Barry Hearn's angling for a cash payment from the premier league or west ham.

Bit harsh ? sorry petal

David Hughes, for all his brilliant support has to understand (as I do too) that just because he (I) love (s) this game, doesn't mean that a big investor will too. 15 years of top flight RL in london and still the same 3,500 average...no growth but plenty of negatives...hardly the basis for throwing 10,000,000+ at a venture is it?

I can dream can not

The partner has to be a local council, not another sports club. Which is why Brentford didnt work, and Harlequins cant work long term. They ultimately can't resist charging us masses of rent as its no benefit to another sports club if we bring people into the local area or get local kids playing sport and off the streets, or raise the profile of an area. We need a 50 year rent free lease with a council owned ground which would be mutually beneficial. Or a ground of our own (which is unlikely without big investment).

Im sure we pay a huge part of our income on ground rent at The Stoop and that's no good.

Get a council ' facility ' and you'll still be no better off , unless YOU own and or control the stadium it will always be a drain on your income

Not if the council see you as an asset to the area and give you favourable terms over a long period. MK would do that, we need to find an area of London that would if that's too far.

as the bug will no doubt tell you..Leigh get nothing from any of the money spent on food and booze at their stadium......the council sell the franchises to the highest bidder......