Is that Chris Melling the same lad we had for a while a local lad and winger on loan from the pies a year or so ago ?.

Don't think so. This one signed for Quins in 2006.

He was a Wigan Jnr but did he ever play for us?

No I dont think so, he played for Ashton Bears and went to Broncos/Quins or whoever they are now

Didn't think he did, I'll ask the oracle when he gets home





Just as an aside I wonder if he's any relation to Billy Melling (Billy?) who played for us in the 70's we had a bit of a coup when we signed him as he was the best jnr around.

Think you're thinking about Gaz Melling we signed from Wigan, he plays in our reserves.

You could be right Ryan , Is he a Westleyther who would be about 20 ish now and can catch Pigeons , while we were fannying about with Stanton and Maden ?

hey guys i know this is a change of subject, what is the quickest was to get to the ground from manchester? Cheers, oh and anywhere good to drink before the game?

straight down East lancs Road follow signs after Greyhound Island next turn left at Lights through next set at roundabout turn left, park car get ticket from stadium then try Leigh East Clubhouse or The park inn both on site

Should those two turns not be right Fred? If you have come up on the train you need to catch a bus to Leigh which will take about 45mins. Sorry but I don't know the numbers or which station in Manchester they go from. The other way is a train from Manchester Victoria to Atherton then a bus from there to Leigh will take about an hour and 15mins. Come to thinkof it I think the bus goes from the Arndale Centre and is the 26 or there is a faster one which I don't know the number of.

Or to avoid queuing at the ticket office, I believe you can get your ticket online from [urlhttp://www.leighsportsvillage.co.uk/about_us.php?about_id=6[/url and print it off at home.

I forgot about that one