Quote Originally Posted by Johnno View Post
100% correct Brem. That was the publicised reason re pro/rel and I’d say player payments just increased because of it with very little investment if any in facilities. Valentine perfect example of this nil investment and brought a heap of players this season 6 or 7 to run 8th. Seriously. Governance by Northern and management of this whole situation in recent years has been appalling.
Also agree with your model shouldn’t be just about first grade because the above will keep happening.
In all fairness to Valo why would they invest in facilities knowing that it will all be bulldozed and replaced in the near future?
Comparing their grass condition on the field to the rest of the comp they did very well to maintain its condition considering how bad the drainage is there. A lot of other teams fields were appalling by the end.