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Adam true but that was for the odd team, my suggestions have been for a fully privately run competition based on US franchise models... using IMO the best model ie the MLS model. Piftzy, today it is beyond difficult, but 3 to 4 years ago it was light years more easy and we had a Super Rugby competition...

Wow wow wow wow, all these ideas about a TT, or local domestic competition. New levels, new tiers, new teams, new names. Why all of a sudden??? Many good ideas that will fail to even get a look in. Its been obvious to me Super Rugby was flawed concept from the late 90’s, that SA would head north...

It's many levels above disappointing for me. I am or was a big nay mega massive supporter of Twiggy in many things. This was not one of his best moments being kind, the cruel would argue he was protecting his mining contracts at the expense of the federal government.

Twiggy and inviting the Chinese to talk at the minster's briefing... Like wow, wow, wow. My respect for Twiggy just went south fast and by a long way.

If I had a hammer I would hammer in the morning Hammer in the evening Hammer all over this land. I have been hammering for as long as my protest on Super Rugby about two glaring aspects of rugby control and these are 1] No separation of powers 2] Be far more inclusive take your time and include as...

Disagree, you first have to define success. BTW my track record is not half bad, I have yet to see a prediction I have made often years in advance not come true. Meaning I believe I am entitled to maybe some acceptance I have been right. Last Wednesday [post 7979] I posted we lack...

There was a poster on GGR who suggested we start looking for private investors a tad over two years ago!!!!! he was roundly criticised, the same poster also years ago said Super Rugby would not work and to change. The same poster even suggested we copy US franchise models. Wonders aloud who that poster...

Tis said that Robert Johnson sold his sold to the devil to learn how to play guitar. He made only one album and most songs on it are blues classics. Arguably the most famous because of its title if nothing else is "Crossroad" With competition from E-games that having grown under the...

In a post lock-down and travel ban world what will sporting boards try and do. My guess is try and return to today's normal. Most sporting boards are inefficient, bloated and poorly managed. But if you have media saturation as opposed to a near media blackout then your job is a little easier...

Wam The logic still applies private investors are the way to fund the competition, however today many business are affected by the coronavirus meaning we need to show we still have a competition / product worth investing in. WCR Interestingly when I called for a privately funded competition...

Meaning RA have time to reduce costs. No one is that thick to run up a debt of 90 million its a hole RA could never climb out of and I doubt banks and creditors will allow. The shortfall only exist if current expenditure is not changed. Head office staff, travel, player payments , stadium...

Surely that 90m shortfall has to be wrong. In the 2018 accounts, revenue was 119 m, and expenses were 110 m. With a surplus of 9 m. Remember RA accounts run from January to December. https://issuu.com/australianrugbyunion/docs/2018_annual_report_web I find it difficult to believe even RA...

Not sure were RA & Australian Super Rugby clubs are with this, maybe I missed it in the media so anyone with knowledge I would appreciate a post to indicate what we are doing. Today FFA announced a 70% reduction in staff numbers. Media reports yesterday had NRL players being asked to take a wage cut...

Fox, Telie & smh all saying the A-League has been suspended, media briefing at 10:00 tomorrow.

Your cost estimate is a tad low, that 30 million would need to be spend each year for maybe 5 or 6 years, and maybe it should be more than 30 million. The cost is offset by players but I cannot imagine it would break even for a few years. We can ignore it, say we can't afford it, say it does...

Sarcasm, the key reason the games flopped was because those in charge wanted to spend SFA on the development and ongoing maintenance and upgrading technology. Gridiron, Basketball & Soccer all have a huge digital footprint. For a laugh last year the digital A-League grand final playing FIFA...

Simple economics will apply to lots of sports and whether they want to admit or not yet salaries will be reduced. Fox can’t show sport, subscriptions fall. Even if Fox wanted to, they will not have the money to pay their contracts. Ditto FTA, without games and advertising revenue. Betting...

Interesting FFA have released what their plans and how they arrived at key decisions. My guess more sports will follow suite and hold similar pressor's... he did a much better job than the league guys did. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=thfCS7EadTI&feature=emb_logo

Gotta agree guys. Seems as each hour passes another major sport announces some kind of suspension or season cancelled. Latest I read was the EPL was to finish, give the crown to Liverpool have no team send down and promote two teams and have a 22 team competition next year. NBL in the US...

Arguably the best part of this news is a new broadcaster with big big dollars to bid against others. As I said in the original post this is a growing company with big big big dollars. I spoke to someone online about the quality of their coverage and they say its brilliant . A New Kid is in...