Time to completely scrap internationals AGAINST nz/oz at DW, galpharm and KC.
It yells small time. If that semi had have been played at any of the stadiums mentioned above, it wouldn't have been anything as good a game today. Wembley made it an occasion and the players rose.
When the four nations come over here we can play the fouth nation at a smaller venue, OZ at Wembley for double header, NZ at Elland Road (I know it's a crap stadium but we always fill it) and the final at Etihad.
Forgot to add an anecdote to the thread yesterday:
One of the most pleasing things to see yesterday was that we were sat next to a young Cockney lad and his Grandad. This was his first RL game he had ever been too, and his Grandad hadn't been to a live RL game since a GB test at Wembley in the 90s. The young lad was captivated by the game, and both stayed well in the 2nd half of the Aussie-Fiji game despite how much on a non-contest it was, and the weather turning increasingly cold.
that to me is 2 new fans 'converted' and I'm sure there were many more in the stands and watching on TV that got the buzz of the game too. The challenge of course is to keep them.
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