Lost £1.1m (6th place) but its all been worth it because they romped to the Treble and are so outstanding the NRL have added them as a late entry to their playoffs

Well before the investment came and you know this,
The Covid loans have changed everything some can pay some can’t

Rovers total debt/net liabilities now over £5 million isnt it?

whilst we may not be flushed as some and not as skint as some believe, our actual debt came down from the previous year in the article thats behind a paywall

Calm down

We're a way off rock bottom yet folks. Based on our 2024 recruitment ins v outs we're in a Super League death spiral.

I blame Radford.

#backtobacktrophies

Yes, it was awful challenging at least for Grand Finals and winning Wembley finals.
Anyways, Tony Smiths gonna sort it according to most on here so we've got absolutely nothing to worry about.

Feels like the club is on life support at the moment, one more bad move and things could turn really critical. I have never felt so apathetic watching the club as yesterday, even in the 90s when the rugby was poor we had an excuse becuase the team were absolutely broke, as in not paying wages on time broke...6 years now of watching overpaid, overhyped players.

As I said earlier in the thread its one more pass from me, and after that im picking and choosing games if the entertainment level doesnt increase. Waste of time getting 'free' games on a pass if they are dead rubber loop games where the team cant be bothered.

[iI Still Have Faith[/i has just won the 3-00 at Doncaster.
Call it being a sucker for punishment?
Call it misguided loyalty?
Call it insanity?
Hey, we've just gotta keep on keeping on.
It's just the way it is, innit.......

Good post. I think my issues are:
1. The same decision makers at the top of the club appointed Smith. As I've said a few times I've never been enamoured with him; obviously too early to tell what's possible at FC but I'm not as unquestioningly confident in him as many others seem to be and we're definitely stretching credibility that all will magically come good because he is at the club given the hole we're in now Whatever squad he inherited a coach's job is to get the most from available resources and over recent weeks he has comprehensively failed to do so.
2. Based on current recruitment and outs v ins, even with a couple of signings to come the squad has injury prone players at 1, 3, 4, 6,. Talk of Hoy in the halves next year would mean no organising general which we know from pre Sneyd days is a disaster. Certainly feels like a 10th place finish will be backed up with a reduced playing budget.

I have no idea what the extent of our ambitions are right now (survival, play-offs, lucky cup run?) and the looming tenancy renewal is another potential risk. I think we need a some clarity. As an out of towner who's been a passholder for many years including the Agar tenure I've not decided whether to renew. Between Smith's vague and meandering comments and the complete vacuum of comms from the club's leadership it's all a bit "meh"

The start next season will be huge for the club , It will be mostly TS team and pressure will be on him to get the team moving in the right direction .

It's time Pearson did the decent thing, test the water and put the club up for sale and see if he gets any interest because it's clear to see that he has lost his passion and drive for the club.

The training hub not even been started when it was due to open this autumn, back room staff leaving, operating well under the cap, The list is endless.