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<blockquote data-quote="lineens weegie army" data-source="post: 175751"><p>The only way 4 teams in Scotland could possibly be afforded is if private investors are found - and I very much doubt that will ever happen because of the SRU's reluctance to allow the Carruthers to run Edinburgh themselfs. </p><p></p><p>Although there was talk of an Aberdeen-based team, to groundshare with AFC at pittodrie, and at a joint venture somewhere else (although given the fixture problems this season teams may think twice before accomodating a second professional team).</p><p></p><p>But the main question for me is, are 4 Teams sustaibnable in Scotland? Right now, no! The SRU need to increase the popularity of the game before they even think about creating more teams. Infact, they need to finally win over the clubs and convince them to get behind our pro teams.</p><p></p><p>If we are relying on private investors for teams 3 & 4, they will only come if they believe they can turn in a profit. currently the SRU make a several million pound loss on the Pro teams each year. Thats alright for them, it merley reduces the end-of-year profits they make from running the National team, but private investors wouldnt have that cash coming in from another route. Which means they need to rely on fans for their cash. What fans? There are many people regularly attending Glasgow games wearing Reivers tops ect. There may be some locals who would start coming down in the borders/up north, but not enough to sustain a pro team and certainly not without a DECREASE at the current teams.</p><p></p><p>Dont get me wrong, I would love to see 4 Pro teams in Scotland (and I believe this should be the long term goal of the SRU) but I would rather we kept 2 competitive teams while the SRU sort themselfs out and make Pro rugby in Scotland work.</p><p></p><p>As for the magners league, we have to find a way of boosting the profile with just the 2 scottish teams. What that may be, well if I knew I would have posted it before now!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lineens weegie army, post: 175751"] The only way 4 teams in Scotland could possibly be afforded is if private investors are found - and I very much doubt that will ever happen because of the SRU's reluctance to allow the Carruthers to run Edinburgh themselfs. Although there was talk of an Aberdeen-based team, to groundshare with AFC at pittodrie, and at a joint venture somewhere else (although given the fixture problems this season teams may think twice before accomodating a second professional team). But the main question for me is, are 4 Teams sustaibnable in Scotland? Right now, no! The SRU need to increase the popularity of the game before they even think about creating more teams. Infact, they need to finally win over the clubs and convince them to get behind our pro teams. If we are relying on private investors for teams 3 & 4, they will only come if they believe they can turn in a profit. currently the SRU make a several million pound loss on the Pro teams each year. Thats alright for them, it merley reduces the end-of-year profits they make from running the National team, but private investors wouldnt have that cash coming in from another route. Which means they need to rely on fans for their cash. What fans? There are many people regularly attending Glasgow games wearing Reivers tops ect. There may be some locals who would start coming down in the borders/up north, but not enough to sustain a pro team and certainly not without a DECREASE at the current teams. Dont get me wrong, I would love to see 4 Pro teams in Scotland (and I believe this should be the long term goal of the SRU) but I would rather we kept 2 competitive teams while the SRU sort themselfs out and make Pro rugby in Scotland work. As for the magners league, we have to find a way of boosting the profile with just the 2 scottish teams. What that may be, well if I knew I would have posted it before now! [/QUOTE]
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