Quote ="wrencat1873"Ultimately, the 1873 gives the club some additional income, which we are told goes toward junior development.
IF it didn't exist, the income would need to come from elsewhere or, spending cut from elsewhere. It's that simple.
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Yes it is simple !!!!
If we had recruited wisely we would have plenty of cash left over to spend more money on junior development. Instead we have urinated money up against a wall by being conned by other clubs and agents into signing people who are not good enough.
It goes even further, if we had someone at the club with the slightest bit of rugby knowledge we may not have been in the perilous situation that we are now in.
Taking injuries out of the situation just tot up the number of players on the side lines who are contributing nothing and have an educated guess at adding up their accumulative wages. If you could cut the amount in half you could replace some of them with decent juniors who would be waiting in the background ready to be called up.
It still riles me that we thought we were being smart by not signing Liam Kay and spending more on the contract of Richard Owen. We had invested time and money in Kay and just when he was ready we ditched him for a player not wanted at Cas.
OK I know that example is history but to me it highlights our approach and attitude towards youth development.
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