we should remember that were still only a 3 year old S/L club, weve made great strides so far but its obviously taken its toll money wise, but promotion was the best thing this club has done so we have to ask the question "was running up the debts worth it?"

of course it was.

Its kinda funny how all these Hull fans are coming on here and are so fascinated with our accounts all of a sudden, is it because there the only thing they beat us at??? lol

One of the biggest problems for Rovers right now IMO is the fact were in a bit of a financial crisis right now so money is harder to come by all round, funding from the council/sport England etc etc,
Maybe the way forward is to lower the playing standards, trim the wage bill for a couple of seasons, go with the younger lads and save a bit of money this way.

IMO Clinton wont come, weve seen nothing to believe he will other than hes left Brisbane, and at the minute i cant see how we can let Cooke leave as we have no one who can replace him, Galeas ok there, Chaz Ianson? i dont think so.

I think we can still make the play offs this season,( injurys permitting) the squad is still good enough IMO. its gonna be good to see how our young guns go this year, (Ratu, Watts and Hodgson)
And i also believe Hull will finish in the playoffs too, IMO there pack looks very strong and if Long can keep fit he could be on for one last swansong.

do we all agree that Melbourne storm are one the best clubs in the world???

well guess what, there in even bigger debt than Rovers, shock horror.

I agree that off the pitch we will never be as big as Hull due to the stadium and fan base they have, after the past two seasons theyve served up, for the amount of fans too turn up there is a testament to them, (either that or there just plain fools)
Would Hull be as well off if they were still at the Boulevard though???

think you missed my point, what I was trying to say was it's a matter of perspective, the poster was pointing out Clinton was an over priced player whilst ignoring the fact 2 years ago he was very hot property in the NRL. So I posted an alternative view of FC's recruitment.
I think FC's sugnings will improve them as will Clinton to ours. We both had gaps in playing staff.

Worry not lads and lasses.

Nobody is worried that Clinton is not a Rovers player it is more a case of can they afford him?

You do realise that at some point the underwriters will not support the growing debt anymore dont you? Looking at the debt now been 3mill + i'd say that isnt far away.

Don't worry yer sweet ass about it... Merry Christmas

I'm not worried mate, just wouldnt want to lose the derby's again!!



Merry Christmas too!!

You've lost plenty o' derbys recently mate

Yup, cant see it staying that way in 2010 though.

They know they won't get back what they've already put in, however I'm sure there is a point beyond which the current board will not want to go.

Interesting question for me is whether the current debts debts relate to cash introduced by the directors or whether it is bank finance guaranteed by the directors. If it's the latter it's a different ball game to the former

Back on topic.

Joel Clinton, signed, sealed and soon to be delivered.

Now that youve confirmed it will the Rovers shop be printing his name on shirts?

AFAIK, both our shops will print any name required on shirts, i mean i saw quite a few with Crocker on last season and even more with Webbo the year before.

You've got two shops ?


Your retail operation is twice as bad as I thought.

Neither can get their tills to work.

You lot lose your cockyness when the season is in progress

Clinton signs for 1 YEAR CONTRACT - £250,000 + HOUSE. To be annouced once visa is cleared, Any more, for Any more?????

Could be this what finally breaks the bank?????

Charlie Mullen I presume

Think that may be a tad over exaggerated

The a/cs show Drovers have £12k in the bank , I have more than that !
How do you operate with £12K in the bank ? Will they need the SL advance to sign Cliton

If that's rovers' visa card, there's not much chance of clearing that anytime soon

Just a tad!!



After reading more about Clinton i reckon 90-100k is what he should be demanding. I rate Clinton but most NRL fans i see quoted seem to think he had one good season in 2003/4 when he got his 1 cap.

Potentially a risky signing both on the pitch and financially.

risky signings? mark o'meley and his dodgy knee, berrigan's shoulder (underperformed on the field last 2 yr's imo), sean long gambling boozing and brawling by his own admission. you only need cookie back for a full house.

I guess the difference is that each of the ones youve named have played at the top level on the international stage and done so brilliantly well. Clinton has according to the Brisbane fans been a huge disappointment and according to the Penrith fans he had 1 good year. Panic signing by Morgs?