Wigan Warriors - wiganrugbyfans.com • Re: Toronto Wolfpack withdraw from this seasons Superleague
What does SBW have to do with gridiron players playing league all of a sudden which they claimed would happen?
If the Melbourne comparison isn't right then how about using Gold Coast? Canterbury? Wigan? Basically any full time side playing against Whitehaven, Barrow and South Wales. Their "away games" are barely a chore as they all go home to their families (not exactly a GB tour) rather than fly out Friday, play Saturday and come straight back home. Of course, the Wolfpack pay for this.....well 19 seats...so it's ok.
Their TV deal consisted of two games I believe but I'll stand corrected on that one. A quick scan of the website does show the news story of them pulling out but there is no section dedicated to rugby so they hardly see it as a big deal. I'd be interested to see viewing figures.
Their crowds include people who attend a beer festival at one end of the ground. And this 10k is 0.3% of the population of Toronto. I'd therefore wager that most people have no idea who they are.
It was a bold effort and one that may well have worked, but again the RFL tried to run a marathon before they could barely take a step.
If the Melbourne comparison isn't right then how about using Gold Coast? Canterbury? Wigan? Basically any full time side playing against Whitehaven, Barrow and South Wales. Their "away games" are barely a chore as they all go home to their families (not exactly a GB tour) rather than fly out Friday, play Saturday and come straight back home. Of course, the Wolfpack pay for this.....well 19 seats...so it's ok.
Their TV deal consisted of two games I believe but I'll stand corrected on that one. A quick scan of the website does show the news story of them pulling out but there is no section dedicated to rugby so they hardly see it as a big deal. I'd be interested to see viewing figures.
Their crowds include people who attend a beer festival at one end of the ground. And this 10k is 0.3% of the population of Toronto. I'd therefore wager that most people have no idea who they are.
It was a bold effort and one that may well have worked, but again the RFL tried to run a marathon before they could barely take a step.
Statistics: Posted by Egg Chasing — Mon Jul 20, 2020 7:45 pm