Yes off course. I would back that. I moved 170 miles away a few months ago but driving up the M6 saw a sign for Leigh. Well I never paid attention before but it shows what a successful/Modern sports club can do for City/Town. Its early days and we will have to see what number of supporters are going to attend RL in the City and elsewhere. The last regimes were rubbish at selling the RL product. Bullseye that would be an easy sell.

RFL's pets.

Spot on, yes. It would be interesting to know to what level they are going to 'do maintenance' - as, when it was the council's responsibility, it meant that if the RFL changed the ground rules [like, to say for instance, that all grounds must have two stands] then it would have been down to the council to put up the necessary money to comply with that. Not that I can see anything like that happening today!

If it's a case of, "well, the painting can wait until next year"[or the year after] it will cost considerably less. I'd guess it will be purely essential safety work that's not covered on the insurance.

Surely maintenance and upkeep is the responsiblty of the primary lessee...

What's stopping them passing it on in the sub-lease? In theory it just affects the rent.

Not now.
It was the responsibility of the primary lessee when we were that, but when we sold the lease we kept the responsibility.
Apparently the RFL are taking it on for 3 seasons, as well as reducing the rent,but it comes back to us, as under the original terms after that. 6