WORKINGTON TOWN IMG OFFICIAL STATEMENT

We continue to work hard to improve!

As a club we constantly strive to be better on and off the pitch. Whilst disappointed with our indicative IMG score, please be in no doubt that we deliver many positive things at Town and will continue to do so as a club at the heart of our local community. Sometimes it is difficult to assess these activities against stark data alone.

Our rating is based on an average of years that included a rather difficult Championship season. Since agreeing to the IMG proposal we have started to shape our club activity towards getting a far better IMG rating next year and are in a far more stable financial and organisational position.

Whilst agreeing with this framework that looks to drive improvement in rugby league, we also think that there are areas where the IMG assessment approach can be improved and built upon, particularly in terms of independent audit of all submitted numbers, and more personal interaction, club visits from RFL/IMG representatives to help give a qualitative as well as a purely quantitative assessment.

A decent league structure that helps us deliver across the 5 themes, rather than hinder progress is also imperative.

We can also jump a few places if someone fancies buying us a big screen.... 

Workington Town RLFC