Or even clubs in SL that have the same problem

The resource required is personell , and preferably a bloody great big bus/trailer/articulated 'Big Rig ' that can be used locally to the club

Yes finance for individually targeted marketing be that a 1,000 kids t shirts screen printed as a Quins ' bat ' shirt given out free to all the 7 yr olds in the borough complete with a free family ticket for a match or whatever else has worked elsewhere , maybe blitzing a set area with advertising rather than half hearted attempts spread over a season

Unfortunatley you like the RFL dont seem to realise that every time a team wins , one loses as well

In the RFL ' cosy world ' there are only winners ' positives ' no losers ' negatives '

Thread killer strikes again

200k to weekend in Toulouse? I think the clubs need to sort out their spending. Even if you take a 20 man squad over there and 10 assorted physios, coaches etc, you're still valuing the cost of a weekend to TO and back at £6k. Do Leigh really spend that much? What did I miss?
I agree with you about the marketing, not sure I would want a £12k job where I have to commute through a number of offices over a month. Sure there's a credit crunch but if you pay peanuts you get monkies.
I also like your idea of all the championship clubs having a joint shirt deal with a manufacturor.
Both the marketing and the shirt idea don't necessarily need the RFL, couldn't the clubs sort out the shirts themselves and the marketing job a couple local clubs could sort something out themselves first, then move on from there.

Yes I was guessing at the cost of the cross channel trips , so ye it might be 120/130 k , or it might be as high as 200 k , but i notice you havent challenged the rest , so you now understand that all the Championship clubs DO NOT GET 100 K EACH

I said 12 to 15 k , which is not bad given as many would be people that actually want to and enjoy working for their respective clubs , enthusiasm for the clubs and the sport is probably just as important as having a degree if we are talking about the infantry , the officers are the ones that need the marketing expertise

Agreed the Merchandise idea is actually better if the RFL were not involved and there are countless other ideas that would only work if the clubs get together for the common good , as with many things like this pride and self importance can get in the way of collaboration , with some clubs thinking they are ' above ' others

But the marketing definatley needs to be led by the RFL in my opinion

I never pretended to know the facts about this, I run mostly off things written in an authoritive fashion on this forum - like most people here.
You are guessing at the cost of the TO trip, how's about this for a guess - 30 people at 1k each = £30k.

I'm sure there was an article on the Beeb about £100k to Championship clubs, you say there's strings attached, but you want to attach strings yourself (tie money to marketing).

I am confused by your attitude towards the RFL, you say they suck but then when something needs sorting out they're the only people who can do it. You point out some very good ideas, but the clubs chose not to do this, so you want the RFL to force them to - but when the RFL try to force them to improve in a way that is not exactly the way you think they should go about it you get all vitriolic.

Has anyone got a link to the championship cap ruling?

No sorry its on the back of Richard Lewis' cig packet and the hand writing is kinda scruffy

rlThis one?rl

Cheers.

"There are other dispensations available by application to the RFL’s Registrations & Salary Cap Manager whereby a club may agree certain relaxations to the salary cap limits (as was the case previously)."

Anyone know what this bit means?

If you ask nicely they'll let you spend more.

................your joking right?