Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Wed Sep 29, 2010 5:10 am  

Dally/Old Darlin

I have no idea why.

But you make me laugh out loud



I imagine you to look like this



I can picture you right now frantically typing 'BLT' or 'YOU TROLL' over and over again on every thread where someone dares mention something that you consider to be not related to rugby league

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Wed Sep 29, 2010 5:21 am  

Given you posted a picture of a fat Englishman (of which I am neither), your fevered imagination needs attention.

No doubt it is closer to the photo in your real passport.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Wed Sep 29, 2010 6:05 pm  

Old Darlin wrote:

Given you posted a picture of a fat Englishman (of which I am neither), your fevered imagination needs attention.

I've just been reliably informed that the description of you being a 'fat Englishman' (your words not mine by the way) is quite accurate.



Yet another Pommie troll guys.


Any news on the BLT Darling??

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:44 pm  

Sale Sharks have announced they are to switch their Aviva Premiership home match against London Irish to Bolton's Reebok Stadium. Sale attracted fewer than 8,000 spectators to their opening two home games of the season but they are targeting a 28,200-sell-out at the Reebok next spring.

Sale Sharks have announced they are to switch their Aviva Premiership home match against London Irish to Bolton's Reebok Stadium. Sale attracted fewer than 8,000 spectators to their opening two home games of the season but they are targeting a 28,200-sell-out at the Reebok next spring.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Thu Sep 30, 2010 2:46 am  

Barry_McKenzie wrote:

I've just been reliably informed that the description of you being a 'fat Englishman' (your words not mine by the way) is quite accurate.

Reliably informed?

You are deluded. No one here has met me.

And your moment of revelation must have been just seconds before you took your bat and ball and went crying home. Refer NRL section.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Thu Sep 30, 2010 9:33 am  

Catalancs wrote: Sale Sharks have announced they are to switch their Aviva Premiership home match against London Irish to Bolton's Reebok Stadium. Sale attracted fewer than 8,000 spectators to their opening two home games of the season but they are targeting a 28,200-sell-out at the Reebok next spring. I read that as well. How on earth do they hope to achieve that?

Catalancs wrote: Sale Sharks have announced they are to switch their Aviva Premiership home match against London Irish to Bolton's Reebok Stadium. Sale attracted fewer than 8,000 spectators to their opening two home games of the season but they are targeting a 28,200-sell-out at the Reebok next spring. I read that as well. How on earth do they hope to achieve that?

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Thu Sep 30, 2010 11:17 am  

Barry_McKenzie wrote:

I read that as well.

How on earth do they hope to achieve that?

Madness. You're a mile or so from the Wigan borough border there, and I bet WWRLFC couldn't fill the Reebok for a regular season game, let alone Sale for an RU game.

Where on earth are the magical 20,000 fans going to come from? Especially in spring when it's the business end of the football season and a month or so into the new Super League season.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Thu Sep 30, 2010 12:46 pm  

Free tickets, 2 for 1 offers, family package deals etc.
With the money at Sale's disposal advertising and marketing the game won't be a problem. If they do get a full house or somewhere close, the big test will be the following home game and indeed the future. How many of those new fans will stick around week in week out?

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Thu Sep 30, 2010 12:51 pm  

Some boring yawnion team, Gloucester I think, did this big publicity push last weekend to try & halt their slide in attendances. I think it worked in bringing numbers back up to last year's average only.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Thu Sep 30, 2010 1:11 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

Free tickets, 2 for 1 offers, family package deals etc.
With the money at Sale's disposal advertising and marketing the game won't be a problem. If they do get a full house or somewhere close, the big test will be the following home game and indeed the future. How many of those new fans will stick around week in week out?

I still can't see it happening. According to the Beeb, the fixtures that weekend in the football (barring any Sky changes) include Arsenal v Liverpool, Newcastle v Manchester United, City v Spurs. So unlikely to have any floating football fans coming, or many at any rate. Then you have the SL.

So a significant chunk will need to be people who don't normally go to any code of football.