Steve0 wrote:
I don't get the whole, no Pearson no club line, we didn't say no hetherington no club did we? If Pearson was prepared to take over the club in 2011 or whenever it was , why wouldn't someone else take over from Pearson
Pearson saw an opportunity in 2011 to buy a club that had started to be neglected and he thought he'd throw some money in and crowds and trophies will follow.
He firstly struggled with RL politics, the RFL/SL seem to have big meetings where they vote for whatever short sighted idea suits them 'another loop game with a clubcall for who plays who, lets play it on the road in Wales!' and for me the game lost focus in the 2010s.
I think he then realised our crowds (and therefore income) dont actually fluctuate that much, even in good seasons in 2016/2017 it was only a modest boost. Then add in the stadium deal and declining SKY money and you are aiming at a very small profit only. Covid of course was a curve ball nobody expected but even without that I suspect we'd just be treading water, the game isn't rich enough and faces more and more compeition for viewers.
