He is a RL fan, not a lifelong supporter of any particular club, he doesnt have those colours running through his veins , he doesnt feel the emotion, the hurt , the elation , to quote a famous scribe " He is more machine than man now "
But as I posted yesterday, watching newly promoted Crystal Palace fans stood singing for 90 minutes yesterday, it is raw emotion that runs proffessional ( ie paying to watch ) sport, it is that which pays for it
Rugby Union is different in that its history hasnt had a century of rivalry between clubs, therefore it is less emotional than football and RL, even American sports all being relatively modern and not being localised dont produce the same feelings
We are what we are, we have what we have, its no use wishing for what you dont have, but we can and should be working much harder to improve all that we do have, no matter what the structure is, because it seems to me this is just another attempt to find a magical silver bullet to solve all our problems
It wont