Kurt Angle
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Denver is strong with RU, is a halfway link between coasts and has a reasonable Aussie presence
Not as insular as some RL fans by the looks of it. I despair every time some new initiative is proposed and it gets shot down by negative fans who claim it 'will never work'. How do you expect a competition that hasn't even been officially announced yet, or a sport that nobody really knows anything about, to make the headlines of 'major national newspapers'? Get a grip.American are very insular and if it doesn't relate to there country then they don't care about it.
I would love to see a team in Hartford. It makes sense to me to target reasonable sized cities such as that that don't really have too much pro sport. There are hundreds of US cities with a population of over 100,000 and no real sports teams at all.The franchise selections are interesting, especially Denver and Boston, and it will be even more interesting to see where the final 2 franchises are located. I guess LA was chosen because it is a big city (2nd or 3rd? in US)and gives the League "national" credentials with a presence in the union's most populous state, California. Also there is a large Aussie, Kiwi, Pcific Islands and Pom ex-pat communities in California, who may provide a viewing market and even player base for this franchise. I would think that it may be easier to attract Aussie and Kiwi professionals to relocate to LA than perhaps the East Coast. Denver, I think is a major airline transport hub, and I believe the city is a relative "stronghold" for the union code.
Boston is also a big? city and gives the League a wide spraed along the East Coast. So where wil the 2 final franchises come from? Presently the AMNRL "stronghold" is based in Connecticut and Philadelphia. I would think that Norwalk and New Haven Ct are perhaps a bit small to have their own franchise, although maybe a bit too far from New York to act a s feeders for the NY franchise. So maybe a franchise for Ct's largest? town, Hartford? I think the final franchise should be located in the nation's capital, with the DC Slayers and Fairfax Eagles to cat as the feeder teams. I know that the franchises do not necessarily have to be loated where the current AMNRL teams are located, but i would think taht those teams sholud at least be able to act as feeder teams, and to do so would need to be in reasonabkle proximity to the franchise team.
I really hope this gets off the ground, and if it does I'll be looking at getting over to Philly again to see the inaugural US National Rugby League Championship Final.
Not as insular as some RL fans by the looks of it. I despair every time some new initiative is proposed and it gets shot down by negative fans who claim it 'will never work'. How do you expect a competition that hasn't even been officially announced yet, or a sport that nobody really knows anything about, to make the headlines of 'major national newspapers'? Get a grip.
I would love to see a team in Hartford. It makes sense to me to target reasonable sized cities such as that that don't really have too much pro sport. There are hundreds of US cities with a population of over 100,000 and no real sports teams at all.
The return of the Boston Braves?
I hope it is a resounding success. Tough nut crack the US market, but definitely worth a shot.
No doubt there will be plenty of people death riding this and, as usual, the majority of them will be from within Rugby League. It is quite sad how so many incredibly selfish people running this great game of ours have stunted its growth. Criminal if you ask me.
Anyway, all the best to those waving the Rugby League flag in US!
The "new" Boston team in the AMNRL will be called Boston XIIIs RLFC, but the Boston franchise in the USNRL may well (I would think most likely) have a different name. Of all the franchises, I would think that perhaps only Jacksonville would be likely to retain their AMNRL moniker in the USNRL competition. I think that the competition organisers would have looked at team names, and have decided that for engagement with the American sports fans, especially for television, that "American" names would be more marketable.
I doubt NBC is interested in having teams in cities as small as 100,000 people. Big cities will draw more viewers.I would love to see a team in Hartford. It makes sense to me to target reasonable sized cities such as that that don't really have too much pro sport. There are hundreds of US cities with a population of over 100,000 and no real sports teams at all.
Well, all of this may be speculation, but this thread has certainly piqued the interest of members, with well over 100 replies, and in excess of 5 thousand viewings, making it the most accessed thread EVER in this subforum's history. I think this gives an indication of how important a professional Rugby League competition in the USA is viewed by International Rugby League fans.
Although we do not have full details of the plan at this stage we are excited at the possibility the this venture will be full professional Rugby League played in the USA and that we have been invited to be one of the operators.
So not even the head honchos of the existing clubs of the AMNRL know exactly what is happening?
This is quite amazing...or a complete joke, one of the two.
Last night an e-mail was sent out with some information...so take this for what you will..
Inaugral Draft - Nov 7
NRL Kickoff - Mar 12, 2010
Championship - July 4, 2010 - Philadelphia
Pre-Draft Camp - October
Reality Series Comings
TV Deal to be announced...
Cheers...
tcc
Is it just me or does anyone else think that the idea of a reality TV series covering the setup of the comp, the players, the games etc is incredibly clever?
It is not like RL admin to come up with such an idea.
Draft?