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Grey Nurse
FROM NRL.COM 24/5/08
Four more Sydney NRL clubs have joined South Sydney in claiming they are under serious threat of extinction due to the ongoing financial crisis in rugby league.
While the Rabbitohs are reportedly struggling to make ends meet under the co-ownership of Peter Holmes a Court and Hollywood actor Russell Crowe, several other Sydney clubs are feeling the pinch of the NSW government's increased poker machine taxes.
Parramatta, St George Illawarra, Penrith and the Bulldogs - all heavily reliant on grants from leagues clubs - admitted their future was far from certain if the status quo remained.
"We're under massive pressure as well, just like every other club in Sydney," Bulldogs chief executive Todd Greenberg said.
"We're on notice that our grant may well be affected going into next year.
"We're all in the same boat here and the future livelihood of Sydney clubs are all under threat."
The remaining Sydney clubs - Manly, Wests Tigers and the Sydney Roosters - said while they had moved away from being so reliant on leagues club grants, they too had been and would continue to be grossly affected by a reduction in funding.
Cronulla did not return AAP's calls.
(the rest of the article is here: http://nrl.com/News/Latest/tabid/10244/default.aspx?id=51221)
hummmmm....no response, i think this means where in serious trouble.
wat does everyone think?
Four more Sydney NRL clubs have joined South Sydney in claiming they are under serious threat of extinction due to the ongoing financial crisis in rugby league.
While the Rabbitohs are reportedly struggling to make ends meet under the co-ownership of Peter Holmes a Court and Hollywood actor Russell Crowe, several other Sydney clubs are feeling the pinch of the NSW government's increased poker machine taxes.
Parramatta, St George Illawarra, Penrith and the Bulldogs - all heavily reliant on grants from leagues clubs - admitted their future was far from certain if the status quo remained.
"We're under massive pressure as well, just like every other club in Sydney," Bulldogs chief executive Todd Greenberg said.
"We're on notice that our grant may well be affected going into next year.
"We're all in the same boat here and the future livelihood of Sydney clubs are all under threat."
The remaining Sydney clubs - Manly, Wests Tigers and the Sydney Roosters - said while they had moved away from being so reliant on leagues club grants, they too had been and would continue to be grossly affected by a reduction in funding.
Cronulla did not return AAP's calls.
(the rest of the article is here: http://nrl.com/News/Latest/tabid/10244/default.aspx?id=51221)
hummmmm....no response, i think this means where in serious trouble.
wat does everyone think?
