Sale Sharks' new owner has promised to invest millions into the Premiership side, who … The comments below have not been moderated. Sale event organiser walks nine miles - up and down her stairs! “There are so many inconsistencies from the government over what people can and can’t do. Cash-strapped Premiership clubs already reeling from the effects of the coronavirus had been gearing up to welcome fans back in early September. Michelle, Ged and I would like to wish all of the Sharks Family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and hope that 2020 will be a prosperous one for all involved with the club. ", The 46-year-old added: "We believe if we're winning then everything else will follow.". 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Meanwhile, clubs are facing a double financial whammy with the RFU set to reveal further funding cuts that will impact its deal with Premiership Rugby. 'Each owner is having to put two, three, four million pounds a year into the clubs. Loading... Autoplay When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Simon was a Sale supporter and player, and they started watching together in their 20s. On a momentous day for the Sharks, the … Director of rugby Steve Diamond predicted a “very bright future” for the club following the takeover deal. “We always know we are in competition with Manchester United and Manchester City and all the other great football sides and rugby league sides in the north-west,” says Michelle. "But I’m pretty confident we will get there. Cash-strapped Premiership clubs already reeling from the effects of the coronavirus had been gearing up to welcome fans back in early September. But we are still supporting it and we think we’ll be fine, longer term.”, CVC, the joint-investors in the Premiership, have three representatives on the league’s commercial board, and Simon Orange is one of the clubs’ three reps alongside Bath’s Bruce Craig and Gloucester’s Martin St Quinton. A dedicated TV channel for rugby is one of many ideas that would benefit from a return to normality. It is his 53rd birthday on Saturday, and Michelle is 49, and they are feeling all the emotions of the transition from fans to owners. Sale Sharks Director of Rugby Steve Diamond with the club's new owner Simon Orange Orange said Diamond’s involvement in the club was pinnacle. “Finally, I thank the supporters and the supporters club for the tremendous backing and dignified support they have given to our club, and to me personally, over the years through good times and difficult times. 'I'm hopeful we're in a position where clubs just aren't going to want to do it now. We're doing it for a short time at Sale, but we're speculating to accumulate. My Life in Rugby: Ex-England, Gloucester and Sale wing Tom Beim, Ben Curry happy to play waiting game at Test level, Steve Diamond in no rush to bring Manu Tuilagi to negotiating table, British & Irish Lions 2021 kit sponsor Vodafone pay up far beyond 1997 tour’s level, Lucock: Newcastle were the best team I’ve seen come down to the Championship, Five young English players primed to break out in 2021. 'Myners has done his report — which has full support — so now it's much harder to break the cap. I would also like to thank our sponsors over the years and the Premiership Rugby team who have grown the game centrally to the current dynamic level. The club's owner makes it sounds simple, but he is under no illusions about the challenges that lie ahead for the struggling sport. We (collectively) lost 50 million pounds last year and that is currently being covered by a load of idiot owners, one of which is me. You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. 'Let's just say we're nowhere near what Leicester were paying for Manu!' I'm struggling to understand his gripe since there is no rugby for spectators to watch. “It’s outrageous that the government keep telling us they want to get businesses back up and running but we’re not allowed to do it. Saracens got relegated and the consequences are even more dire now.