I want to bed pretty sad feathered friends to be honest but have woken up pretty excited.With all the negative and foreboding press about the survival of our club I realised one very important point has been forgotten.
However this humanitarian and financial situation ( leaving out the low probability incredibly dire situation of a no treatment / vaccine high casualty world) pans out there is absolutely no doubt Rugby League will become a more streamlined less bloated cost effective game with a salary cap nowhere near the ten million of a few weeks ago. Both NRL and club staffing will be more cost effective and less orientated towards player payments as the whole of society takes a hit.
All of a sudden a Rugby League club with its streamlined structures and lower cost base becomes a business where good management may actually allow a club owner to make money. The spiralling player payments and demands for Cebtre of Excellence monoliths will be a thing of the past. Sure the financial situation may reduce the number of likely suitors but for those with funds at their disposal a famous club like Manly becomes something far more attractive under a lower cost structure.
Clubs may no longer be just toys for the rich but instead become affordable business vehicles with a customer ( club member) still yearning for the return of our great game to their lives in difficult times. A lower cost entity with a customer base that is still available and keen is a powerful thing. We will be one of the few businesses where the customers will be waiting in line for their beloved product. Indeed harsh circumstances may make our game even more in demand as a distraction from the troubles of their lives.The last couple of weeks has shown how much we want our game.
The great man himself Geoff Toovey hinted at the interest that remains in our brand this very evening.
We know we had suitors for our famous maroon and white prior to this mess and now our historical club is there to be grabbed at a price and future business conditions that makes it attractive.
All this asssumes Scott Penn wants out. Maybe he sees what I see and will not be going anywhere as his costs diminish.
We will be fine.
Rugby League cannot afford to cede the productive land al the way to Newcastle, our famous colours DEMAND a buyer and we will be going nowhere.feathered friends.In fact a new more humble affordable yet exciting era awaits as the gross excesses of our game are a thing of the past.
Over to you Bozo
PS. And the lower payments to players and possible season delay may very well bring about the loss of Scam Smith from our lives forever feathered friends. An incredible bonus in testing times.
However this humanitarian and financial situation ( leaving out the low probability incredibly dire situation of a no treatment / vaccine high casualty world) pans out there is absolutely no doubt Rugby League will become a more streamlined less bloated cost effective game with a salary cap nowhere near the ten million of a few weeks ago. Both NRL and club staffing will be more cost effective and less orientated towards player payments as the whole of society takes a hit.
All of a sudden a Rugby League club with its streamlined structures and lower cost base becomes a business where good management may actually allow a club owner to make money. The spiralling player payments and demands for Cebtre of Excellence monoliths will be a thing of the past. Sure the financial situation may reduce the number of likely suitors but for those with funds at their disposal a famous club like Manly becomes something far more attractive under a lower cost structure.
Clubs may no longer be just toys for the rich but instead become affordable business vehicles with a customer ( club member) still yearning for the return of our great game to their lives in difficult times. A lower cost entity with a customer base that is still available and keen is a powerful thing. We will be one of the few businesses where the customers will be waiting in line for their beloved product. Indeed harsh circumstances may make our game even more in demand as a distraction from the troubles of their lives.The last couple of weeks has shown how much we want our game.
The great man himself Geoff Toovey hinted at the interest that remains in our brand this very evening.
We know we had suitors for our famous maroon and white prior to this mess and now our historical club is there to be grabbed at a price and future business conditions that makes it attractive.
All this asssumes Scott Penn wants out. Maybe he sees what I see and will not be going anywhere as his costs diminish.
We will be fine.
Rugby League cannot afford to cede the productive land al the way to Newcastle, our famous colours DEMAND a buyer and we will be going nowhere.feathered friends.In fact a new more humble affordable yet exciting era awaits as the gross excesses of our game are a thing of the past.
Over to you Bozo
PS. And the lower payments to players and possible season delay may very well bring about the loss of Scam Smith from our lives forever feathered friends. An incredible bonus in testing times.
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