SmokeyTA wrote:
Why are they relatively poor then?
Honest question, not meant as a dig, but the arguments being made here are that Fev are looking promising for an SL gig, which means they need to be judged by SL standards.
In the late 90's, early 00's we had a fair few financial issues, that thankfully we moved on from, however in 1997 the family stand was built, moving from a terraced (roofed) stand, into a modern all seating stand.
Just before the club got relegated it improved it's learning centre, meaning the club could work more with the local schools etc.
In 2004, the club hit a low point and was relegated in National League 2 (at the time), seeing us in 2005 hit a real low point and really was the start of promising things to come.
The club in 2007 then had a new chairman (Mark Campbell) who was influenced by the friend of Featherstone, with new directors coming in and starting what we have today.
Since then, the club has extended it's offices, coaching area, training facilities, updated the clubhouse and co-operate facilities etc.
In the last 3 weeks we've seen the start of the new state of the art training facilities. Plus also we've seen the railway end demolished and a new stand progressing nicely. Once this has been completed, the clubhouse will be extended allowing more than 120 sponsors in the dining area.
For a club that doesn't get much tv revenue, I personally believe it is huge progress compared to other Super League clubs who have had an awful lot of financial backing.
Final point is, we own our own stadium and 17 acres of land, so everything in the stadium is run by the club.
Hope that answers your question.
