BigTime wrote:
On 1 I know it’s a dead issue but from the outside the Authorities of a game where even the best sides barely get 10,000, dictating as to stadium size is crazy. 3000 in a 4K max stadium even if a bit Mickey Mouse is a better look in my opinion that 3000 in a 9000 seater where 2 or 3 sides are closed and the cameras point at an empty stand. I know which I think looks better and has a better atmosphere.
As to 2 - I’m unsighted on this and in fact from the cheap seats you just can’t tell what’s going on in the Corporate area but what I do feel is that sponsors of all shades from match to training kit seem to get less for their investment. Very few of the sponsors IIRC were formally announced, no match day announcements, no gifs when we score(which we do infrequently) no programme, It’s difficult to see the value. Have we even got more player sponsors than before? I’m not sure we have. Quite a bit of work for the new man to do.
1. Moore Lane, the proposed new home for Salford Red Devils holds 5k with 2,200 seats. Ealing holds 4,000 with 2,200 seats....and is looking at being increased by the start of the 22/23 Onion season....but we're arguing a straw man here.
The reality is Hughes asked where the crowds and revenue was and when the CEO and Commercial Gimp had no valid excuses, they blamed the Landlord/Ground.
Let's be clear here. 5,000 fans at Harlequins RL delivered far greater a}revenue than anything at the Hive, trailfinders or plough lane and b} far greater chance of upselling corporate packages than anything at the Hive, trailfinders or plough lane.
The Owners Dummy Spit, which was preceded by the hiring of Gus and then Powell is 100% why we are teetering on the edge.
The % of the bar take we got at Trailfinders v Plough Lane is a non debate because both are minimal amounts
On the 2nd Point. Visuals sell. A few snaps of sponsors being presented with shirts in a packed bar, people sat around busy tables of 8 eating their pre match meals, Mustard being interviewed in an open forum and not in the corridor, player of the day award etc would all help sell the corporate packages. The fact that these PREMIUM tickets were dropped to 35 quid inside 2 games, along with other prices tells you EXACTLY how that is going.
Hughes needs to admit that he's messed up. Loubser I am afraid has presided over 2 moves, neither of which went well. He was gifted a huge 3rd opportunity when we fluked our way back to SL and they still did little to market it. I care little for Hughes "belief" that RL is THE GREATEST GAME........what he need to understand is that for his decades at the club all he's presided over is a steady decline in interest and associated revenues to the extent that we are worthless to any proposed investor......and that means all Hughes can do is look to hand the keys to either the RFL or someone with the work ethic and charisma to attract the fans back by returning the London Broncos to be a club and not just a team.
This is from his statement at the start of the season. I believe it shows how disconnected he has been from how badly the club has been run for the last decade.
If you are a former pass holder or spectator please take this chance to come back and engage with the Club.
There are plenty who have walked away dismayed at his incompetence, but there are also some who have been driven away by his appointees.........but he blissfully expects reboot#5 to magically work
But we are debating all of the wrong issues here. Without funding we have no team, so the reality was how to get ourselves to the magical 5,000 fans per game paying 1.3 million over the season to watch the team? I had some answers back in 2009......I'm not sure I do now.
... He got his refund as well. And everybody was a Khazi not just the ref when he really got going. He did come out with some stuff. 
