Promotion cost... : Fri Mar 05, 2021 5:53 pm  

A question folks !.....Seeing as we are (hopefully) going to a new stadium....and that to attract new fans as well as keeping hold of us existing ones....How much do you think DH would have to dig deep for in order for us to have a real crack at Super League ??..A winning team is surely the only way that will improve our gates...

Re: Promotion cost... : Fri Mar 05, 2021 6:08 pm  

Maybe look at TWP players wage bill (when they were being paid) for the answer to that question. Take out money bill williams contract cost. But reckon thats the sort of squad and spend you need

Re: Promotion cost... : Fri Mar 05, 2021 10:17 pm  

Can David dig any deeper ?
Time to get out the hot seat maybe

Re: Promotion cost... : Sat Mar 06, 2021 12:57 pm  

Back to the same old discussion. If David decided to get out of the hot seat, as demonstrated last time he atepped back, there are not a lot of folk out there who have the willingness to pour there money into the black hole that is this level of sport.
I would say investment but the reality like the majority of pro sports clubs its spending not investing as there is not going to be any profit.
Look around the sport in this country, virtually every club relies on a RL fan with deep pockets to survive.
Would love to see another D hughes, or Ian Lenegan pop up and start spending his or her money on the club and let David stand aside.

Re: Promotion cost... : Sat Mar 06, 2021 12:59 pm  

I dont think D Hughes has deep enough pockets for what we need to have a seripus crack at making SL or more important staying there.

Re: Promotion cost... : Sat Mar 06, 2021 1:56 pm  

northernbloke wrote:

I dont think D Hughes has deep enough pockets for what we need to have a seripus crack at making SL or more important staying there.

Whats he worth?

Re: Promotion cost... : Sat Mar 06, 2021 3:13 pm  

Not got a clue? But he has effectivky retired so no linger has his business incomea as before to sustain things

Re: Promotion cost... : Sat Mar 06, 2021 6:43 pm  

You never know who’s interested !!!

Re: Promotion cost... : Sat Mar 06, 2021 7:24 pm  

northernbloke wrote:

Not got a clue? But he has effectivky retired so no linger has his business incomea as before to sustain things

But you've stated he hasnt got enough.

Re: Promotion cost... : Sat Mar 06, 2021 7:37 pm  

WQ you choose to read selectivly. What i said was.
Quote: i dont think!
That is an opinion not a statement of fact. The bloke has retired from his business that he ran previously. From that most folk would probably summise that his personal wealth figure has likely changed.
Agree that we have no clue who might be interested in taking the mantle, but if you look at recent history, last time DH stepped back, the club were within days of disapearing with no new owner jumping in to take the helm! In the current world i cannot see many folk who would be in a position to jump into spending millions each year for no return.