Do you honestly think that the area behind the posts pictured here is around half the capacity of the full upper tier?



I don't think it houses anywhere near the 15,000 figure you claim.

Interesting to see that there are only weekend tickets now available on the rfl ticketing page. Get your tickets soon folks or prepare to be disappointed. I personally cannot wait.

This picture demonstrates better the fact that the whole upper tier holds a lot more seats than the gap.

It certainly holds around 6 or 7 times as many seats at least.

If the Scorpions were to improve their business (i.e. better on field results, bigger crowds, etc.), they wouldn't be able to get into SL at their current ground anyway. Their only real options would be Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli (which is 18 miles away from The Gnoll and holds 14.5k) or Liberty Stadium, Swansea (about 10 miles away and 20.5k).

Not that any of that is anywhere near to happening, but you never know. In 10 years time there could be some very good players coming through in South Wales. Not quite sure which option they'd prefer, with Swansea being closer but Llanelli probably being a bit more affordable.

I'll tell you exactly which option they would prefer.

The 15 man option.

If the Scorpions preferred the 15 man option, they'd be playing that sport and not rugby league.

So you think if there were some good young Welsh players coming on in South Wales and a scout from the Scarlets, Blues or Ospreys offered them a contract they would knock it back?

Why are you talking about individual players when I was talking about the club as a whole? It's a diversion of the argument because your attempted little dig at the Scorpions was so poor that you're trying a new angle.

But to answer, if they were talented and were offered a contract by the aforementioned clubs, I would also think they'd be offered a contract by the Crusaders as well, and I reckon (as rugby league players) they'd give the code they've learned their trade in a go first before chasing the cash.

So if a Welsh rugby player was offered the chance to play for Crusaders (which then might lead on to playing for Wales national RL side who lets be honest have about as much chance of winning anything as a one legged Donkey has of winning the Grand national) or union club sides like the Blues, Scarlets or Ospreys which might lead on to playing for the Wales Union side in the 6 Nations or the RUWC which one do you reckon he will choose?

I suppose it depends upon which sport he prefers to play!

It's like lots of jobs, some are every well paid but not everyone wants to do them for various reasons, some obvious some not so.

At the end it's up to the individual to decide.

Quote: PHIPPS "(which then might lead on to playing for Wales national RL side who lets be honest have about as much chance of winning anything as a one legged Donkey has of winning the Grand national)'" league13.info/2010/10/23/wales-p ... opean-cup/ Thanks for pointing out another reason why there should be a super league team in south Wales

Quote: PHIPPS "(which then might lead on to playing for Wales national RL side who lets be honest have about as much chance of winning anything as a one legged Donkey has of winning the Grand national)'" league13.info/2010/10/23/wales-p ... opean-cup/ Thanks for pointing out another reason why there should be a super league team in south Wales

Sorry, My mistake.

I missed out the word 'worthwhile' between 'anything and 'as'

As the Celtic Crusaders disaster proved there is only one code of Rugby that counts in South Wales and it's not league.

You could say exactly the same about any English rugby league player.

There is more than enough basic ' rugby ' talent in South Wales to provide enough players for a decent Championship club , if those players decide they would rather play union , then fine , there will be another twenty in the next village who might fancy something different , and so on and so on

Eventually there might be enough to provide enough quality to put together a SL squad , if the club build slowly and properly they will get to whatever level they can

As for the Celtic Crusaders , that was just another example of how not to do it

I disagree actually. Thankfully most English born Rugby League players are originally from areas where the sport is more popular than union.