yep.

That's why I made a point of saying "subject to strings". As it happens I have a lot of sympathy with the view that clubs (whether in SL or the championship) are selling the rights to their games and should get a straight fee for that.

However, I also have a degree of sympathy with the view that the RFL should be encouraging clubs to be run more professionally, so they don't end up facing, eg, winding-up orders for not having paid tax they owe (whether that's income tax deducted from players salaries, national insurance contributions, VAT or whatever).


ps: I also understand, iirc, that the total pot available wouldn't cover every club getting the maximum £100k.

But it's not true that championship clubs get no money from the TV deal.

This is an improvement on when they got none from the last Sky deal (from 2006) which didn't pay for the rights to broadcast NL1 &2 games, but was itself an improvement on the British Eurosport deal being touted, where we would have had to pay the TV company for the games to be broadcast. And I hope the next TV deal is an improvement on the current one.

What a night that was. Happier days.

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I have long advocated that the RFL should provide a central admin bureau for clubs that took the administrative cost burden from them and also ensured that PAYE, VAT etc was dealt with efficiently. If, for example, the RFL had a central payroll dept that handled payments for club employees and the subsequent payments to HMRC, then issues would be flagged up much earlier. The RFL would seek reimbursement from the clubs and if a club did not meet it's obligation then the RFL have an early warning sign that a club is in trouble.

Another area where it could work is in marketing and commercial operations. For example, negotiate with one kit manufacturer for the rights to make all club's kits to ensure a lower unit cost for replica jerseys and hence more profit for clubs.

Personally I think they could quite easily be set up and use up much less of the central funding than is used now, but it will never happen because it goes against the "we've always done it this way" ethos.

Some very good ideas there, it may be a long shot but it might be worth e-mailing to the rfls financing department.

I know, why not have a weekly program thats available at, and covers, every game

Oooo, hang on a minute. That's not worked as some clubs still insist on producing their own. Oldham included.

Because said weekly programme was basically a re-hash of League Express. That, and our own programme is a damn fine publication.

It maybe "a damn fine publication" but are they actually making any money out of it?

That's the point what I am trying to make.

I gave the impression?

You did draw an illogical conclusion and I have stated several times on this thread the route the money takes re central funding - if you cannot understand it, tough.

Show me the post where i said I know the exact amount a c club gets from Sky. Take your time...read through things carefully.......don't go by the random thoughts inside your head......dont get sidetracked by claiming I am an impressionist.

Show me where I said I know the exact amount or posters can conclude you are dillusional.