London Broncos head coach Mike Eccles has shared plans for the club in a particularly challenging time.
With long-time investor David Hughes stepping away from the club after 27 years following their relegation from Super League, it’s not easy at the moment for the Broncos.
They released a statement recently detailing their financial situation, and how much they need to raise, as they prepare for life back in the RFL Championship.
London Broncos head coach details future plans amid current challenges
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Speaking to club media, Eccles explained how they were preparing for life without Hughes, saying: “David’s been involved with the club for nearly three decades, so “what are the implications of no David Hughes?” has been the (questions) around off-season so far.
“There have been lots of goodbyes, there has been an obvious turnover off the back of the insecurities around us as a club for the staff, the players, myself included.
“The investment that David made every week, every month, every year was astronomical and important for keeping London Rugby League alive.
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However, he did explain why now is a particularly trying time, saying: “We have been double hit really.
“David is now not with us and there’s been no parachute payments either for the first time in around 10 years so we’ve had to really take stock of the situation. Work out what money we do have, what investment we will get and most importantly what we can generate.
“We will be a commercially driven club in the very near future. That will determine our existence and what kind of squad we can put together.”
“We feel we are in a position to move forward now and we’ve put in a lot of time and effort working with the off-field staff to project “what can we do here?”, and we believe we can. It’s going to be difficult but its also exciting.
“In the medium to long term we all want Super League but right here, right now we have to cut our cloth accordingly and generate as much money as we can.”
