Rugby League Gets Big Government Handout : Fri May 01, 2020 4:37 am  

Rugby League Gets Big Government Handout Many rugby league sides will have breathed a massive sigh of relief as the news broke overnight that the government had set aside a sum of £16 million to safeguard the sport through the Coronavirus pandemic.   RFL chairman Ralph Rimmer had been petitioning the government for support since the shutdown in mid-March, and Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said that the government had made the move to ‘protect the entire sport'. READ MORE ON THIS STORY...

Rugby League Gets Big Government Handout Many rugby league sides will have breathed a massive sigh of relief as the news broke overnight that the government had set aside a sum of £16 million to safeguard the sport through the Coronavirus pandemic.   RFL chairman Ralph Rimmer had been petitioning the government for support since the shutdown in mid-March, and Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said that the government had made the move to ‘protect the entire sport'. READ MORE ON THIS STORY...

Re: Rugby League Gets Big Government Handout : Fri May 01, 2020 4:45 am  

Always plenty of things about which to criticise the RFL but I reckon Rimmer and his team have done pretty well in this case.

Re: Rugby League Gets Big Government Handout : Fri May 01, 2020 4:50 am  

Wow if the RFL can get an emergency loan of 16m for the champ, lg1 and community clubs I can’t wait to see what super duper league funding Elstone has secured. As we know they are better off not being held back by RFL and the rest of the lower league scum.

Re: Rugby League Gets Big Government Handout : Fri May 01, 2020 7:29 am  

good news. Will need to filter to about 30 clubs. Id still make them work for some of their deficits to strengthen them, the game needs more resillience and bailing them out 100% isnt the answer

Re: Rugby League Gets Big Government Handout : Fri May 01, 2020 7:54 am  

Clearwing wrote:

Always plenty of things about which to criticise the RFL but I reckon Rimmer and his team have done pretty well in this case.

Re: Rugby League Gets Big Government Handout : Fri May 01, 2020 7:56 am  

Maccbull_BigBullyBooaza wrote:

Wow if the RFL can get an emergency loan of 16m for the champ, lg1 and community clubs I can’t wait to see what super duper league funding Elstone has secured. As we know they are better off not being held back by RFL and the rest of the lower league scum.

Don't hold your breath. I doubt if Elstone has even generated enough money for Super League yet to cover his wages

Re: Rugby League Gets Big Government Handout : Fri May 01, 2020 8:08 am  

Maccbull_BigBullyBooaza wrote:

Wow if the RFL can get an emergency loan of 16m for the champ, lg1 and community clubs I can’t wait to see what super duper league funding Elstone has secured. As we know they are better off not being held back by RFL and the rest of the lower league scum.

great news now the RFL can finish off the project at Bradford

[Pumpetypump]

Re: Rugby League Gets Big Government Handout : Fri May 01, 2020 9:20 am  

Fantastic news coming out of Bradford. We've managed to secure £13m of the overall £16m to redevelop Odsal as the national Rugby League stadium. I'm chuffed. We'll all emerge from this with a proper home for the sport. Bradford Secure £13m of government bailout to redevelop Odsal

Fantastic news coming out of Bradford. We've managed to secure £13m of the overall £16m to redevelop Odsal as the national Rugby League stadium. I'm chuffed. We'll all emerge from this with a proper home for the sport. Bradford Secure £13m of government bailout to redevelop Odsal

Re: Rugby League Gets Big Government Handout : Fri May 01, 2020 9:49 am  

snowie wrote:

great news now the RFL can finish off the project at Bradford

Fairs fair if Carter, Pearson, Hudgell, Lenaghan and the rest are on their own when they’re divvying up the sky money they should be on their own now. You can’t have it both ways.

It’s just occurred to me, where is Robert Elstone?

Re: Rugby League Gets Big Government Handout : Fri May 01, 2020 10:04 am  

Pumpetypump wrote: Fantastic news coming out of Bradford. We've managed to secure £13m of the overall £16m to redevelop Odsal as the national Rugby League stadium. I'm chuffed. We'll all emerge from this with a proper home for the sport. Bradford Secure £13m of government bailout to redevelop Odsal

Pumpetypump wrote: Fantastic news coming out of Bradford. We've managed to secure £13m of the overall £16m to redevelop Odsal as the national Rugby League stadium. I'm chuffed. We'll all emerge from this with a proper home for the sport. Bradford Secure £13m of government bailout to redevelop Odsal