Leigh changing their name? Bored journo doing a rumour?

[Wellsy4HullFC]

Just now, GeordieSaint said:

 

Let's see which lasts longer...

[Jughead]

25 minutes ago, JohnM said:

I'm as quick as anyone at having a laugh at the expense of Beaumont, Leigh and its perspiring  representatives on here. Easy targets. They give it and they take it. 

However, it's undeniable that Leigh are shaking things up and setting an example in grabbing the headlines. 

Is ambition bad? What's wrong with Beaumont rebranding the club in the way he has? Come next season, they are going to ruffle some feathers on the field as well as off. 

 

The actual ambition (the signings, womens team, academy) has been lost amongst a vanity project that would have been done better by a teenager. 

[Tommygilf]

35 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

I think it confirms how his own mind is working.

Or not working, as the case might be.

[Hull Kingston Bronco]

6 minutes ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:

No need to be racist, why isn't a snow leopard an actual leopard? 

Sorry, I'm 48, it's my upbringing. I try hard to be better every day, but sometimes my inner Alf Garnett comes out. 

These b**dy snow leopards, coming over here, stealing our rugby clubs. Send them back!

[Chrispmartha]

42 minutes ago, JohnM said:

Cant see anything wrong with this. Am I missing your point? 

As I say im probably being over sensitive but i think rather than engaging with the criticism by saying look it could be worse is a bit crass

[Gerrumonside ref]

34 minutes ago, GeordieSaint said:

Trump-esque this…

… no wonder Sadler likes it.

Or full blown Partridge with a touch of Chris Morris.

[Chrispmartha]

40 minutes ago, The Ghost of 99 said:

A marketing expert tweets.

If I presented that rationale to a client id be laughed out of the boardroom 

[Chrispmartha]

39 minutes ago, JohnM said:

I'm as quick as anyone at having a laugh at the expense of Beaumont, Leigh and its perspiring  representatives on here. Easy targets. They give it and they take it. 

However, it's undeniable that Leigh are shaking things up and setting an example in grabbing the headlines. 

Is ambition bad? What's wrong with Beaumont rebranding the club in the way he has? Come next season, they are going to ruffle some feathers on the field as well as off. 

 

Nothing wrong with rebranding if its done well and for good reason 

[Harry Stottle]

39 minutes ago, The Ghost of 99 said:

A marketing expert tweets.

Sorry Martin but I have never been one to be taken in by hype, I see things and make my own conclusions. So go on then explain to me what is the rationale about throwing away 100+ years of heritage, whenever you look at photographs of Leigh winning things (not to many of those) or team snaps from years gone by even if they are in monochrome your mind readily accepts that the hoops are Cherry and White synonymous with Leigh Rugby League Football Club.

[The Ghost of 99]

Just now, Harry Stottle said:

your mind readily accepts that the hoops are Cherry and White synonymous with Leigh Rugby League Football Club.

To be fair to the rebranders nobody thinks "Rugby League" and "cherry and white" and then thinks, "ah yes that's synonymous with Leigh".

 

If distinctive club colours is important to you then repositioning the Leigh brand should have happened a long time ago.

[Henson Park Old Firm]

 

Leigh V Castleford "Thunder Cats Derby"

[Harry Stottle]

55 minutes ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:

I've been trying to think who that African dictator was that always wore leopard skin. I think it was an African dictator anyway, seem to remember seeing a picture in a book. I know there was Mabuto Sese-Seko (might be spelt wrong) from Congo who always wore a leopard skin hat but can't think of the other guy. 

Do we think Leigh are gonna do some sort of pre-match war dance or song or something like the leopard clad Zulus do in the film of the same name? 

You are getting mixed up again Goosey, you are thinking of James Earl Jones as Eddie Murphy's dad in Coming to America.

Edit. reading further into the thread I see I was beaten to this.

Edited October 21, 2022 by Harry Stottle

[gingerjon]

1 minute ago, The Ghost of 99 said:

To be fair to the rebranders nobody thinks "Rugby League" and "cherry and white" and then thinks, "ah yes that's synonymous with Leigh".

 

If distinctive club colours is important to you then repositioning the Leigh brand should have happened a long time ago.

You are right in that now, anywhere in the world, when people think of a photo of a leopard pooing out shirt numbers, they will think of Leigh RLFC.

[Harry Stottle]

8 minutes ago, The Ghost of 99 said:

To be fair to the rebranders nobody thinks "Rugby League" and "cherry and white" and then thinks, "ah yes that's synonymous with Leigh".

 

If distinctive club colours is important to you then repositioning the Leigh brand should have happened a long time ago.

But the people who matter in this instance do, the fan's.

Just wait for Beaumont's next outrage when the expected number of season ticket sales are low.

[Mattrhino]

Somebody already done Lokomotiv Leigh !?

[Chrispmartha]

The thing is, the launch is even half arsed.

There should be a website up and running, new merchandise available as soon as you launch it.

As far as I can see there's nothing?

[binosh]

The first man through the wall always gets the bloodiest.

[Harry Stottle]

9 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

You are right in that now, anywhere in the world, when people think of a photo of a leopard pooing out shirt numbers, they will think of Leigh RLFC.

I thought about this Ginger, the popular side at Leigh is the North Stand behind the goals, what we will all see in the future when ever the opposition are kicking off or Leigh have conceded a try is the R'se end of a big feline, good stuff☹

[Harry Stottle]

1 minute ago, binosh said:

The first man through the wall always gets the bloodiest.

???

[Davo5]

1 hour ago, Harry Stottle said:

The report, It does not mention that quite possibly Lachlan Lam may not count on the quot.

Fair play to Leigh if they get Lam off the quota but it will show how broken the system is

[gingerjon]

1 minute ago, Harry Stottle said:

I thought about this Ginger, the popular side at Leigh is the North Stand behind the goals, what we will all see in the future when ever the opposition are kicking off or Leigh have conceded a try is the R'se end of a big feline, good stuff☹

It is beyond parody.

And, as much as we often don't see eye to eye, I do feel for Leigh fans on this one. If there was even a semblance of it being done because it was about greater connection with the fans, or something like that, then I think it would be better. People would still be joking but more as a critical friend.

This really is just one man's ego explosion.

[gingerjon]

4 minutes ago, binosh said:

The first man through the wall always gets the bloodiest.

Is that the design of the away shirt?

[Mr Frisky]

23 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

Sorry Martin but I have never been one to be taken in by hype, I see things and make my own conclusions. So go on then explain to me what is the rationale about throwing away 100+ years of heritage, whenever you look at photographs of Leigh winning things (not to many of those) or team snaps from years gone by even if they are in monochrome your mind readily accepts that the hoops are Cherry and White synonymous with Leigh Rugby League Football Club.

To be fair Harry any footage I've seen of Leigh winning anything is in Black and White so this new strip fits in quite well.

Its going to cost a fortune to change the seats though....

[Harry Stottle]

2 minutes ago, Davo5 said:

Fair play to Leigh if they get Lam off the quota but it will show how broken the system is

If a chink as been left in the wording it is there to be exploited, very unlike the RL to miss anything!

[POR]

58 minutes ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:

I've been trying to think who that African dictator was that always wore leopard skin. I think it was an African dictator anyway, seem to remember seeing a picture in a book. I know there was Mabuto Sese-Seko (might be spelt wrong) from Congo who always wore a leopard skin hat but can't think of the other guy. 

Do we think Leigh are gonna do some sort of pre-match war dance or song or something like the leopard clad Zulus do in the film of the same name? 

There's one now G Omar al-Bashir he' s a war criminal and dictator in Darfur who always wears real leopard skin shoes