Today's Sunday Telegraph.form Buzz Sixpack Slothfield.
"V'Landys to save suburban footy.
Sydney NRL clubs and their grounds will be safe from ch9's push to slash teams if Racing NSW boss Peter V'landys becomes independent commission chairman.
V'Landys spoke last year about the importance of tradition and tribalism and will lobby the government to bring grounds such as Brookvale Oval,Leichhardt Oval and Shark Park yup to scratch."
Having families in Sydney attend suburban grounds is imperative to the future popularity pot the game" he said'That's what tribalism is about.I'm strongly of the belief that suburban grounds have an important role to play and should be upgraded for today's entertainment venue standards."
V'Landys is also passionate about bush footy and will increase support for struggling country clubs if elected.
Furthermore on Fox today Megan Barnard was interviewing Greenberg just before the start of the Tigers v Shark's game at Leichhardt with the big crowd in the background.He also stated these club grounds plus the new big stadiums being built are vital for the code.
The crowds at Leichhardt and Shark Park last weekend reinforced the argument that there suburban grounds on a Sunday afternoon are what many club fans want.You cannot ignore nearly 19,000 last weekend and nearly 20,000 today .Bearing in mind these crowds achieved whilst the grounds are not upgraded ATM.
So channel 9 can get well and truly knotted.