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Dick Tooth (41)
100% correct,I don't think anyone is arguing that the A-league is a run away success, but those losses are being sustained by private owners who for whatever reason are willing to fund those clubs. The League will thrive or shrink in relation to market demand.
Maybe no one is watching the A League, but the difference is those losses are not being sustained completely by the governing body, unlike Rugby Union.
I would also add if you go back say 5 years, rugby would have had more people willing to invest than the A-L.
The quality, the management, the TV ratings, the crowds are all meaningless comparisons.
The truth of the matter is the system and structures we have make it near impossible to break free.
Also I am a lost how you can dismiss, that the worlds most successful competitions models all have private ownership of the teams playing in them.
Don't think I will change anyone's mind so may drift away for a while, I have said my piece and made my arguments.