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dru

David Wilson (68)
Major sponsors started dropping some time ago. Who would sponsor a team which disappears for weeks on end to another continent?

In the absence of philanthropy, very few will see it as worthwhile if they rely on a domestic market.
 

Quick Hands

David Wilson (68)
In the absence of philanthropy, very few will see it as worthwhile if they rely on a domestic market.

It's a long road to hoe. Needs to be almost built from scratch. It won't be easy and there'll be pain.. The alternative is to keep to the current course and suffer slow death.
 

Quick Hands

David Wilson (68)
Clyne as we know him

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And in happier times screwing customers.

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todd4

Dave Cowper (27)
That new building is huge, I didn't realise it was going to be so big. Out of interest does anyone know how many people are employed at the ARU?
 

andrewM

Herbert Moran (7)
Love how Cam REALLY emphasises CERTAIN words, and his general upward inflection.

"That's good, that's pretty good. I like the way you're cutting off the first half of every word there that's nice. And the same upward inflection on everything, you'll be annoying the shit out of the viewers in no time."
 

Tex

Greg Davis (50)
To be fair, that would be a pretty crap field to watch Rugby at. You'd need binoculars to be able to see the ball in play from even the best seats.

Looks like Etihad Stadium in Melbourne. Seats on the sideline can shift in but it's always going to be an AFL/cricket ground at heart.
 

lou75

Ron Walden (29)
In 2014 the ARU stated that it could be insolvent by April 2015 and if it had not negotiated the new broadcast deals it may well have . Now in 2017 the ARU states that it will be insolvent by 2019 if it has to carry the burden of five franchises.
Hold on a minute. In 2015 the ARU "sold the Rebels to a private investor" now it seems to me that this deal needs to be scrutinised because if the ARU had been able to cut its "extra funding" to the Rebels, then, it may not be in this hole. So how is it that the sale of one franchise costs the ARU 6 or 7 million dollars in EXTRA FUNDING and saves its licence, but the support of another franchise discontinues its licence?
 

Quick Hands

David Wilson (68)
In 2014 the ARU stated that it could be insolvent by April 2015 and if it had not negotiated the new broadcast deals it may well have . Now in 2017 the ARU states that it will be insolvent by 2019 if it has to carry the burden of five franchises.
Hold on a minute. In 2015 the ARU "sold the Rebels to a private investor" now it seems to me that this deal needs to be scrutinised because if the ARU had been able to cut its "extra funding" to the Rebels, then, it may not be in this hole. So how is it that the sale of one franchise costs the ARU 6 or 7 million dollars in EXTRA FUNDING and saves its licence, but the support of another franchise discontinues its licence?

You're looking for consistency, logic and honesty where there is none.
 

Inside Shoulder

Nathan Sharpe (72)
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