I'm sure it would be but with the SMC deal and the fact we make nothing from food and drink sales i can't see it being a money spinner plus I think it is a bit of a slap in the face for our long suffering fans that we'll subsidise opposition fans to come here but not do anything for our travelling support. When you take into account cost of buses they'll have to significantly increase the number of away fans to make it more financially lucrative than doing nothing

sorry I was agreeing with you re the club putting buses in for our fans going to away games. Insist that anyone on the subsidised coaches buy a ticket from the club as part of the deal and you have some money coming back in to the club to pay for it.

Sorry, misunderstood (not used to you agreeing with me ). It would be great if they did it once a season to try and encourage a large amount of fans - problem is we generally have large amounts at most away grounds anyway. Worked well for the likes of wire in the past. Ticket and transport for £30 or something

I know this is probably old ground Jake and my memory's not the best but I thought we got a % of money from food and drink at the kc . How do you know we don't get any money mate ?

Mr Allam was quoted in the HDM, saying....so I doubt we get much, if anything.

That if you choose to believe the good doctor I suppose . The smc made profit in the years previous to his tenure

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We get a payment at the same level as we did from the bars the the last year of the Boulevard (6900 average)

You may be right but if we do it won't be much

I've not heard that one before.

In the orginal agreement of us moving from Boulevard (our former home for those new fans)

Basically guaranted income, like the 7500 ticket thing

Yes it rings a bell now - income from the bars would be lost as the catering was to be run by the SMC, so we were allocated a sum based on the boulevard takings.
Seems reasonable as you would expect the centralised SMC catering to make a good profit.

In the HDM article, Mr Allam was also winging about the SMC having to buy a number of Premier Club season passes each season, but he fails to mention that we pay back the SMC 50% of the gate money above 7500, which in an average season pays it all back.

Geography doesn't help, the further a club for the traveller the more it hits numbers.

It would be great if the club's could come together and fix a price for away fans say £18 for standing £20 for seating even if that is cheaper than for home fans it's still fair as that price is set if anyone travels, it's almost a discount for making the effort. Obviously though the tickets for away matches would have to be purchased at your own club and bought before match day.

You could even create an away day season ticket from your own club which includes coach travel, ticket and a voucher for one drink, if all the club's actually went to an RFL meeting and came together for the greater good that would make a welcome change.