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[quote="King Street Cat":1wa9s43t]Some might look at this as being harsh but I think it's fair. When are the Rugby League going to stop persisting with this fantasy expansion. If it hasn't worked by now, it never will! I'm all for reaching out to a wider audience with our game but not at the expense of historical clubs in the homelands.[/quote:1wa9s43t]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_6731.jpg |
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That'd be one of the worst places in thr world to host a World Cup in any sport, especially for the spectators.
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Not if a few billionaires are willing to invest a lot of money into the sport. However without that it would be crazy.
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| Quote: Willzay "That'd be one of the worst places in thr world to host a World Cup in any sport, especially for the spectators.'"
It's narrow minded viewpoints like this that have held the sport back for over 50 years...ffs have you no thoughts about how this could help the sport aside from the (misplaced/unfounded) worry about the speccies?  |
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| Quote: knockersbumpMKII "It's narrow minded viewpoints like this that have held the sport back for over 50 years...ffs have you no thoughts about how this could help the sport aside from the (misplaced/unfounded) worry about the speccies? ![]()
probably upset not being able to drink in the stadiums (or outside!) 
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| Quote: knockersbumpMKII "It's narrow minded viewpoints like this that have held the sport back for over 50 years...ffs have you no thoughts about how this could help the sport aside from the (misplaced/unfounded) worry about the speccies? ![]()
So enlighten me, what would be so great about a rugby league world cup in the UAE?
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Quote: FearTheVee "So enlighten me, what would be so great about a rugby league world cup in the UAE?'"
To try and get some of what the game lacks. $ £
According to the study, the UAE topped the list for high net worth individuals (HNWIs) in the GCC with 53,800 dollar millionaires.
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Quote: FearTheVee "So enlighten me, what would be so great about a rugby league world cup in the UAE?'"
To try and get some of what the game lacks. $ £
According to the study, the UAE topped the list for high net worth individuals (HNWIs) in the GCC with 53,800 dollar millionaires.
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It's a ridiculous idea to have any World Cup be it football or rugby in the middle East please enlighten us how this would help our sport been in a country that doesn't even know what rugby league is
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| Quote: fun time frankie "It's a ridiculous idea to have any World Cup be it football or rugby in the middle East please enlighten us how this would help our sport been in a country that doesn't even know what rugby league is'"
So that 53800 millionaires find out what rugby league is and invest their money in it. |
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[quote="King Street Cat":1wa9s43t]Some might look at this as being harsh but I think it's fair. When are the Rugby League going to stop persisting with this fantasy expansion. If it hasn't worked by now, it never will! I'm all for reaching out to a wider audience with our game but not at the expense of historical clubs in the homelands.[/quote:1wa9s43t]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_6731.jpg |
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| Quote: fun time frankie "It's a ridiculous idea to have any World Cup be it football or rugby in the middle East please enlighten us how this would help our sport been in a country that doesn't even know what rugby league is'" Most of the UK doesn't know what rugby league is. UAE's domestic competition is sponsored by Nissan. I don't even know who Super League's sponsor is. |
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[quote="King Monkey":30st820n]Maybe a spell in prison would do Graham good.
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If they've got the money, and facilities to stage it then I'd have no problem with it. Although it would bugger up most teams pre season as it would have to be staged in winter.
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NRL expansion? Sometime soon, maybe......:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_9857.jpg |
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I'd go. Though I'd prefer to see it staged in the Caribbean!
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| Quote: Charlie Sheen "If they've got the money, and facilities to stage it then I'd have no problem with it. Although it would bugger up most teams pre season as it would have to be staged in winter.'"
Temperature starts to drop a bit in Dubai from November and as they are 3 hours ahead British TV would want our games staged at night anyway.
I'm in favour of it if they can prove they will invest the cash and give us a big cash advance for staging it.
If not my more conservative choice would be England and France as joint hosts. Same format as 2013 except have France host games instead of Wales. |
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Would be a great opportunity to get wealthy backers interested in the game.
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Hooray for South Asian slave labour!
If RL goes for this it can never take the moral high ground about anything, ever. It'd be like touring apartheid South Africa. The UAE is rotten top to bottom.
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