Moffo
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It is 20 million. That would be 3x. 500k vs 1.5mill. Means nothing. Just ask sonny bill
NZ included is 25m
It is 20 million. That would be 3x. 500k vs 1.5mill. Means nothing. Just ask sonny bill
its dicks like you that mean things never get seriously discussed on here
get a room lol
Personal attacks already, a bit hypocritical considering you eat a female family member for dinner each night.
UK population = 60,776,238 one major football code.
NSW/QLD = 10.3 million three major fotball codes played at the same time.
Will not work
NZ included is 25m
we've tried the intergalactic club challenge and it didnt work leg. i remember watching the dogs play halifax at belmore one night and it was the most boring thing ive ever seen. the halifax boys were here for a party and no one turned up
players already whinge about playing 25 games a year so i cant see them increasing their workload unless you paid them a load more
You should be an accountant.
population 6 times bigger, one major football code. Ridiculous amount of corporate sponsorship.
populations 6 times smaller three other football codes competing. Minimal corporate sponsorship, you know the big financial stuff.
Good question, why do I bother ?
There are two main differences now, one is the ESL standard has risen dramatically in the past ten years and two, most clubs play at least three to four pre-season games now so if we did a NAB Cup format with the top sixteen teams from both comps, I don't see how it is any different?
Leeds v Melbourne, St Helens v Manly, Bradford v Broncos, Wigan v Sharks etc would bring in a lot of people to the pre-season tournament.
ive heard the population point a million times and no one has ever explained it to me adequately. england has a pop of 60m with about 80 teams who go up and down. so how cant aussie with 20m plus 5m in NZ handle 20 teams?
the games will be of higher quality and fox will be forced to pay market rates for it
for starters you're dreaming if you think there's 20M in OZ and 5M in NZ who support the NRL . You'd be dreaming if you think 1/2 that number support RL .
Furthermore the NRL is barely shown or reported outside of 2 states of Australia .
virtually no foreign players are in the NRL .... the player pool is small and the ESL , ARU & FRU are taking our best
on the other hand
the EPL (& most of the lower divisions) draw players from all over the world . There's no shortage of quality players looking for a chance to show what they can do in hope of jagging a big contract in the top league .
The EPL is shown in 208 countries and the broadcast rights alone give each EPL side about 58M AUD per year
The 2nd tier of football (Coca Cola Championship) tv rights give each team about 9M AUD per year
that's before you factor in gate takings (EPL average is 35K) , sponsorships (huge because of worldwide interest) , merchandising (huge because of worldwide interest) .
and then there's the tv rights to the uefa competitions which the top clubs get a slice of ...
the NRL might be big in some people's minds .... but they really need to get out a little more .
and you're kidding if you think everyone in england watches football
He didnt say that Moffo. But, people OUTSIDE of England watch the EPL as well. Thats why it is so popular. You dont really have to argue over erverything you know. What Vlad stated was fact, not opinion. How can you not see this.
RL is a great niche game. But thats what it is and always will be. Plain and simple.
and you're kidding if you think everyone in england watches football
even simpler solution - get a TV deal the NRL deserves, at least equal to the AFL TV deal.