Excellent post Middleman. Do you have figures handy? I think Sale for instance is 10% of the WHOLE RL debt. Be interesting if we found enough info for our own expose.

Think the comments were more about the timing than the content.

No one can argue the game needs investment but this isn't something that should be shown on launch day.

Bolton Wanderers on their are in debt to the tune of 136.5M , that's twice SL's supposed combined Debt , and that's just a middling footy club. rlBolton have revealed the clubs debtrl


did anyone notice this story about Wasps when we were being put through the mill in Dec ?
rlHard-up Wasps fail to pay players in the run-up to Christmasrl

the coment 'Wasps are far from the only Aviva Premiership club suffering financially' is telling' but no BBC hack would want to end his burgening career by taking on the greys at Twickers with a bad publicity story ..

rlChiefs aim for financial parityrl ' Despite this financial disadvantage, Exeter has posted a profit for the second year running and is one of only four Aviva Premiership clubs to not be operating in debt.'
in 2007/2008 Rugby Premiership clubs were reporting an annual combined loss of 10M a year . Like in SL there are clubs like Gloucester & Leicester that report a surplus , and the RFU are always keen to promote that.
trouble is with a bumper BT deal ( 152M ) for Heineken Cup games there is more money around to offset these debts than in SL.

I totally agree with you redhope. I logged on to the BBC website hoping to see positive news of our takeover but instead got this. The timing is awful and it is as though they want us to fail.

I think most sports have been it with hard times in the austerity that is taking place I was surprised when read the debt on super league website I thought it might have been higher than that so its better than expected