Already involved at Bradford is Koukash.

It’s not the RFL’s fault that neither Barrow nor Whitehaven can add up.

Super League fan, you can now add Keighley to that list....



KEIGHLEY COUGARS CLUB STATEMENT
We are releasing this statement to inform all involved with the Keighley Cougars that we recently came within hours of going out of existence.

This would have meant Keighley Rugby League, a staple of the Keighley community for 117 years and a place that has brought so much joy to those who have been involved with our great club, would have been consigned to nothing more than memory and the history book.

The borough of Keighley has a population of over 90,000 people and our average attendances are in the 600 region meaning that only 0.7% of our community support the club on a regular basis.

The reason behind this is our now former Chairman, Gary Fawcett, is currently reluctant to sell his shares in the club thus blocking any proposed takeover of Keighley Cougars and causing the club financial hardship.

As of the 29th June 2018 after paying players contract payments, the club bank balance currently stands at a sum of £34.23.

Let me guess, it's the RFL's fault that only 600 people care about Keighley Cougars?

who said it was ?

At least they have a reserves team.

Correct Terry, nobody has blamed the rfl, he keeps making it up.

Nero (RFL) fiddled whilst Rome burned comes to mind. Does anybody know what Brian Barwick does to promote and increase participation in our game.

Toronto have received absolutely no financial assistance from the RFL, they are the only club who don’t receive any central funding and pay for away teams travel and accommodation. I don’t see what Barrow’s Whitehaven’s and Keighley’s financial problems have to do with Toronto. In fact when those clubs hosted The Wolfpack, they got their highest attendance in years,

And?

Who says that reserve teams are the best approach for player development pathways? Why are reserve teams suddenly a panacea to the games issues?

The lack of reserves certainly doesn't seem to be holding back young players at Headingley?

They have a reserve team - it's called featherstone, and rightly or wrongly it's likely to be worth over £1/2 million to the champ club

That is quite a simplistic generalisation which is highly likely to be unfair. Maybe they can add up, it is just that what money is coming in is less than the money going out. Have you any experience of budgeting, managing finances on a tight shoestring?

Fax have a reserve team and it works very well for us. The biggest problem for the reserve teams has been a lack of opposition clubs to play. Keighley one of the teams that we've played this season (three times I think) and they've not pulled out of fixtures at late notice (unlike some other clubs). Hence my point, which I made rather poorly first time round.

It’s not unfair at all. Read the article. The previous management either were too arrogant and had their heads in the sand or simply didn’t care and sodded off. You don’t sign players to extended contracts with associated wage rises when your income is going down. Also clearly not enough effort was put into increasing income as the new management were able to increase sponsorship/commercial income significantly.
You have forecasts for income generation, you can see what the trend has been over the previous time period, you adjust your income forecast and then your expenditure accordingly.

The club does not get in to the state it is by simply being a bit unlucky one season.