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Re: Poor crowd : Wed May 31, 2023 7:57 pm  
On the point regarding Sky dropping SL tv rights of course it could have a drastic consequence, same could be say for any tv deal with any sport.
Barring Wakey, every SL teams average attendance has gone up from previous years despite the inflation and cost of living etc. The reasons for that I don’t know but it it does bode well for the game.
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Re: Poor crowd : Sat Jun 03, 2023 3:56 pm  
Well, Ralph Rimmer has been asked by Union to help sort their financial situation out as London Irish are destined to go out of business next week.

It wouldn't surprise me if a fusion of the 2 codes is part of the discussions. It just seems a natural progression to me. It's the only way to make the game a truly National Sport.
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Re: Poor crowd : Sat Jun 03, 2023 5:05 pm  
So rugby union is going to become rugby league? World game throws its lot in with rugby league - yep. Really do not think that one is happening.

Or are you saying league is going to throw its lot in with the other lot.

The only talk of merger seems to be coming from this thread. I still haven't seen a thread of evidence of this great game merger. I'm sorry but all of this is nothing but speculation.

How do you come to the conclusion that Rimmer's involvement in Union is evidence that a merger of the two games is happening. Please, let's deal with evidence and not pipedreams. Sorry, but this is all getting a bit silly.
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Re: Poor crowd : Sat Jun 03, 2023 6:28 pm  
WYSIWYG you are like a dog with a bone on this nonsense. What you are actually gnawing on is a previous, bone-gnashing dog's white stool - he pooped the idea out. Do the same!
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Re: Poor crowd : Sat Jun 03, 2023 10:41 pm  
Ralph Rimmer and the government getting together to solve the issues of Rugby Union. What can possibly go wrong !!!
It might not be a merging of games on the horizon, it may just be Union heading into the sunset.
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Re: Poor crowd : Sat Jun 03, 2023 11:30 pm  
I see that London Irish have just been served with a winding up petition by HMRC. If they go under then that's 3 Premiership clubs gone in 12 months. And we think our game's finances are in trouble.
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Re: Poor crowd : Sun Jun 04, 2023 3:42 am  
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I see that London Irish have just been served with a winding up petition by HMRC. If they go under then that's 3 Premiership clubs gone in 12 months. And we think our game's finances are in trouble.


With the new Marquee announcements and IMG’s track record, I think we may see a reverse direction of players crossing codes due the money being offered in the not too distant future.
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Re: Poor crowd : Sun Jun 04, 2023 7:05 am  
Fully professional rugby union is clearly struggling financially. As has been said previously by others on this thread, by Septi principally, the financial outlay for a Premiership side is absolutely massive.

First team squads are huge and are disproportionate to league squads despite the fact they only have to field 2 extra players. Up to 8 substitutes will be used in the Premiership plus the starting 15 (23 compared to 18 in league). The squads need numbers due to the technicality of some of the positions within their code. Tight head props are usually precisely that and nothing else (yes, I know some players can play loose head as well!)

Most clubs have women's teams attached who are also paid these days and the men's first team squad will have a mirror academy squad with lads on academy contracts. As a result Premiership teams and squads are the size of a veritable army - just check out Sale Sharks website as an example.

To add on to VL's previous comments I would have thought that when both Wasps and Worcester hit the rocks 12 months ago that given players lost their jobs as a consequence that some of them might have looked to league to give it a go and to find paid work. It didn't happen. I'm not aware of anyone who made the move to league from either club. They all seemed to find moves to the remaining Premiership clubs or to French teams.

I was surprised a little by that. Was that the fault of the players or was it reluctance on the part of league clubs to take a punt. Maybe Super League clubs simply cannot match Union Premiership club salaries.

So whilst I agree with VL that I would expect it to happen, it hasn't materialised - so far.
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Re: Poor crowd : Sun Jun 04, 2023 12:02 pm  
Yet…… :wink:
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Re: Poor crowd : Sun Jun 04, 2023 9:42 pm  
Favourite moment of the game was seeing Amone put Mulhern through a gap, for his try. Top prop action from Super Leagues 2 best performing Props Forwards.
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