Re: Building the Club- securing financial stability : Thu Feb 01, 2024 7:40 pm
The bare truth of the 12 current SL clubs is represented by 2 clear divisions. Firstly there are 8 clubs in one section and 4 in the other with Wakefield now coming up on the rails. Wigan
Hull KR
St Helens
Catalan
Huddersfield
Leeds
Warrington
Leigh
All make progress with significant benefactors that are not reliant on central funding and simply have cash to burn.
Then you have
Salford
Hull FC
Castleford
London
All 4 are significantly close to the tipping point. Salford may survive but more likely they will follow the same pattern as the Canadians.
As for Hull FC. The re-naming of the club and entries made on companies house allows the significant debt which is personally guaranteed by Mr Pearson to be refinanced to allow a further period of grace until they need to be settled. Good business only time will tell. Castleford have a new investor but like HullFC will not be an attractive proposition to be involved with at this stage. London well who knows where they are heading. Spending 50% of the CAP to hold funds back to regroup can only mean one thing.