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Quote: The Penguin "There's thinking big and there's thinking stupidly.'"



That would mean the 80,000 at England v Italy the other week are very stupid then!

What is it with RL supporters (and especially this forum) that makes them think our sport can't set goals and aim high, that we have to settle for second best?


The last major international before the SL War attracted nearly 55,000 to the dump that was old Wembley. Build it and they will come! Re-build international RL and they will come!

Ye, of little faith in your sport!

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(p.s. hope people sensed the sarcasm in my post!)

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Quote: retirethename "That would mean the 80,000 at England v Italy the other week are very stupid then!'"


Yes they are, because they'll willingly pay £50 upwards to watch the England rugby union team, who, even by RU standards, play a shockingly turgid form of the game. But thats a seperate point.

There's no point in us moving to a stadium we're never likely to fill. We've just closed the bloody lexus stand because of (I assume) the financial cost of opening two stands we don't fill, so what is the point of moving to a stadium where that will be even more accentuated? Lets by all means think big, and start by aiming to fill to capacity The Stoop - our fecking ground - before we start with the pie-in-the-sky notions of filling Olympic arenas.

And, as for big internationals, yes why not have them at a big stadium - like Wembley. You know, the big one. Thats quite good.

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Quote: The Penguin "Yes they are, because they'll willingly pay £50 upwards to watch the England rugby union team, who, even by RU standards, play a shockingly turgid form of the game. But thats a seperate point.

There's no point in us moving to a stadium we're never likely to fill. We've just closed the bloody lexus stand because of (I assume) the financial cost of opening two stands we don't fill, so what is the point of moving to a stadium where that will be even more accentuated? Lets by all means think big, and start by aiming to fill to capacity The Stoop - our fecking ground - before we start with the pie-in-the-sky notions of filling Olympic arenas.

And, as for big internationals, yes why not have them at a big stadium - like Wembley. You know, the big one. Thats quite good.'"



You completely missed my point icon_idea.gif
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[quote="dally messenger":1gysl9ow]was watching an nfl doco. on one of their teams and they used the term bomb to describe those long high passes from quaterback to running back and i think gibson took that idea, realized you cant throw the ball forward in RL and adapted it to a "bomb" kick we have[/quote:1gysl9ow] [quote="eels fan":1gysl9ow]You poor poor obsessed fat ex vichyballin potato thieving stoaway.[/quote:1gysl9ow]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_6679.png



Quote: retirethename "Hockey has a national home somewhere near Luton (stand to be corrected)'"

Milton Keynes I believe.
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Quote: gutterfax "Milton Keynes I believe.

Thank you. Someone who can read!

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So does Ice Hockey.

Although in europe the football teams tend to move around rather than play in just one stadium - italy germany spain.

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Hockey no longer has a National Stadium

The stadium was taken over by MK Dons for 4 years, who now have their own Stadium.

English Hockey decided that the necessity for a National Stadium was unfounded for our sport (yes, im a hockey player!) and have thus decided the 8k seated stadium is to be demolished and returned to the ownership of English partnerships.

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Noticed a passing mention to 'rugby' on the Yahoo sport section under Olympics.

Also though the Stadium will continue to be used by 'runners, jumpers & throwers' the LODA and the Ms Jowell know that it could become a 'white elephant' without an alternative major sport tenant or tenants.

As the major football clubs have turned the place down - upgrading to allow loads of boxes for the 'prawn sandwichs' and for pens to hold in the 'mob' would cost loads of extra dosh - as anyway they would not be willing to host atheltics, as top level football demands prestine pitches. In addition the roofs would need to be 'rebuilt' to cover the seats over the 'disused' running track - this would hasve been a very major cost negative for football - estimate £200-£250 million - to meet.

Hence the idea of trying to get the RFL involved......though perhaps not as a true 'national stadium' as the post 2012 plan is to reduce capacity to around 30/35K but rather as 'national/south-east of RFL excelance.

.......will watch developments with interest as still believe we could get increased 'support' by baseing 'London' Superleague at this venue with it's much better public transport links. Also it will see RL returning to it's first post-war roots at the nearby Hackney Marshes which the majority of the current QRL fan may not remember or even know.

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[quote="dally messenger":1gysl9ow]was watching an nfl doco. on one of their teams and they used the term bomb to describe those long high passes from quaterback to running back and i think gibson took that idea, realized you cant throw the ball forward in RL and adapted it to a "bomb" kick we have[/quote:1gysl9ow] [quote="eels fan":1gysl9ow]You poor poor obsessed fat ex vichyballin potato thieving stoaway.[/quote:1gysl9ow]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_6679.png



Quote: ExiledFromHull "Hockey no longer has a National Stadium

The stadium was taken over by MK Dons for 4 years, who now have their own Stadium.

English Hockey decided that the necessity for a National Stadium was unfounded for our sport (yes, im a hockey player!) and have thus decided the 8k seated stadium is to be demolished and returned to the ownership of English partnerships.'"


I bet your parents are really proud icon_cool.gif though it does explain why you are exiled from Hull icon_wink.gif
I find it hard to believe that Hockey doesn't need a national stadium. It always seems to be well supported and one of the sports GB does well in in the olympics.

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Sorry - confession time here!

Im a GB Olympic hockey player who went to the Sydney Olympics! (honest!) - so my parents are proud!

Hockey just isnt well supported enough. There is a degree of apathy amongst the hockey paying public in the UK whereby only 4k is an average crowd for an international.
People just cant be d to watch hockey - which is a shame.

Most Premier League clubs in the English League can accomodate this (Reading/Cannock/Beeston) so English Hockey just host the internationals around the country.

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...the operative word is 'did'......could that be because hockey dumped it's national stadia idea. icon_confused.gif:

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yep - they dumped the idea fairly quickly!

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[quote="dally messenger":1gysl9ow]was watching an nfl doco. on one of their teams and they used the term bomb to describe those long high passes from quaterback to running back and i think gibson took that idea, realized you cant throw the ball forward in RL and adapted it to a "bomb" kick we have[/quote:1gysl9ow] [quote="eels fan":1gysl9ow]You poor poor obsessed fat ex vichyballin potato thieving stoaway.[/quote:1gysl9ow]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_6679.png



Quote: ExiledFromHull "yep - they dumped the idea fairly quickly!'"

shame really. I remember many moons ago a challenge laid at the door of the Lensbury (Shell employees) club hockey team by the "Lensbury Gnomes" veterans rugger team....the hockey team survived the rugby fairly well, but there were plenty of sore shins/ankles/knees on the Gnomes after the Hockey game icon_eek.gif
Always thought Hockey was a very skillfull game (if a bit poncy) icon_cool.gif

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Always thought Hockey was a very skillfull game (if a bit poncy)
Go to an ice hockey game and you certainly will NOT find it poncy

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