Quote: northernbloke "And who says he is owed 18million?'"
opening post of this thread.....pay attention
Quote: northernbloke "So I ask the question. What do you suggest?
Kill the club? Or been the only lifeblood of the club'"
A decade ago I'd have asked hi to set out a 10 year plan, reducing his financial input by 200k a year. I'd ask that he employ qualified people into key roles and not witter away his money on star players, bad fiscal policies and other god know what......with the intention of a club where he could maybe bankroll a marquee player, but one that wouldn't be hopelessly addicted to his handouts.
Now?EITHER START TALKING TO FANS INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT NEW OWNERSHIP MODELS OR I'D LIKE TO SEE HIM OFFER THE CLUB FOR SALE FOR A QUID, WITH NO DEBTS ATTACHED!
He'll do neither of these because his ego won't ever let him think that he's failed....as for being the "lifeblood", it is crueler to let something die slowly and painfully because you can't let go than it is to put it out of its misery....and that's what he has done, except with each passing year he has added to the pain and prolonged the misery.....this club has been at deaths door for a decade or so now...it's just there's a few of us left praying for a cure and Dr Hughes ain't the one to deliver it!
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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