[Wigan6/Leeds1 Andy]

Re: Watched the Rah Rah tonight Wales vs Ireland : Sat Mar 21, 2009 9:54 pm  

The Jolly Ginger Giant wrote:

Except that they are welsh and irish

Not English enough like Big Les or Henry Paul.

: Sat Mar 21, 2009 9:55 pm  

WigansForeignLegion wrote:

OK - Hypothetical question: The RFL invest in a national stadium; where do they build it? A few locations:

London - Far away but good for hiring out. Cost of land etc would be high.
Manchester - M62 belt but good for hiring out.
Birmingham - Not too far; outside of the M62 so can't be accused of being flatcappers. Again, good for hiring out. Close proximity to West Country, might draw a few liberal Union fans who remember Wigan 7s etc?

Feel free to add more.

Seriously i don't know if it would work or where it would be based but if we got it at a high initial cost I’m sure it would pay for itself after a while especially if we used it for other sports like Athletics or Concerts etc?

I’ve just posted the same thing on the VT to see others opinions on it. If you look at all the other major sports which is where we aim to be they all have their own stadiums

Tennis-Wimbledon
Football-Wembley
Cricket-Lords
RU-Twickers

Re: Watched the Rah Rah tonight Wales vs Ireland : Sat Mar 21, 2009 9:55 pm  

The Jolly Ginger Giant wrote:

Except that they are welsh and irish

GB tho

: Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:07 pm  

thepriestman85 wrote:

Seriously i don't know if it would work or where it would be based but if we got it at a high initial cost I’m sure it would pay for itself after a while especially if we used it for other sports like Athletics or Concerts etc?

I’ve just posted the same thing on the VT to see others opinions on it. If you look at all the other major sports which is where we aim to be they all have their own stadiums

Tennis-Wimbledon
Football-Wembley
Cricket-Lords
RU-Twickers

Lords is the Marylebone Cricket Club's ground, also Middlesex, and the home of the EWCB,.

we should do something similar with Wembley, I thought when it was rebuilt it was a condition that rugby League had to be played there. the GB internationals there in the past were great occasions,

: Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:07 pm  

Most of the backs would make pretty decent RL players, its the 'fly halfs' that infuriate, they insist on kicking even when theres a glaring gap/overlap.
As for the forwards......... pfffft!!

: Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:09 pm  

thepriestman85 wrote: Seriously i don't know if it would work or where it would be based but if we got it at a high initial cost I’m sure it would pay for itself after a while especially if we used it for other sports like Athletics or Concerts etc? I’ve just posted the same thing on the VT to see others opinions on it. If you look at all the other major sports which is where we aim to be they all have their own stadiums Tennis-Wimbledon Football-Wembley Cricket-Lords RU-Twickers lords......middlesex ccc wembley....played at regular and hosts all big games inc cup semis and final, cc, and nfl........as well as rock concerts twickers....http://www.rfu.com/microsites/twickenha ... 9173...and thats just the next few weeks wimbledon.......all year round museum and tours. so they all have one thing in common, with maybe the exception of wimbledon..........they are in use most of the year. what could you do with a national rugby stadium to make it pay for its upkeep??

thepriestman85 wrote: Seriously i don't know if it would work or where it would be based but if we got it at a high initial cost I’m sure it would pay for itself after a while especially if we used it for other sports like Athletics or Concerts etc? I’ve just posted the same thing on the VT to see others opinions on it. If you look at all the other major sports which is where we aim to be they all have their own stadiums Tennis-Wimbledon Football-Wembley Cricket-Lords RU-Twickers lords......middlesex ccc wembley....played at regular and hosts all big games inc cup semis and final, cc, and nfl........as well as rock concerts twickers....http://www.rfu.com/microsites/twickenha ... 9173...and thats just the next few weeks wimbledon.......all year round museum and tours. so they all have one thing in common, with maybe the exception of wimbledon..........they are in use most of the year. what could you do with a national rugby stadium to make it pay for its upkeep??

: Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:09 pm  

Talking of the 1994 Gb-Aussie Ashes. Wembley match had 57,034 people in attendence. See here: http://www.rl1908.com/Kangaroos/1994.htm

Talking of the 1994 Gb-Aussie Ashes. Wembley match had 57,034 people in attendence. See here: http://www.rl1908.com/Kangaroos/1994.htm

Re: Watched the Rah Rah tonight Wales vs Ireland : Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:09 pm  

thepriestman85 wrote:

Yes i am being serious

BOD
Darcy

Henson
Roberts

All four are better than Senior Imo.

Add to that Shane Williams, Lee Byrne and Rob Kearney are all fantastic ruby players who would walk into the England RL team.

LMFAO


Do you REALLY think that those 4 centres are better than Gidley, Senior and Carmont?


I would give you Shane Williams, he would make a good RL Winger in the style of Robinson.

But 1 from 30 is about it as far as I am concerned.

: Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:11 pm  

Wigan/Leeds Andy wrote:

I blame the salary cap we don't have our own national stadium.

Retarded comment.

Care to answer the question?

: Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:14 pm  

perhaps Dave Whelan should rename the JJB to 'The National Rugby League Stadium" .... then RL would have a national stadium ....