Quote: Winslade's Offload "I am a bit surprised on your comments, your posts are generally well balanced and thought through.
The issue here is not the individual game itself, but the prospects of getting an enlargened WCC going. RU profits considerably from international matches which rake in huge amounts of money. Cricket only survives over here because of international games and receipts. So we badly need international matches to bolster the finances of the game. These matches have only come about because several club chairmen went over to Oz and pleaded with them to give this format a go. If it is successful and they see revenue can be earned from it, we have a chance to grow the competition and make it more meaningful.
You have to remember that Oz clubs don't view the current WCC particularly seriously. It interferes with their pre-season and they come over here only only partly match fit. If they did decide they wanted the trophy / title, it would be a long time before we saw an English club winning it.
So let's just enjoy the novelty of playing an Oz team, support the WCC, and hope it fires some enthusiasm for more games against Oz clubs.'"
I can see that this is a stepping stone towards having a bigger greater WCC challenge like we did early in super league (it was awful) but personally I'd rather not play it as its pointless to Wigan and Warrington. Only takes few bad injuries and a sending off and your season could be up in the air. Don't forget. It's the top 4 this year and a few losses could prove costly.
I'll watch all the games and I hope all 3 beat the Aussies (even the pies) but you get nothing for a win so nothing to gain but everything to lose.