| Ospreys 13:09 - Jul 8 with 3900 views | YrAlarch |
Have announced that they will move to St Helens,Swansea from Season 2025/26.
There will be substantial ground improvements, including a 4G pitch.
Not been announced where Swansea CC will move to.
St Helens will be shared with Swansea RFC and Swansea University RFC.
From WR thread.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/c98q79j7y90o
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| Ospreys on 19:05 - Dec 20 with 171 views | KeithHaynes |
I’ve still to get a reply from the club on the Swans payments to the Ospreys throughout the season, especially the last three. |  |
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| Ospreys on 23:27 - Dec 20 with 64 views | felixstowe_jack |
| Ospreys on 11:07 - Jul 9 by majorraglan |
I think you’ll find it was Cardiff City Council that wrote off a lot of the Sophia Gardens costs.
St Helens is a poor ground, it was a terrible ground when I watched cricket there back in the day. Operating 2 stadiums is a costly so it comes down to prioritising and Sophia Gardens won. I think if offers so much more than St Helens. |
It is not that costly operating two stadiums most of the cost running St Helens was not bourne by Glamorgan. They pay a relatively small match high fee. The match day costs were more than covered by local sponsorship and generous donations by the balconies.
What Glamorgan did lose when they reduced championship games to Sunday league games to 1 a season was large gate receipts and membership from Swansea postcodes including Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire. Once there were 5000 Glamorgan members in the area now less than a couple 100.
A loss of membership income of over £500,000 a year.
The Cardiff area membership has not increased either despite more games.
The development of Sophia Gardens nearly bankrupted the club as income from infrequent test matches never reached Glamorgans estates.
They were only saved from bankruptcy by Cardiff City Council and the Glamorgan chairmen writing of millions in loans as well as a financial bale out from the ECB. | |
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