We need an urgent statement from the club before the doom and gloom mongers get hold of the story - there'll be rumours of all sorts around town in no time at all.

Timing is very strange,jumped or pushed?

John informed us of his decision earlier in the week and a statement was planned to be released today.



I have personally only known John since we came together to help sort our great club out, but I always found it amazing the amount of time/energy he was able and willing to put in whilst running a very large organisation - time I was unable to match.



John had told me one of the proudest moments in his life was leading the team out in the NRC final last season, I now suggest that leading us from the dark place we were in to where we are today must now surpass that day at Halifax.



The statement will put any fears you may have to bed, and it is unfortunate the news has hit our fans this way



My final comments prior to the statement are 'Thank you John for your immense contributions to the back office team at Leigh Centurions, we are in a very good place right now and you should be proud of helping us get there. I look forward to buying you a pint at the next game'



Neil

Top bloke John sorry to hear he,s leaving but he must have a good reason and we must respect that along with many other people he,s put hell of a lot of time and effort into moving our great club forward All the Best for the Future John and thanks a million for all the help you gave us...

might be one of the mystery investors at Fev !! lol

Once again, the cursed 'social media' would seem to have been responsible (?) for beating the official announcement from the club!

Sad to see John go , but its a case of The King is Dead , Long Live the King , someone will take over and hopefully steer us to our Destiny , I have faith in the BOM , though Maurice is looking a tad aged these days

his Fringe is getting Higher by the week

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There is nothing you can do Alan if the person who the statement is about posts first on social media. In my industry there are strict rules now and last year while working on a major feature film a work mate was sacked on the spot. He posted a picture of nothing important in the morning and was escorted off the plot the same afternoon. It's big business now monitoring social media for companies.

At the last Lisa meeting John told us that he had been invited to sit in the meetings at parliament and his wife never saw him these days, so could that have something to do it.

Salfordlad would be no good in your business Tony





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If, as the OP states, he himself put it out on social media.....well, that's the way of the modern world.

Read John Roddy's tweet at 4 am this morning - came straight from the horse's mouth so to speak. Reading between the lines it seems to be more to do with his own ever-growing business commitments than anything 'wrong' at the club. There's only so many hours in a day for any man.



What a brilliant legacy John has left though. Best of luck to him and thanks.