What intrigues me is that the provision that the RFL can force someone to dispose of their shareholding in a club would seem to really exist. A certain person not unconnected with the non appearance of Stevo as coach and us nearly losing Struddy before he arrived was talking about this in the late eighties but I tended to ignore him as it was connected with his personal vendetta against Roy Close.

I can't buy into this - people drifting away because of the mis management of the club. Liverpool FC are being mis managed big time but they still get full houses, anti glazer faction at Man U set up another club but Man U still get full houses. Wigan under Mo for the last years would seem to be mismanaged but attracted big crowds.

How has the club been mismanaged? It seems to me that with the resources available they have put out the best team they could but in Gutterfaxs world that meant that there was no money to invest in the m word and build crowds that way. Now there is an arguement that a winning team more than marketing would increase crowds but that is a whole new debate. So mis management? If that means an underesourced back office and systems then yes I would agree - but I guess what money there has been has gone to the team.

I would tend to agree with Homers later post - people's lives change and other priorities come along, coupled with an unsuccessful team and the club not being ingrained in people.

Myself - I love the game and would obviously prefer us to be winning, but the love of the game means I carry on.

Not sure what you mean as I believe it is simple and there is no intrigue at the least? any governing body can have it's own rules and bye-laws and if you sign up to them, then you are deemed to accept them and should adhere to them. Do the Premiership not have the same ruling and no one in football seems to get upset about it?

IL was given a time period to dispose of his share in the club, during that time he made no financial input as far as we are aware, meanwhile DH was left to carry all of the burden with his much lesser share. Is sport not like any business owning shares in any company is a risk and you accept that. The Radio Station I worked all my career for was the first to float on the market at around £6 and at one time they dropped to at under 50p, many staff panicked and sold at 75p, some were wise and then bought in even more in there thousands and made a killing when in time the recovered. No it is right that IL should be forced to dispose and he should accept he is not going to get top dollar, it does not help when their is little assets!

The period you go on to talk about is pre-Super League and the game was run much differently then.

This from a (self-proclaimed) marketing expert is quite ridiculous. Any supporter going away is a loss.



The numbers may be about the same, but the people aren't. Of the bunch of people, all of them committed season ticket holders for a number of seasons, who used to sit in the same patch as I did a Brentford, only about 25% now attend. Yes, some of them have moved to other parts of the country, but many haven't, they've just given up on the club. If we'd retained all of those and you could apply the same percentages across other supporters, we'd have regular gates of 5,000 now (which was always Nic Cartwright's Holy Grail).

Ah says g'fax, these were not "true fans". Total rubbish!

Back on thread...........none of us know quite what will be announced on Friday.

I am as guilty as many others for moaning and groaning about the club`s situation, but whatever our plight David Hughes deserves to be given our full support and we should show our appreciation on Friday. The man has given so much to keep this club afloat over the years, can we not for once drop the marketing debate from a thread and focus on the huge positive which is David Hughes..........you can market all you like but no DH = no club.

So what could be the positive news – debate ….

Quins RL financially viable for 2011 and beyond ?

Quins RL announce new multi millionaire investor ?

Quins RL taken over by union club ?

LMS resigns for Quins RL ?

Luke Dorn leaves for Saints ?



Quins RL sign Steve Menzies and a top class scrum half ?

Quins RL announce John Kear as their new coach ?

So come on what else might there be out there ....

I think all it will be is taht we are carrying on next year - beyond that who knows unless another fairy godperson with a bag of cash turns up.

I'm waving my wand over my midweek draw tickets as a type this

A new multi millionaire investor!
Signing Menzies and a top class scrum half(Gareth Moore

)
John Kear as new coach
LMS to sign a new 10-year deal


Will Sharp to change his mind on a move to Hull and stays to become our number 1 prop next season



Or maybe not!!!!!

Fair 'nough. Back on thread I can only agree with you and as it's only 2 days away I won't waste time speculating.

people are staying away because the club aren't winning. Simple.

I've worked it out - Steve McGee's entering the 2011 'Slimmer of the Year' contest