Re: Toulouse : Sun Jun 23, 2013 5:19 pm  

Starbug wrote:

One off attendances are no indication of future potential figures, having said that personally I think Toulouse could work in SL

Spot on with both points.

You of all people

Re: Toulouse : Sun Jun 23, 2013 7:05 pm  

Fully wrote:

But if you insert a second Super League side from France you're asking fans to pay up for long journeys to France twice, London and Magic Weekend. Equally, club costs are going to rise too from having to pay for hotels and flights and they'd also lose matchday income from travelling support when at home. On top of this, they'd lose ticket revenue raised through the club for the games in France. I know that Cas didn't get any tickets from Catalan this year!

I've said this a few times in the past, but I would scrap Magic Weekend, add in an extra club but make each team play one game on the road in a nearby town with no real RL tradition but potential to get people interested: Warrington going to Stoke, FC or KR to Grimsby, Saints or Wigan to Preston, something like that.

Re: Toulouse : Sun Jun 23, 2013 7:16 pm  

headhunter wrote:

Probably not interested in watching a bunch of small-time village teams, no offence.

Much like yourself then? Do you actually watch live games? Out of interest do you follow a club?

Re: Toulouse : Sun Jun 23, 2013 7:26 pm  

Urmston Wire wrote:

I've said this a few times in the past, but I would scrap Magic Weekend, add in an extra club but make each team play one game on the road in a nearby town with no real RL tradition but potential to get people interested: Warrington going to Stoke, FC or KR to Grimsby, Saints or Wigan to Preston, something like that.

That's a cracking idea

Re: Toulouse : Sun Jun 23, 2013 7:44 pm  

JB Down Under wrote:

If hull can sustain 3 prof sports teams I don't see why Toulouse with double the population can't.

Actually Toulouse has 6-8 times the population of Hull. It further reinforces your valid point.

Re: Toulouse : Sun Jun 23, 2013 8:22 pm  

With the lure of some additional TV revenues, they are starting to look hard to refuse for 2015.
Its strange how we complain on here about the extra trip to France, bearing in mind that the Catalans fans can only manage the odd away day.
At least they would be able to make the Catalan/Toulouse fixture and there is no doubt that an additional French team in SL would help their national team, which in turn should give England some stronger, local opposition.
Looks like a win/win ?

Re: Toulouse : Sun Jun 23, 2013 8:42 pm  

Toulouse pop 440,209, Hull 256,406. Hardly 6-8 times but see your point Jean or is it John.

Re: Toulouse : Sun Jun 23, 2013 8:59 pm  

Think the metropolis area would make it significantly higher.

Re: Toulouse : Sun Jun 23, 2013 9:27 pm  

Not 6-8 times.

Re: Toulouse : Sun Jun 23, 2013 9:31 pm  

But plenty big enough to support a ' Summer ' Sport