{"id":14216,"date":"2026-04-29T15:10:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=14216"},"modified":"2026-04-29T15:10:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:10:35","slug":"leicester-tigers-ceo-andrea-pinchen-prem-has-bright-future-after-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=14216","title":{"rendered":"Leicester Tigers CEO Andrea Pinchen: Prem has &#8216;bright future&#8217; after changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Pinchen said the spike in attention that Leicester&#8217;s Prem rivas have generated this season has also increased the level of interest in Tigers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">She said the backing of majority shareholder and chairman Tom Scott, as well as club president Peter Tom, has the club in a &#8220;good place&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We have been so well supported by our own investors, Tom Scott and Peter Tom, who still continue to invest and they&#8217;re extremely supportive,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We&#8217;re not actively proactive out in the market seeking investment but yes, of course, those conversations are always being had.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Has there been more? Yes, there has, but I think the important thing for us as a club is that we are here for the long term and we&#8217;re not relying on one person who is able, and [we&#8217;re] very grateful [for], to put their hand their pocket all the time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Financial sustainability and &#8220;standing on our own two feet&#8221; are what the Tigers are most focused on, Pinchen says. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Leicester made <a href=\"https:\/\/darkroom.leicestertigers.com\/original\/4f4a45d826586a04af4e7cf2a52f10c1:51e09041a564b824430642ecb28399c9\/leicester-tigers-annual-report-2025.pdf\" class=\"ssrcss-1fqyhkk-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">a pre-tax loss of \u00a35.3m for the 2024-25 season,<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a> which was up from a \u00a34.4m loss 12 months earlier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;At the moment we&#8217;re loss-making, but we&#8217;re working hard to ensure that we can stand on our own two feet, that we can grow from within, invest in the academy, get more investment in the academy and really grow from that point,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It is a long-term project for us to be sustainable. 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