I mean involve him on a consultancy basis and I thought I'd made that reasonably clear.

I know he would be expensive but I think it would be a more than worthwhile investment given the potential rewards. QRU were a tight ship under his tenure and there must surely be some lessons we can learn; Particularly WRT GETTING SHIRTS IN STOCK FOR XMAS and having a competent back office operation.

Lets face it, there is no need to waste money on Evans to implement such changes, a school leaver with a GCSE in Business Studies could manage that.

You did.

listy the job is yours, ale tokens acceptable renumeration?

True enough. However, I recall Mr Evans saying that he attended Fulham's first game against Wigan because it was an event. I can also recall that when the World Club Challenge was on our home games were very well attended because people saw them as events. If Mr Evans could build on this - initially for the glamour games against Wigan, Leeds & Saints then maybe we'll have something to build on.

Does the RFL know what it's meant to be??

Perhaps they'll employ rlMark Evansrl to sort out the thorny issue of growing crowds for Super League.

But then again with a substantial track record like his I wouldn't be suprised if he ended up working for another RU outfit such as the Melbourne Rebels in Oz.

I'm not that impressed by Mark Evans. The clowns that endure 80 minutes of Harlequins Rugby Union clearly are the most easily influenced/brainwashed people in the whole world (no offence to those on here that watch that tripe, at least you have SOME taste).

Sorry Listy....but even you, regardless of your opinion on Kick and clap, have to admit the man has taken a 2nd rate Union organisation and made them a well supported, financially viable entity.
I would think that if we could afford Evans services, PB would be looking for another job.....no harm meant to him, but not a lot has changed since he became GM, apart from his new job title.

As it is, I would HOPE that the club make massive gains in attendance figures for the 2011 season.....it is still the No1 area of concern for the RFL and now DH has said he will open his wallet for a few more years, the best way to reduce his overheads and ease the worries of the RFL is to become more sustainable...through regular income.......through ticket sales.....

Paddock...before you point out the marketing slant in this post.....I will do it for you. This post has a marketing slant!

If we can afford his services, we should commission him, or another consultant in his business.

Why is it so hard for people to imagine him and Blanchard working together? Consultants get hired all the time. You could say it is part of their remit to tell people like Blanchard where they're going wrong, which I'm sure Evans would be able to do.

I agree, if we can afford him let's see what he can do, rather than spending £50k on a second rate aussie, lets hire him for a few months with a specific remit to market the club. I see no reason why him and PB could not work together.

But if DH has done the deal we think he has with the RFL regarding responsibility and funding for the promotion/development of the game in the south, then would it not be the RFL that would be picking up the tab (if they felt inclined to leverage off ME`s record at Quins)?

Even better. Make a business case for them to instruct him.

Evan help us!