Post subject: Re: When do Nigel Wood and Richard Lewis retire?
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 5:17 pm
Wellsy13
Club Owner
Joined: Feb 03 2004 Posts: 10000 Location: Hull
Judder Man wrote:Thats my point, its not who we have past and present but who we should attract to give the sport some credability. O2, Vodaphone, Emirates, Guinness, BMI, Virgin, RBS would do for starters.
No, you said that Gillette have used to sponsor for a whole season and now they sponsor less. What did they used to sponsor?
And we as a sport have moved away from alcohol sponsors for competitions.
It seems your point is that we should get rid of our two tops guys because they are not attracting sponsors that we have never had (despite attracting better sponsors than we have ever had). It's ridiculous. They're doing a great job, the best we've ever seen, and you're still not happy and want more.
Post subject: Re: When do Nigel Wood and Richard Lewis retire?
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 5:28 pm
Catalancs
Club Coach
Joined: Jan 28 2006 Posts: 18736 Location: Baix Empordà, Catalunya
Judder Man wrote:Thats my point, its not who we have past and present but who we should attract to give the sport some credability. O2, Vodaphone, Emirates, Guinness, BMI, Virgin, RBS would do for starters.
Virgin sponsor the Jamaican team. Alitalia sponsor the European Cup. Gillette and Vodaphone are both involved in rugby league. Didn't RBS nearly go pop?
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Post subject: Re: When do Nigel Wood and Richard Lewis retire?
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 7:59 pm
Judder Man
Player Coach
Joined: Oct 29 2007 Posts: 6767 Location: Now in Enemy Country
Wellsy13 wrote: It seems your point is that we should get rid of our two tops guys because they are not attracting sponsors that we have never had (despite attracting better sponsors than we have ever had). It's ridiculous. They're doing a great job, the best we've ever seen, and you're still not happy and want more.
Great way to run a business.
Too right I,m not happy, Rugby League is a great product but is being devalued out of media and sporting presence.
Richard Lewis is a dead duck now, if you bother to search his new job brief for sporting england, you will find he has to operate with contraints and show impartiality. Which means he can no longer be directly involved in financial links to rugby league. Nigel Wood is dedicated to rugby league but has made too many mistakes and created too many gimmicks along the way. Typical example is the millenium/magic weekend and RL expansion.
The new young dynasty of super saints is coming to a ground near you. Welsby-Dodd-Simms-Eaves-Rizzelli, not Eastmond...the future is coming.
Post subject: Re: When do Nigel Wood and Richard Lewis retire?
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:16 pm
FearTheVee
International Board Member
Joined: Sep 26 2002 Posts: 11377 Location: Much too far South
Judder Man wrote:Too right I,m not happy,
Crowds up, record RFL profits, advance planning of international competition, Championship games on TV every week, two teams in Wales, clubs being forced to improve facilities for supporters - I can see why you're so upset at how this numpty has run RL recently.
Post subject: Re: When do Nigel Wood and Richard Lewis retire?
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:18 pm
Catalancs
Club Coach
Joined: Jan 28 2006 Posts: 18736 Location: Baix Empordà, Catalunya
FearTheVee wrote:Crowds up, record RFL profits, advance planning of international competition, Championship games on TV every week, two teams in Wales, clubs being forced to improve facilities for supporters - I can see why you're so upset at how this numpty has run RL recently.
Yes, but Leyth's crowds have dropped.
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Post subject: Re: When do Nigel Wood and Richard Lewis retire?
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:40 pm
Starbug
International Chairman
Joined: Mar 09 2004 Posts: 33944 Location: watching out for low flying geese
Catalancs wrote:Yes, but Leyth's crowds have dropped.
True , but what that has to do with Judder man , who knows
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Post subject: Re: When do Nigel Wood and Richard Lewis retire?
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:40 pm
Wellsy13
Club Owner
Joined: Feb 03 2004 Posts: 10000 Location: Hull
Judder Man wrote:Too right I,m not happy, Rugby League is a great product but is being devalued out of media and sporting presence.
Which has always been the case. They haven't devalued it. It's been the same for years and years.
Judder Man wrote:Richard Lewis is a dead duck now, if you bother to search his new job brief for sporting england, you will find he has to operate with contraints and show impartiality. Which means he can no longer be directly involved in financial links to rugby league.
Yet we get more funding from them than ever before...
Judder Man wrote:Nigel Wood is dedicated to rugby league but has made too many mistakes and created too many gimmicks along the way. Typical example is the millenium/magic weekend and RL expansion.
The Magic Weekend has allowed us to drop a fixture from the season to reduce player fatigue which everyone is always moan about... as well as aid expansion (something you are also whinging about). Not to mention two pro clubs in Wales that we didn't have before for, a full time French club that is stable, and talks of more.
They've made mistakes, but nowhere near as much as the previous administrations.
You are one of those people that will never be happy unless they're whinging about being unhappy.
Post subject: Re: When do Nigel Wood and Richard Lewis retire?
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:51 pm
Starbug
International Chairman
Joined: Mar 09 2004 Posts: 33944 Location: watching out for low flying geese
Catalancs wrote:Nowt do with said poster and... Twas in jest
Unfortunatley we dont think it's that funny to tell the truth , A nice shiny stadium slowly bleeding us dry and a dwindling fan base with little enthusiasm to watch a team unable to climb the ladder because of our location
Well done Ricky and Nige , they have done some good stuff for the international game and SL , but they are clueless in dealing with the lower tiers , apart from allowing expansion clubs to blatanly flout the rules to promote themselves
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