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Doug Laughton : Fri Dec 06, 2024 1:33 pm  
Doses the club keep in touch with Doug Laughton ? Or invite him to the club? I've been rereading his book A Dream Come True .
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Re: Doug Laughton : Fri Dec 06, 2024 7:09 pm  
They should do he brought sinfield to Leeds and layer the foundations for the goldens GH owes him a lot IMO
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Re: Doug Laughton : Fri Dec 06, 2024 7:09 pm  
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Re: Doug Laughton : Fri Dec 06, 2024 8:03 pm  
Chesterrhino wrote:
They should do he brought sinfield to Leeds and layer the foundations for the goldens GH owes him a lot IMO


His cheque book style of ‘management’ nearly sent us under, leading to the Caddick buy out. So he inadvertently helped us to success!
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Re: Doug Laughton : Sat Dec 07, 2024 9:39 am  
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His cheque book style of ‘management’ nearly sent us under, leading to the Caddick buy out. So he inadvertently helped us to success!
Laughton wasn't in charge of the finances! He identified players he wanted and the board approved it, it's not his fault they couldn't make the numbers work.
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Re: Doug Laughton : Sat Dec 07, 2024 10:38 am  
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Laughton wasn't in charge of the finances! He identified players he wanted and the board approved it, it's not his fault they couldn't make the numbers work.

Dougie's sides played some great rugby and his Widnes team featuring Offiah, Tait, Myler, Davies etc was one of the most entertaining (and dirty) I've ever seen. He was a good for a quote too. I remember him saying Franny Cummins would be the next Gene Miles!
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Re: Doug Laughton : Sat Dec 07, 2024 10:46 am  
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Dougie's sides played some great rugby and his Widnes team featuring Offiah, Tait, Myler, Davies etc was one of the most entertaining (and dirty) I've ever seen. He was a good for a quote too. I remember him saying Franny Cummins would be the next Gene Miles!
As a young fan I would hang off Laughton's every word. I think I knew most of it was BS but he was so entertaining and that Leeds side wasn't bad either despite lacking the final ruthless edge (and maybe team cohesion) which would actually win anything.

Apart from the Golden era it was by far my favourite time to be a Leeds fan.
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Re: Doug Laughton : Sat Dec 07, 2024 10:50 am  
Don’t know what his health is like now , sadly not many of the players from the 60’s and 70’s are in good nick at 80 years of age, if they get there at all.

He was at a dinner in 2017 for the 40th anniversary of Leeds v Widnes challenge up final along with Reg Bowden and Jim Mills.

Hope he is doing well, he was a great judge of a player, fairly limited in terms of coaching but he always tried to sign players that could do it without much help
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Re: Doug Laughton : Sat Dec 07, 2024 11:22 am  
This is a great interview from a few years ago -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AMVQN6xqEo
This is a great interview from a few years ago -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AMVQN6xqEo
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Re: Doug Laughton : Sat Dec 07, 2024 2:26 pm  
Nose picker in chief. Good coach, great player, incredible talent spotter. Good days.
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