What about government funding for development work for a start ? They do get some Sky money as well.
And they won't breakaway.
You will be closer to the facts than most, how much funding would a club get for 'development' and would Sheffield get the same as Leigh for example?, Is this funding provided by the RFL? Do they enter a single bid for the sport or can it be achieved at local bid level? Would a breakaway reduce the RFL's capacity to get grants?
The Central fund is 90k per club. Taking your biggest fixtures to a Thursday is not fan friendly and probably costs 30k pa, if we get 4 more fixtures as a result of the breakaway then the 90k can be covered. The potential losers are clubs with no ambition reliant on rfl handouts - go for it imho!!!!!
You will be closer to the facts than most, how much funding would a club get for 'development' and would Sheffield get the same as Leigh for example?, Is this funding provided by the RFL? Do they enter a single bid for the sport or can it be achieved at local bid level? Would a breakaway reduce the RFL's capacity to get grants?
My understanding is that you bid for areas. You cover the work to be done, there's a surplus which goes towards your overheads.
The Central fund is 90k per club. Taking your biggest fixtures to a Thursday is not fan friendly and probably costs 30k pa, if we get 4 more fixtures as a result of the breakaway then the 90k can be covered. The potential losers are clubs with no ambition reliant on rfl handouts - go for it imho!!!!!
Agree in part but four more fixtures is four more sets of wages, two more ground rents, two more buses yet only two more gates. The extra fixtures may well be in the middle of winter which won't help the gates. Or in pairs over the bank holidays - which isn't great for the players. Be prepared for coaches' - quite justifiable - moaning about injuries.
If matches make money, why bother with lotteries, sportsmen's dinners and RFL handouts ? Just play more games ...
I class Barrow, Haven, Town, Leigh, Oldham, Rochdale, Fax, Fev, Batley, Sheffield, Keighley, Dewsbury and Swinton as a good break away comp. The SL tie ups will only be of interest to the dead clubs of Hunslet, York, Gateshead, Skolars, South and North Wales and the new boys in C1.
Break away, and do it now - they are fooked if we do. If my club accepts a tie up then I have walked from the game. We must force change together.
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My understanding is that you bid for areas. You cover the work to be done, there's a surplus which goes towards your overheads.
Agree in part but four more fixtures is four more sets of wages, two more ground rents, two more buses yet only two more gates. The extra fixtures may well be in the middle of winter which won't help the gates. Or in pairs over the bank holidays - which isn't great for the players. Be prepared for coaches' - quite justifiable - moaning about injuries.
If matches make money, why bother with lotteries, sportsmen's dinners and RFL handouts ? Just play more games ...
So would Sheffield get more development money than Leigh ? , that was the question
Matches at Leigh do make money, do they make any money for Sheffield ?
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SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done But he with a chuckle replied That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried. So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin On his face. If he worried he hid it. He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn’t be done, and he did it!
Sorry I assumed you had knowledge of the system and how it can be used/exploited
No.
so Sheffield dont make any actual income from matchdays ?
Are you saying that Leigh don't need to run off-field activities ?
not at all , they do make income from matchdays , but obviously not enough to run the club , I wouldn't expect any club to be able to rely on a single income stream at any level , let alone ours , that would be silly
I have no alterior motive behind these questions , quite simply looking for ways that any/all clubs , especially those outside SL can increase income , I have to say , that I have wondered how particularily the Eagles have managed to put together the type of competitive squads they have over the years , given their lowish attendances and not possessing their own [ owned ] stadium
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Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done But he with a chuckle replied That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried. So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin On his face. If he worried he hid it. He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn’t be done, and he did it!