Re: Club makes massive mistake! Ticket prices to rise again! : Sun Oct 19, 2014 5:12 pm  

Healthy debate but for me KH era as a coach has gone and whatever opinion he had is not relevant now. Its Richard Marshall's that counts now and we will see what transpires with a team consisting of players from various rugby circles. At least we have some new players we have never heard of putting on the blue and white for the first time.That in itself means we have something different to look forward to-at least at the start of the season.

Re: Club makes massive mistake! Ticket prices to rise again! : Sun Oct 19, 2014 6:39 pm  

marillion man wrote:

Ahhhhh, i get you yeah, just like Jim Gannon & Ben Black when he cut them from his roster. The expenses from Claremount & Elland must have had a crippling effect on the club's finances. He did say it, he said it to me with cruder language but i guess it would be unprofessional to use the same terminology in a room full of supporters !

I thought Gannon retired and he got rid of Black because he was crap in his last season for us? I'd have got rid of both too, not because of them been from overseas but because I thought we could do better. Im not sure where the money would have come from to get an Aussie here over the last few seasons and pay for flights, accomodation, and whatever else they normally demand especially when money wasnt even there for some of the much more needed things.

Re: Club makes massive mistake! Ticket prices to rise again! : Mon Oct 20, 2014 5:56 am  

It's OK GFB's, you can have the last word anytime. I bet you love your own voice.

Re: Club makes massive mistake! Ticket prices to rise again! : Mon Oct 20, 2014 10:30 am  

Greg Florimos Boots wrote:

I thought Gannon retired and he got rid of Black because he was crap in his last season for us? I'd have got rid of both too, not because of them been from overseas but because I thought we could do better. Im not sure where the money would have come from to get an Aussie here over the last few seasons and pay for flights, accomodation, and whatever else they normally demand especially when money wasnt even there for some of the much more needed things.

I'm sure Black earned a fair amount of money but he struggled all year with an injured toe and it was a poor short term decision by Harrison, he certainly brought in no better players.

Re: Club makes massive mistake! Ticket prices to rise again! : Mon Oct 20, 2014 10:44 am  

Ben Black's costs were sponsored by Harvey's,if i remember correctly.

Re: Club makes massive mistake! Ticket prices to rise again! : Mon Oct 20, 2014 4:32 pm  

Norman Bates wrote:

I'm sure Black earned a fair amount of money but he struggled all year with an injured toe and it was a poor short term decision by Harrison, he certainly brought in no better players.

In hindsight I think you are right although you could argue the 2 players he brought in had really good seasons last year under different coaches. Black certainly didnt go on to pull any trees up at Batley so i guess its swings and roundabouts.

Re: Club makes massive mistake! Ticket prices to rise again! : Mon Oct 20, 2014 5:17 pm  

Greg Florimos Boots wrote:

In hindsight I think you are right although you could argue the 2 players he brought in had really good seasons last year under different coaches. Black certainly didnt go on to pull any trees up at Batley so i guess its swings and roundabouts.

Yes, I think we should probably now all agree the KH era was almost a time that we need to put behind us and move on, we have new faces and new names to most of us so a period of settling in but hopefully a positive outcome.
Or at least exciting, entertaining rugby being played,

Re: Club makes massive mistake! Ticket prices to rise again! : Mon Oct 20, 2014 7:13 pm  

Are you guys full time or part time next year?

If you are going full time then you're going to need more cash coming in, which makes a rise in ticket prices completely understandable and really, something that you should be wanting as it's only through higher revenue streams that clubs without the super rich backer can make any sort of head way in the modern game

Re: Club makes massive mistake! Ticket prices to rise again! : Mon Oct 20, 2014 7:23 pm  

roofaldo2 wrote:

Are you guys full time or part time next year?

If you are going full time then you're going to need more cash coming in, which makes a rise in ticket prices completely understandable and really, something that you should be wanting as it's only through higher revenue streams that clubs without the super rich backer can make any sort of head way in the modern game

Part time.