Very sorry to see Alan go , he was a Diamond of a bloke and will be very hard to replace , for me our Programme is one of the Best in Rugby League .Charlie knows .

Sorry to hear this news. Like I have said on other threads " our program stands out head and shoulders compared to the rest". What I will say and if I am ridiculed for it so what. I don't buy the program to help out the club, I buy it for the read. I buy a season ticket , joined LISA and other things to do that. If the content of our rag starts to fall I personally won't buy it and the teaser of collecting stars won't tempt me either. If enough people think like me then it will be a big fuss and someone will have oeuf on their bouch.

Well if you are ridiculed then I will be also as I totally agree with every word.

Is it worth having a programme? Does producing them lose money for the club? If so, what is the point of having one. Is it just to keep the I don't like change brigade happy? Seems more hassle than it's worth.

Personally I do like a program home and away - they are a grand 'keepsake' for referral in later years (or weeks sometimes these days - nay hours!

) as to who played (if you can keep up with the announcer when he / she gives out the team) and the score / scorers when you jot them down - very handy.



As said ours [uhas[/u been the best - time will tell if it will remain so.



Many thanks Alan for your services to date - you can sit back and enjoy the games from now on.

Well it has survived through the darkest days of the club so the only sensible answer must be that it is a money generator, otherwise it would be one of the first things to be cut as an unaffordable luxury.



As for hassle, well its a lot of work, but that's OK if you had a passion for it like Alan, and knew that it was appreciated by the fans. The question remains as to whether that passion can be replaced.

Very True , as you say a programme provides you with info and Stats to look up in later years , I have programmes going back to the early 60s , a very informative read , and I will miss Alan .

It makes money for the club. I am sure Alan handed a cheque to the Board at a Fans Forum a couple of seasons ago for profits from its' sale and it was for a good sum.

No Frank - he did a presentation on the profitability of the programme. Based on recent sales, the programme made a slight loss, until you took advertising into account. Then it made a profit.



Last year we had very few adverts, and hence I reckon we lost money, especially as gates were down.



However, Rob is doing a fantastic job, attracting advertisers and, if the gates increase, the signs should be good. (especially now my exorbitant salary is taken out of the equation!

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Good Luck with whatever you decide to do Alan , I for one will miss your input to the Club .Ian .

Thanks Ian - I'm staggered by the number of lovely messages I've had. They all help me feel a little (but not much) better about things

I wish Alan all the best .