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Jim Lenehan (48)
Look this is just an absolute nonsense
Please provide your proof that the Rebels have received 33m more from than the ARU than the other Australian Soop teams over the period of their existence . The figure is less than half that .
Is it still a lot of dough YES
Have the organisation wasted a lot of money , especially in their first two years
YES
Was it all their fault RESOUNDING NO
Were their estimates for revenue and costs in the original business model extremely flawed RESOUNDING YES
In the current model can a Super Rugby team in Melbourne at least break even financially RESOUNDING NO
In the current model can a Super Rugby team anywhere in Australia break even financially PROBABLY NOT
The whole thing is rooted both on and off the field and I feel very sorry for the Force as an organisation if they are for the chop as I have enormous respect for both the people and the club as a whole involved
It just doesn't assist the discussion for you to sprout bull shit numbers
Unfortunately the pendulum has swing again back to the Force, a situation not one Rebels fans likes to see. However with their backs against the wall tactics (obviously read in some Ricky Stuart marketing/coaching manual) it is now open season for some of their fans throw some shit around again. Pushing the focus back onto a party (the Rebels) that by in large have been quite dignified during this shit fight. We get it, that the whole situation sucks, we were you two weeks ago and two weeks before that it was you again. We all know the Rebels have been by in large a failure in many facets, just like the Force have but you don't see us pushing and kicking others to get off the Titanic.
Most have been very good, but a select few have been abject fools at times.