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| If you were to do a proper, in depth, warts-and-all audit of most sports clubs then you would find they are financially fooked. This is a situation that has worsened over the last few years, of course, as the recession bites, but in principle it has been like that for decades. Everyone actually knows this.
Only today, the results of a survey into soccer make grim reading for the optimists, a high percentage of the clubs who participated basically agree the clubs and the game are in a financial mire.
Anyone who genuinely believes that the threat of a full and in-depth audit by the RFL would somehow transform each club into a profitable entity, so that alone amongst sporting organisations, we would be the one with an all-profitable cast, must be some superoptimistic descendant of Mr. Micawber, with double optimism gene mutation, on hallucinogenic drugs. The only game in town right now is survival. If all the clubs manage to somehow do that, that would be a remarkable result in itself.
Another class of idiots seem to believe that not only should the RFL be able to identify those clubs who will go near-bust in the next year but that they, alone in the world, are the organisation that has THE ANSWERS and can ensure that any given club suddenly starts making pots of money, if only shown the error of their ways, and told the magic secrets of how they should go on in future.
We are in a triple-dip recession, and the vilest government in history is still putting the squeeze on every individual and every local company. Even the squeaks from the pips will soon be exhausted. Disposable income is decimated, funds available for sponsorship are as rare as rocking horse shhit, any form of fundraising is HAAARRRRD and costs money to put on, and may lose it, even the previously-available loan funding is now seriously choked, as the basstard banks consolidate their ability to divide the bonuses and, with impunity, ignore all government entreaties - indeed have Gideon arguing their case in Europe to be allowed to pay whatever obscene bonuses they want.
Some people need a serious reality check. The clubs we have will only remain intact with a combination of largesse, administrations, write-offs and desperate fundraising, until the country's finances take a very big upturn for the better, if they ever do. Dire straits are the order of the day, and I don't need anyone, including RFL financial gurus, to tell me that.
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| Quote: Ferocious Aardvark "Nor will anyone, unless the OP explains.
Tbf ME didn't, he goes on about Wakey fans. They could of course be from Rotterdam, or anywhere.
Or at all. Who did?
We weren't.
Nobody is or has.
No need for that. Why get personal? I'm happy to respond to the points he makes. See no reason to "have a go"?
That's what you get with being a Pop Tart, the filling is dangerously hot (or was, do they still make them?)
As I read the posts above, the implication was that there was something wrong with coming from Wakefield, AND based on that fact, a comment about his spelling.
I read that as a dig at Wakefield and the general education of said fans on this forum.
You are free to label us that way, but coming from Wakefield I feel honour bound to defend my City.
Not a big deal though. It's a shame the general baiting between Wakefield and Bulls fans has gone on so long.
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By far the most sensible posts on this thread have come from mystic eddie. - copyright Ewwenorfolk 09.04.2013
Aye, and Eddie is hinting at it too. And, as we all know:
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| Quote: PopTart "As I read the posts above, the implication was that there was something wrong with coming from Wakefield, AND based on that fact, a comment about his spelling.
I read that as a dig at Wakefield and the general education of said fans on this forum.
You are free to label us that way, but coming from Wakefield I feel honour bound to defend my City.
Not a big deal though. It's a shame the general baiting between Wakefield and Bulls fans has gone on so long.'"
Dear me. Just a tad OTT here PopTart.
It was a clear joke and it really should be left at that. It was not intended to cause any offence and I must admit I am bemused that it has.
For the record, I live in a squat in central Scotland called Alloa. I am certainly in no position to therefore question the quality of education of anyone else.
P.S. If you have any difficulty reading and understanding any of the above then feel free to print it and bring it along to Odsal (Provident) the next time you are in town and someone there in RAB will explain it to you.
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| Quote: mystic eddie "Dear me. Just a tad OTT here PopTart.
It was a clear joke and it really should be left at that. It was not intended to cause any offence and I must admit I am bemused that it has.
For the record, I live in a squat in central Scotland called Alloa. I am certainly in no position to therefore question the quality of education of anyone else.
P.S. If you have any difficulty reading and understanding any of the above then feel free to print it and bring it along to Odsal (Provident) the next time you are in town and someone there in RAB will explain it to you.
I am outraged by your P.S.!
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| I guess I just saw it as I was passing through and jumped in, possibly, too soon.
I'll keep walking. Clearly nothing to see......sorry
***slumps off in an embarrassed sulk***
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| Quote: PopTart "I guess I just saw it as I was passing through and jumped in, possibly, too soon.
I'll keep walking. Clearly nothing to see......sorry
***slumps off in an embarrassed sulk***'"
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