Newcastle thunder

[Brian potter]

very sad news for expansion and the game in general in the UK.

Newcastle Thunder: Relegated Championship rugby league team pull out of 2024 season

Newcastle Thunder pull out of 2024 season and say it is "not feasible to continue" after their relegation from the Championship.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Perth Red]

After Gateshead terrible news to lose Newcastle as well. Allegedly the owner is having a messy divorce and can’t afford to keep them going. Very hard to run a professional club with little support or sponsorship.

London skolars and Newcastle both gone from League 1. Brings Into question the viability of L1 with only 8 clubs left. might be time to merge championship and L1 and have two conferences?

 

[Nuke]

I don't know the situation (I am curious as to whether the name 'Newcastle Falcons' came about before or after the Aussie basketball team though...), but it seems 'coincidental' that the article quotes that while the League team is struggling with minimal growth in the area, the union is going strong.

Could it be the union owners owned their most direct rival so to stifle it?

It may sound like a conspiracy, but how many times in how many countries has there been dirty tactics from union towards league over the years?

 

[Wb1234]

You wanted promotion and relegation with no regard to expansion teams

just another example of failed expansion

 

[Perth Red]

You wanted promotion and relegation with no regard to expansion teams

just another example of failed expansion

Eh? Their failure has little to do with promotion and relegation. Not like they were making money in the championship. The union club owners lost nearly $5mill last year and were obviously looking to cut their costs. Getting in bed with union is never going to end well.

 

[Perth Red]

I don't know the situation (I am curious as to whether the name 'Newcastle Falcons' came about before or after the Aussie basketball team though...), but it seems 'coincidental' that the article quotes that while the League team is struggling with minimal growth in the area, the union is going strong.

Could it be the union owners owned their most direct rival so to stifle it?

It may sound like a conspiracy, but how many times in how many countries has there been dirty tactics from union towards league over the years?

I wouldn’t say that, they lost £2.5 million pound last year! Cutting of thunder probably related to their overall loses as a cost saving.

 

[Wb1234]

I wouldn’t say that, they lost £2.5 million pound last year! Cutting of thunder probably related to their overall loses as a cost saving.

Premiership clubs rack up more than £500MILLION in debt

The financial crisis facing English rugby has been laid bare after a Mail on Sunday investigation found that Premiership clubs have racked up debts of more than £500million.

www.dailymail.co.uk

40 million pounds in debt
They could be the next union club to die

 

[Wb1234]

Shame Newcastle never had a chance

p and r and expansion don’t work

 

[Perth Red]

Shame Newcastle never had a chance

p and r and expansion don’t work

Neither does licensing looking at nrl. One expansion team in 25 years despite the riches in the game here.

 

[Wb1234]

Neither does licensing looking at nrl. One expansion team in 25 years despite the riches in the game here.

Yeh imagine we had p and r and the broncos got relegated when they came last

lmaoooo

 

[Perth Red]

Yeh imagine we had p and r and the broncos got relegated when they came last

lmaoooo

Imagine tigers weren’t allowed to be sht year after year whilst other potentially better clubs had a direct route in. Lmao

you do realise with p&r there wouldn’t be an expansion club joining SL next season?

 

[Wb1234]

Imagine tigers weren’t allowed to be sht year after year whilst other potentially better clubs had a direct route in. Lmao

you do realise with p&r there wouldn’t be an expansion club joining SL next season?

Yeh brining back Newton for the tigers would be amazing

the fact much needed expansion was reliant upon fev choking should be the death knell of p and r forever

it’s by fluke they are getting rid of p and r just when London or toulose come back in for wakey

 

[jason taylor]

Good to see Newcastle Thunder are trying to find a way to survive. The IMG ratings have given them further energy to push on it seems.

Newcastle Thunder completely debt free following ex-owner’s gift as League One club prepares to re-enter rugby league under new ownership

NEWCASTLE THUNDER General Manager Keith Christie has paid tribute to former Semore Kurdi as the League One club prepares to potentially re-enter the rugby league pyramid in the third tier. The nort…

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