Which I assume means this has had a major detrimental effect on the funds available to the Rhinos - money which could have been utilised in improving the facilities at Headingley.

That seems to be Sal and Gotchas's philosophy. Predict doom and gloom every year and eventually it will come right,

Think you are right regarding the above, however there is a flip side, don't know what's happening at Bradford (don't think anyone does) but if administration is looming it might not be a sellers market anymore and the vultures will circle and pick off the bones of the bulls for very little

just read another forum that Caisley is ready to take over once more and bring in new investment/investors.I wonder why this time he can generate investment,and not before?,but I am informed all will be revealed this week

Anybody know the latest on the ground

Looks like we will have to wait another couple of weeks on the Rugby Union side, but you could speculate based on this: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/p00qspfy (17 minutes in) Quote ="Gary Hetherington on Radio Leeds"“We are going to put the microscope on every part of the rugby operation……but also there are other aspects of the club as well …… the future of the club going forward and the relationships that we might be able to develop with other clubs in the region What I want to be able to do in a couple of weeks’ time, is engage with our stakeholders and give a very clear plan of what we are trying to do and where we are trying to go and I think we will be in a position to unfold all that and unveil it all in the next two weeks. Relegation was traumatic, we are weaker than we were …”'" Elsewhere, interesting to see David Conn's view on Rugby League from the outside. Surprisingly positive? www.guardian.co.uk/sport/david-c ... per-league

Looks like we will have to wait another couple of weeks on the Rugby Union side, but you could speculate based on this: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/p00qspfy (17 minutes in) Quote ="Gary Hetherington on Radio Leeds"“We are going to put the microscope on every part of the rugby operation……but also there are other aspects of the club as well …… the future of the club going forward and the relationships that we might be able to develop with other clubs in the region What I want to be able to do in a couple of weeks’ time, is engage with our stakeholders and give a very clear plan of what we are trying to do and where we are trying to go and I think we will be in a position to unfold all that and unveil it all in the next two weeks. Relegation was traumatic, we are weaker than we were …”'" Elsewhere, interesting to see David Conn's view on Rugby League from the outside. Surprisingly positive? www.guardian.co.uk/sport/david-c ... per-league