Re: Toronto and our chances of SL invite : Tue Dec 15, 2020 8:30 pm  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

Not the end of the world by any means. It will be an entertaining comp next year. Let's just hope supporters get to watch it in person.

Concerns remain for beyond 2021 but a year is a long time in Rugby League!!

This.

With Leigh going up (Congratulations to them) and the addition of Newcastle IMHO the Championship will be the division to watch on the basis that it is likely be more competitive than SL. Toulouse look particularly strong but anyone turning up not switched on has a decent chance of being turned over, really looking forward to it.

Re: Toronto and our chances of SL invite : Tue Dec 15, 2020 9:18 pm  

rugbyreddog wrote:

You are correct about the money. Is there a club in SL that doesn't have a sugar-daddy. I don't think Salford do but they had all their debts written off by Koukash

Their last set of accounts (to end Jan 2020) show them to have £3.8m of debt despite MK writing off that owed to him (£5.4m) during the year ending Jan 2019.

Re: Toronto and our chances of SL invite : Thu Dec 17, 2020 9:58 am  

rugbyreddog wrote:

You are correct about the money. Is there a club in SL that doesn't have a sugar-daddy. I don't think Salford do but they had all their debts written off by Koukash

Wakefield don't. Not sure what the deal is with Hull KR now once Hudgell is gone.
Salford don't either. Koukash didn't pay them all off either btw. Instead, the club avoided any punishment for entering administration (like we did) by agreeing to pay off all creditors via a CVA. Except they never actually bothered to pay them all back, which is why super league then decided to dish out their punishment in this season just gone. Once Salford's season was effectively over and so the punishment had absolutely zero effect on the club whatsoever.

But, you know. I'm not bitter or anything

[Pumpetypump]

Re: Toronto and our chances of SL invite : Thu Dec 17, 2020 11:51 am  

Nothus wrote:

Wakefield don't.

The stability of Wakefield doesn't make any sense to me. Congratulations to them for it but they have no sugar-daddy and are playing in a crumbling stadium so it would be good if Mr Carter and his colleagues ran a seminar for the rest of us on how the hell they are doing it.

Re: Toronto and our chances of SL invite : Fri Dec 18, 2020 12:22 pm  

Pumpetypump wrote:

The stability of Wakefield doesn't make any sense to me. Congratulations to them for it but they have no sugar-daddy and are playing in a crumbling stadium so it would be good if Mr Carter and his colleagues ran a seminar for the rest of us on how the hell they are doing it.

yep it baffles me too, when I was down there helping out with the stadium barrier repairs and then using the unit in the corner brewing there was times when I sat with Chris and we discussed areas of saving, one of the biggest was the utilities saving on electric and water, staff wages does help and there's a little army of workers pecking away and repairs too all volentary but given tickets for the game and they do earn them too.
at the time emley football club was playing there and used to leave power on so they they got kicked out.
evening games the floodlights lights bar a couple near the changing rooms was turned off when it was seen that the stadium was empty, many a time I got caught out bringing casks back from the north stand
he always said you look after your pennies the pounds will come later.
when he was interested in bradford a few yrs back you missed out on someone who would of shown you the thrifty way to do it.

[Bulliac]

Re: Toronto and our chances of SL invite : Fri Dec 18, 2020 5:07 pm  

Yup, respect where it's due mate.