Re: Grim at Salford : Wed Dec 12, 2012 9:21 am  

The Rugby Union IRB made a profit of £85 million from the 2011 word cup.

The English union alone made a return of £15m from the autumn internationals alone.

Please do not compare the finances of Rugby League with Rugby Union. They are on a different dimension. The finances of our game should be compared with other minority sports - even cricket is better financed

Re: Grim at Salford : Wed Dec 12, 2012 9:27 am  

And

Premiership Rugby has reason to feel reasonably well placed to weather the economic downturn. It made record revenues of £50m in the 2010-11 season, compared with £34m five years ago, while the 12 clubs brought in £114m.

The RFU also made record revenues of £136m last season

Saracens sold more tickets for their games at Wembley than the RFL cup final!!

Rugby league, is a part-time sport in England, the fact that some clubs are not is down to specific modes that work for them and are all slightly different.

Re: Grim at Salford : Wed Dec 12, 2012 5:29 pm  

Spot on from Mr P
Reflected also thoughout and down to grass roots, they are different sports, one far closer to a fully international game and a true nation wide sport.
And as for Tony Rea's comments, i'll just mention London Monarchs, Londons population density cannot be taken for granted, one would suspect the RFL should focus a little more on retaining its own customers and balance sheet before assuming the world will just fall in love in with RL if we shove it under their noses and spout how great it is. Rugby Union has only half its name and marital break up in common with Rugby League.
Good luck to Salford, but if the business plan ain't right, only a private benefactor can get away with pumping good money after bad in this climate.

Re: Grim at Salford : Wed Dec 12, 2012 7:59 pm  

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from mr wilkinson http://www.superleaguefans.com/salford- ... ement.html

Re: Grim at Salford : Wed Dec 12, 2012 8:39 pm  

He's on drugs. Why are people making statements that belong to the morning of April 1st?

Re: Grim at Salford : Wed Dec 12, 2012 8:42 pm  

. . . And he's quoting KPMG as rubber stampmers of their business plan. These are the same cretins that rubber stamped Bradford's.

Re: Grim at Salford : Wed Dec 12, 2012 9:59 pm  

oh well, everything must be rosy then at salford -

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Re: Grim at Salford : Fri Dec 14, 2012 2:57 pm  

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Re: Grim at Salford : Fri Dec 14, 2012 9:44 pm  

nice to see bradford already picking off salford players.