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The Key wrote:Now if the game was played at a ground like Craven Cottage (just an example, you can substitue it for another similarl capacity ground) then there is potential to not only get that same crowd again but increase it.
But are those grounds available? soccer clubs do not want rugby played on their nice pitches in the middle of November and grounds of that size haven't been able to invest in the grass and all the stuff under it that places like Old Trafford have.
Like it or not, soccer clubs in the Premier and Championship don't really need our money any more
The Key wrote:Thats exactly my thoughts. I won't be going to any of the games except maybe the Elland Road game (will have to look at my finances at the time but should be able to go). Since I have been following RL (2002) I have only ever gone to Elland Road and COM to watch international RL outside of Hull as they just don't fill me with excitement as they dont have that big game impact. I wasn't going to go to any of the games last year, I only went to the game in Hull as it was the day before my birthday.
I don't care if Eng/Aus is played at the JJB, Belle Vue, Wembley or my local park - if I can afford it and can get there, I will be. The venue really does not matter - it's the fixture which gives it the 'big game impact.'
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Big Graeme wrote:But are those grounds available? soccer clubs do not want rugby played on their nice pitches in the middle of November and grounds of that size haven't been able to invest in the grass and all the stuff under it that places like Old Trafford have.
Like it or not, soccer clubs in the Premier and Championship don't really need our money any more
Grounds of that size? Like the JJB and the Galpharm you mean?
Why is that relevant? You claimed that grounds of the size I stated don't have good pitches and football clubs don't want rugby on it. You didnt say grounds of that size in London only did you?
Joined: Mar 08 2002 Posts: 26578 Location: On the set of NEDS...
The Key wrote:Why is that relevant? You claimed that grounds of the size I stated don't have good pitches and football clubs don't want rugby on it. You didnt say grounds of that size in London only did you?
Oh do follow the thread FFS, we were talking about the London match.
Just in case you are not aware, placed like JJB and Watford have pitches that are designed for dual sports and are harder wearing, there are not that many (if any) in London.
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