At least we will have £600,000 more Sky money next season providing we stay in SL as well!

Not guaranteed, remember the proposed restructure!

Which proposed re-structure?? First I've heard of this :/

What about if the fans could buy shares?



*cough*

New league proposal (2 leagues into 3 etc. ). There are rumours that the £600,000 will be lower as the sponsorship will need to be shared between more clubs.

Maybe cut like has been said if London miss the start or get relegated which looks very likely.

If this happens i can see other SL clubs having money problems.

Selling players and reducing wages (as we did) is a double whammy as far as cutting the gap in the shortfall, tackling debt is a little bit harder.

Lge Exp mentions Gale to Hull and Sammut also leaving and the playing squad having to take a 10% salary cut in order to satisfy the RFL that you are doing your level best to avoid administrsation.

I wonder if, as we were you, have been told to avoid administration at all costs or face relegation?

Clearly both clubs seem to be taking a more responsible approach to sorting matters in house than taking the easy (?) route.

This always comes up though. Whenever anyone is perceived to be ' not very good' or 'rubbish', they cry goes up that we should "let them go" or more succinctly "get rid". Truth is, the ones we will be able to "let go" are the ones someone else will want to take.

If both Gale and Sammut go who's our 7? Addy? Obrien? Henry? Losing Gale and Purtell better for the balance of the squad, but realistically Purtell would find a 10% wage cut a small price to pay for the chance of proving he can make a contribution, and get another contract. The comments from the directors sounded like they were asking for voluntary redundancies, which is a mixed blessing, I would guess Sammut was at the front of the queue.

On the debt reduction, I havent seen anything about OK demanding his money back from the club over and above any agreed repayment terms, so it looks as if the £400k is to break-even including any debt servicing/repayment.

Club said if anyone leaves, they would replace them, albeit with someone on a lower wage. So if both Gale & Sammut left, I would assume we'd have our eye on a replacement half, just of lesser quality than Sammut. Having Gaskell with one of the above just doesn't work.

Perhaps Kearney will move into the halves and one of Kear or Foster to full-back?



I'd also take a look at a loan (Gareth O'Brien?) or a Championship player.



FWIW I think Kearney and Gaskell would be an awful half-back partnership.