Exeter chief executive Rowe calls for better centr

It has been stated that Tigers were losing that sort of figure when Wasps and Worcester went under, Gloucester were in the list of creditors for that sort of figure from Worcester going under, the figures are big and if a game is lost, the consequences are very quickly felt. Clubs have been telling us they were managing before a year of no fans took all the cash flow away. How they will carry on with only ten teams is unsure, as has been stated on here, National league teams need 14 teams to keep going, so it's not just at the top is it, how will the Championship manage with a spare weekend this season after Jersey had to pull out?

Camquin wrote: If they do get an increased TV deal, 20% of it goes direct to CVC. And the clubs pay that every year from now until eternity. But I am sure the professional clubs are run by the best business minds. Or do i mean CVC is run by the best business minds?

Raider999 wrote: tigerburnie wrote: [QUOTE=Camquin]I assume they have done some work on heating, and/or coverings to make this less likely. Seemingly Ulster have coverings for the pitch, they just weren't used for some reason.

I think they have replaced the grass pitch with a 3g.

Agree, failure to cover the pitch adequately presumably had a large bearing on movement - Ulster ruing that decision? [/QUOTE

It looks like Exeter over spent to try and keep themselves at the top, I am unfamiliar with how their academy works, but they do seem to buy in a lot more players than some others do. Leicester have some high profile imports, but the majority of the current squad are from their own academy, but as more of those become internationals, their wages tend to go up, I expect a fair amount of players will be not getting new contracts, even with the salary cap rising.