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i would imagine saints could be in big trouble two of there fans grabed hold of murdoch mesila fancy trying to start a fight with him...
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Bet it gets swept under the carpet.tigerfeat wrote:i would imagine saints could be in big trouble two of there fans grabed hold of murdoch mesila fancy trying to start a fight with him...
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They were brave, stupid or really drunk to go for the biggest bloke on the park!!tigerfeat wrote:i would imagine saints could be in big trouble two of there fans grabed hold of murdoch mesila fancy trying to start a fight with him...
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wish hed have knocked the scrote out
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Saints are looking really strong and I would go as far as saying they are miles in front of the rest. Now things have settled for them financially following purchase of stadium (yes all that time ago) they can invest more finances into the squad cos ask many a saints fan they under invested in quality for a good 5 years and some say the stadium took some funding with loans still to be sorted years after moving in date. They own there own stadium and could be force for years to come.
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Let’s be fair, Saints were a conversion or no brainfart from Morgan away from a win in the semi last year so some of these comments are laughable.
Playing champagne rugby in the summer is very different to a wet dismal night in September and October, and Luke gale won that game with a monumental effort. That was Cas’s final in reality, they had nothing left come the final (losing hardaker in such fashion would have an impact but Cas looked spent in the final) against Leeds who at best were above average. Cas would have taken them if they hadn’t had such a draining semi.
The thing is, Saints had been dire for months at the start of the season and were lucky to even be in the semis but were clearly in the ascendancy at that point.
As someone else has mentioned, the money into the (Saints) stadium has limited the spend over a few years, including keeping KCunningham as coach on the cheap when Brown left.
Now the stadium is paid for however, it also brings in money, with conferences and weddings for example, and a fancy shop etc.
Audi Warrington use it for a lot of their meetings and training, for example, as part of their sponsorship. Also, the hospitality suites are 5 times the size of Knowsley Road so that’s another revenue stream.
The huge investment is now paying dividends, off the pitch financially, and that then influences things on the pitch with stronger contracts, nice place to attract players to and money to spend bringing through youth.
That’s something that Cas board need to think about with the new stadium.... it will pay for itself eventually.
Playing champagne rugby in the summer is very different to a wet dismal night in September and October, and Luke gale won that game with a monumental effort. That was Cas’s final in reality, they had nothing left come the final (losing hardaker in such fashion would have an impact but Cas looked spent in the final) against Leeds who at best were above average. Cas would have taken them if they hadn’t had such a draining semi.
The thing is, Saints had been dire for months at the start of the season and were lucky to even be in the semis but were clearly in the ascendancy at that point.
As someone else has mentioned, the money into the (Saints) stadium has limited the spend over a few years, including keeping KCunningham as coach on the cheap when Brown left.
Now the stadium is paid for however, it also brings in money, with conferences and weddings for example, and a fancy shop etc.
Audi Warrington use it for a lot of their meetings and training, for example, as part of their sponsorship. Also, the hospitality suites are 5 times the size of Knowsley Road so that’s another revenue stream.
The huge investment is now paying dividends, off the pitch financially, and that then influences things on the pitch with stronger contracts, nice place to attract players to and money to spend bringing through youth.
That’s something that Cas board need to think about with the new stadium.... it will pay for itself eventually.
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Saints' new stadium was funded by the cross-funding from Tesco, selling Knowsley Road for housing, and a town centre retail development. It left them with no bank debt according to Eamonn McManus:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugby ... Manus.html
http://www.spawforths.co.uk/langtree-park-stadium
Sources above. Therefore, I don't see how the stadium has been a millstone for them....Saints have made a loss every single year for the last 5 years.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugby ... Manus.html
http://www.spawforths.co.uk/langtree-park-stadium
Sources above. Therefore, I don't see how the stadium has been a millstone for them....Saints have made a loss every single year for the last 5 years.
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You’ll notice his words are chosen very carefully, in that he says It was built with no BANK debt, that’s not the same as NO DEBT. Some of the investment was McManus’ personal money as an interest-free loan, and some was from an investment company. I believe that wasn’t interest free, but have all been paid back now.
He mentions on that interview how the stadium actually makes money in its own right, whereas Knowsley Rd lost money!
By the way, St Helens have just returned to profit in 2018.
https://www.saintsrlfc.com/2018/07/23/s ... y-in-2018/
He mentions on that interview how the stadium actually makes money in its own right, whereas Knowsley Rd lost money!
By the way, St Helens have just returned to profit in 2018.
https://www.saintsrlfc.com/2018/07/23/s ... y-in-2018/
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theres one thing about this post that makes me highly suspicious visitor. who the hell in warrington can afford an audi.Visitor wrote:Let’s be fair, Saints were a conversion or no brainfart from Morgan away from a win in the semi last year so some of these comments are laughable.
Playing champagne rugby in the summer is very different to a wet dismal night in September and October, and Luke gale won that game with a monumental effort. That was Cas’s final in reality, they had nothing left come the final (losing hardaker in such fashion would have an impact but Cas looked spent in the final) against Leeds who at best were above average. Cas would have taken them if they hadn’t had such a draining semi.
The thing is, Saints had been dire for months at the start of the season and were lucky to even be in the semis but were clearly in the ascendancy at that point.
As someone else has mentioned, the money into the (Saints) stadium has limited the spend over a few years, including keeping KCunningham as coach on the cheap when Brown left.
Now the stadium is paid for however, it also brings in money, with conferences and weddings for example, and a fancy shop etc.
Audi Warrington use it for a lot of their meetings and training, for example, as part of their sponsorship. Also, the hospitality suites are 5 times the size of Knowsley Road so that’s another revenue stream.
The huge investment is now paying dividends, off the pitch financially, and that then influences things on the pitch with stronger contracts, nice place to attract players to and money to spend bringing through youth.
That’s something that Cas board need to think about with the new stadium.... it will pay for itself eventually.
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Not much 'atmosphere being generated ' in saints end wire and leeds fans loving it tho ..there getting absolutely pulled to pieces at minute
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Catalans have being outstanding in attack and aggressive in defense. I'm a little embarrassed by our defensive efforts against Superstar Saints this year so far in comparison.
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Interesting to see how the saints pack go rest of season smashed out of sight today especially first half well done Catalans
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Be intresting to see how catalans go in the final and how many fans they bring over for it.could be good for us as i think we play them the week after the final so they might be batterd and bruised and want to rest players against us
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Thompson aside there's a fair few over 30. In those conditions and against a hungry defense they looked over 40 today.tigerfeat wrote:Interesting to see how the saints pack go rest of season smashed out of sight today especially first half well done Catalans
I hope we've learned from that performance by Catalans. The 1st half was like a top end team from the NRL.
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Zero quotes in that at all, may aswell be printed in the sun
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