Nah, its all circumstantial. Haven't we technically had a better start points-wise this season over last?

I do get your point though, Moran isn't the megalomaniac tyrant that Abramovich is, I just used that as its the only sporting comparison that came close to fitting. The bottom line is though without Moran I think we would be an outfit who struggled to make the playoffs. Regardless of how self sufficient we're trying to be, a sugar daddy like Moran in the background goes a long way.

Just going back to the Bulls 'model', one of their fundamental problems was that they had to average attendances of over 10k (maybe as high as 11.5k) to break even because of the ongoing work to the stadium. That's OK when you're winning but - a little like Wigan planning their finances based on winning the CC every year in the 80-90's - you can't guarrenttee that.

Bulls are hampered by their ground but it looks like they didn't talk to their bankers before selling the ground to the RFL !!
If true - it's amateurish and Hood should hang his head in shame.

Do we know how much the extension cost?

The Guardian has quoted £2million in the past in relation to filling in the corners.

was told by someone who works for the company carrying out the work that it cost £1.5 million and was funded by two of the board members.

The extra in the saints game would have paid a little back. An extra 1700 speccies at say £20 each-approx an extra £34000.

2000 extra. Capacity has gone from 13024 to 15000.