Blind side johnny

I love the way that so many RL fans come out with "the only way ", followed by their quick fix. However, truly the only way is to get more money, much more money, into the sport. There are no quick or simple ways of doing this and it requires a strategic approach. Whilst such strategic approaches are being developed many clubs could easily fall by the wayside. There are those in the upper echelons, and aspirational middle echelons, who woulld shed few tears over this. Sadly, many solutions proposed start in entirely the wrong place.

I prefer facts. You do realise that DRLFC was still ultimately a members club at that time? This meant that, had the club actually gone under then every member would have been liable, severably and jointly, for the debt. Every season ticket holder was a member so, had MS not have stepped in, then members could have been in danger of losing their homes. Your dream might have been others' nightmares. You also know, of course, that Uncle Bob was struck off for many years from becoming a company director. Why might that be, do you reckon?

We were within 24hrs of doing so, all thanks to your hero.

So sad, a true Dewsbury RLFC legend. We shall all miss hearing those gently proffered words of encouragement to the team. I am sure that she enjoyed every minute of her involvement with the club going back so many years. RIP Elsie.

Well, I shall be missing this one. I do like to see us beat Keighley but dislike the journey there and will be otherwise occupied at the time. We should win, I reckon, although not as comfortably as we did at home. On the other hand, as NickD says, who knows which Dewsbury will turn out on the day - Dr Jeckyll, I hope. Keighley 16 - 22 Rams FTS Collinson MoM Coates Att not many

This seems to make you happy. Why is that?

Dewsbury, Midlands, North Wales and Swinton but any of these games could go either way. It should be a good weekend of L1 matches for a change.

If you were to be offered the opportunity to win the Championship once again but the club would close down within a year, would you take it?

Aye, on a decent contract until the end of the 2027 season. Money to burn, some clubs.............................until it runs out, that is!

Sheffield in disarray, some players wanting out, some not wanted by the coach. Surely this must be a real opportunity to gat those two points that might make all the difference? Dogs by 10.

Oh!! Really, really poor by the Giants. Some decent players simply looking uncommitted and lost without any sort of system. Sadly only a change in the coaching set up will change this and Uncle Ken doesn't do that sort of thing.

Counter to my earlier supposition, at a supporters meeting of Sheffield Eagles last week their chairman said that in 2024 their income was £394k and expenditure £1.3M. This is a huge deficit for what is, in reality, a small club. Apparently their backers are prepared to carry on but want the club to become more sustainable. This might explain a few recent departures and rumours of unrest amongst the players - nobody likes their gravy train to dry up, do they?

Exactly!

I would expect the council to only take account of those signatories that come from Kirklees. Any others are quite irrelevant to their area planning decisions.

A simple question: how do you "pre-submit" a question?