Re: Gower - Going, going, gone? : Tue Jun 04, 2013 6:00 pm  

He's gone: http://www1.skysports.com/news/12040/87 ... um=twitter

He's gone: http://www1.skysports.com/news/12040/87 ... um=twitter

Re: Gower - Going, going, gone? : Tue Jun 04, 2013 6:08 pm  

Sarf Essex Taff wrote:

Based on what? Who will be funding it?

The RFL have enough cash to fund an academy in London, they don't have the cash to fund a SL club with very poor crowds. I expect and hope to see Broncos academy playing the top SL sides even if Broncos drop a division (or even two).

Re: Gower - Going, going, gone? : Tue Jun 04, 2013 6:10 pm  

Halfdan of t'wide embrace wrote:

Sorry but I disagree about our junior development being ready to fully support Championship team.

The best Southern lads will move north or switch to RU for a living.

Our academy system is not yet churning out lots of lads who want to play Championship and are good enough to for all four southern teams - including us if we drop.

Oxford have recruited about 10 northern lads - the spine of the team. They also have about 20 southern lads. When they played North Wales about five of their the team had played less than 10 RL games. It's going to call for a bit of inginuity whilst the playing base down here develops but we are already a lot better off than we would have been five years ago.

The best southern lads will do as you suggest but there are more than enough for a semi-pro club.

How many northerners did Hemel need to recruit?

Are you suggesting that your academy isn't better than theirs?

Re: Gower - Going, going, gone? : Tue Jun 04, 2013 6:11 pm  

Hedgehog King wrote:

The RFL have enough cash to fund an academy in London, they don't have the cash to fund a SL club with very poor crowds. I expect and hope to see Broncos academy playing the top SL sides even if Broncos drop a division (or even two).

This is true and do-able. Sheffield and Featherstone have good academies. A team does not have to be in SL for an academy to thrive though it helps.

Re: Gower - Going, going, gone? : Tue Jun 04, 2013 6:14 pm  

poplar panther wrote:

This is true and do-able. Sheffield and Featherstone have good academies. A team does not have to be in SL for an academy to thrive though it helps.

Whitehaven and York have also run SL academies.

Re: Gower - Going, going, gone? : Tue Jun 04, 2013 6:18 pm  

Hedgehog King wrote:

The RFL have enough cash to fund an academy in London, they don't have the cash to fund a SL club with very poor crowds. I expect and hope to see Broncos academy playing the top SL sides even if Broncos drop a division (or even two).

Really? At the moment with the fall in Sports England funding and the number of employees being made redundant that is not an expectation I would have.

Of course the Sky money, which Broncos would have received, could go into paying for an academy. I'm sure the other SL clubs will agree and not just divide it up amongst themselves like they did with Bradford.

Re: Gower - Going, going, gone? : Tue Jun 04, 2013 6:27 pm  

Hedgehog King wrote:

Whitehaven and York have also run SL academies.

Neither are in the SL academies leagues (unlike Featherstone and Sheffield)

The vast majority of heartlands Championship clubs can't afford to fund set ups at that level.

Re: Gower - Going, going, gone? : Tue Jun 04, 2013 7:07 pm  

dredgie wrote:

Gosh..wonder how he made his millions then! Think its more a case of he is incapable of running a sport club

Perhaps its difficult not to make money out of trading gas.

Re: Gower - Going, going, gone? : Tue Jun 04, 2013 7:08 pm  

It is time for the CEO to go as well, but maybe too late in the day to save LB

Re: Gower - Going, going, gone? : Tue Jun 04, 2013 7:09 pm