`Help us' call from soccer club.Wealthy firms and individuals in Rugby Rugby, town, England Rugby, town (1991 pop. 59,039), Warwickshire, central England. An important railroad junction and engineering center, Rugby is the seat of one of England's most esteemed public schools. are being targeted by mailshots begging them to lend money to the town's cash-strapped football club. Directors of VS Rugby are banking on the personal approach to finally win support after other attempts to secure assistance failed. While fortunes on the pitch may be improving, the boardroom is in turmoil as frantic attempts are made to fill the void left by major sponsor Jaymann Finance next month at the end of a 10-year deal. The loan firm's departure will leave the club struggling to meet the day to day demands placed on its bank account - it costs about Pounds 800 to stage every match and the ground rent is Pounds 1,000 per month and rising. Offers of directorships, corporate deals and a hand in running the club are the carrots the board is using to attract backing from firms in the town. Martin Defford Defford is a small village in Worcestershire, England between Pershore and Upton-upon-Severn. There is a small grassed airstrip nearby which had a satellite ground station close by for many years. Defford has two pubs; The Defford Arms and The Railway Inn. , the chairman of the Friends of VS Rugby, said he hoped armchair supporters This article is about supporters in heraldry. For the use in British English meaning supporting sports teams, see fan (person). In heraldry, supporters are figures usually placed on either side of the shield and depicted holding it up. could be enticed back to Butlin Road as well to swell the crowd and increase turnstile revenue. "The people of Rugby are interested in the club but they have become complacent com·pla·cent adj. 1. Contented to a fault; self-satisfied and unconcerned: He had become complacent after years of success. 2. Eager to please; complaisant. in recent years," he said. "They seem to be waiting for us to become the successful club we were a few years ago, but without their immediate support we cannot do that." |
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