leigh what's this place all about?

[Danbert]

And theyr'e shit at rugby league as well.

The town team aren't very good - but the town of Leigh (just like Oldham) provides a disproportionate number of players to super league.

 

[Ancient Citizen]

I worked there in the early '70's and Toxteth was Disneyland in comparison. The people were very warm and friendly though, although I'm told the town at night now resembles Moghadishu.

 

[LongsightM13]

If Mario and Tevez don't like Manchester, we should make them live in a maisonette on a sink estate in one of these suicide-inducing satellite towns for a week.
They'll never complain again . . .

 

[n_mcfc]

And theyr'e shit at rugby league as well.

The town team aren't very good - but the town of Leigh (just like Oldham) provides a disproportionate number of players to super league.

1st part, not strictly true. Founding member of the RFL and current Northern Rail Cup holders.

2nd part, very true. Huge rugby tradition in Leigh which will never die but sadly, it seems, will never be allowed to express itself on the biggest scale (Super League). The powers that be are so focussed on geographically expanding the game, but that's another topic.

 

[Fourinarow]

I worked in Leigh for 5 years when I left school.

I have met some of the funniest and friendliest people in my life in Leigh, especially the older blokes who worked in the mines during the 70's and 80's. Their humour is fantastic. There was definitely something in the air down those mines!

The town itself is a dump, with some very tough people, mentally and physically tough.

I keep telling myself to go for another night out there....and take my Aussie girlfriend...showing her that they may have Kings Cross in Sydney....but, we have Leigh, ha.

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

The town itself is a dump, with some very tough people, mentally and physically tough.

Not sure about that myself. Not sure about that at all

But yea, Leigh's a shit hole. I was raised there and still live there but haven't really knocked about the place for years. The goose is a shit hole and our day seshes would often consist of going to the george, going to the goose, back to the george then back to the goose again at times. Depressing, especially when they are both loaded with roid head coke sniffing council house chav scum who are usually half naked whenever the sun is out.

The night life is dire. Sometimes when I've been on the piss in town I might end up in bliss aka 'the rag indie bar' as someone put it when I get back. Not the worst place in the world as it plays good tunes, has a beer garden, double vodkas for 2.50 and open til about half 2, so you can do yourself in there if you haven't had your fill. Apart from that it's just ultimate gashness though. It has 2 nightclubs - one for chav under 18s and the other for evryone else. So if you wanna stay out it's not like you can avoid the shit-houses because you're all clumped together in one shitty club. Shit hole

 

[Ancient Citizen]

Somehow I can't see Leigh being featured in 'Lancashire life.'
Or has it?

 

[daveduke67]

No it isn't, they've got a cinema and everything now!

I can verify they have an asda and a sainsbury's as well!

With hindsight, i think i was a a bit harsh as i only visited the immediate area of that wank pub!

And yes mate, i'll twitter you or something next time i'm in town mate. I think i am at the greyhound on friday afternoon this week i'll let you know.

I believe that is Leigh's only 'specialist' pub and is only frequented by 'friends of Dororthy'. Be careful my friend.





















































you've read this pointless message again haven't you? One day I'll put something relevant just for you Glen ;-)

 

[Fourinarow]

The town itself is a dump, with some very tough people, mentally and physically tough.

Not sure about that myself. Not sure about that at all

But yea, Leigh's a shit hole. I was raised there and still live there but haven't really knocked about the place for years. The goose is a shit hole and our day seshes would often consist of going to the george, going to the goose, back to the george then back to the goose again at times. Depressing, especially when they are both loaded with roid head coke sniffing council house chav scum who are usually half naked whenever the sun is out.

The night life is dire. Sometimes when I've been on the piss in town I might end up in bliss aka 'the rag indie bar' as someone put it when I get back. Not the worst place in the world as it plays good tunes, has a beer garden, double vodkas for 2.50 and open til about half 2, so you can do yourself in there if you haven't had your fill. Apart from that it's just ultimate gashness though. It has 2 nightclubs - one for chav under 18s and the other for evryone else. So if you wanna stay out it's not like you can avoid the shit-houses because you're all clumped together in one shitty club. Shit hole

Well, maybe not so much nowadays I’m older and wiser, but this is what I thought at the time. I should have worded that better. I’ve not worked in Leigh or spent time there for over 13 years now.

I used to have some good nights out in Leigh as a youngster…apart from the fighting of course. The Spinning Jenny (is this now the Goose?) Leigh Arms, Eagle and Child, Boardwalk etc and then finish off in Rubens, followed by a mini riot on Lord Street and then finger a girl behind Woolworths.

I got run over by an Avacab Taxi outside the George & Dragon once. Woke up with it’s front wheels on my face after walking across the road from the Yorkshire Bank bladdered out of my face and a taxi jumping the lights and me ending up underneath it. I had my white jeans on (1996) and was gutted that they were all ripped and covered in oil and blood…but the doormen on Rubens still let me in, haha.

I still keep in contact with a fair few people from Leigh. I should pay a visit and have a good old knees up.

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

Well, maybe not so much nowadays I’m older and wiser, but this is what I thought at the time.

I think you get tough people most places but I've found that a lot of the guys in Leigh carrying reps have just turned out to be bell ends who can't handle their beer and tend to pick on people when they've got plenty of mates behind them. Most of them shit their pants when they hear anything resembling a mancunian accent and if you took most of the so called tough guys in leigh out of leigh and on their own elsewhere I'm pretty sure that a lot of them wouldn't cope. They stick in leigh unless they're about 20 strong and they pluck up the courage to venture elsewhere once a year (blackpool/haydock races/magaluf)

And in reply to the thread title, I'll tell you what leigh is all about - Rugby, supermarkets, steroids, sunbeds, mc'ing, shit pubs, shit beer, shit coke and a very small town mentality