The Virtual Terrace • Re: Are we that far behind Premiership Rugby Union?
Rather than squabble about the population of Manchester perhaps we should focus on the positives and the good ideas:
- we have a more interesting club game the Union (and I say that as a fan of both codes)
- we had a great RLWC last year that we need to build the international game on (though RLIF and NRL seem to be doing their best to sabotage that)
- there is a lot of potential for growth still if it is marketed correctly
Some very valid points made about the incoherence of the strategies around internationals and MW. I like Newcastle but I thought it made far more sense to have MW in Manchester which was at least reasonably easy for the majority of fans to get to whilst still being a good day out (and though it pains me to say it the Council House is a nicer ground than St James's Park).
Go back to having internationals at the larger league grounds.
I'd add far more games on Sat/Sun rather than Thurs/Fri.
- we have a more interesting club game the Union (and I say that as a fan of both codes)
- we had a great RLWC last year that we need to build the international game on (though RLIF and NRL seem to be doing their best to sabotage that)
- there is a lot of potential for growth still if it is marketed correctly
Some very valid points made about the incoherence of the strategies around internationals and MW. I like Newcastle but I thought it made far more sense to have MW in Manchester which was at least reasonably easy for the majority of fans to get to whilst still being a good day out (and though it pains me to say it the Council House is a nicer ground than St James's Park).
Go back to having internationals at the larger league grounds.
I'd add far more games on Sat/Sun rather than Thurs/Fri.
Statistics: Posted by red_death — Wed Sep 12, 2018 10:26 am