Talking Footy

ParraEelsNRL wrote:

Most of that happened around the super league war, not using that as an excuse much s4n, but it was different times remember and Rugby League was eating itself. These days we have a Melbourne side playing in the comp and has outlasted so far all the naysayers, so it is what it is.

the only reason why the storm exist is because of newsltd, NRLOl and the new owners pumping millions in to them & giving them endless promotion in the Newsltd publications
the storm are the ultimate shit tank of a club

All well and good. Another two premierships and four consecutive grand-final appearances followed. A great success. Why, then, isn’t there an overwhelming push for a second Melbourne NRL franchise?

Because, for all of its onfield success, the Storm franchise is a failure. Melbourne has been haemorrhaging money at a rate that has only recently become clear. They have a tiny, if devoted, fan base which is not large enough to sustain the club. They have not been successful in attracting the media’s, sponsors’ or the public’s interest in Melbourne to the degree where they can be financially viable. They are kept alive by the largesse of News Limited. And now that News is pulling out of the game, Melbourne expects the other clubs to continue to help it win premierships at their expense.

As the books have been opened in the process of forming the independent commission, from the other 15 clubs there has been a collective: “Eh? Come again?”

Melbourne, with such deep pockets for players, coaches, staff and facilities, has been living beyond its means to the tune of about $6 million a year. News — which derives some of its income from the fans who subscribe to pay-TV and go to games — has been covering those losses. The main sticking point in the move towards an independent club-owned commission has been Melbourne holding out its hand asking everyone else to keep covering its losses and funding its success.

Now, think how this looks to the other clubs. Of every dollar they scrap and beg for, in sponsorship drives or marketing pushes or merchandise ideas, some of it goes to a club that is allowed to walk away with premierships. Every other club has to fight tooth and nail to remain profitable. Cronulla has never won a premiership. St George hasn’t won one for 30 years. Souths haven’t won one for 40. North Queensland and the Gold Coast, two good new clubs in real rugby league communities, haven’t won a premiership.

Meanwhile Melbourne, which has had its sugar daddy buying premierships for it, now wants them to keep up the inflow so it can continue to live beyond its means. Eh?

Every other club has to compete under the salary cap for the best players. Not Melbourne, which has been able to spend what it likes and — in the ultimate outrage — keep the best forward in Australia, the club captain, due to News Limited, through Foxtel, actually paying him again.
http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/03/31/try ... her=mobile

So an article 5 yrs old .lol lol lol .
Oh my .
Just when it looks like you can't grasp at any more straws .
You open a new packet

AFLcrap1 wrote:

So an article 5 yrs old .lol lol lol .
Oh my .
Just when it looks like you can't grasp at any more straws .
You open a new packet

something you know about posting old articles

it explains the history of the shit tank club known as the minnowbourne storm
he Storm have new owners following the sale by media outlet News Corp. The financial depth of the new owners is unknown, and only time will tell if they can make the highly successful football club a financial success. The Storm has been overspending to the tune of between $2 million and $5 million for 15 years. This shortfall has been financed by News Ltd and the amount spent by the club does not seem to be falling since the salary cap scandal in 2010.

The Storm football club spends about $20 million a year, or about $2-$4 million more than most other clubs except for the wealthy Broncos. The new consortium of owners, led by New Zealander Bart Campbell, are projecting the club will break even in five years, which is a long time to be losing money. The Storm has risen to the top of the competition by overspending; if the club has to curtail its expenses it is very difficult to see the performance on the field continuing, placing greater financial stress on the group.


nothing going to chance, fuck all fans for the storm even with all the success in the world!
you gotta love it swans largest club in NSW, in Melbourne, the Minnowbourne storm, smallest most irrlevant club! all those extra millions pumped in to them going down the toilet

Lol .
So where is the current info on the Storm .

Stop living in the past Man

AFLcrap1 wrote:

Lol .
So where is the current info on the Storm .

Stop living in the past Man

Lol
Take note your self about living in the past spazza

The second article is from 2013
You think a team a team that has been a financial disaster its whole life since start up, will suddenly start pumping out millions in profits.

The article even states its projected the storm will apparently start making profits in around 5 years.

I'll wait for that to happen first

The_Wookie wrote:

Its at the Storms leagues club

Maybe you shouldn't have said that .
You could be threatened with legal action .
Again .


Hey dumbo .
Post something current about the storm .
There's a good boy .

AFLcrap1 wrote:

The_Wookie wrote:

Its at the Storms leagues club

Maybe you shouldn't have said that .
You could be threatened with legal action .
Again .


Hey dumbo .
Post something current about the storm .
There's a good boy .

Run spazza run
For some one who has an archive of old articles & continuously posts them. Ordering some else to post something more recent.

The article states when the storm will apparently start to be profitable
There is a Melbourne Storm annual report from last year I'm sure you can attempt to read.
Keep running ****** from admitting what a financial disaster the storm have been

Lol .
Dumbo ,post some current figures .
It's not hard .

The_Wookie wrote:

AFLcrap1 wrote:

Lol .
Dumbo ,post some current figures .
It's not hard .

According to last years Annual Report they made a profit of $314,550. After making a profit of $419,600 in 2013. It should be noted that Valimanda Pty Ltd is listed as providing the Management Fee which is the main driver of revenue, and as such its damn impossible to know whether the club is profitable in its own right.

ref: http://footyindustry.com/files/2014%20R ... Report.pdf

Getting accurate current figures is a little harder than you might think due to the holding company.

the storm are a financial sinkhole!
almost zero kids playing League in Melbourne
stuff all fans, stuff all members, a decade of free handouts & advertising & promotions in the News Ltd publications & look how great the NRLOL's expansion team is going

FFS they play in a state of the art new stadium across the road from the MCG as well

You quoted Wookie .where it said they made a profit .
Then had a rant .
So many lols .

AFLcrap1 wrote:

You quoted Wookie .where it said they made a profit .
Then had a rant .
So many lols .

not quite. Didnt he say the details remain a secret?

Lol

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