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| Quote: Grendel "Yeah, what a "big" opportunity.
Put some adverts up for MM so that the big-match-occasional urine-heads can see them.
Here's the massive gaping flaw in that genius idea.
Wales is NOT a rugby mad nation. More people watch football (though more people PLAY rugby - at least in the South). Wales IS however, an INTERNATIONAL rugby mad nation. The Welsh Union regions COMBINED get less spectators than Leeds do on their own, but the national team (when it's winning) could sell out 5 times over.
Welsh rugby PLAYERS and serious supporters watch, enjoy and are often quite knowledgeable about League (MOST often supporting Wigan or Warrington). On the Wales v Scotland weekend these potential fans will be playing, or be up in Scotland or watching on their own TVs or in their favourite local pub.
What comes into Cardiff that day, will be the shrieking kok-hungry red spangly stetson wearing twice divorced harpies, orange skinned punch-drunk 'roiders and "fans" who couldn't name a Welsh rugby player outside of the national side, or even a Welsh TEAM below the regions, but irrationally hate League because their dads were annoyed at the diaspora of Welsh Union talent in the '80s.
There are thousands of potential League supporters in Wales. It just ain't THOSE people.
Stick to threads about jerseys Crucru.'"
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| I've been reliably informed that they are WRU merchandising tents.
Obviously the area is good enough for the WRU to target but the RFL miss out once again.
I really hope something is set up for the Magic Weekend as it is a prime area. That is assuming the WRU actually move their tents, otherwise we're up the creak.
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| Quote: Grendel "What comes into Cardiff that day, will be the shrieking kok-hungry red spangly stetson wearing twice divorced harpies, orange skinned punch-drunk 'roiders '"
Very good, a true heir to Dylan Thomas
In my experience, that's what comes into Cardiff on any Saturday, not just when there's rugby on. Not forgetting girls from the Merthyr/ elsewhere in the valleys, wearing bikini tops in January and their lagered up male counterparts out for a fight with the lads from the next village.
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| Quote: JonM "Very good, a true heir to Dylan Thomas
Much better than swansea or newport though(or plymouth and gillingham in my experience for a pretty random comparison). One thing worth noting is that the goat major, rummer, dempseys, model inn and city arms end always seem pretty chilled although personally the only place i can't stand is the walkabout (although they've shown the grand final on the big screen before now which is pretty good). I've been in the prince of wales plenty of times (always work gatherings for some reason) and actually always enjoyed it.
Dempseys and the queens vaults seem t stick on ss1 as a default and i've caught quite a lot of league in those places, i'm a couple of hundred friendly northerners asking for the league on would get a positive response.
One word of warning if anybody is tempted for late night stuff avoid metros - it stinks ever since the smoking ban, worse than anywhere else.
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| Quote: crucrucrusaders "I've been reliably informed that they are WRU merchandising tents.
Obviously the area is good enough for the WRU to target but the RFL miss out once again.
I really hope something is set up for the Magic Weekend as it is a prime area. That is assuming the WRU actually move their tents, otherwise we're up the creak.'"
It isnt crucrucrucrucrucru etcetcetc
We have done this to death.
Move on for gods sake!
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Yet another man who has clearly been to good old Caerdydd
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| Quote: Grendel "And Vikingsmurf, I hear you about Aberystwyth. I returned there (my birthplace) a few years back and got slagged off in Welsh when I spoke English in one of the shops to my polyglot friend. It is a stagnant, backwards, change resistant backwater that only in the last 3 years UNBANNED The Life Of Brian from being shown in its one screen magic lantern theatre.
I wouldn't take it personally. They disapprove of EVERYTHING. Described in the Lonely Planet Guide To Britain as "at best, a 45 minute bogstop", the best thing to come out of Aberystwyth is ..... me!'"
well its nice to have backup ![Very Happy icon_biggrin.gif](images/smilies//icon_biggrin.gif) lmao, I have enjoyed that theatre many times over the years.
and had far more experience than i would like of the completely insane inhabitants of that region ![Razz icon_razz.gif](images/smilies//icon_razz.gif)
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