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By Trevor Baxter Leigh strength and conditioning coach Paul Johnson during his playing days with Warrington Wolves in 2007. Picture: Mike Boden IAIN Thornley reckons Leigh have landed the perfect fixture to mark their return to Betfred Super League action next month. And the experienced centre believes a non-playing member of John Duffy’s squad holds the key to upsetting 2020 Grand Final runners-up Wigan at the Emerald Headingley Stadium on Friday, March 26. Thornley is one of a plethora of ex Warriors players looking to bring down their former club next month. Lewis Tierney, Joe Mellor, Matty Russell, Tom Spencer and Craig Mullen came through the Wigan Academy system while Ben Flower only cut his DW Stadium links last year. ....
Two Leigh Centurions players have agreed full-time contracts with the Club following their promotion to the Betfred Super League. Centre Iain Thornley and forward Tom Spencer had previously combined playing for Leigh with their respective careers away from rugby league. But now the pair will go full-time with Leigh Centurions much to the delight of Head Coach John Duffy. Duffy said: “Iain and Tom are two players who have been fantastic for me and I am really pleased they are going full-time. It speaks volumes about them that they are willing to take this opportunity and give their all for the Leigh Centurions in 2021. I am very pleased they have both been able to secure full-time deals because they are two players who have been on the same journey as me since I came to the Club.” ....
The reasons behind the decision by the people of Morvern have been unclear – until now. For the first time one of the main drivers of the scheme, and its chief opponent, have spoken about what led to a convincing majority voting against the community buyout of the deserted 6000-acre Killundine estate. It happened despite a strong local record of assets being community run, and the story raises questions about the amount of work people in remote communities must do to get facilities the rest of us take for granted. The Morvern peninsula, north-west of Oban, is reached by ferry, then a 30-mile drive, mostly on single-track road. It has sweeping moors and mountains, coastal woods, sparkling sea and pretty lochs – but it also has problems. ....