Quote: Buggo "NRL Clubs are struggling with decent crowds, national or international main sponsors and big support from Licensed leagues Clubs.
The Titans have been treading the tightrope for two years until they restructured.
West Tigers have had to ask for an advance on next years TV money to stay solvent.
Cronulla are touch and go every year, Canberra are not much better, the Storm would battle without special conditions (like London) and Newscorps ownership.
If the NRL struggle as one of the big two Winter Sports with all of the TV revenue and SOO being the most watched product on TV every year......
How do small SL Clubs with small population bases like Cas and Wakey fare? (half of the League in reality)
How many SL Clubs have large City populations to support them or have untapped fans to convert?
Its going to be a tough few years IMO.'"
I do wish people would get their facts right before going into print.
Wakefield is the fifth largest city in the country, 315,000.
Fair enough part of it includes Cas n Feath.
Subtract their populations you are still left with over 200,000.
Wakefield appears a small club because of 30 odd years of mismanagement.
Looking back to their golden years of the sixties crowds of 15000 to over 20000 were the norm.
Under the new Glover led regime they are increasing crowds significantly and do truly have the potential to return to the top tier.