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Expansion - not while we spend all our efforts looking backwards and slagging off other sports. We should focus on what is good about League, where its played, where its supported and evolve. Someone with a brain in the RL would help.
Even we we do it, its done badly ala (Celtic) Crusaders.
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| Quote: dally messenger "so a NEW club from an area without one isnt expansion eh?
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Yes, strictly speaking it is. However, since Australia is 31 times the size of England, a corresponding "expansion" in England would be somewhat less than 1.5 miles away from an existing SL club.
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Quote: Barnacle Bill "Yes, strictly speaking it is. However, since Australia is 31 times the size of England, a corresponding "expansion" in England would be somewhat less than 1.5 miles away from an existing SL club.'"
There's going to be none in Australia anyway! The're putting the Turkeys in charge of Christmas with the new commision so it is unlikely there will be any expansion for at least a decade+
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Quote: Barnacle Bill "Yes, strictly speaking it is. However, since Australia is 31 times the size of England, a corresponding "expansion" in England would be somewhat less than 1.5 miles away from an existing SL club.'"
There's going to be none in Australia anyway! The're putting the Turkeys in charge of Christmas with the new commision so it is unlikely there will be any expansion for at least a decade+
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| Quote: JB Down Under "There's going to be none in Australia anyway! The're putting the Turkeys in charge of Christmas with the new commision so it is unlikely there will be any expansion for at least a decade+
That Gallop fella seems to be talking sense again...
"There was unanimous support that the game needs to be able to grow the existing pie so that we can increase revenue for the existing clubs, increase payments for players and increase the amount we can invest in junior development," Mr Gallop said afterwards.
"You can't do those things and invest in expansion ... and until there is a strong business case for any expansion contributing to the growth of the competition, then it will not be part of [the NRL's] immediate plans."
If the house of cards isn't quite collapsing yet, there's certainly a stiff breeze on the way.
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| Quote: Barnacle Bill "That Gallop fella seems to be talking sense again...
"There was unanimous support that the game needs to be able to grow the existing pie so that we can increase revenue for the existing clubs, increase payments for players and increase the amount we can invest in junior development," Mr Gallop said afterwards.
"You can't do those things and invest in expansion ... and until there is a strong business case for any expansion contributing to the growth of the competition, then it will not be part of [the NRL's] immediate plans."
If the house of cards isn't quite collapsing yet, there's certainly a stiff breeze on the way.'"
Existing clubs say "money should be given to existing clubs" shock. Gosh, who'd have seen that coming ?
In any case, I'm not sure that anyone who talks of "growing the existing pie" can be described as talking sense. | | | |
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| Quote: Roy Haggerty "Existing clubs say "money should be given to existing clubs" shock. Gosh, who'd have seen that coming ?'"
"so that we can increase revenue for the existing clubs, increase payments for players and increase the amount we can invest in junior development,"
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| Quote: Roy Haggerty "No, this is fairly straightforward. I think that if our game doesn't grow, it will die. '"
I'll read the rest later.
Your argument is, if the game doesn't grow in the way YOU want it to it will die, yes?  |
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| Quote: Roy Haggerty "No, this is fairly straightforward. I think that if our game doesn't grow, it will die. Here's how this works
Couldn't agree more, and your efforts with your school shouldn't go unnoticed however frustrating it is that RU are coming in.
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| Quote: Barnacle Bill "I'll read the rest later.
Your argument is, if the game doesn't grow in the way YOU want it to it will die, yes? ![]()
If you haven't read his post, how do you presume to know what his argument is?
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| Quote: J. Willard Gibbs "If you haven't read his post, how do you presume to know what his argument is?'"
Because I've been reading and responding to his posts up until that point and I'm clever.
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| Quote: J. Willard Gibbs "If you haven't read his post, how do you presume to know what his argument is?'"
His argument is like all the others , RL is underfunded , therefore we are willing to let anybody ' bearing gifts ' into it
But we cannot cover everywhere
We have to decide where the investment will pay most dividends and do it properly , at the moment that is in South Wales , as much as I disagreed with things that went on to get the Celtic Crusaders into SL , now they are in , it must continue and if that means funding it via the sports governing body then so be it |
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| Quote: Barnacle Bill "I'll read the rest later.
Your argument is, if the game doesn't grow in the way YOU want it to it will die, yes?
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