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Still, you havent proved that a fast train to Taree will help the NRL. And infrastructure to help cities grow - you are talking about housing divisions, hospitals, schools etc - Dunno how that is gunna happen because of the soccer world cup, or how it will help the NRL in the short term.
I don't think aiming to set up a League comp in Uraguay should be the top priority for the NRL's advertising budget
Pfft. Suddenly the world was having barbecues and whinging about Telstra in 2000? Must have missed that.
Bloody oath. There is a market here numbnuts.
Only a complete brainless f*ckwit would think that Uruguay should be the target for the next NRL franchise., or one that thinks it is the only answer. Personally I would have thought France, USA and maybe PNG should be the next targets for overseas promotion, not f*cking Uruguay! :lol:
I wont read about a govt report about rail infrastructure, partly because it is irrelevant, and secondly I won't read anything you have blown your load over. The only real impact the Soccer WC will have on league is stadium upgrades.
The code doesn't need consolidation against rival codes in the bush, save for spasmodic Union presences, which here on the coast is only really a problem in the Coffs Harbour Wallaby wankfest precinct. AFL is nothing, and Soccer is nothing unless you are under 14. The areas the code needs help to grow is Melbourne, NZ and Perth.
I never said it did. I said that if the government were smart then if we get the World Cup and a requirement is to upgrade rail systems then it is smart to install the basic facilities for high speed rail in the future.
What do you think infrastructure is? It involves all the basic facilities that are required for a country to run and grow effectively. That includes transport systems, water, sewers, power grids, telecommunications, parks, stadiums etc etc. The NRL needs all that stuff to run an effective competition and to expand. A city needs to be able to grow and support that growth. If a city grows, and new clubs come into the competition, they need to have the infrastructure to support those teams.
It's a golden opportunity. You must have been on the NRL board in the past. Because they always seem to miss this stuff. Now we are number three against Union and AFL.
Aaahhh... The Olympics made millions fly to Australia. The Olympics made millions fly to Spain. Big events bring big numbers of people.
And there are potential markets overseas.
You're the one who brought up Uruguay. And I never said it should be part of the NRL either. I said that we should be promoting the game in the hope that another country decides to set up a competition.
You dopey f**king imbecile. The report is about infrastructure as a whole not just rail. How do you think people get to games? How do you think they televise games? How do you think crowds flush that toilet? How do you think they switch lights on at games? How do you think areas get set aside for stadiums? How do you think cities grow and can support that growth. How do you think competitions expand eventually? Infrastructure and sustainable population growth. Not supporters. Not local identities who want a club. Infrastructure. The big picture for any expansion and sustainability for any industry anywhere in the world revolves around infrastructure. It doesn't matter how many supporters you have. If you don't have the infrastructure you don't have a club. It's as simple as that. And the World Cup is almost always based around infrastructure. How about you go down to the library and read a few books on the way things work. It's like talking to the teenage kid who thinks he knows everything that you just want to wrap your hand around.
I said I lived there for 7 years. Not that I left at 7. Are you dyslexic? Mixing up words? Or do you just not read things properly or even at all?
You're very complacent aren't you? Any organisation needs to consolidate it's position no matter the perceived weakness of other competitors. If you let your competition grow and get out of hand you have big problems. Look what happened to you and the Bears. You didn't consolidate and improve your position then a competitor came along and took you over. If you had of been in a stronger position you would still be going around in the NRL today. If we get the World Cup, then watch football grow exponentially against rugby league. That includes the bush.
I doubt that Fifa could demand Australia upgrade it's rail system to get the World Cup. The IOC didn't. Besides, the govt hasnt the $ and if it did then we would have had the third line to Newcastle, the North West Rail Link and other stuff like dual carriageway on the Pacific Hwy.
Wow, I never realised that! Wow! One question, Australia has never had a Soccer World Cup before - how come someone has already built transport systems, water, sewers, power grids, telecommunications, parks, stadiums etc etc?
In terms of what?????? We outrate them both in TV ratings. We are the only ones who can sell out stadiums for all 3 levels - domestic, interstate and international.
And what about the bit where these millions suddenly forget soccer and go hunting for Souffs v Penruff?????
And think about the costs involved. Get your head out of the clouds.
And you'll pour billions into rail infrastructure in the hope that someone might decide to use it?
Oh dear, where do I start with that drivel? You are basing your demented rant on the notion that every Australin digs a hole to crap in, and that Fifa will suddenly introuduce us to the flush toilet, the horseless carriage and the wheel.
Sorry, I assumed I was talking to an 8 year oldm-mhe demands that NRL expand to Uruguay and that only FIFA can organise a sewerage system threw me.
Position consolidated.
