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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_heineken" data-source="post: 585857" data-attributes="member: 40658"><p>They had a very bad group in management. Dr. Louis Luyt, who was a brilliant rugby mind, even though he was a bit of a racist, caused the start of their downfall. Players left because of political reason. They were near bankruptcy, and got bailed out by a new Black Economic Employment group. But what happened behind the scenes, wasn't made public... And then the bail-out only helped for a while, because the new partner promised an amount, and then didn't pay half of that amount over to the Union. Causing their debt to increase on a monthly basis.</p><p></p><p>Then the news came that a new stadium will be built in Soweto, and that it will be bigger than Ellis park. All of a sudden they lost all the income they generated from hosting concerts and soccer matches.</p><p></p><p>Now that the hype of the SWC has died down, and that Soccer City will only be used once a year for an international rugby match, Ellis Park could go back to it's old glory days. They still have their core schools and with 2 Universities in their area now participating in the Varsity Cup, they have a very strong case to build a very good team.</p><p></p><p>That said, coulda woulda shoulda... They have to prove now that they belong.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_heineken, post: 585857, member: 40658"] They had a very bad group in management. Dr. Louis Luyt, who was a brilliant rugby mind, even though he was a bit of a racist, caused the start of their downfall. Players left because of political reason. They were near bankruptcy, and got bailed out by a new Black Economic Employment group. But what happened behind the scenes, wasn't made public... And then the bail-out only helped for a while, because the new partner promised an amount, and then didn't pay half of that amount over to the Union. Causing their debt to increase on a monthly basis. Then the news came that a new stadium will be built in Soweto, and that it will be bigger than Ellis park. All of a sudden they lost all the income they generated from hosting concerts and soccer matches. Now that the hype of the SWC has died down, and that Soccer City will only be used once a year for an international rugby match, Ellis Park could go back to it's old glory days. They still have their core schools and with 2 Universities in their area now participating in the Varsity Cup, they have a very strong case to build a very good team. That said, coulda woulda shoulda... They have to prove now that they belong. [/QUOTE]
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