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6679_1399761959.png [quote="dally messenger":1gysl9ow]was watching an nfl doco. on one of their teams and they used the term bomb to describe those long high passes from quaterback to running back and i think gibson took that idea, realized you cant throw the ball forward in RL and adapted it to a "bomb" kick we have[/quote:1gysl9ow]
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| Quote: meliferra "Hi GF,
So Matchday revenue - (Admin + matchday costs)
I don't have the figures from 2013, but I do have the financials from 2008-2012. What I can say is that there were a number of ways the club could reduce the losses they were incurring and the route they have taken would appear to be the one that involved the least amount of ingenuity and hard work.
In 2012 the London Broncos made an operating loss of just over £2.2 million. The revenue streams that they had, including RFL/SKY money, Tickets, corporates and sponsors was just under £2.2 million.
The outgoings included £300,000 in Marketing and marketing Wages, £530,000 in administration costs, £220,000 in match-day costs, £520,000 in Coaching costs????, £130,000 on the Academy and a whopping £2.7 million on "first team costs". I take it this last figure is for everything, including travel, accommodation etc and not that we are busting the cap by a million
The Move to the Hive is supposedly designed to reduce the burden on Mr Hughes, who in 2012 had to find £2.2 million.
We have little if any Admin staff left after the "cull" at the end of the season, wrapped up in a blanket of bull called "redundancies", which would account for £530,000 in administration costs (not counting Gus's salary of course).
Match day expenses that were £220,000 are apparently included in this new dawn.
Marketing is supposedly the responsibility of the Hive now, so another £300,000 saved there.
Not sure about the academy at present, but let's leave them out of this for now, so based on 2012, the move to the Hive has cut costs by £1,050,000 in return for giving up income of £550,000.
£500,000 is the supposed benefit of this move (I don't know how much we are paying for underhill). at £30 a visit to the club, in match day ticketing and residual takings, that is 1,282 more fans per game......Gus has shed 1,167 fans from each game over 3 seasons......Hmmmm
So, it could be argued that to make up for the total and abject failure of the club to attract fans....in fact, their success in shedding them, Gus fired everyone in sight and is instead, paying rent on a new office and training pitch whilst passing all responsibility for commercial activity to the new landlord.
If it was an episode of the BBC programme Hustle, it would be up for a BAFTA!
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| Quote: gutterfax "the least amount of ingenuity and hard work.
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| Quote: gutterfax "I don't have the figures from 2013, but I do have the financials from 2008-2012. What I can say is that there were a number of ways the club could reduce the losses they were incurring and the route they have taken would appear to be the one that involved the least amount of ingenuity and hard work.
In 2012 the London Broncos made an operating loss of just over £2.2 million. The revenue streams that they had, including RFL/SKY money, Tickets, corporates and sponsors was just under £2.2 million.
The outgoings included £300,000 in Marketing and marketing Wages, £530,000 in administration costs, £220,000 in match-day costs, £520,000 in Coaching costs????, £130,000 on the Academy and a whopping £2.7 million on "first team costs". I take it this last figure is for everything, including travel, accommodation etc and not that we are busting the cap by a million
As I have said many times WHY IS THIS CEO CLOWN STILL EMPLOYED. FIRST QUESTION AT A FANS FORUM.
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6679_1399761959.png [quote="dally messenger":1gysl9ow]was watching an nfl doco. on one of their teams and they used the term bomb to describe those long high passes from quaterback to running back and i think gibson took that idea, realized you cant throw the ball forward in RL and adapted it to a "bomb" kick we have[/quote:1gysl9ow]
[quote="eels fan":1gysl9ow]You poor poor obsessed fat ex vichyballin potato thieving stoaway.[/quote:1gysl9ow]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_6679.png |
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| Quote: daftdad "As I have said many times WHY IS THIS CEO CLOWN STILL EMPLOYED. FIRST QUESTION AT A FANS FORUM.'"
A forum may be the only way you'll get Paddock Punter to visit the Hive
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| Quote: gutterfax "A forum may be the only way you'll get Paddock Punter to visit the Hive
I won't waste my time.
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6679_1399761959.png [quote="dally messenger":1gysl9ow]was watching an nfl doco. on one of their teams and they used the term bomb to describe those long high passes from quaterback to running back and i think gibson took that idea, realized you cant throw the ball forward in RL and adapted it to a "bomb" kick we have[/quote:1gysl9ow]
[quote="eels fan":1gysl9ow]You poor poor obsessed fat ex vichyballin potato thieving stoaway.[/quote:1gysl9ow]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_6679.png |
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| Quote: Paddock Punter "I won't waste my time.'"
Oh go on.....egg him! It'd be a Youtube sensation and probably get more views than his viral video of 2012
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66844_1330776218.jpg [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HxV65bn0Zw/url:20fxvvo4]Selco, answer our prayers![/url:20fxvvo4]
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| Quote: gutterfax "his viral video '"
rlIf only Gus would go viralrl
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| Quote: Paddock Punter "You left viral in
As the song says Gus is a plague.
Plagues don't leave they have to be eradicated.
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| just aquick q for gutters!
yr new dawn! how is it going to happen! Obviously you want rid of gus! so do you have someone else to do the job?
You dont seem to think D Hughes does the Club any good! So who you got in mind?
The Hive is rubbish! where else are we gonna play?
you have been very good with all the figures from the past, and you doom monger everything that happens (quite rightly sometimes) you give everyone the impression that supporting the club is a vindication of everything therefore supporting the club is wrong.
What is your answer? do you have a money man? do you have a better option?
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| Micky, stay at the Stoop, market the product and win more than you loose. It's not Rocket science, but it was to a certain person.
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| Paddock the problem is we are not staying at the stoop, I actualy agree the stoop is best stadium wehave been in.
Fact is the club owners have decided thats not gonna happen, I am just at a loss with gutters constant comments against what the situation is without solutions!
if dh goes who pays the bills? Who will replace gus imo I think he will go anyway. Thats beside the point tho.
at the stoop the club were not allowed access to all the facilities on match day, quins did not really want us anymore.
I agree broncos are in dire straits, but we are still here, and hopefully will be for many years, but constant whinging without actual answers is just that whinging
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6679_1399761959.png [quote="dally messenger":1gysl9ow]was watching an nfl doco. on one of their teams and they used the term bomb to describe those long high passes from quaterback to running back and i think gibson took that idea, realized you cant throw the ball forward in RL and adapted it to a "bomb" kick we have[/quote:1gysl9ow]
[quote="eels fan":1gysl9ow]You poor poor obsessed fat ex vichyballin potato thieving stoaway.[/quote:1gysl9ow]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_6679.png |
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| Quote: mickyb1234 "I am just at a loss with gutters constant comments against what the situation is without solutions!'"
Michael, I have posted solutions. Thousands of times and they aren't hard to find if you're bothered.
The Club have changed names and now changed grounds in the 3 year tenure of the current CEO...the only benefit we got from the name change was...er....hang on...er......Nope, can't think of a benefit and now the move will deliver a similar set of results. More galling than the continued theft of a salary, is the total and utter destruction of the playing roster as well as the back office, which has left us facing straight down the barrel of what will probably be the worst season in the clubs SL history.
Selco asked for a Marketing Plan at a recent meeting between themselves and Gus. We didn't have one. Tone Rea went on record at the open day as saying that everything since December 13th has been done I a hurry....there has been no planning, it took 18 months to find a new home when we didn't need one and for the life of me, I can't think of what else the CEO has had to do?
We've moved and no amount of moaning by me will change that, but I refuse to simply shrug my shoulders and accept the codswallop being dished out by the club.....it is really sad that you feel the need to accept the "same different day" mantra....but don't feel that we all have to follow suit.
The solution is to ing market ourselves, but instead, we've whored the club to TK who will dabble in trying to boost crowds, but as he's getting paid anyway, he'll be happy either way. The solution is to cut out the excuses and blame game and to roll up your sleeves and do the job you are paid for. The Solution is to try to boost awareness, increase crowds and engage with your current customers......but the fans don't matter to Gus. He was quick enough to publish their names on the internet but the letter promised 2 weeks ago to ST holders is "in the post"....
....the only thing that I am not sure about in regards to this season is who or what Gus can find to blame when it doesn't deliver!
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| Quote: mickyb1234 "Paddock the problem is we are not staying at the stoop, I actualy agree the stoop is best stadium wehave been in.
Fact is the club owners have decided thats not gonna happen, I am just at a loss with gutters constant comments against what the situation is without solutions!
if dh goes who pays the bills? Who will replace gus imo I think he will go anyway. Thats beside the point tho.
at the stoop the club were not allowed access to all the facilities on match day, quins did not really want us anymore.
I agree broncos are in dire straits, but we are still here, and hopefully will be for many years, but constant whinging without actual answers is just that whinging'"
And whose fault was it that relations with Quins broke down. I despair at seeing old friends and fans burying their heads in the sand and accepting the that has happened over the last few months and the move to a suburban wasteland (nice LITTLE ground it maybe) as all right and rosy
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