Which club would you invest in?

[Eddie]

If you won Euromillions and had £10m to invest in a rugby league club, which one would you choose and why? (other than the team you support). 

[Eddie]

For me it would be Sheffield Eagles or Widnes.

Eagles because Sheffield is a big city and with the right investment I think RL could be fairly big there (albeit always dwarfed by football) and Widnes because it’s a RL town with a lot of things in place already (RL culture, support, stadium, rich history) and I’d love to restore them to their former glory. 

[Tommygilf]

Dare I say it but Bradford. 

The club is crying out for someone, or a group of someone's, with some serious real money to spend.

A tidy small ground with room for expansion would be the number 1 port of call, the rest could follow on.

[Tommygilf]

29 minutes ago, Eddie said:

For me it would be Sheffield Eagles or Widnes.

Eagles because Sheffield is a big city and with the right investment I think RL could be fairly big there (albeit always dwarfed by football) and Widnes because it’s a RL town with a lot of things in place already (RL culture, support, stadium, rich history) and I’d love to restore them to their former glory. 

Both good ideas. Sheffield hopefully will see that in the near future with the new ground getting approval  

Widnes arguably need less money because the facility is there. It just needs the club to be built around it.

[Worzel]

13 minutes ago, Tommygilf said:

Dare I say it but Bradford. 

The club is crying out for someone, or a group of someone's, with some serious real money to spend.

A tidy small ground with room for expansion would be the number 1 port of call, the rest could follow on.

This ^^

Definitely the most likely "latent demand" that could be reactivated through a few million £££s of investment, albeit does need ground fixing. They're probably still in a better state than Hull KR was in the early 2000's, and look how that turned around.  

[Tommygilf]

1 minute ago, Worzel said:

This ^^

Definitely the most likely "latent demand" that could be reactivated through a few million £££s of investment, albeit does need ground fixing. They're probably still in a better state than Hull KR was in the early 2000's, and look how that turned around.  

As an easy option I reckon a big time investor could turn KR into one of the biggest clubs in the league pretty easily too.

The decline of (or lack of investment in) some of the key bits of RL infrastructure in West Yorkshire is pretty tragic. 11 or so clubs with arguably only 1 top facility being both modern and specifically RL focused. So much potential in so many clubs but seemingly not enough money about.

[Damien]

10 minutes ago, Tommygilf said:

As an easy option I reckon a big time investor could turn KR into one of the biggest clubs in the league pretty easily too.

The decline of (or lack of investment in) some of the key bits of RL infrastructure in West Yorkshire is pretty tragic. 11 or so clubs with arguably only 1 top facility being both modern and specifically RL focused. So much potential in so many clubs but seemingly not enough money about.

I think Hull KR have one now and they are going that way anyway.

[ATLANTISMAN]

No brainer HULL FC if they were top would be the best supported club in SL

[Worzel]

Just now, ATLANTISMAN said:

No brainer HULL FC if they were top would be the best supported club in SL

Yes this is probably true. If Hull FC won a couple of Grand Finals they'd likely get regular 20k gates, and already have the facilities. Luckily the culture of the club is shot, and the owner doesn't have the money required, so it's unlikely to happen without that lottery winner    

[Viking Ste]

York - Nice stadium, no real other sport to compete with, large student population & attractive for a weekend break for away fans

[sam4731]

Definitely an amateur side. It'd be way more fun and it would feel like I was playing a real version of football manager, despite there being no promotion to the pro ranks.

[LeytherRob]

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, just for the fun of listening to Baz and Tez try and pronounce it each week on comms

[Griff]

1 hour ago, Tommygilf said:

Dare I say it but Bradford. 

The club is crying out for someone, or a group of someone's, with some serious real money to spend.

A tidy small ground with room for expansion would be the number 1 port of call, the rest could follow on.

£10m arguably insufficient.

[Tonka]

I mean it wouldn’t be *invest* in the sense I’d expect to get any of it back…

[JM2010]

I might sound boring but I’d invest in a club’s development. £10m could employ a lot of development officers in somewhere like Sheffield or Birmingham 

[Spidey]

Warrington - to implement their downfall

[Mumby Magic]

There's a good mini documentary on YouTube think under Timo (spl) Football channel about why Wrexham was bought by Reynolds and Co. It looked at certain criteria they considered before buying. I'll feed back after I watch it again nina a bit but would the investment be just for fun or to make money from. It is Rugby League you know.

[Bull Mania]

Oooo I like this thread. 

I'd probably invest somewhere like Whitehaven. Hot bed of RL but hasn't had any serious long term investment. A tidy ground and a junior development of the best Cumbria talent would see that area thrive. 

[Wollo Wollo Wayoo]

Finance or bankroll would be a far better term than invest.

[The Blues Ox]

I know its not allowed but even if it were if I won 10m I wouldn't put it in to Fax, would much rather put it in to the amateur game.

[Welshleaguelover]

If it was just the 10m then as mentioned above it would Sheffield or Widnes, possibly Salford.

If it was a massive £100m+ then Bradford.

[DavidM]

It’s a fantastic way to lose 10 million 

[Eddie]

4 hours ago, Tonka said:

I mean it wouldn’t be *invest* in the sense I’d expect to get any of it back…

Yes ok, so to clarify I meant spunk up the wall rather than invest. 

Edited March 6 by Eddie

[Tonka]

Well if we’re spunking it I might stick it in London.  So to speak.

I still think the perception of there being no (good) team in the south paints us into a corner as a sport in this country.

[The Daddy]

Avignon....huge potential