: Fri May 22, 2009 11:04 am  

saints35 bulls0 wrote:

Dont want to rehash the same old argument again, but he is wrong and you are wrong. MM brings money into the game, it doesnt cost anything, nothing is diverted from anywhere else.

Well, it brings money into the local economy, that much I know. I'd like to know how much it brings into RL coffers though. Who pays for renting the stadium, the security, the hours looking after the ground, the players' hotels, etc, etc? All those costs come out of heavily discounted tickets?

: Fri May 22, 2009 11:13 am  

SaintsFan wrote:

Well, it brings money into the local economy, that much I know. I'd like to know how much it brings into RL coffers though. Who pays for renting the stadium, the security, the hours looking after the ground, the players' hotels, etc, etc? All those costs come out of heavily discounted tickets?

I'd imagine that comes out of the money that the RFL are paid to host the event in that venue.

: Fri May 22, 2009 12:50 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Well, it brings money into the local economy, that much I know. I'd like to know how much it brings into RL coffers though. Who pays for renting the stadium, the security, the hours looking after the ground, the players' hotels, etc, etc? All those costs come out of heavily discounted tickets?

we discussed all this weeks ago, im sure the thread is still there for full details......BUT:

Edinburgh pay the RFL to host the event;
SKY pay the RFL extra for a 27 game season;
Sponsors pay extra for a 27 game season;

That money funds the costs of hosting the event.

: Fri May 22, 2009 4:01 pm  

You wonder how wilkin fits training and playing rugby with all his media work.

: Fri May 22, 2009 5:04 pm  

St pete wrote:

You wonder how wilkin fits training and playing rugby with all his media work.

Yea, must have took him all week to write those couple of paragraphs.

: Fri May 22, 2009 5:52 pm  

ST_CONROY wrote:

I'd imagine that comes out of the money that the RFL are paid to host the event in that venue.

Actually, I would have thought the RFL paid the Scottish RFU to host the event. The Scottish RFU would have put in a bid, same as other venues, and the RFL would have paid rental same as at Wembley and Old Trafford. How much Sky and sponsors contributed I don't know. It's not as if the thing was broadcast on the BBC. One match was on the red button so how many people would have watched that, as opposed to the RU shown in its place, is anyone's guess. Not exactly the hottest shot for promoting your brand.

: Sat May 23, 2009 9:16 am  

That's not how it worked. The RL got a load of money from Edinburgh, the Scottish Tourist board etc. They then doled out some to the clubs, and kept the rest for themselves (for the development of the game). Some of the clubs who would normally expect a big gate for such a fixture at home felt a little hard done to as the money the RL gave them was less than they could have got.

Overall the RL community made a profit on the weekend. But some clubs felt they lost out in the deal. I'm sure it's easy to work out which ones.