exiled Warrior wrote:
Exactly - money will always be the driving force but clubs need to look outside the box a bit more, most clubs have a significant asset sat idle for most of the year (ground) so need to look at how that can be utilisied more as an example. Just playing games of rugby these days is not enough to survive on (especially for smaller clubs) - most clubs need money putting in, thats why these pie-in-the-sky ideas will fail again. Ultimately it is about entertainment - that is what brings in the fans and sadly there is a lot more available these days than standing on a cold, poorly equipped sports ground paying over inflated prices for a poor product especially for the younger age ranges (what is the average age of RL fans?) who want more immediate entertainment and the cost of living increases are going to really hurt RL I feel.
Well to be fair Saints are Leeds are two examples of clubs that do use their stadium all year round. Its why both clubs suffered more than any other clubs during COVID when the stadium was out of bounds to weddings, conferences and parties.
Fortunately for Saints Langtree (I will never call it the TWS) was used as the regional vaccination centre which allowed costs to be covered. Even then we could have charged more but due to the circumstances we ensured that we charged a fair price for the facility.
Post COVID we have held a concert back in June and the stadium is back to normal operational capacity.
Statistics: Posted by Stu M — Mon Oct 03, 2022 3:27 pm — Replies 62 — Views 6217
