Re: Hudgell after 5000 pass holders. : Tue Dec 20, 2016 12:24 pm  

What are the chances of the RFL changing the rules next year and changing the format again? Perhaps scrapping the mid 8's and allowing 2 champion teams to come up for a 14 team comp?

Re: Hudgell after 5000 pass holders. : Tue Dec 20, 2016 4:55 pm  

smudgersmith wrote:

What are the chances of the RFL changing the rules next year and changing the format again? Perhaps scrapping the mid 8's and allowing 2 champion teams to come up for a 14 team comp?

I will give you 12-1 if you want to send me a fiver.

Re: Hudgell after 5000 pass holders. : Wed Dec 21, 2016 12:08 am  

Jake the Peg wrote:

One of your issues next year will be a lack of competitive games for the first 23 rounds. Doesn't look likely you'll be challenged on a regular basis so won;t really prepare you well for the middle 8's

Also rumoured you have quinlan and shillington coming over so you will easily have the best team in the championship but look a bit short of experience in key positions for me. Having said that I think leigh, widnes and salford will al be poor next year so I still think you have a strong chance of being promoted

The first and last issue will be! Where's the video ref? Will be very interesting to see how Sheens deals with it all.For me this is outside his CV.

Re: Hudgell after 5000 pass holders. : Wed Dec 21, 2016 8:46 am  

atomic wrote:

The first and last issue will be! Where's the video ref? Will be very interesting to see how Sheens deals with it all.For me this is outside his CV.

I'm pretty sure he's coached in a time before video refs

Re: Hudgell after 5000 pass holders. : Wed Dec 21, 2016 10:33 am  

atomic wrote:

The first and last issue will be! Where's the video ref? Will be very interesting to see how Sheens deals with it all.For me this is outside his CV.

What a pointless post. To think a coach like Sheens will be affected in any way by the presence or non presence of a video ref is laughable.

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Re: Hudgell after 5000 pass holders. : Wed Dec 21, 2016 12:31 pm  

fun time frankie wrote:

I'm pretty sure he's coached in a time before video refs

They're only used in televised games in SL even now, aren't they? Tbf, that may be all atomic has seen of SL.

Jukes hadn't been a head coach in the pro game, afaik, before last season and he got the job done. I think things being outside Sheens experience is an item of low concern.

Re: Hudgell after 5000 pass holders. : Fri Dec 30, 2016 1:26 pm  

Announced on Twitter that the 5000 barrier has been broken. Well done to the fans and let's get back to where we belong. Roll on 2017.

Re: Hudgell after 5000 pass holders. : Sat Dec 31, 2016 12:58 am  

Well done..Hopefully no one has to touch their pockets come £650k time..

Re: Hudgell after 5000 pass holders. : Sat Dec 31, 2016 1:59 pm  

Got my pass tried to do it online wouldn't work so rang the number it said the shop was closed so rang another number finally got sorted they really need to sort out the online department and I decided not to take the discount in the end

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Re: Hudgell after 5000 pass holders. : Sat Dec 31, 2016 4:01 pm  

atomic wrote:

Well done..Hopefully no one has to touch their pockets come £650k time..

I think that Neil Hudgell and Rob Crossland are well aware that they may have to dip into their pockets during 2017. Fortunately for us they have the inclination and ability to do so.

The early signs are that things may not be as bad as we all feared. Membership sales are going to be up on 2016. Craven Park hosting events such as Oktoberfest, Paul Heaton concert and Pantomine is bringing in upwards of 300k apparently. Rovers have brought back the running of the bars and catering back "in house" which the Club tell us will give us more profit, though will mean more work. All of last seasons sponsors have stuck with the club and there are plenty of articles on our website of individual sponsors actually increasing their financial support.
Initially we will be running with a squad that is costing circa 600k less than 2016 so in the short term it looks like the sums add up.

The crunch is obviously going to come with walk up support on a weekly basis which is going to hinge heavily I would think on our on field performances/results.

I reckon we will be more than ok.