Re: Who will be promoted through the qualifiers? : Thu Sep 27, 2018 8:59 pm  

mapleyther wrote:

Looking to me like a London v Toronto MPG in London in front of a bumper 3-figure crowd. What an absolute farce.

Yes such a shame that 4th and 5th play off for a place in Super League. What would you rather be the decider? Leigh had half a million pound of their salary paid via the parachute payment and couldn't make the top four. You'll get over it at some point I'm sure.

Re: Who will be promoted through the qualifiers? : Thu Sep 27, 2018 9:02 pm  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

NRL crowds are up 5.5 per cent year on year, with an average crowd in 2018 of 16,620.

Those figures are from the end of May. The recent playoff games had 20000+ and 40000+ crowds.

Ridiculous comparison to Salford

Is it? Considering population?

Salford - 103k
Melbourne - 4.82 million

Re: Who will be promoted through the qualifiers? : Thu Sep 27, 2018 9:03 pm  

mapleyther wrote:

Looking to me like a London v Toronto MPG in London in front of a bumper 3-figure crowd. What an absolute farce.

The 2,500 at London will
a/ watch the game
b/generate more revenue on the gate than 5k (reported as 8k) in Toronto
c/ will have fewer than 10 canadians in attendance including the team, coaching and backroom staff, cheerleaders and waterboy!

Re: Who will be promoted through the qualifiers? : Thu Sep 27, 2018 9:19 pm  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

NRL crowds are up 5.5 per cent year on year, with an average crowd in 2018 of 16,620.Those figures are from the end of May.

The correct figure for the entire regular season is 2.3% (15,260) up on 2017 (14,919) which basically regained the loss from 2016 (15,214). NRL crowds are down 7% over the last 9 years from a a high of 16,406 in 2010.....Gold coast v Manly got 5,135 this year.....

Greater Western Sydney AFL side, the sick puppy and running joke among insecure Aussie NRL fans achieved a better average attendance this year than both Manly and Paramatta....as did the Western Sydney Soccer side......the Sydney Swans AFL side achieved the highest average attendance in bot the city as well as over all 16 NRL sides including Brisbane.

As for the comparison with Salford, Manchester and its suburbs doesn't lay (false) claim to be the home of the biggest and most popular game in the country, Sydney does and it's a lie......the attendances at NRL games are shocking and the reason that 11 of the 16 NRL clubs will post losses this year (before income from their pokey addicted league clubs is added).

Edit. Durham Giant see pm

Re: Who will be promoted through the qualifiers? : Thu Sep 27, 2018 9:23 pm  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

Clubs not paying their players is a farce, ex-Leigh players taking the club to court for their wages

Obsessed

Salford are in Super League next season, well done to them.

Where is Jean Capdouze ?

Re: Who will be promoted through the qualifiers? : Thu Sep 27, 2018 9:56 pm  

Edit Durham Giant see pm
BACK ON THREAD
Looking Like London v Toronto with just the venue to be decided, but for the weekend, I a a Leeds ad Chemics fan because a couple of big wins for them and we're straight up!

Re: Who will be promoted through the qualifiers? : Thu Sep 27, 2018 10:04 pm  

Salford may continue to have financial difficulties but the team have shown they deserve their place. Without Hastings however......

1 space for automatic promotion left. And at least we'll be now in the MPG away at worst. Tomorrow is massive and we could still end up with 4 teams on 10 points at the top.

Re: Who will be promoted through the qualifiers? : Thu Sep 27, 2018 10:08 pm  

It's going to be weird for our (alleged) Leeds Rhino's fan tomorrow night.
Wanting his side to lose against Toronto Barbarians...just so he can have an 0rg@sm on the VT if they win.

Re: Who will be promoted through the qualifiers? : Thu Sep 27, 2018 10:28 pm  

Budgiezilla wrote:

Where is Jean Capdouze ?

Barry McKenzie claims to be back in 'stralia for the Grand Final, although as an avid Sharkies fan he may well have flown home for their eliminator last week.

Re: Who will be promoted through the qualifiers? : Fri Sep 28, 2018 6:48 am  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

Clubs not paying their players is a farce, ex-Leigh players taking the club to court for their wages

Enlighten us, what exactly have Leigh done wrong during the above alleged process different to other relegated teams.