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Post by Auburn Mariner on Jun 2, 2006 17:03:29 GMT 10
Point taken Aaron.
However, if you look at NSW figures released recently, Football is more expensive than RL across the board, perhaps not by the figures you've quoted at SU, but more costly nonetheless. It becomes especially costly for families with two or more rugrats playing Football (my son, the left-footed Auburn Junior, who by the way absolutely GIVES IT to his mates about how poor the Jets are, is in under 8's and it is not cheap).
There are all sorts of things that go on in elections at SU, from USU to the SRC and then to SUS. I know how close you are/were to the inner sanctum at SU, but I maintain it has a proud tradition and an excellent name, both academically and non-academically. I'd give a lot to be an SU Alumni.
Perhaps an argument best had over a beer or Coonawarra Red at CCLC one day.
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Post by Ursus on Jun 2, 2006 18:26:35 GMT 10
Can you imagine the surface of the stadium with regular rugby. Look at Sydney at the start of the season when there is an overlap, the surface is a mess.
As for playing at different times of the year the rugby will not be over until September and that overlap will increase as the length of the A-League season and a Cup competition is introduced.
This is something not to be encouraged.
Don't blame Singo he is looking for max return from his stadium. If it were an oval he would be looking to get an Aussie Rules team there as well.
If there is competition for the use of the stadium the rent will go up and not down. Then where will we be? Off to Pitwater?
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Post by omni on Jun 3, 2006 0:06:35 GMT 10
It won't be that big, it's only a 10-12 game season and as Mick says it's at completely different times.
The 3 NSW teams I'd expect there to be Sydney, NSW Country and one other (probably West Sydney), I'd like NSW country to share around games, meaning only one or two at Blue Tounge, that's more ideal for you paranoid types.
Have no fear, after our poor showing in the Shute Shield we won't get a team stand alone, or at the very least shouldn't.
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Post by theman on Aug 5, 2006 10:34:10 GMT 10
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Post by Golden Boy on Aug 5, 2006 10:59:33 GMT 10
It won't be good for me, I don't like rugby!
But I'm narrow minded.
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Post by Adz on Aug 5, 2006 19:40:28 GMT 10
I'm narrow minded too and I f***in hate thugby  |
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Post by Pete on Aug 6, 2006 17:33:36 GMT 10
We see many of the north shore private schoolers come through our campus because they didn't get the marks to get into Sydney or Macquarie and I must they are an unusual breed. Outwardly confident but very insecure at the same time. Many conundrums about them. I drive many of these north shore private school types to school daily and agree 100%. They have an outward attitude that says they think they are tougher, smarter and better than anyone else and I do know that the private schools do tend to let them think that too. It's only when they get out of the area they grew up in that they realise that there's a bunch of people better than them and who would put them into hospital without too much provocation. We had 15 new buses delivered to our Depot in late 2004 and within weeks they'd all been vandalised, and many buses have 'tags' scratched into the windows. I keep telling my adult passengers that it wasn't some 'crew' from Bankstown that did the vandalism but their own little tikes, when they mention the damage to me. I was getting a pretty negative impression about young folks because of these kids' attitudes, until I met some of the folks in the Marinators who were of similar age. The Coast seems to have a better bunch of younger folks than those I meet regularly on the North Shore in Sydney. ;D |
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Post by omni on Aug 6, 2006 22:45:46 GMT 10
Good to hear Pete, it's a shame that young people do things like that and give everyone else a bad name you know.
Theman: I think that site you gave talks about The Waves shute shield team, which doesn't pose any problems for us, it's the APC that people are worried about, as that will fall mid-season.
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Post by Melsy on Aug 7, 2006 13:43:06 GMT 10
I personally would not watch a game of Rugby,
I have never been interested in this sport.
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Post by theman on Aug 25, 2006 19:39:48 GMT 10
Melsy, You love the game!
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Post by shelleybeach on Aug 31, 2006 1:49:33 GMT 10
the coast wouldn't generate the corporate support needed for such a rugby team, and it would cannibalise some of the existing crowd and sponsors of the mariners. rugby just doesn't have the base - a brand new coast NRL team would have worked but professional rugby, no way. the whole plan is crap anyway - the sydney club comp battles it out with the pura cup or whatever it is now for the lamest elite sporting competition. they should be able to intially attract some banker/insurance/law firm types to back them and when it folds in 2 years or so write it off as a tax loss or something.
mariners!
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