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| The fine print needs to be resolved, and the comp may or may not eb a success though I would hope they'd give it a crack of about at least 10 seasons to tinker and improve, before scrapping it, if they start it.
But we had a number of sages on here loudly telling us that there was NO WAY the Aussies would ever agree to any such thing and the talk of an extended WCC or similar was fantasy. Where are they now? Are they the same ones who now calim there ain't a cat in hell's chance of it working? Love it!
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| Quote: Ferocious Aardvark "The fine print needs to be resolved, and the comp may or may not eb a success though I would hope they'd give it a crack of about at least 10 seasons to tinker and improve, before scrapping it, if they start it.
But we had a number of sages on here loudly telling us that there was NO WAY the Aussies would ever agree to any such thing and the talk of an extended WCC or similar was fantasy. Where are they now? Are they the same ones who now calim there ain't a cat in hell's chance of it working? Love it!'"
We need this. My only concern is that we go into it half baked, in a kind of 'start small and see if we can improve it' way, which risks a dissappointing start and then two opposing camps from day one: "scrap it, its rubbish'' and " we've got to stick with it and hope it improves", both of whom are half right and half wrong. What we must desperately avoid is a flop which kills the concept for another generation.
It can't be beyond the wit of man to design a really meaningful international club competition right from the off. Not a silly couple of games pre or post season, but a proper competition that spices up the season over an extended time frame and helps keep RL in the news *regularly* ( not a couple of times a year ). Like the Champions League and Heineken Cup. Do that, and I'll be firmly in the 'give it time' camp.
Even group stages can be done without insane travel - you just play your two overseas away games ( assuming 4 teams per group, two SL, two NRL ) in one single overseas trip.
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| Quote: Ferocious Aardvark "The fine print needs to be resolved'"
Perhaps it needs to be given the go ahead first before any fine print is resolved?
Quote: Ferocious Aardvark "But we had a number of sages on here loudly telling us that there was NO WAY the Aussies would ever agree to any such thing and the talk of an extended WCC or similar was fantasy. Where are they now? Are they the same ones who now calim there ain't a cat in hell's chance of it working? Love it!'"
Eddie HemmingsGary HetheringtonEddie HemmingsGary Hetherington: Well, I think so, yes... err... err... we had a really good chat with... err... err... with the Melbourne... err... officials as well... err... err...
Excellent definitive news on the future of the WCC.
Nice work Gary.
Glad it's all been sorted and given the... err... err... go ahead.
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| Quote: RLBandit "We need this. My only concern is that we go into it half baked, in a kind of 'start small and see if we can improve it' way, which risks a dissappointing start and then two opposing camps from day one
That's my issue with this.
Is it me, or do we just not have ANYONE within the RFL who understands what needs to be done to create an event?! I mean, don't get me wrong, I've seen some good signage, promotional material, etc. at games (Magic Weekend, Challenge Cup, Grand Final, etc) but they don't seem to understand what to do to make an event (other than a final) interesting.
Internationals, the Challenge Cup semi finals and the World Club Challenge should be A LOT bigger than they are, but because they are so short-sighted in their approach to the planning, they are just above average events at best. Not must see. It's frustrating because I see what they're doing with the RLWC and think that's near the level of build up they should have for every international series, and every WCC.
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| Quote: William Eve "Perhaps it needs to be given the go ahead first before any fine print is resolved? '"
Perhaps. Or perhaps not. Or maybe somewhere between the two. Who knows .. so many questions. Please don't let it keep you awake at night, though. Concentrate on trying to troll better. There's a million times more chance of an expanded WCC than you ever posting anything a chimp couldn't.
Quote: William Eve "Glad it's all been sorted and given the... err... err... go ahead.'"
You need to get some therapy for that stammer, too.
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| Quote: Ferocious Aardvark "There's a million times more chance of an expanded WCC than you ever posting anything a chimp couldn't.'"
Chimps are more intelligent than Pavlov's Dog. Is that you salivating at GH's latest unsubstantiated [i"world series/expanded wcc gets go ahead"[/i headline?
Thought so.
How's the SL attendances going this year? ![Smile icon_smile.gif](images/smilies//icon_smile.gif)
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| Quote: William Eve "Chimps are more intelligent than Pavlov's Dog. Is that you salivating at GH's latest unsubstantiated [i"world series/expanded wcc gets go ahead"[/i headline?
Thought so.
How's the SL attendances going this year?
Wow, you really hate rugby league don't you?!
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| Quote: William Eve "Chimps are more intelligent than Pavlov's Dog. Is that you salivating at GH's latest unsubstantiated [i"world series/expanded wcc gets go ahead"[/i headline?
Thought so.
How's the SL attendances going this year?
As well as running Leeds Rhinos, Leeds Carnegie, The RFL and ,according to some Bradford fans, now Leeds-Bradford Airport, Hetherington is now also editor of the Express?
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