Sort of agree. I suppose a few things will go through Ken's head when making a decision to put the money into it.

1. Will it increase our fan base?
2. Will it help with our big game mentality?
3. Will he or even the club profit from it?

There's no evidence to suggest that any of these would be answered YES.

Obviously as us fans see it, it's disappointing. We feel the club should be rewarded. If we'd of got the league leaders or got to a final we probably would of been picked and would of been able to afford it.
We need to do better in 2016 and give the RFL no choice.

Do you really think that Saints will treat their game against the Roosters as a friendly? What a superb marketing opportunity for them!

40 years anniversary since the Inaugural Grand Final between the two clubs.

If I was McManus I'd be scrambling around the archives looking for a copy of the match (surely it was filmed in 1976). Plan a anniversary meal at the stadium with past players from both clubs, invite sponsors, local businesses and supporters to attend, merchandise at the game, sell copies of the 1976 game on dvd, presentation on the pitch where past players form guard of honour, retro kits on the night to match the kits worn in 1976.


It's a marketeers dream! Think big get bigger returns.

but as i've said Steve, we didn't meet the criteria this time to play in the WCS so not sure how that can be the club not stepping up.
im pretty sure the club, and the fans, want to step up but it hasn't happened yet because we aren't good enough yet, there are 9 other clubs i'm sure would want to step up to where we are but it has to be earned and we haven't done that ..yet!

Couldn't agree more.A great opportunity on a silver platter.

if the giants were to host a game, to just break even, not to make any profit, but just to get the bond money back, we would be looking at a minimum gate of 15 or 16,000, now considering Huddersfield have only had 1 attendance over 15,000 in over 40 years, does anyone really believe that we could suddenly pull in that sort of crowd for a glorified friendly?
we had our biggest home game for a generation 2 weeks ago and there were less than 7,000 home supporters there, when we won the LLS there was only 8,000 there.
it would take a massive effort, probably well out of our reach to do that.
that money £180k would be better off spent on our playing or coaching staff or our facilities.

hopefully as SL champions next year we will take on the challenge



even in 1987, wigan were a big name in the sport and as they were averaging 13k that is still twice as much as what we can realistically attract on a regular basis, so again, comparing Wigan to Huddersfield is baffling

I said I wanted Huddersfield to be the third team due to the fairness of league position but I do understand why Saints have been chosen; the attendance will be a lot better at Saints, more money will be made, game will probably be more competitive and it would be a better game in terms of exposure and growing the series of course, which is the most important thing here I think.

Champions or not next year you would still have to fund it. Would you?

i would say yes, but i don't make decisions.

at the moment i don't think the club can justify spending, what little money we have available, on nothing more than a friendly, athough a very prestigious friendly, if it was a WCC on the line it would be different.

The Leeds Rhinos v the North Queensland Cowboys is going to be 100% excitement after this years grand finals.

The most one-sided game will be Sydney Roosters vs St. Helens. The Sydney Roosters will hammer St Helens, but they would have hammered Huddersfield just as badly. Nevertheless the thrashing to be meted out will create a bad feeling in the stomachs of all English viewers bar Wigan fans.

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