: Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:00 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

You just don't read my posts, do you? I didn't say Brewery Field was good at producing income. I said the fact that the Crusaders don't own it means they don't have the same revenue-draining headache that Saints have (because Saints do own Knowsley Road). Well, it's a headache for our chairman anyway, who has dipped into his pocket to keep us afloat because of it.

Was just about to post that, also the Brewery field was sold to Bridgend FC and Bridgend Ravens as the football club have a lot of money in an account following the sale of their previous ground to ASDA which has to be spent by 2010 or reverts to the council. It would appear to have been a good bit of business for all parties involved i.e. the football club spend their money and get a realisable asset and Crusaders lose the overheads of running the stadium.

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:11 pm  

Traffic wrote:

It would appear to have been a good bit of business for all parties involved i.e. the football club spend their money and get a realisable asset and Crusaders lose the overheads of running the stadium.

Exactly. That's got to help, at least until such time as Crusaders have secured additional funding through sponsorship, fanbase, etc, to either go it alone or share under different terms elsewhere, or whatever the club's long term future will be.

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:07 pm  

Durham Giant wrote:

Only becuase it was linked in with the OP of this thread

So you admit going on there looking for ammo.
Thought as much.
Thanks for the confirmation.
I see you haven't denied anything else I have posted

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:09 pm  

Grendel wrote:

J20, we need to average 4500 gate to break even. We are loitering around 3500. That is 1000 more, NOT double. Don't think a lot of Widnes educational standards

I meant HOME fans, can't just keep relying on away fans! Pains to say but Wire are big travellers and you only got 3k for that game!

So you need more locals through gates, if you look at Quins game then you'll see it is double!

: Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:07 am  

J20 wrote:

I meant HOME fans, can't just keep relying on away fans! Pains to say but Wire are big travellers and you only got 3k for that game!

Whereas they got about 6000 for Saints, I believe.

Every club looks to away support. It helps or hinders, whichever.

: Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:40 am  

SaintsFan wrote:

Whereas they got about 6000 for Saints, I believe.

Every club looks to away support. It helps or hinders, whichever.

Well sort ya drifiting attendances out then! Or tell the truth perhaps?

: Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:52 pm  

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 142408.stm Have they got anything right this season? Sorry far too early and Samuel is bleeding the club dry! Well done RFL you have completly ballsed up Welsh Rugby Legaue chance again!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 142408.stm Have they got anything right this season? Sorry far too early and Samuel is bleeding the club dry! Well done RFL you have completly ballsed up Welsh Rugby Legaue chance again!

: Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:55 pm  

J20 wrote:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/celtic_crusaders/8142408.stm

Have they got anything right this season?

Sorry far too early and Samuel is bleeding the club dry! Well done RFL you have completly ballsed up Welsh Rugby Legaue chance again!

Anything they touch goes wrong, they should never have been in this season.

: Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:16 pm  

J20 wrote:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/celtic_crusaders/8142408.stm

Have they got anything right this season?

Sorry far too early and Samuel is bleeding the club dry! Well done RFL you have completly ballsed up Welsh Rugby Legaue chance again!

Now we know why Jace van Dijk and Tony Duggan are being released. However I think you are jumping the gun here.

"Players from Super League side Celtic Crusaders are being investigated by the UK Border Agency over possible immigration offences."

They have not been found guilty of anything yet.

: Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:19 pm  

Pepe wrote:

Now we know why Jace van Dijk and Tony Duggan are being released. However I think you are jumping the gun here.

"Players from Super League side Celtic Crusaders are being investigated by the UK Border Agency over possible immigration offences."

They have not been found guilty of anything yet.

How many Sports clubs bring in players on Visa's each year though and you never hear of this!

Jumping gun? Surely if Cru where fully ready visa's would of been sorted before start of year especially for Duggan, Quinn & Van Dijk etc, plus they obv messed them up somehwere to be investigated!