When you have a coach who whinges to a (friend) , who he also knows is a media personality, then you have a leak, stop the leaks and the boat stops sinking..
our boat resembles a colander
When you have a coach who whinges to a (friend) , who he also knows is a media personality, then you have a leak, stop the leaks and the boat stops sinking..
Why do people think Hugh Jackman has the money to bail out manly? Nice bloke but he wouldn’t be filthy rich enough to throw money away every year. Souths have a large membership base, Good sponsors, they play out of a quality stadium that doesn’t charge much and they make decent revenue. Russell Crowe doesn’t have to worry about putting cash in and his shares are probably worth something. I don’t think wolverine can stand to lose a million a year while we have the lemon that is brookie.They are what we have for better or worse. But if someone with the money to make it work and a genuine love for the club (e.g. Hugh Jackman or even a Max Delmege) came along and bought them out, I don't think many of us would be all that unhappy to see the back of them. This club has had nothing but trouble since they got involved.
Geez get it right.. which sport are we playing again?oops ESL side!
Why do people think Hugh Jackman has the money to bail out manly? Nice bloke but he wouldn’t be filthy rich enough to throw money away every year. Souths have a large membership base, Good sponsors, they play out of a quality stadium that doesn’t charge much and they make decent revenue. Russell Crowe doesn’t have to worry about putting cash in and his shares are probably worth something. I don’t think wolverine can stand to lose a million a year while we have the lemon that is brookie.
Hugh Jackman Net Worth: $150 Million
There’s the enemy from within right there.When the board was disfunctional, the team wasn’t affected. But now due to lack of direction from CEO down we are stuffed for 2018. Just hope good old Zorba is happy with what he’s done here. Unless there’s a spare box of culture up in the attic it’s hard to see it improving in 2019.
oops ESL side!
Net worth is a bit different to available cash. How much of his worth would be tied up in large houses and other assets. I can’t see him liquidating assets to pour them into a money pit.Hugh Jackman Net Worth: $150 Million
I'm not sure that buying an NRL side is the giant risk for a mega wealthy person that many are claiming. You pay your piddling $10 million then the NRL gives you $13 million a year to fund a $10 million salary cap.
What's with all the hand wringing?
If you run it like a proper professional organization it costs a lot more than 13mil. There’s only two nrl clubs that turned a profit last year. Our football department is tiny. GWS afl employ about 30-40 football department staff. Physios, trainers, analysts, strength coaches, position coaches. Then you have training facility costs, capital expenditure (because no gov ever gives us cash), equipment, upkeep and operational costs of facilities, junior development, junior rep coaching, game day costs, transport to and from games (planes). If we had the same support staff and equipment as the roosters for example we’d be running a $2-3mil loss. That’s from knowledge of what they have vs what we have by a guy that’s worked at bothI'm not sure that buying an NRL side is the giant risk for a mega wealthy person that many are claiming. You pay your piddling $10 million then the NRL gives you $13 million a year to fund a $10 million salary cap.
What's with all the hand wringing?
At our club or a well run club?It is estimated that admin, football staff and running cost are up to another $8-$10mil a year on top of players wages .... minus gate and merchandise etc ...
Surely though it's just another vanity project for the rich? Like owning yachts, private jets, etc.If you run it like a proper professional organization it costs a lot more than 13mil. There’s only two nrl clubs that turned a profit last year. Our football department is tiny. GWS afl employ about 30-40 football department staff. Physios, trainers, analysts, strength coaches, position coaches. Then you have training facility costs, capital expenditure (because no gov ever gives us cash), equipment, upkeep and operational costs of facilities, junior development, junior rep coaching, game day costs, transport to and from games (planes). If we had the same support staff and equipment as the roosters for example we’d be running a $2-3mil loss. That’s from knowledge of what they have vs what we have by a guy that’s worked at both
Edit: the cap on football department expenditure is $5.7mil. This doesn’t include capital expenditure. It’s estimated the dogs, Brisbane and the roosters were all spending upwards of $8mil a year
Not afl clubs they make money. Nrl is one of the only “professional” sports I can think of that is so flush with cash yet they lose money. The American sports are big businessesSurely though it's just another vanity project for the rich? Like owning yachts, private jets, etc.
Surely though it's just another vanity project for the rich? Like owning yachts, private jets, etc.
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10 | 9 | 1 | 124 | 20 |
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9 | 7 | 2 | 72 | 16 |
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9 | 7 | 2 | 49 | 16 |
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11 | 7 | 4 | 59 | 14 |
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9 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 14 |
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10 | 6 | 4 | -10 | 14 |
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11 | 6 | 5 | 107 | 12 |
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11 | 6 | 5 | -9 | 12 |
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10 | 5 | 5 | -56 | 12 |
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11 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 11 |
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10 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 10 |
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11 | 5 | 6 | -12 | 10 |
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9 | 3 | 6 | -71 | 8 |
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10 | 3 | 6 | -9 | 7 |
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9 | 2 | 7 | -69 | 6 |
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10 | 2 | 8 | -91 | 6 |
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10 | 1 | 9 | -186 | 4 |