Rationalisation of Sydney

[Stallion]

What are the requirements for 9 teams? It seems a very arbitrary number. London doesn’t have 9 EPL teams with a much larger population.

Soccer is far less vulnerable than rugby-league. Sydney happens to be the largest populated capital city in the world that has rugby league as its prime football code. You whiteant that; You whiteant the code!

 

[Pommy]

Soccer is far less vulnerable than rugby-league. Sydney happens to be the largest populated capital city in the world that has rugby league as its prime football code. You whiteant that; You whiteant the code!

Yes the code is vulnerable because idiots refuse to let it’s spread its wings. No teams outside of the eastern seaboard is going to leave it vulnerable.
You white ant the code!

 

[Stallion]

Yes the code is vulnerable because idiots refuse to let it’s spread its wings. No teams outside of the eastern seaboard is going to leave it vulnerable.
You white ant the code!

How dumb!? You whiteant the base (Sydney competition) you see it fall like a deck of cards. Oddly enough in the same context you refuse to acknowledge people such as myself and others advocate additional clubs in expansion areas. Noticeably you refuse to note this in your response time and time again. Quite a slimy low act but predictable from someone whom clearly doesn't care for this vulnerable code! You would rather see it burn down internally than see sustainable and genuine growth. This growth necessarily anchored and stemming from its proven popular clubs that are known Australia wide and in many cases internationally.

 

[Pommy]

How dumb!? You whiteant the base (Sydney competition) you see it fall like a deck of cards. Oddly enough in the same context you refuse to acknowledge people such as myself and others advocate additional clubs in expansion areas. Noticeably you refuse to note this in your response time and time again. Quite a slimy low act but predictable from someone whom clearly doesn't care for this vulnerable code! You would rather see it burn down internally than see sustainable and genuine growth. This growth necessarily anchored and stemming from its proven popular clubs that are known Australia wide and in many cases internationally.

You’re kidding yourself if you think NRL clubs are known internationally in any meaningful way. The NRL hasn’t made a dent on the Rugby League heartlands in the UK and nobody else cares.
I refuse to note it because I do not believe it is at all sustainable to have a league with a team in every suburb between Albion Park and Gosford as you wish.

 

[Stallion]

You’re kidding yourself if you think NRL clubs are known internationally in any meaningful way. The NRL hasn’t made a dent on the Rugby League heartlands in the UK and nobody else cares.
I refuse to note it because I do not believe it is at all sustainable to have a league with a team in every suburb between Albion Park and Gosford as you wish.

You selectively forgot AUSTRALIA wide? They are well known in northern England and in NZ plus the Pacific Islands along with southern France. Although ugly big brother union has ensured the code is not discussed or grown elsewhere. So work that out you dropkick! You are proving to be a really ignorant and disrespectful contributor.(true to form) Fancy advocating the axing of longtime supported rugby league clubs and thinking that would not hurt this vulnerable code!? Absolutely a real piece of destructive work you are! Astonishing stuff.

 

[Pommy]

You selectively forgot AUSTRALIA wide? They are well known in northern England and in NZ plus the Pacific Islands along with southern France. Although ugly big brother union has ensured the code is not discussed or grown elsewhere. So work that out you dropkick! You are proving to be a really ignorant and disrespectful contributor.(true to form) Fancy advocating the axing of longtime supported rugby league clubs and thinking that would not hurt this vulnerable code!? Absolutely a real piece of destructive work you are! Astonishing stuff.

They’re not well known in northern England. You’re kidding yourself.

 

[Stallion]

They’re not well known in northern England. You’re kidding yourself.

The NRL is broadcast in northern England. Your disrespect is astounding. Regardless of your poor regard for the existing NRL clubs, you have ignored the Australian wide relevance of these clubs you wish to eliminate. And think that fans of these clubs would not be furious at their axing? Your are one dumb piece of work! In fact I'm suspecting you are a union plant doing your bit to unravel positive rugby-league discourse. Your negativity is consistent and over significant period of time on this designated rugby-league site.

 

[Pommy]

The NRL is broadcast in northern England. Your disrespect is astounding. Regardless of your poor regard for the existing NRL clubs, you have ignored the Australian wide relevance of these clubs you wish to eliminate. And think that fans of these clubs would not be furious at their axing? Your are one dumb piece of work! In fact I'm suspecting you are a union plant doing your bit to unravel positive rugby-league discourse. Your negativity is consistent and over significant period of time on this designated rugby-league site.

The f**king A league and Gaelic football are broadcast in England, nobody knows any of those teams either. Being broadcast doesn’t mean you’re well known.
The vast majority of British people would struggle to name an English rugby league side.
Yes they would be furious, but they don’t go to watch their clubs so what difference does it matter if they play in Sydney or Perth? It’s all the same on TV.

 

[flippikat]

Yes the code is vulnerable because idiots refuse to let it’s spread its wings. No teams outside of the eastern seaboard is going to leave it vulnerable.
You white ant the code!

I know what you're up against.. it's a very Sydney-centric mindset, which limits the full potential of the competition.

Some selective pruning of Sydney’s over-saturated market, will open opportunities to properly represent other heartland areas (Queensland, New Zealand), AND take our game to new frontiers (Perth, Adelaide) with little-to-no talent dilution (still 16 teams, 18 tops).

To suggest we can expand to 20 or more clubs (preserving the current NRL Sydney footprint for all time as the traditionalists would argue for) is folly.

We're ALREADY off the pace compared to aussie rules, soccer, basketball, baseball and netball.. and the only major sports league that's worse than us as far as expansion is rugby union (and despite Super Rugby contracting, they have established a nationwide 3rd tier with Melbourne, Perth alongside teams from NSW, Queensland and Fiji).

Going to 20 or more teams will mean a dip in quality while the talent depth is built to sustain them all (IF we get to that sort of talent depth).. and that's time we just haven't got.

 

[Stallion]

The f**king A league and Gaelic football are broadcast in England, nobody knows any of those teams either. Being broadcast doesn’t mean you’re well known.
The vast majority of British people would struggle to name an English rugby league side.
Yes they would be furious, but they don’t go to watch their clubs so what difference does it matter if they play in Sydney or Perth? It’s all the same on TV.

Not going down the Australia wide path!? And you are aware that rugby league does not have "friends in high places "? Are you!? You advocate dismantling the most successfull/popular club rugby competition in the world in both codes and think it will not damage the credibility or respect of this much envied competition! Absolutely astounding disrespect. You win: being one of the most disrespectful contributors on this site toward the NRL and rugby league in general.

 

[Stallion]

I know what you're up against.. it's a very Sydney-centric mindset, which limits the full potential of the competition.

Some selective pruning of Sydney’s over-saturated market, will open opportunities to properly represent other heartland areas (Queensland, New Zealand), AND take our game to new frontiers (Perth, Adelaide) with little-to-no talent dilution (still 16 teams, 18 tops).

To suggest we can expand to 20 or more clubs (preserving the current NRL Sydney footprint for all time as the traditionalists would argue for) is folly.

We're ALREADY off the pace compared to aussie rules, soccer, basketball, baseball and netball.. and the only major sports league that's worse than us as far as expansion is rugby union (and despite Super Rugby contracting, they have established a nationwide 3rd tier with Melbourne, Perth alongside teams from NSW, Queensland and Fiji).

Going to 20 or more teams will mean a dip in quality while the talent depth is built to sustain them all (IF we get to that sort of talent depth).. and that's time we just haven't got.

Lol. You are flawed on all counts. More clubs means more juniors & interest. Less clubs means less fans and juniors. Good maths and logic champ! Incredibly dumb!

 

[Pommy]

Not going down the Australia wide path!? And you are aware that rugby league does not have "friends in high places "? Are you!? You advocate dismantling the most successfull/popular club rugby competition in the world in both codes and think it will not damage the credibility or respect of this much envied competition! Absolutely astounding disrespect. You win: being one of the most disrespectful contributors on this site toward the NRL and rugby league in general.

It isn’t Australia wide though is it? That’s kind of my point.
Disrespectful you talk utter nonsense.

 

[Stallion]

It isn’t Australia wide though is it? That’s kind of my point.
Disrespectful you talk utter nonsense.

It's the most popular sport on Australian tv! Incredible you don't even rate the NRL in Australia. Get off the piss will yu! You are a miserable disrespectful Pommy twat! I firmly suspect you are union troll doing your bit!

 

[Pommy]

It's the most popular sport on Australian tv! Incredible you don't even rate the NRL in Australia. Get off the piss will yu! You are a miserable disrespectful Pommy twat! I firmly suspect you are union troll doing your bit!

It’s the biggest fish in a puddle fantastic.

 

[Stallion]

It’s the biggest fish in a puddle fantastic.

Yes. Show it some respect. After all its the most popular club rugby competition in the world in both codes! Disrespect that you sod!

 

[Pommy]

Yes. Show its some respect. After all its the most popular club rugby competition on the world in both codes! Disrespect that you sod!

You’re f**king unhinged.

 

[Stallion]

You’re f**king unhinged.

Lol. Rather be 'unhinged' than a consistently disrespectful piece of shit against the code of rugbyleague!

 

[Pommy]

Lol. Rather be 'unhinged' than a consistently disrespectful piece of shit against the code of rugbyleague!

I can’t believe you’re allowed to work with children. This shit isn’t normal behaviour.

 

[Perth Red]

Ideally we would cut 4 Sydney clubs to bring on 4 new clubs in big cities. But sadly we don’t live in an ideal world so will have to put up with regular sub 10k crowds and the Sydney market being the lowest attended per game market we have.

 

[The Great Dane]

You’re f**king unhinged.

You're only just realising that he's not in full possession of his faculties?