@The_Wookie was caught out lying about what I said by
@Maximus and I.
While it's true that many sporting leagues have smaller teams, it's dishonest to compare the NRL, AFL and A-League with one another and conclude they are the same. Deep down you know this, hence the reason you didn't bother to provide any evidence to back up your bullshit claim.
Can you prove that the small clubs in all three leagues are in their position for the same reasons?
The smallest clubs in AFL are expansion teams, yet even they're not doing too bad by NRL standards. The smallest AFL club from Melbourne is the North Melbourne Kangaroos, yet their supporter base is larger than many NRL clubs. I've said in the past the Kangaroos should relocate to Tasmania, so don't accuse me of saying AFL should prop up weak clubs from an over saturated market. The AFL wanted to relocate the Kangaroos to Gold Coast 15 years ago.
Financially, the AFL clubs draw more revenue from sponsorship and corporate hospitality than most NRL clubs. Every Sydney NRL club draws less revenue from sponsorship and corporate hospitality than the Swans. You're always mocking AFL like a psychotic moron, yet you ignore the fact the Swans are bigger than every Sydney NRL club. Guess what dickhead, an NRL club from a regional city in FNQ that has a population of just 180k draws more revenue from sponsorship, corporate hospitality, ticketing and membership than every Sydney NRL club. I made a thread on this subject comparing the annual reports from the clubs to prove it, because unlike you I usually use evidence to back up my statements whereas you make sweeping generations then run off because you're an idiot.
The A-League is struggling. Their problems began when they over saturated Sydney and Melbourne with teams no one wanted. It is also competing with higher quality soccer leagues from overseas for fans. Our game doesn't have to worry about that.
I know it's not going to happen anytime soon, but that doesn't mean everyone should bury their head in the sand and not mention the problems it is causing our game. You're f**ked in the head if you cannot see that the Sydney clubs rely on the annual grant from the ARLC to survive. They prop up their meagre returns from football operations with revenue from gaming machines and alcohol. You're incredibly naive if you cannot see there's heavy opposition to gaming machines and it is growing stronger every day. Just like tobacco revenue became obsolete in the 90s, so too will gaming machine revenue when the backlash from special interest groups grows too large for politicians to ignore. The Greens are right onto this issue and their influence in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne ia growing stronger every year.
I don't give a f**k if I'm laughed at on here by a bunch of drunken baby boomer NSWRL fans who want a return to 1982. They don't have the interests of the game at heart because they'll be dead within 20 or 30 years.
That doesn't explain how soccer made its way from England to every other country long before television was widely available, dickhead.
Try explaining how it made its way from an island in the Atlantic Ocean to every f**king continent before television and the internet was available?
People can only play an "easy game" if they know it exists. There are plenty of people in the world who do not know there's a sport called rugby league, despite having access to television and the internet.
Laugh all you like, but if the game wants to survive and thrive it will need to reach new markets. A knuckle-dragging moron like you will never get it.
