I think the upgraded facilities will change the atmosphere we are used to - thousands more will be disappearing before HT and arriving back late and the transport issues will mean mass early exoduses before FT and that'll just be when we're winning !
They are...but then their psr will look very healthy because they can sell for big bucks the ones they don't want and all profit for them as homegrown players.
I can't imagine the league would give us 4 programmed away games as that then would mean 2 of our opponents would then maybe have 3 straight games at home in a row. Likelihood we might ask to be away first and then our 2nd game (i.e. at home)...
I wouldn't say that's true 'historically' at all. In the last couple of years there's been a bit of a move towards fans congregating together at one ground and walking through the park to the other, 'ultras style' if you like, but even then it's...
So we get a one time benefit in this years accounts and then what ? Recruit £200m of players which will increase our amortisation rate £40m pa for next say 5 years. We then have to make sure the club can generate sufficient income in subsequent...