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Train Without a Station
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QH fair points but surely it's in the interest of clubs like Manly to say something like
"Yes we think we could improve the game in our area with more funds and it's necessary. But don't lump us with those loonies. We are quite happy with being involved in the NRC and plan to continue that and hope all our club supporters come out to support the Rays in the future"
Especially when you have former club officials like Alan Jones pushing the barrow.
Whilst Michael goes a bit off the deep end, the 4 paragraphs basically sum it up.
Then there's what Braveheart mentions about declining interest in the NPC in NZ. The ARU has a reason to try and develop and alternative to Super Rugby, but also a High Performance need for the NRC.
The clubs are basically looking to get into a dying market with no benefit to them other than potential interest - which is what's drying up in that market.
And of course there's a lot of what Barbarian and Peter Playford have mentioned in the past.
If this proposal goes ahead, and we have a game of Randwick vs Borthers. Who is this going to watch this game that doesn't already go watch a Randwick game? It's not a higher level of competition and will have zero known players in it. It's the type of thing that basically appeals to:
* Lower Grade Players already there;
* People who know people playing personally;
* People who played for that club in the past.
Compare that to if the Rays play whoever. Who's going to watch this game? Potentially people associated with all 4 clubs as it widens the potential fan pool and with a higher level of competition with more known players it may appeal to people who don't go to Shute Shield games.
"Yes we think we could improve the game in our area with more funds and it's necessary. But don't lump us with those loonies. We are quite happy with being involved in the NRC and plan to continue that and hope all our club supporters come out to support the Rays in the future"
Especially when you have former club officials like Alan Jones pushing the barrow.
Whilst Michael goes a bit off the deep end, the 4 paragraphs basically sum it up.
Then there's what Braveheart mentions about declining interest in the NPC in NZ. The ARU has a reason to try and develop and alternative to Super Rugby, but also a High Performance need for the NRC.
The clubs are basically looking to get into a dying market with no benefit to them other than potential interest - which is what's drying up in that market.
And of course there's a lot of what Barbarian and Peter Playford have mentioned in the past.
If this proposal goes ahead, and we have a game of Randwick vs Borthers. Who is this going to watch this game that doesn't already go watch a Randwick game? It's not a higher level of competition and will have zero known players in it. It's the type of thing that basically appeals to:
* Lower Grade Players already there;
* People who know people playing personally;
* People who played for that club in the past.
Compare that to if the Rays play whoever. Who's going to watch this game? Potentially people associated with all 4 clubs as it widens the potential fan pool and with a higher level of competition with more known players it may appeal to people who don't go to Shute Shield games.