More Sydney clubs will merge within the next decade - Gould

[Walk On Home Boy]

Rorters and Penriff to merge.

 

[Mr Angry]

All Melbourne juniors go to QLD schools.

The is no juniors, no schools. Victorian schools play VFL.

The wish they had Endeavour High. In the meantime they scab from QLD schools on the Gold Coast and in Townsville, where they actually have an option play Rugba Leg.

 

[SBD82]

Edit* Never mind. This is a dated argument. And I was dumb for contributing to it.

 

[Wily Ole Dog]

A lot will depend on the league clubs and how they fair through this. There are 4 Sydney clubs reliant on significant annual cash injections from their LC’s, some up to the tune of $5million. IF LC have to sell assets to cover this years losses then profit may be reduced in future years and the ability to throw large chunks of cash at the nrl operation won’t be there. Eels are lucky, the new stadium happened at the right time should see their revenue from game day operations rise significantly and fill the gap. Panthers, bulldogs and wests not so lucky. One thing is for sure, nrl clubs need to start building their engaged fanbases and shift their revenue reliance.

All money lost by LC backed entities will be short term. You seriously can’t think that people won’t return to the LCs to spend their money?

they’re chomping at the bit

 

[Perth Red]

All money lost by LC backed entities will be short term. You seriously can’t think that people won’t return to the LCs to spend their money?

they’re chomping at the bit

that will depend how the economy recovers and if people will have money to put Into pokie machines. The addicts probably will be back soon enough with their credit cards.

 

[MugaB]

I just had a crazy idea. Why don't we merge every club from Queensland and Victoria into one team, then merge every club from NSW and ACT into one team. It could be made a state vs state contest. WOW!!

And also call it super rugby Union, then emplyee rayleen castle as ceo

 

[flippikat]

On another slant, away from the geographical zones & club culture issues when thinking about mergers, what about team colours & jersey designs?

We're kinda lucky that the Tigers (black, white, orange) and Dragons (red and white) had pretty compatible palettes.. but could you imagine trying to squeeze some of the other clubs together on one jersey?

The Northern Eagles maroon, red, black and white was a bit of a mess to be honest.

 

[siv]

Can't see any clubs going bust in Sydney

NRL grants will cover players salary cap and football operations

LC cash or facilities is a bonus

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

that will depend how the economy recovers and if people will have money to put Into pokie machines. The addicts probably will be back soon enough with their credit cards.

It’s the addicts that keep clubs afloat.

 

[Todd Hoffman]

Gould now has a 10 year plan.

 

[Reflector]

I domt understand why everyone gets so fixated on kicking the Titans out....

Their crowd averages are usually better than half the Sydney club. As recently as 2018, they averaged over 14k at Robina.

And in terms of money, they have only defaulted once.

Any failures were due to bad owners (Titans, gladiators), being under prepared (Giants, Chargers) or the owners just leaving (Seagulls). The fans themselves are just as good as anywhere else...

I would suggest their crowd averages are spiked by interstate fans of Sydney clubs who only get a couple of chances a year to see their team play locally.

The weight behind axing/ relocating the Titans is more to do with the GC as an area. It has a bigger population, but it doesn't have that entrenched support for the local team and lacks that community spirit.

 

[Generalzod]

Everyone knows Gould is talking about Cronulla but we had more resurrections than Jesus...

 

[mongoose]

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I would suggest their crowd averages are spiked by interstate fans of Sydney clubs who only get a couple of chances a year to see their team play locally.

The weight behind axing/ relocating the Titans is more to do with the GC as an area. It has a bigger population, but it doesn't have that entrenched support for the local team and lacks that community spirit.

are Sydney crowds not boosted by away fans, especially when its a derby?
I agree that the Titans don't have much of a culture or community spirit around them but i think that is due to the way the team has performed over the past 10 years more so than some intrinsic problem with the location.

 

[Reflector]

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are Sydney crowds not boosted by away fans, especially when its a derby?
I agree that the Titans don't have much of a culture or community spirit around them but i think that is due to the way the team has performed over the past 10 years more so than some intrinsic problem with the location.

Difference is the majority of fans at a Sydney club home game are the home team fans. With the GC it appears to usually be 50/50.

 

[Perth Red]

Difference is the majority of fans at a Sydney club home game are the home team fans. With the GC it appears to usually be 50/50.

that’s unlikely with 10k members and a 13k crowd avg. key for them is work in schools now so the kids grow up titans fans, not following their dads team.

 

[unforgiven]

A nice new stadium would help, but I forgot that there is no justification for one in the biggest RL nursery in the world. You keep saying that.

correct!

 

[forby]

There is no way that Penrith and Parramatta could ever merge. Not possible in any way.

 

[forby]

correct!

Unforgiven, who do you support?

 

[unforgiven]

Unforgiven, who do you support?

Wests Tigers but I live in Kingswood lol

 

[forby]

Why the West’s Tigers.? Kingswood is Panthers and Roosters territory!