THE end of the football season may have brought an end to Leigh Genesis' tenure at the Leigh Sports Village Stadium but things are already looking up for the Leythers with confirmation that they will start a ground-sharing agreement at Crilly Park with neighbours Atherton Laburnum Rovers.

After negotiations had taken place between the two clubs and, latterly, Leigh Sports Village Stadium Company, Genesis will take up a one-year tenancy at Crilly Park for the upcoming Evo-Stick Division One North campaign with an option for a further two seasons.

Fears that Crilly Park would not meet league standards have been allayed with a significant amount of ongoing work on the ground that will bring it up to the required level.

A list of required jobs has been provided to the Leigh Sports Village Stadium Company, who have now undertaken a complete overhaul of the pitch, along with erecting a new block of toilets and a general tidying up of the ground.

Subject to this work being completed by the league's deadline of next week, a date that the club are confident of achieving, the ground-sharing agreement has been signed by Genesis chairman Alan Leach.

After two seasons of uncertainty that has seen the club use no less than nine different home venues, Leigh are finally in the position of finding a permanent home in the Leigh district that will host all of their home fixtures during the new campaign.

Numerous sponsorship opportunities along with season ticket information and match day prices are soon to be confirmed by Genesis.