their various guises , Leigh , Leigh Bears , Leigh Centurions , and Leigh Leopards , seen all the good times , Challenge cup final win , 1st division championship win , Lancashire cup wins , floodlit cup wins , and wins in the championship , champions , cup wins in the Northern rail cups in it’s various guises , and seen all the bad times , relegations , been stood outside the old ground with a bucket collecting money in the bad old days , but now the good times are back thank’s to Derek Beaumont , Chris Chester , Adrian Lam , Tony Clubb , and the team itself , no more will other teams look at their next fixture and say “it’s only Leigh we can rest a couple and it’s two easy points , now theyr’e looking and saying “ bloody hell it’s Leyth next we’ll at shape ourselves , approaching no my 80th birthday , thank’s Lads , you are presently creating a lifetime of treasured Rugby league memories for all the young People of Leigh and surrounding areas .