Not seen this level of detail before, (maybe I was sleeping). So on the assumption that the 2014 system will be something similar and that we're in NM, how close can we get?

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Makes interesting reading:

For example, those clubs that have been awarded A Grade Licences have:

- Commercial income of at least £1m in each of 2009 and 2010.
- Average weekly home crowds of at least 10,000 in either the 2008, 2009 or 2010 seasons, and an average home crowd of at least 9,000 in the other 2 seasons.
- =#FF0000At least 5,000 season ticket holders in 2009 or 2010.
- A stadium with an operational capacity of at least 12,000, with at least 12,000 of the stadium capacity under cover and at least 5,000 seats (all of which are under cover and available for use).
- Audited turnover of at least £4m for the financial year ending in 2009 and unaudited turnover of at least £4m for the financial year ending in 2010.
- A Business Plan which includes budgeted profit and loss accounts and cash flow statements covering the four year period 01/01/2011 to 31/12/2014.
- =#FF0000All NI/PAYE/VAT payments up to date, with the exclusion of any ongoing investigation or recent extraordinary assessments.
- Achieved a top eight finish in any of the 2008, 2009 or 2010 Super League competitions.
- A four-year Player Development Strategy covering 2011 to 2014, with a clearly defined pathway from school to club to Service Area to Professional Club. The plan must stipulate budget and staffing structures.
- Demonstrated over the course of the 2009 or 2010 seasons that their community activity has engaged at least 10,000 individuals with the club.

The following full time employees:
- CEO
- Media Lead with at least 2 years experience
- Marketing Lead with at least 2 years experience
- Community Lead
- Commercial Lead with at least 2 years experience
- Financial Controller
- Player Performance Manager

B Grade clubs

Clubs that meet most of, but not all the A Grade criteria or satisfied the RFL Board that they will meet the A Grade criteria in the next round of licensing have been awarded a B Grade licence.

C Grade clubs

Clubs that failed to meet a significant number of the A Grade criteria, or were unable to satisfy the RFL Board that they would be able to meet the A Grade criteria in the next round of licensing, have been awarded a C Grade.

I think if we get into a new stadium then, in time, we can attain grade A status.
Much of what we do now is already at that level and if we put an attractive competitive team on the field we'll not only attract significantly more home fans but our fixtures will be seen as key games which away fans will travel to.

I was thinking about the stadium capacity the other day, the development was 12k and could extend to 15k with the corners added.

if expansion was ever to knock on with it we could be left with a small stadium and be graded a A minus for capacity reasons



ah well not in my life time

get a grade b to start with

Snowie don't worry about the size of the stadium. If we could get 80000 in week in week out we have done well. Still have a chuckle about the Newmarket development announcement with folk saying that 12500 capacity was not big enough lol!

If we could get that many week in week out - we'd be the biggest club on the planet!

would be like sardines

Hull KR would still get more!

Agreed, but with the stadium I think it all comes down to numbers of supporters (5000 season tickets/10000 average) which AG seems reasonably successful with so far.

I think a B in the next round is definitely achievable, in that we would meet most of the A criteria and be on course to meet them all within the following round 2015-17. Unlocking that support is the key.

yes and the right pr and we will get it

it is achievable to double the original season ticket holders with the right signings

If(when

) you build it they will come