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If we are asked to only have four teams and also receive less funding its time IMO to pack up the Super Rugby tent and look for another way.

Yes it was and if ever it is not used as a rugby ground then the land is to be returned to the family. On your point pertaining to our cough cough leaders, present and past. My overall feeling is as a code we compare well against others, however we have been for as long as I remember out...

I kinda knew that already. My understanding from the article is the FFV broadcast their games via FB. FFV are saying there ratings are growing. FFV are at a third tier level competition not that dissimilar to our SS teams and the NRC. I am also aware the FFNSW also broadcast their games...

For rugby I see FB as having an advantage over many other codes. We all have friends in different parts of the world or expats we know OS. We can share on FB with them games. Interestingly NRC & SS matches play in Europe at an idea time for people having an early breakie. If saved even a...

Interesting article if we copy this. The NRC could use this format and arguably SS games as we. I have no idea how much this is used by the team or competition involved. However it makes a lot of sense...

This is my limited [thread and media reports based knowledge] other please correct if you have better info. The deal is in US dollars so when our dollar goes down against the US the deal goes up and if it goes down so does the deal. From memory Total 56 million [Australian when signed] so...

I think players, coaches and rugby officials as well as the viewing public but in particular the players are entitled to a safe working environment. Especially today when sports are being so closely looked at pertaining to player welfare. I hope the players union get involved if it is a bad...

The channel 10 rumours, this comes from the same client that sent me the link to the Fox CEO speech and the competition. The client owns a net media company and provides to all the networks general services, first his company will study the net world over for story lines the networks an...

Rant starting =====angry rant ===== been writing and researching this on and off all day and a couple of hours tonight. Boys boys boys keep the head in the sand, The A-League has no competition, plays in summer and has only a handful of decent crowd games. Your posts sent me on a net search...

SSHhhhhhh Don't say to much or try to write blog on it. Better to talk about good news.

Good luck with the thread this year Strewth. Between the women's AFL and the big bash expanding with netball kicking off on 9 as well. OMG we have some competition for the start of every season from now on. I think somehow old friend your predication's of last season could turn out to...

On my old hobby horse pertaining to having a national domestic competition .. While having seen the trouble FFA are having getting revenue it has not stopped them from expanding and planning. She who must be obeyed[The wife for the poster who asks me to stop using nicknames] she sent me this...

I guess in defence of the ARU this is not costing them that much. However sometimes you need to find your own capital and build your facility. I guess this is your point other codes somehow manage to fund these things even if over time. Me thinks it is a major issue, happy we are getting a...

TOCC To your post above their is so much other codes are doing, both Melbourne Victory and Western Sydney Wanders have plans for 20 million plus academies to be developed over the next couple of years. The Sydney Swans and Greater Western Sydney in AFL have big plans to develop academies...

Strewth Been thinking about your post and not sure. The A-League is difficult to fully gauge until the season is over the BB hurts them a lot but when its over they tend to recover a tad. We are still only 15 rounds into a 27 round competition. I actually got caught up in all the hype...

I have got caught up in the hype, the to and throw of the FFA, FTA part of the deal. Its has changed my mind to some degree of how we would get a national rugby team competition funded. In the FFA deal with Fox, if FFA cannot sign a FTA partner Fox must pay FFA another either 3 or 4 million...

Bar That was an interesting article. It will be a test for FFA to get both dollars and on TV if that article is correct. BH OK I will use proper names and as for the overall detail on the deal, my recollections was we were told what SANDZZAR had negotiated, maybe it was less complex and...

Strewth Today I got caught up in reading about their deal, and what amazes me is the amount of detail in the public domain. To your point you mentioned, for me I am the guy thats wants new teams and a break away from SANDZZAR id possible. She who must be obeyed a die in the wool Mariners...

Not so sure on that time will tell I suppose. FFA have taken a strategic move, you can see the influence and brains of Lowy behind this. They have established a base i.e. Fox. FFA can put together 30 to 40 decent matches across a season. The strategic move is to wait for the cricket deal to...

Just went and read up on their deal, this is my understanding. Fox for the 10 team A-League will pay 57 million per year for 6 years including broadcast cost. Plus FFA have some things to sell on top of the 57 million. So Fox 57 million Plus sale of Digital rights [Telstra or Optus I guess]...