I will post this question again as it will probably have got lost somewhere amongst another thread.

Several weeks ago there was an ad in the League Express for a position at the club - not sure of the title now but it was something along the lines of marketing etc. I presumed this was to fill a position that allowed us to get money from the RL ? Was it ever filled - anybody confirm?

Yes it was filled.............................However, the person didn't last very long. Read into that what you will.

Unfortunatley the position the RFL are willing to fund is vitually an impossible job

It involves trying to entice business type ' investors ' to the club


In the current financial climate do they seriously expect businesses to be willing to put money into a ' hobby '

Highly unlikely that anybody will take up this position and remain in it very long

Blame the RFL for this not the club

May get shot down here but.. if the role is to TRY and get businesses to invest I would assume that the RFL would still fund the position even if unsuccesful?

If that's the case then why not fill the post?

Because Leigh being Leigh, they'll not be happy unless the money is coming in by the million.

The RFL expect the club to produce results , no results means no funds

This is to prevent a club from just using the money to fund somebody doing a different job , Leigh already had Dave Bradshaw doing similar duties but it has to pay for a new person who will bring in ' new ' revenue streams

As I said impossible job

But it allows the RFL to make statements like " each club can access 100 K in funds from the RFL this Year "

the reason was she had applied for a number of jobs, took the leigh one then moved to her prefered role when offered later, sorry its so boring no hidden meaning no conspiracy just plain old fact.

Bugger, there goes another conspiracy theory





Fred, there are times when I feel really sorry for you. I feel that this week is shaping up to be another one...

no need to feel sorry for me 'owd lad' i just speak the truth couldnt give a flying tuppence about rumours or lies or personal grudges anyway Im off to the 'chatteau mettalica' for a week on Wednesday so like I said

to the lot of yer

Why for telling the truth..............................

So regardless of Starbugs reasoning we HAD employed someone.

As that person has moved on why are we not employing a replacement?

The job description included stuff like getting old fans back and getting new ones in - not an impossible task is it? It sounded like a no lose situation - we employ a person to attract interest/money and the RL pay his wage

I know of a very experienced person who applied for the job and wasn't even given the courtesy of an interview. He says the communication was shocking for a prospective employer. The club know who is - why don't they give him a call.

Probably coz he might be good at his job and might show the board up

Don't know if that's the case or not - only the Board can answer that one. But surely if the club is to move forward they should be looking to employ experienced and committed people.

your talking about Mike Hulme? an ex journalist in a role to generate money?????


Ilike Mike but as a money maker

Nah Yorky Boy will be able to save a fortune in mileage

Not what I was told , and fine though it would be having somebody with that directive paid for by the RFL , without a budget they will achieve nothing

As there was no job description in full published with the advert I presume 24.7 applied and got a full one? 'cause the bit about old fans etc certainly wasn't in the advert I saw.

Well, there is experience, in the family. Neil's brother, Richard, was Commercial Manager, in our SL season, but didn't last long in the job. I think he found travelling from Wakefield a bit of a nightmare.

Not many can last long in that type of position at lower league or unfashionable clubs

Even the ones at big clubs are now struggling , the number of corporate sales info sheets I'v had from premier footy clubs this year has rocketed

I thought there wasn't enough employed for key positions at the club, and too many are spreading themselves out too thinly etc... Having someone there dedicated to a job to bring money in and paid for outside the club is surely a positive. I really don't think RFL could win with yourself even if they came up with a plan which matched your own word for word that you had pre written.....


Budget ? What will the person need ? A filing cabinet, a phone and a PC and off he/she goes. Wages paid for, and hopefully a couple of quid added to the pot.

And they will achieve what with that

Business investment ?

More paying fans ?

Who knows, but more postive to have this position than not. Even if its to raise awareness that the club exists to some.
To basically say its not going to do anything is just purely negative.

Simple things to start with like the club being more internet savvy for example. If people buy tickets online you then have their email address (obviously with their consent) you then can send reminders about future games etc.
Create flyers that are paid for by company advertisements.
Supply questionaires to businesses and fans, and actually listen to them. A dedicated person could do this.
I'm sure a guy working 40+ hours a week could think of a lot more, and better things to help us.

The only cost-effective way of doing that would be to do it via e-mail and well, not many people are going to trust that. A 'proper' online sales booth costs thousands of pounds to maintain each year.

Better to have 5 people working 8 hours a week but with a budget and proper direction than one person who would probably spend 20 hours a week on the tinternet