Quote ="gutterfax"Sorry.....important figures in red I know....from little acorns grow big oaks and all that, but there is no point in growing the international game until the DOMESTIC one knows where it wants to go....... I would play all of these games above in 10k seater stadiums and keep SKY well clear....get fans to GO to the game.......not whinge on RLFANS about transport links and clashing with another football code icon_wink.gif" alt="icon_wink.gif" title="Wink" />'" If you play home internationals in 10k stadiums, people will perceive them as a joke. The timing of the Leigh game is why that is going to be poorly attended, and possibly because it's in Leigh. Doncaster get 11k+ for a game against France last year and also a friendly against Wales, so there is scope for this game. If the RFL keep playing the safety card, people won't be interested. They need to start being confident that these games can sell, and people will begin to believe that they're more important. There so much negativity in our sport for picking events, and this is one of the reasons why were so far behind union.

Quote ="gutterfax"Sorry.....important figures in red I know....from little acorns grow big oaks and all that, but there is no point in growing the international game until the DOMESTIC one knows where it wants to go....... I would play all of these games above in 10k seater stadiums and keep SKY well clear....get fans to GO to the game.......not whinge on RLFANS about transport links and clashing with another football code icon_wink.gif" alt="icon_wink.gif" title="Wink" />'" If you play home internationals in 10k stadiums, people will perceive them as a joke. The timing of the Leigh game is why that is going to be poorly attended, and possibly because it's in Leigh. Doncaster get 11k+ for a game against France last year and also a friendly against Wales, so there is scope for this game. If the RFL keep playing the safety card, people won't be interested. They need to start being confident that these games can sell, and people will begin to believe that they're more important. There so much negativity in our sport for picking events, and this is one of the reasons why were so far behind union.

Quote ="Wellsy13"If you play home internationals in 10k stadiums, people will perceive them as a joke. The timing of the Leigh game is why that is going to be poorly attended, and possibly because it's in Leigh. Doncaster get 11k+ for a game against France last year and also a friendly against Wales, so there is scope for this game. If the RFL keep playing the safety card, people won't be interested. They need to start being confident that these games can sell, and people will begin to believe that they're more important. There so much negativity in our sport for picking events, and this is one of the reasons why were so far behind ">union.'" That's why I say have a 3/4 nations comp mid season....Wales, France, Scotland & Ireland.....all played in stadiums like Leigh/warrington.....with a 2 week break in the SL comp and a full England/GB side playing 2 tests down under,. Remove Magic Weekend from the calendar and resume SL fixtures on QF weekend of the Ccup...there's your 2 weeks........ 6 games + a final over 2 weeks for the 4 nations, 1 ticket, 50 quid (20 for kids with an adult), see all of them. Even allocate a team to clubs.......Ireland st Helens/Bradford....Wales, Wigan, Hudds..etc...get the clubs interested by paying commission on ticket sales...... Keep sky away from it.....let them concentrate on the England/GB tests down under......fans have to get used to going to games again...SKY have killed that in pursuit of the advertising dollar.

Quote ="Wellsy13"If you play home internationals in 10k stadiums, people will perceive them as a joke. The timing of the Leigh game is why that is going to be poorly attended, and possibly because it's in Leigh. Doncaster get 11k+ for a game against France last year and also a friendly against Wales, so there is scope for this game. If the RFL keep playing the safety card, people won't be interested. They need to start being confident that these games can sell, and people will begin to believe that they're more important. There so much negativity in our sport for picking events, and this is one of the reasons why were so far behind ">union.'" That's why I say have a 3/4 nations comp mid season....Wales, France, Scotland & Ireland.....all played in stadiums like Leigh/warrington.....with a 2 week break in the SL comp and a full England/GB side playing 2 tests down under,. Remove Magic Weekend from the calendar and resume SL fixtures on QF weekend of the Ccup...there's your 2 weeks........ 6 games + a final over 2 weeks for the 4 nations, 1 ticket, 50 quid (20 for kids with an adult), see all of them. Even allocate a team to clubs.......Ireland st Helens/Bradford....Wales, Wigan, Hudds..etc...get the clubs interested by paying commission on ticket sales...... Keep sky away from it.....let them concentrate on the England/GB tests down under......fans have to get used to going to games again...SKY have killed that in pursuit of the advertising dollar.

Staging a European Championship like this, in mid-season, would not help build combinations for the October/November tests against Australia/NZ - 4 months away. It would also disrupt the Super League season, requiring players to either be withheld or to backup for their clubs, and for that reason, the clubs would rightly not sanction it.



I'd like to see it held later in the season, around September-October, held after a 2 game Roses series. IMO the whole season structure needing a rethink, as I suggested in my recent post in the thread [url=http://viewtopic.php?p=15156759#p15156759Workload for England test players must be reduced[/url (the link will take you to the particular post, and the thread from the beginning will give you the background into the reasons why).

Quote ="The Observer"Staging a European Championship like this, in mid-season, would not help build combinations for the October/November tests against Australia/NZ - 4 months So?">away.'" So?

Quote ="The Observer"Staging a European Championship like this, in mid-season, would not help build combinations for the October/November tests against Australia/NZ - 4 months So?">away.'" So?

Not while they are playing SL at the same time you can't.