Well said and I know if you ban them they will be back with another new name and another if you ban that

I understand your point.

The irony of some people

No worries.
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You can be a tourist in your own country of residence. Hosting World Cup games attracts people to the area and benefits local businesses, because of this local authority’s (with the exception of Sydney) are willing to pay to host games.

Attendances are clearly down from 2013, but we should remember there were some very cheap tickets in 2013. How do prices compare to this tournament? It may be the case that although attendances are down, ticket revenue could possibly be higher.

The last WC in England became an event. We saw quite decent crowds at a number of games including some involving teams nobody would normally cross the road to watch. I thought that from that perspective it was a huge success.

By event I mean where people want to go because its a big occasion, and never mind the actual quality of games. Its what the RUWC has in spades. Last time the RUWC was here people went to see all sorts of games involving nobodies, and noone seemed to care when minnows got flogged. By contrast in the RLWC we get constant comparisons to NRL, and all the focus is on NRL players and complaints about why a team basically paid peanuts and comprised of amateurs isn't competitive against full time pros.

This WC has simply not been sold as an event. Not helped by a row by players over pay meaning they refused to take part in promotional activities until it had almost started. The Taumalolo and Fifita defections were the only thing that created any buzz here at all.

I'll err to the side of caution here because some posters think I have an ulterior motive in starting and posting in this thread about all aspects of the current comp......but needless to say the comment I have quoted from you above is 100% accurate in my opinion....I said as much in an earlier post and was accused of being a Union Troll



On the park it has been great to see Tonga and Fiji as well as PNG perform, but I fear for any lasting legacy in Tonga and Fiji unless we either get them into the NSW/QLD cup comps are arrange regular tests against supposed T1 nations......

whats the point of just reading endless posts from tedious, docile "yes men"?

Cut nonsense out - stick to the topic of conversation!

Meanwhile, on the Warrington/Steve Price thread :

That was me editing a post that wasn't within the topic of the thread!

Cheers
TS