Thankfully i missed today's game, working and saving for France, so was listening to the game on't wireless. I was amazed to hear MC say he wished he had the luxury of bringing three aussie players in mid season as Gateshead have done. What a smack in't face for the players he has at the club, although after yesterday they need to stop and have a good look at themselves. But it is an even bigger smack in't face to the directors of the club who have provided the funds to bring in all the very good players we have. Matt Calland needs to concentrate on his own role as coach because with the players he has at the club we need to be winning trophies and not be known as also-rans.

Not brewery field

But it is based at at the same address as a co called Dekor uk , which as I'm sure many people know is Leighton Samuels company , Mr Samuels being the owner of Celtic Crusaders

I stand corrected and apologise for my insinuation

Who funds the trust ?

I do not have inside knowledge of Thunder's finances, I am just a fan but I would imagine that any business plan they have is based on more than gate receipts (the support of the club has been pretty constant for the last few years so the gates we have would not have come as a surprise).
As well as the sponsors we have the club is heavily indebted to Steve and Sarah Garside who have put a lot of their own cash into the club and continue to do so. Without their input Thunder probably would not have survived and we owe them a huge debt of gratitude.
As to players wages, I have no idea how much they are paid but we have a mix of full time and part time staff who I would assume are paid accordingly. May explain why Thunder may be able to afford ex-NRL players