2015 Licences and Beyond : Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:57 am  

With licences being the hot topic at the moment with Crusaders getting the chop and Wakefield living to fight another day I was wondering what everyone thought the 2015 licences would look like and if you thought the Eagles would be in the mix?

I wasn't around for the Super League days and would love to see it in Sheffield. By the looks of things the club is aiming for 2015 but I think 2015 will come around too quickly.

By 2014 we will have to had a turnover of at least £1,000,000 one year, reached a GF or won the NRC and have had an average attendance of 2,500 on year too..

What does everyone think..?

Re: 2015 Licences and Beyond : Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:06 am  

Average attendance of 2500 will be the sticking point.

If I was aiming for Superleague, I'd throw the kitchen sink at it for three years. If we got there, great. If we didn't, I'd at least know I'd had a fair go and people in Sheffield just can't be coaxed to the ground.

Re: 2015 Licences and Beyond : Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:13 am  

Agree with Griff.

I think in three years time we can meet all the laid out requirements (financial stability, youth adacemy progress, stadium, hopefully a GF appearance). The only thing missing is the people.

But if im honest, i think the licencing system is a good idea in theory, but the RFL havent practiced it very well.

Re: 2015 Licences and Beyond : Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:16 am  

We already have pretty much everything in place except crowd and a trophy.

Re: 2015 Licences and Beyond : Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:30 am  

South Yorkshire Cup? Thats a trophy.

Re: 2015 Licences and Beyond : Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:42 am  

I agree with what you both said and it such a big city like this I'm sure we could pull an extra 1,000 or so but it will take some hard work.

Just out of interest are we near the £1 million turnover?

Re: 2015 Licences and Beyond : Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:48 am  

Near enough for it to be solved if the crowd hit the mark.

Re: 2015 Licences and Beyond : Fri Jul 29, 2011 1:55 pm  

I think there is another major stumbling block as well as the crowd. Thats the ground. We've used 3 different grounds this season and I don't see that changing in the future. Until the Eagles have their own ground then I think the Superleague is just a dream.

Re: 2015 Licences and Beyond : Fri Jul 29, 2011 2:05 pm  

Well, security of tenure is one of the requirements. Presumably we are assuming that we can tick all the boxes or there is no question of being in at all.

I suppose you have to look at the current incumbents and say "Who are we better than ?" At the moment, I'd say the answer is "none of them".