Quote: gutterfax "Nope....NZ Players ply their trade in the NRL because that's where the money is. '"
So they're piggy backing on the money then? But if a French club does it, then that's wrong because they should play in their own cashless competition? Seems a bit contradictory to me.
Quote: gutterfax "The #1 sport here struggles to generate sufficient cash or interest, so the idea of a cash rich PROFESSIONAL domestic RL comp in a country of 4 million is insanity........but France, with 66,000,000+ population and apparently a massive following for the game in the SW struggles to get anything like the attention of the other football codes. '"
You can quote a nation's population all you like, but if the game isn't that big there, then the population is irrelevant. Potential means nothing in the present, and if you don't make the right steps, potential will never be reached.
Quote: gutterfax "The opportunity in France is a reality, but NZ, with it's tiny population, will never be able to support a top tier competition.'"
So because the country is so large, they are victims of being in a large area, but because NZ is tiny, it's OK for them to piggy back?
Common sense prevails fortunately.
