Re: Fans Forum 8th February : Sat Feb 08, 2014 9:09 pm  

Each club in Super League will get £1.85 million which is enough to pay the salary cap in full.

Sponsorship is on top plus David Hughes contribution and a new potential contributor waiting in the wings.

The ground is now nicely sorted out for two years with no £25k a match rent anymore

We also have a willing partner to work with.

I am really pleased.

Re: Fans Forum 8th February : Sat Feb 08, 2014 9:16 pm  

I don't mind being attacked for making comments that I believe in so here goes.

When someone suggested that London be dropped from the name The Warder said that "London is a massive market to tap into". What puzzles me is that
A/ the Broncos don't gain whether there are 10 people at the game or 10,000, TK does and he seemed only interested in local marketing
B/ has this massive market just occurred, I could have sworn it was there before and we did nothing about it.

Have to say all the new broom stuff and how it was going to be better this time etc was a bit like Groundhog Day from previous moves. The difference this time is the quality of team doesn't look adequate.

Re: Fans Forum 8th February : Sat Feb 08, 2014 9:16 pm  

markrammond wrote:

Each club in Super League will get £1.85 million which is enough to pay the salary cap in full.

Sponsorship is on top plus David Hughes contribution and a new potential contributor waiting in the wings.

The ground is now nicely sorted out for two years with no £25k a match rent anymore

We also have a willing partner to work with.

I am really pleased.

Are you pleased with the squad?

Re: Fans Forum 8th February : Sat Feb 08, 2014 9:21 pm  

And another thing, all this look forward with brave hearts and blind faith and no looking back. Surely we learn lessons from history. What no one has really explained is how the f we got into the mess we were in at the end of last season.

Re: Fans Forum 8th February : Sat Feb 08, 2014 9:24 pm  

gutterfax wrote:

Real Stuff? More like Real STUFFINGS!
Historical blx eh?
How is anything I posted in this thread based on anything other than the NOW?
FACT: Landlord gets paid rent
FACT: Landlord gets paid by RFL to market us
FACT: Landlord gets cut of ticketing revenue
FACT: Landlord gets all bar and food revenue
FACT: Landlord admits he could so better.

Historically (just for you), we've all been here before and got various T-shirts.....I fail to see how some on here expect anything different this time around!

So what?

Re: Fans Forum 8th February : Sat Feb 08, 2014 9:29 pm  

Paddock Punter wrote:

Are you pleased with the squad?

I don't think anyone is pleased as we sure are lacking good experienced players. I think if this deal had been sorted earlier before other matters at the RFL etc. sidetracked things we would have got better players who the club had lined up. However, s**t happens and we are where we are as a result. We are certainly not going to finish in the top eight this season so just avoiding relegation is the target. (Should please people who want to see something at stake) If we get a few more experienced players such as is being discussed we may pull it off. Next season we will really have to get better if we stay up as the worst 2 teams will have gone so lets just win this battle first. Of course under the new 8x8x8 format we'd be playing off against the best in the championship then so maybe it wouldn't be the end of the world even though a bit scary for those of a nervous disposition.

Re: Fans Forum 8th February : Sat Feb 08, 2014 9:33 pm  

What are these other matters at the RFL that sidetracked things. The club brought the whole mess on themselves!

Re: Fans Forum 8th February : Sat Feb 08, 2014 9:36 pm  

Paddock, I am really disappointed that we lost assets like Lee, Soward, Clubb, Melling, Kaufusi, Fisher, Bryant & Bailey from the squad and the Youth coaches plus Steve on the PR side.

There's also a lot of hardworking folk whose contribution would be hard to evaluate from outside the club who have also gone who it is a shame to see go.

But we have also shed staff and players from a regime that has seen us in the bottom three since 2007 so we have also got rid of liabilities and also the Stoop which I was fed up with, though I appreciate it was on your doorstep.

And in fairness many of these assets were predetermined to go with offers from the two trophy winning clubs and in some cases a mind already set on retirement.

So the losses in many cases were inevitable.

I'm not delighted with what has gone on but whatever your thoughts on Gus, David, Tony K and Tony Rea and the Hive and the players they are all we have and we have to move forward or be cancerous cells that attack the host to the detriment of it.

For man with no forgiveness in heart, life is worse punishment than death

Re: Fans Forum 8th February : Sat Feb 08, 2014 9:42 pm  

markrammond wrote:

Each club in Super League will get £1.85 million which is enough to pay the salary cap in full.

Sponsorship is on top plus David Hughes contribution and a new potential contributor waiting in the wings.

The ground is now nicely sorted out for two years with no £25k a match rent anymore

We also have a willing partner to work with.

I am really pleased.

Selco is less than 30k a year.......that's the sponsorship cash dealt with, first team costs including travel and a com are well above 1.85
David Hughes is not dropping 2 mill a year any more
The stoop was 200k a year not 325k
The new contributor is currently RECEIVING cash an investing nothing.......he's even on the take from the RFL for marketing FFS!
Surprised at the amount on here prepared to swallow the spin being rolled out

Re: Fans Forum 8th February : Sat Feb 08, 2014 9:44 pm  

Stoop not on my doorstep. Don't know about your philosophy heroes but. Those who follow blindly will probably bump into something, or step in a pile of sh*t.