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[lockyno1]

It was always going to happen when lets be honest, it was a training run. It was an absolute borefest. The ARL could have increased the crowd by reducing the ticketprices. I tell you what I had to pick up my brother from Parramatta pool yesterday and we wanted to go..then we looked at the prices...no thanks, lets watch it on TV. They should have been $20-30 a ticket, not $65.

 

[lockyno1]

10,000 watched the best players in Australia play for the national team in what is supposed to be the most popular sport in the city.

Best players? So where was Thurston? So where was the Clive Churchill Medalist? What about the best player in league..Inglis? :crazy:

Not to mention Gidley was there being his usual turnip self!:lol:

 

[franklin2323]

There were about 5,000 covered seats EMPTY yesterday. So the Sydney soft c**ks not only can't come to a game when it's wet they can't even sit under a grandstand roof when it's raining outside.

They were category 3 and weren't available. I tried to get 4 upgrades at the gate. I was told they were all gone. They may of been the ones put away for the offical's players or the Clubs and they weren't used happens quite often.

Being under cover is fine. But you aren't for the 15min walk there.

 

[Eels Dude]

There were about 5,000 covered seats EMPTY yesterday. So the Sydney soft c**ks not only can't come to a game when it's wet they can't even sit under a grandstand roof when it's raining outside.

Rubbish there were 5 thousand empty covered seats yesterday. The grandstands were quite full compared to the sideline terraces and behind the goalposts which did have plenty of empty seats. If there were 5 thousand empty seats in the grandstands you're seriously overestimating Parramatta Stadium's capacity.

Anyway, for 65 bucks a ticket who wants to sit in the grandstands to watch a thrashing of PNG. Those tickets cost half as much for a regular season Parramatta match which let's face it... most people would rather watch a match between 2 NRL sides evenly matched... than a match between Australia and a bunch of park footballers. 65 dollars for that, no thank you Mr rich man.

 

[Radioactive Man]

How will Melbourne go on this weekend ? Plus 20,000 ?

 

[innsaneink]

Doubt I wouldve gone had you given me tickets

 

[newman]

I would have gone to a test in Sydney (Moore Park or Homebush) if we were playing NZ or England. Against PNG in parramatta? No way. Glorious sunshine or not. Call me elitist but its too hard ot get to from the shire.

Plenty of people have the sh*ts that no "decent" matches were scheduled in Sydney. While the Kumuls are a fun team to watch, Ill do it at home with a beer and not make the effort. I dont feel bad about that.

 

[Chook Norris]

Your kidding right? We got a full house in Feb for an all star game, i bet your life we would have filled the stadium for a Kangaroos game.

i wouldn't believe it. Would've definitely gotten higher with the attraction of Robina, but i doubt you would've sold out against PNG... would've gotten high 18k at most

 

[cleary89]

1 Dragon, no eels, dogs, 1 Tiger.

4 most supported clubs in Sydney, and 2 wingers between them.

f**k paying money to watch slater, gallen, watmough etc run around. Hate those merkins.

Why is Melbourne getting the England game? Give them this sh*t game, and us a decent one. They keep giving us sh*t because its the league capital, and then when no one turns up everyone has a cry.

 

[Chook Norris]

I hate this sh*t about us not being a rival. In end of season tournaments since 05, we win the 05 tri nations smashing you, lose in golden point in 06, win the World Cup and then drew with you last year. People have to stop basing everything of a middle of the year test match jammed into an NRL round....and even in those we are getting closer and can see us winning one int he next couple of years especially since its played in NZ next year.

agreed tbh

 

[Perth Red]

Hopefully the RLIF will learn that Sydney needs everything in its favour or forget turning a profit. Is it worth taking a risk on Sydney in the future? maybe, maybe not. Personally I'd rather see Int's at decent full stadiums watched by fans who care about their Int side or at the very least using them to grow the game.

Well done to those who braved the rain and got along, softc0cks to the rest of you!

 

[docbrown]

i wouldn't believe it. Would've definitely gotten higher with the attraction of Robina, but i doubt you would've sold out against PNG... would've gotten high 18k at most

They could've worked out a ticketing arrangement with V8 supporters on a Saturday night and it just might have.

 

[innsaneink]

Hopefully the RLIF will learn that Sydney needs everything in its favour or forget turning a profit. Is it worth taking a risk on Sydney in the future? maybe, maybe not. Personally I'd rather see Int's at decent full stadiums watched by fans who care about their Int side or at the very least using them to grow the game.

Well done to those who braved the rain and got along, softc0cks to the rest of you!

I suppose you didnt go.....you softcock.

 

[Timmah]

There were about 5,000 covered seats EMPTY yesterday. So the Sydney soft c**ks not only can't come to a game when it's wet they can't even sit under a grandstand roof when it's raining outside.

Oh and they couldn't sit under the roof at the SFS for the WC semi either. Or for the 2006 Tri-Nations final, even against a NZ side that would wipe the floor with any NRL club side.

The excuses are piss poor. It's too wet. The opposition is not good enough. We already have too many games. There's too many Queenslanders in the Australian side. Timmah has his period. Every excuse under the sun. The facts still speak for themselves. In a city of 4 MILLION people less than 10,000 watched the best players in Australia play for the national team in what is supposed to be the most popular sport in the city. That is utterly pathetic by any measure. Utterly pathetic.

Aren't you just the modern day hero then?

Let me take you apart like the little f**kwit you are (if you want to get personal I can do the same):

1. there were not 5,000 spare undercover seats. The undercover seats that were empty were no doubt priced out of this f**king world. Disgraceful pricing for such a game at a very unflexible, poor venue.

2. How is "it's too wet" (or too cold) for that matter not an excuse? In a venue with as many uncovered seats as Parramatta Stadium, the weather is going to affect the crowd. Families are not going to want to travel to a game in the weather that affected Sydney yesterday, let alone sit in that weather for hours to watch a game where the result is totally predictable.

3. Timmah has his period? I drove over an hour and sat in the rain for four hours to be at that game, so you can shut your little merkin of a mouth. f**king keyboard hero.

4. The facts speak for themselves? Less than 10,000? 11,308 is now less than 10,000? Let me guess, "heaps left after Samoa v Tonga"? THEY STILL f**kING TURNED UP.

5. The best players? Most of the backline were second, third or even fourth choice players. Thurston, Inglis, Hayne - arguably three of the games best not playing. The Dally M and Clive Churchill medallists left on the sideline, the Dally M Hooker of the Year as well. Yep, definitely the best players were out there

6. Rugby League is the best sport in the city but when the season proper is over and more than 90-100 games have taken place in the city during the season, of course people are going to be worn out.

"There are no excuses and it's utterly pathetic because I say so" doesn't win you the argument, because it's ignoring plain, hard facts.

What's utterly pathetic is you and your sad, sad agenda against anything to do with Sydney.

 

[East Coast Tiger]

Aren't you just the modern day hero then?

Let me take you apart like the little f**kwit you are (if you want to get personal I can do the same):

1. there were not 5,000 spare undercover seats. The undercover seats that were empty were no doubt priced out of this f**king world. Disgraceful pricing for such a game at a very unflexible, poor venue.

2. How is "it's too wet" (or too cold) for that matter not an excuse? In a venue with as many uncovered seats as Parramatta Stadium, the weather is going to affect the crowd. Families are not going to want to travel to a game in the weather that affected Sydney yesterday, let alone sit in that weather for hours to watch a game where the result is totally predictable.

3. Timmah has his period? I drove over an hour and sat in the rain for four hours to be at that game, so you can shut your little merkin of a mouth. f**king keyboard hero.

4. The facts speak for themselves? Less than 10,000? 11,308 is now less than 10,000? Let me guess, "heaps left after Samoa v Tonga"? THEY STILL f**kING TURNED UP.

5. The best players? Most of the backline were second, third or even fourth choice players. Thurston, Inglis, Hayne - arguably three of the games best not playing. The Dally M and Clive Churchill medallists left on the sideline, the Dally M Hooker of the Year as well. Yep, definitely the best players were out there

6. Rugby League is the best sport in the city but when the season proper is over and more than 90-100 games have taken place in the city during the season, of course people are going to be worn out.

"There are no excuses and it's utterly pathetic because I say so" doesn't win you the argument, because it's ignoring plain, hard facts.

What's utterly pathetic is you and your sad, sad agenda against anything to do with Sydney.

Wow, I guess I've been taken apart. By the biggest keyboard hero on this whole site too.

There were less than 10,000 there for the Aussie game. Which is disgraceful. Absolutely the most disgusting effort from any city in support of any RL team I can think of. And take out those who were not from Sydney, like the many people I saw wearing CRL gear, and it's even less.

The facts are this game was the smallest crowd ever for an Australia v PNG game in Australia. Actually here's a nice hard fact for you:

In 1988 Australia played PNG in Wagga. And the game drew more than yesterday's. That's right WAGGA! A city of 60,000 drew more than a city of 4 million. That has to be the most embarrassing statistic for Sydney RL possible. Absolutely laughable. Never ever again.

 

[Timmah]

There were less than 10,000 there for the Aussie game. Which is disgraceful. Absolutely the most disgusting effort from any city in support of any RL team I can think of. And take out those who were not from Sydney, like the many people I saw wearing CRL gear, and it's even less.

So you did a spot poll of every single fan in Parramatta Stadium yesterday? You didn't ask me. Claiming you know exactly how many fans were there and for which team and trying to take out x amount of people because of what they were wearing? f**k off idiot.

The facts are this game was the smallest crowd ever for an Australia v PNG game in Australia. Actually here's a nice hard fact for you:

In 1988 Australia played PNG in Wagga. And the game drew more than yesterday's. That's right WAGGA! A city of 60,000 drew more than a city of 4 million. That has to be the most embarrassing statistic for Sydney RL possible. Absolutely laughable. Never ever again.

:lol: Your use of emotive language (disgraceful, disgusting, embarrassing, laughable, never ever, it goes on and on and on... :lol reminds me of those types who get into protest groups and try to use big damaging words to make things sound like people have raped maimed and killed.

The famed Wagga crowd you speak of was about 300 more than yesterdays crowd, in a location that is lucky to have one professional rugby league match every 5-10 years, if that. That was probably capacity for that crowd, and on a fine day or night too for that matter, AND in the middle of the season (late July, when interest is peaking actually).

You're comparing it with a game in an area that receives 90-plus games per season, outside the season proper, on what was so far the coldest and wettest spring day this year.

You can continue to try and shame Sydney with selective statistics and ignore mitigating factors, but it's becoming harder and harder for you to mask the fact you're simply using any opportunity to lay a boot into Sydney.

Speaking, if the interest is so low, why did 268,000 people watch the game in Sydney alone, easily beating out the V8's?

 

[simmo1]

Was going to go to the game, but put me down as one of the people who couldn't be bothered to sit out in the rain to watch a one sided contest. Guess I'm not a real fan....

 

[East Coast Tiger]

F....in' Wagga got a bigger crowd!!!!! What more can you say?

 

[Timmah]

Clearly you can't argue based on fact or reality. Do you honestly think a Stadium should sell out in the torrential rain that we experienced yesterday?

 

[East Coast Tiger]

Torrential rain? You are the biggest soft c**k out. If Sydney was a decent supporter of IRL it would have sold out before game day and thus the weather would have been insignificant. Or at least sold more than 10k.

Wagga = the new capital of rugby league.