You are aware of the brands Barrs owns aren't you?

Are you aware of how big the Irn Bru brand is and how big it would be to get a major drinks maker on board?

You are aware of how much Barrs wish to target the Northern English market aren't you? And how much RFL would love to tap into the "rugby" market that the SRU have abandoned.

Emirates Super League?

Also agree about the TV deal. Hopefully we can get ITV4 showing the highlights or something. The SLS is a joke, how can people in Grimsby and Newcastle get to see the highlights, but Londoners and Welsh can't?? Showing the highlights at 3am is also pointless, as they won't have shown the Sunday games either and the coverage is amateur at best. Seen a bit of the Premierhsip Highlights on ITV4 (sorry was bored) and it's a great highlights package, the RFL could at least try and contact them.

Nintendo super league! Then they can make Mario RL on the wii

Rugby Union get £5 mil per year and league get £1.2 mil per year, someone is selling us short.

Yes...and I am also aware of the market share that this particular brand has...Red Bull sells more product

Like say, Tetley? irn Bru is MASSIVE in Scotland........it is a minor player across the UK in general. It outsells Coke in Scotland...that makes it unique........but it doesn't register south of the border.



Hmm...no, I am not party to the campaign plans of Barrs....I was in 2006 when I did some instore media for them, but not now. As for the abandoned SRU fans.......let's face it, SRFU is about as strong as its Italian counterpart.....it is the sickest Union of the 6.......as for the RFL tapping into that market.....Magic Weekend bombed north of the border....and I have seen or heard no evidence that the RFL are doing anything in Scotland...at all.

I have no wish to start a bun fight with you BG....but like Aussie NRL fans who think their game is the best in the universe and gets more fans than all other games combined, Irn Bru is essentially a local brand and just because you live where it is popular doesn't make it popular in England.

It is a local brand with a lot of money behind it and a desire to move into the English market, makes it a good fit for the RFL.

Brilliant Fit.......................... if AG Barr are only interested in clubs along the M62..........

.. both unlikely though.

Guiness - heard this from a good source - they are just looking at the implications as alcohol is not allowed to be advertised in France

Would just be called the 'G Super League' for Catalans then, like Heineken cup.

Manchester City Super League

Are they not targeting a brand that is recognised in both countries?