Perth Bears or bust?!

[siv]

I think ribot approached Rupert about starting new comp first..

So did you ask yourself why would a Adelaide newspaper guy care about RL?

 

[Pippen94]

So did you ask yourself why would a Adelaide newspaper guy care about RL?

So I was right it was Ribot's idea then?!

Yep - I was right;

How the war unfolded

www.google.com

 

[siv]

So I was right it was Ribot's idea then?!

Yep - I was right;

How the war unfolded

www.google.com

You didnt answer my question

 

[Pippen94]

You didnt answer my question

Because it's irrelevant.

 

[siv]

Because it's irrelevant.

And as simple as that - you fail to understand why a Pay-TV operator would spend $350 mil to try to win the rights to RL, and then put itself in control of RL for the next 20 years

Ribot was just a pawn, who was used to achieve a means

And today you see how little Ribot's vision mattered 25 years on when we are on verge of returning to a structure where it all began

 

[Wb1234]

Without success of expansion teams idea of creating new comp would have never been formed.

Your kinda got a point that once the broncos entered the comp things had to change because they were so much bigger than everyone else

your wrong about the like of Newcastle Canberra or cowboys back then being big teams for super league … they were the opposite

Arko said his biggest mistake was not admitting two Brisbane clubs at once but they wanted the broncos to be strong

had they admitted two Brisbane clubs at once then super league would never have happened

 

[Wb1234]

And as simple as that - you fail to understand why a Pay-TV operator would spend $350 mil to try to win the rights to RL, and then put itself in control of RL for the next 20 years

Ribot was just a pawn, who was used to achieve a means

And today you see how little Ribot's vision mattered 25 years on when we are on verge of returning to a structure where it all began

He promised rugby league in China

whilst almost killing it in’s Australia

brilliant

 

[Pippen94]

And as simple as that - you fail to understand why a Pay-TV operator would spend $350 mil to try to win the rights to RL, and then put itself in control of RL for the next 20 years

Ribot was just a pawn, who was used to achieve a means

And today you see how little Ribot's vision mattered 25 years on when we are on verge of returning to a structure where it all began

No I don't. Genesis of superleague was in Ribot's head. Rupert wasn't sitting around thinking about starting his own league comp (he was probably thinking of taking over usa cable news at the time). Pay tv side I never argued or disagreed with but you were probably just going to post it anyway..

 

[Pippen94]

Your kinda got a point that once the broncos entered the comp things had to change because they were so much bigger than everyone else

your wrong about the like of Newcastle Canberra or cowboys back then being big teams for super league … they were the opposite

Arko said his biggest mistake was not admitting two Brisbane clubs at once but they wanted the broncos to be strong

had they admitted two Brisbane clubs at once then super league would never have happened

Cowboys hadn't had a game in 1994. Trio of Raiders, Newcastle & Broncos were attendance leaders & successful on field too (Newcastle made semi's in 92 but of course other two were at different level).

 

[Wb1234]

No I don't. Genesis of superleague was in Ribot's head. Rupert wasn't sitting around thinking about starting his own league comp (he was probably thinking of taking over usa cable news at the time). Pay tv side I never argued or disagreed with but you were probably just going to post it anyway..

Murdoch owned Ansett sponsored arl so they knew how profitable the game was

and the idea of super league was as much Wayne Bennett as John ribot

 

[Wb1234]

Cowboys hadn't had a game in 1994. Trio of Raiders, Newcastle & Broncos were attendance leaders & successful on field too (Newcastle made semi's in 92 but of course other two were at different level).

Newcastle have been a basketcase until tinkler and then wests Newcastle as owners

raiders couldn’t afford to keep their stars easts were about to raid them

 

[Pippen94]

Murdoch owned Ansett sponsored arl so they knew how profitable the game was

and the idea of super league was as much Wayne Bennett as John ribot

Then Murdoch should've approached broncos about new comp rather than other way around. Everybody knows pay tv was factor in war, but that's not the origin of the idea.

 

[Wb1234]

Then Murdoch should've approached broncos about new comp rather than other way around. Everybody knows pay tv was factor in war, but that's not the origin of the idea.

Broncos were the origin

and not to grow rugby league

Neither Murdoch or the broncos could’ve cared less about growing rugby league

 

[Pippen94]

Newcastle have been a basketcase until tinkler and then wests Newcastle as owners

raiders couldn’t afford to keep their stars easts were about to raid them

???

Raiders could afford to pay above the cap!!

Newcastle averaged 20k home attendance in 1994 second only to Brisbane. Raiders third with 17k.

 

[Wb1234]

???

Raiders could afford to pay above the cap!!

Newcastle averaged 20k home attendance in 1994 second only to Brisbane. Raiders third with 17k.

Ask any Newcastle fan about their finances between 1988 to 2015 lol

raiders were about to lose their stars in 95 hence the move to super league

 

[Wb1234]

Super League: The inside story

Leading sports writer Coleman goes behind the headlines…

www.goodreads.com

@Pippen94

 

[Pippen94]

Broncos were the origin

and not to grow rugby league

Neither Murdoch or the broncos could’ve cared less about growing rugby league

Agree about Murdoch (Lachlan who was close to game might care a tiny fractor tho probably not), but I never argued any of this.

 

[Wb1234]

Agree about Murdoch (Lachlan who was close to game might care a tiny fractor tho probably not), but I never argued any of this.

Your saying the idea of super league was to grow the game (big clubs etc)

thats bs

News ltd got the pay tv rights cheap and the broncos killed off the crushers and any other Brisbane side until 2015

rugby league got set back 20 years

 

[Pippen94]

Super League: The inside story

Leading sports writer Coleman goes behind the headlines…

www.goodreads.com

@Pippen94

good book but you're allowed to disagree with it..

 

[Pippen94]

Your saying the idea of super league was to grow the game (big clubs etc)

thats bs

News ltd got the pay tv rights cheap and the broncos killed off the crushers and any other Brisbane side until 2015

rugby league got set back 20 years

None of this was something I was arguing..