Crusaders confirm fixture switch : Tue May 26, 2009 2:35 pm  

http://www.therhinos.co.uk/news/7316.php

http://www.therhinos.co.uk/news/7316.php

: Tue May 26, 2009 3:01 pm  

great! less distance to travel better facilities and its £4 cheaper for a terrace ticket

: Tue May 26, 2009 6:01 pm  

I'm happy with that as I think we need a game on the road and where better than a few hundred yards from the local.

: Tue May 26, 2009 8:26 pm  

Is Bridgend so far away from Newport that people don't travel?
It's worth a go but will it draw any extra people?

: Tue May 26, 2009 8:49 pm  

its not they don't travel its just it is RU territory its a case of if its on the doorstep the curious will poke their heads in to see what its like where as they probably wouldn't make the 70+ mile round trip to test out in bridgend

: Tue May 26, 2009 9:17 pm  

Interesting ,I would loved to have seen that match played here at the Arms Park/ City Stadium but Newport is even closer than Bridgend.

Strange that it is the only match plyed outside Bridgend this year, be very interesting to see the crowd for that. I would go and watch the Cru if they play in Wrexham if it was possible.

I think the majority of matches need to stay at the Brewery.

: Tue May 26, 2009 9:36 pm  

rochdalepontypoolsaint wrote:

Is Bridgend so far away from Newport that people don't travel?
It's worth a go but will it draw any extra people?

Well it's 40-50 minutes on the train so a lot further than some northern teams will travel to an away game to see their team play.

: Wed May 27, 2009 7:39 am  

Excellent. All I need to do is jump on an 8a or 8c from my mum's house. That is after i've driven from Leeds.

: Wed May 27, 2009 12:07 pm  

peskylodger wrote:

Excellent. All I need to do is jump on an 8a or 8c from my mum's house. That is after i've driven from Leeds.

Your mother live in Ringland or en route then does she?

: Wed May 27, 2009 12:33 pm  

Interesting and good idea, good luck with it... being the de-facto Welsh national representatives in the SL is very much the way to go, just as Auckland Warriors do in the NRL (and Team Glamorgan did in their mid-nineties Cricketing heydey)...

...it does beg a few questions, though.... like, 'why Bridgend?' in the first place...

What a shame there's not a meaningful population centre half way between Bridgend and Newport... ideally you'd want a capital city for the Country's elite team, somewhere with an airport, and hotels, and a track record of hosting top line sports, and maybe some venues capable of holding 10-15,000. If only such a place existed, it would be the natural home for Crusaders....

Oh, hang on....