frick off derailing my thread, TB sort him out!

dont worry jb when RL was struggling and needed fans you were supporting the weagles and still do.

now the nrl is expanding and growing youve found the centre of the band wagon to jump onto

everyone loves a winner

anything to say about Sth's playing in Perth next month? No? well frick of then and flame some other thread.

Eagles, Dockers don't mind us: Rabbitohs
17:40 AEST Tue Apr 20 2010
Rabittohs chief Shane Richardson says Fremantle and West Coast are supportive of NRL games in Perth.

South Sydney chief executive Shane Richardson claims both Fremantle and West Coast are supportive of NRL games being played in Perth as the Rabbitohs look to increase their presence in AFL-mad Western Australia.

The West Australian Rugby League is campaigning to get a Perth-based team in the NRL by 2013 despite the past failure of the Western Reds.

The Rabbitohs have played a big part in increasing the profile of league in WA.

South Sydney attracted 15,197 fans when they hosted Melbourne in a regular season fixture in Perth last year and both teams will return to ME Bank Stadium in June to face off in round 16.

"This is not about a threat to the AFL and I've got to say we've had lots of discussions previously with Fremantle and West Coast and they've been nothing but supportive of ourselves over here," Richardson said in Perth on Tuesday.

"It's about giving an alternative to people who have an interest.

"You have a large population from the east coast that are supportive of rugby league.

"You have a large population from England.

"We understand the value of putting rugby league into this area and trying to re-establish it after what happened in the past.

"We're over here to promote rugby league and give a genuine alternative for people who like the rugby game."

Richardson revealed the Rabbitohs were aiming to play two home fixtures in Perth, back-to-back, in both 2011 and 2012.

"We've always wanted to play two games over here but we weren't able to because we haven't really got any support in doing that, so we had to do it all ourselves," he said.

"We'd like to play two games back-to-back here.

"Several things have got to happen there; we need support from the government to do that, not a lot of support but some, and we need support from the WARL.

"And the second thing, I think we need to make sure that we arrange for our NRL fixtures to allow us to ... get out to the Pilbara.

"We want to take our indigenous programs into the regional areas.

"We've proven we can do it now in Western Australia, we've proven that rugby league has an interest and there's a great opportunity to be able to expand that interest."

Richardson said the Rabbitohs would no longer play games in Perth once WA gets their own side.

WARL chief executive John Sackson said: "Having two of the NRL's heavyweight teams playing for vital competition points at ME Bank Stadium will again put the spotlight on the great game of rugby league in WA.

"A sell-out crowd will further enhance our prospects for an NRL franchise to be awarded to Perth in the lead up to season 2013."

indeed pontificator. Each to their own.

I pay by being involved and as a result and get a NRL season pass. As I said I used to be a season ticket holder. Hope that qualifies me as a fan in your eyes. Like I care!

Anyway, back to you derailing this thread.

You seem to be doing a good job of it yourself, booster.

Tell us a few more times how much good work you have done for RL.

hey i put my money where my big mouth is

i want to see RL doing very well and union and AFL failing

South Sydney chief Shane Richardson backs WA bid to return to NRL By DALE GRANGER From: The Sunday Times April 24, 2010

PERTH'S comeback to top-flight NRL competition has received a major boost with the backing of one of the code's leading administrators.
With the sport still reeling from the fallout of the Melbourne Storm salary-cap breaching scandal, the influential Shane Richardson, has thrown his support behind a Perth-based team's return to the top flight.

South Sydney Rabbitohs chief executive Richardson, the longest-serving administrator in the NRL, who also sits on the NRL's expansion committee, said of the Western Reds dumping after two seasons in 1994: "I think it was very unfair that Perth was cut.

"It was not that they weren't performing; it was all because of a political fallout in the Super League wars and they were sacrificed.

"The reality is that Perth has a big population, great corporate backing and a city that understands membership.



"They could get 18,000-plus people to a game in WA where you'd have a huge parochial following and a huge support base from New Zealanders and English expats that's growing every day. All the ingredients needed.

"I'd say they'd be able to compete from day one. All that a Perth team would need is financial backing and a sound business plan."

Richardson reassured league fans in Perth that the Rabbitohs' June 26 game against the disgraced Storm would still go ahead at ME Bank Stadium.

"I want to make it clear that we don't take our commitments lightly," he said. "We'll be there playing for two points and they'll be playing for pride."

While the sport still comes to grips with the aftershocks of the Storms censure, Richardson vowed that the show would go on.

"With the sport still reeling" is one or two steps from the familiar and discredited Frank Keatingism "rugby league is dying"...

Hopeless effort.

Don't pull the game down to try and promote yourself, WA.

Take a leaf, JB.

D-

It's a News ltd paper, what do you expect from owners of the game?

I'm confused as you turned your back on League and went to watch AFL? You've openly admitted that you did.