The key difference between Roger Draper and Richard Lewis is that Roger played RL whereas Lewis was a Tennis boy and that is where his heart lay. Hopefully as well as being an astute businessman his passion for the game will shine through too.
Lewis turned down a substantial amount of money from Betfair to sponsor Super League because he was ante Gambling and traded it for a few of Stobarts Wagons to be painted. Let's hope Mr Draper is a little more astute than that. We now have the Challenge Cup sponsored by Ladbrokes.
PS Knutsfordwire we are in the same town, a small group of us watch the RL on a Friday night in the Cross Keys to show the Kick and Clap lot some decent rugby (though last weekend didn't help). Even Ian Sibbit and family joined us one night for a couple of beers.
Funnily enough reading that his salary used to be £640k was a shock. On the turnover and profitability of our club I would sincerely hope he is now on a fraction of that.
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