Quote: northernbloke "But Akers is not leaving to go live in Toronto'"
So just tell the truth! Ackers is taking a great career opportunity that allows him to spend a bit more time (not a great deal more) up North. I don't have a problem with that. I have a problem with the released on compassionate grounds bull. You might believe that Ackers completed a deal from start to finish with Toronto one day after his release. I don't.
76030_1540929970.jpgJESUS WEPT HOW MANY TIMES?????
£20 a ticket and £15 on beer and merchandise.....so an away fan is worth £35. At best, 1,000 is the average away support split across 11 rounds and I am being really generous here, so Toronto, replacing say Wakefield will cost a SL club £35,000.
The minimum turnover of a SL club is £4,000,000 so Toronto instead of Widnes is worth less than 1% of a SL clubs turnover.
There are many valid reasons for and against expansion into America, but "AWAY FANS" isn't one of them. :d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_76030.jpg
Quote: Colly2 "Good that the club has clarified that it is Ackers serving up bull. Good stuff, DH.'"
Sorry.......WHAT? GENUINELY.......WHAT T F ????????
ScenarioContracted player wants to leave? PROFESSIONAL SPORTS Club OK.....Why? PlayerBecause I am Homesick.........I miss my family. PROFESSIONAL SPORTS Club OK.....Off you toddle....but if you sign for a club further away from "homesick central", we will come after YOU for compensation......but enjoy your time with your family.
That would be how a business minded club would have done it.......Bitching about it afterwards because you were duped is how a child reacts!!
As for the RFL........If they had an ounce of backbone they would step on shindigs like this NOW....
you are right but also trust between player and club comes into it. LB in their ignorance trusted and Ackers was dishonourable. I would like to think we would learn from these things but we dont
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HOW MANY TIMES?????
£20 a ticket and £15 on beer and merchandise.....so an away fan is worth £35. At best, 1,000 is the average away support split across 11 rounds and I am being really generous here, so Toronto, replacing say Wakefield will cost a SL club £35,000.
The minimum turnover of a SL club is £4,000,000 so Toronto instead of Widnes is worth less than 1% of a SL clubs turnover.
There are many valid reasons for and against expansion into America, but "AWAY FANS" isn't one of them. 
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