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Re: Wimbledon planning application : Fri Jul 16, 2021 10:01 am  
Just look at the reaction on Twitter and Instagram, it far outshines the same old doubters here! Some said it would Never Happen? now the shout is it will Never Last!

Only time will tell, great to hear the players already have been working in the local community, we can only give it a chance! and you never know what the Future of Rugby League will be, will it return to licences and some continuity, rather than up and down for some clubs, whatever does happen with elite clubs and The RFL, there has to be change.
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Re: Wimbledon planning application : Fri Jul 16, 2021 11:42 am  
So what now??
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Re: Wimbledon planning application : Fri Jul 16, 2021 12:55 pm  
Very positive article. Let's hope the reality is similar.
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Re: Wimbledon planning application : Fri Jul 16, 2021 1:28 pm  
Assuming AFC still want their fans in first, as it should be, their first home game i think is 14th August. After that date we have just Sheffield & Fev & possible playoff game unless I've missed something. Would you risk playing Fev wanting to make new friends? We've been there once before. Best leave until next season whatever that might bring.
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Re: Wimbledon planning application : Fri Jul 16, 2021 2:22 pm  
We can live in hope (and I do), but my faith in the club to get this right is zero currently. Would be nice to be proved wrong......
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Re: Wimbledon planning application : Fri Jul 16, 2021 5:55 pm  
jaybs wrote:
Just look at the reaction on Twitter and Instagram, it far outshines the same old doubters here.

Wow......just wow.
Last time I checked, social media including forums like this were neither a source of revenue or a marker for actual attendances. Apologists gotta do what they do I suppose, but in terms of actual fans paying actual money at an actual turnstyle.....let's revisit this in July 22.
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Re: Wimbledon planning application : Fri Jul 16, 2021 7:12 pm  
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Wow......just wow.
Last time I checked, social media including forums like this were neither a source of revenue or a marker for actual attendances. Apologists gotta do what they do I suppose, but in terms of actual fans paying actual money at an actual turnstyle.....let's revisit this in July 22.


Whiners v Apologists! lol, would always be Glass Half Full, than half empty all the time!
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Re: Wimbledon planning application : Fri Jul 16, 2021 7:15 pm  
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We can live in hope (and I do), but my faith in the club to get this right is zero currently. Would be nice to be proved wrong......

This could be an opportunity for the club to dig itself out of the hole that it is in.
Like you Honkytonk, I fear it will not happen. But it could.
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Re: Wimbledon planning application : Fri Jul 16, 2021 8:05 pm  
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This could be an opportunity for the club to dig itself out of the hole that it is in.
Like you Honkytonk, I fear it will not happen. But it could.

Part 1. £200,000 in rent payable to our new "partners". In the championship next year we will hopefully get 11 home games. £19,000 a game on the door and that's the rent covered not sure about matchday costs (police stewards, but let's be kind and say our "partners" are covering that.....target has to be 1,500 minimum.....but let's say the rent is covered by the gate.

Part 2. Wages. 30 man squad averaging £30k a year + CEO, Commercial Monkey, Skippers Wife.....let's call it an even million.
Commercial income will currently be below £20,000.....if that. Given there's been little merch for sale at games to date, the idea of stock being manufactured before sale seems to be a thing if the past, so minimal income there. Bugger all coming from SKY/RFL.....so Hughes is into a million already as well as having to underwrite the rent just in case the hoardes of curious locals don't appear. :D

Part 3. The stuff I haven't mentioned....training ground, coaches, medical fees, transport to games, accommodation, insurance, accountancy fees, legal fees........etc etc...

.,.part 4. We left the stoop because 250k rent was too high. We had £400k of gate receipts in 2013...... we're about to pay £200k with receipts of about 4k a game. That is the true cost of Hughes 2013 hissy fit and this hole is too deep to be escaped from using goodwill and prayers.

I really do hope I'm wrong.....but I'm not
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Re: Wimbledon planning application : Sat Jul 17, 2021 11:57 am  
Great to see this has finally got over the line.
Getting fans in is now the challenge, but a new purpose built stadium has to be a step forward. Wonder if it will encourage any new investment?
Not ideal venue for me personally but if I managed to get to Charlton which was a mare so sure will cope with Wimbledon.
Sensibly see season out at ealing and make the move next season
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