markismith50 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 One of the 1999 Thunder 'originals', Brian Carney is backing the club to thrive under Newcastle Falcons' ownership http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/other-sport/rugby-league/newcastle-thunder-soar-under-new-9330359 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oasty Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 A RU team helping a RL team? Nah - clearly a fake article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellsy4HullFC Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 And you were complaining that you were being called a troll... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 He probably thinks that the Carnegie Tykes (or whatever they;re called this week) are propping up the Rhinos, too. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled Wiganer Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I am all for us playing cuckoo. It's where the shoe is on the other foot that we should sup with a long spoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder fan Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I love the thunder, we are looking very good this season and move to newcastle is great for us, bring on York on Friday night! Can't wait! Boom boom thunder army!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yipyee Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 The problems will start when thunder start becoming the more senior club....I.e if the falcons go down and thunder get to SL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henson Park Old Firm Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Lets hope the falcons dont have the same intentions like the UAE rugby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Omally Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 The problems will start when thunder start becoming the more senior club....I.e if the falcons go down and thunder get to SL! I doubt it. The business model is for both codes to thrive and I believe that even if the fatcons were to drop down, the business would still promote league. Remember, when London became Quins, the Union lot were in the 2nd tier.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bird Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 When Fulham RL started in 1980 under Ernie Clay, Fulham AFC were in Division 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yipyee Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 I doubt it. The business model is for both codes to thrive and I believe that even if the fatcons were to drop down, the business would still promote league. Remember, when London became Quins, the Union lot were in the 2nd tier.... exactly and once they returned to a full pro league and qualified for europe they screwed them over! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teessidewire Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 exactly and once they returned to a full pro league and qualified for europe they screwed them over! I suppose you would prefer it if Thunder were still struggling at the Athletics Stadium. Gates are well up, the RU and the RL are two separate entities. Don't comment on something if you know nothing about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yipyee Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 I suppose you would prefer it if Thunder were still struggling at the Athletics Stadium. Gates are well up, the RU and the RL are two separate entities. Don't comment on something if you know nothing about it. on the contrary.. I want thunder to be around for the long haul....not boom and bust.... gates were up at broncos and crusaders.... both were screwed over for other sports gains! One question....why buy and relocate thunder and not create a seperate entity/ convert the union side to league?? And how much rent are the RU creaming off the league side? (Of course gates are up they are winning)!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder fan Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 In the past including last season when we were winning games our crowds were low, now there bigger, it's down to the move to a great rugby stadium and the name change to newcastle not just that we are winning games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk13 Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 For what it's worth, I don't think the Falcons actually own the Thunder. Semore Kurdi owns the Thunder, just like he owns the Falcons. As he hails from Jordan I doubt that Union/League tribalism means much to him. I think we should take the Newcastle Thunder regime at face value and trust them to deliver a better future for the club, unless we have evidence otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westlondonfan Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Did Harlequins RL fail because the union club screwed them over anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhw Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Did Harlequins RL fail because the union club screwed them over anyway? Well no evidence has been provided to show that they did. Quins RL were given every opportunity to succeed and were given very advantageous terms, those terms were better than at any stadium Quins/Broncos have ever had. Broncos failed with many things stacked in thier favour, they failed largely due to their own shortcomings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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