How about we swap locations for the duration of the world cup then?
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How about we swap locations for the duration of the world cup then?
Move to Spain it will go completely unnoticed, mind you, you will get extremely fed up with football.Quote:
Originally Posted by LeonBrooke
There's an huge excitiment in Italy for the World Cup, we might end on podium this time :p :
btw welcome back knockie :wave:
You should try living in the country who are the defending champions, but who have absolutely no hope in winning it this time around :s If only the sports journos in this country would admit to it...............Quote:
Originally Posted by LeonBrooke
Luckily our local footy finals (AFL and Rugby League) has downplayed the RWC. But once it starts up i can see all those bloody one time union fans shouting 'I love the wallabies, always have. That guy who scored the try is a legend' jumping all over the bandwagon.
"you didnt love them yesterday, yesterday it was the socceroos! You bandwagon whore!" :p :
I hope anyone BUT the Wallabies win. I hate the Wallabies and the ARU... GO FIJI!!!
That's just because you're a "poor mans rugby" fan.
NO i hate the ARU because they just mulch theyre players that the Rugby League system helped to top level status (especially the Brisbane Broncos). They should be investing money in junior union instead of just buying league players. Classic example is Berrick Barnes, without the Broncos, he would be a nobody! The whole Union system is a joke, dont get me started on the super 14s. And this so called national Union competition theyve started, its very amatuer. They waste so much money, with some much corporate support you think it would be better to sort out thier many problems. Theyre a joke! they dont deserve any success!Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
I have only ever met 2 Kiwis with no interest in Rugby, I'll add you to the list!Quote:
Originally Posted by LeonBrooke
Allez les Blues............... :p
I think you could also say the reverse, a hell of a lot of league players played union first and were lured across to league by the dollars thrown at them.Quote:
Originally Posted by millencolin
This changed when union became professional in Australia. I think the aru have also wasted a lot of money with some of these league players, I'm sorry but I believe Lote is a waste of space and so was Matt Rogers in union.
Allez les Blues.........
What? Because you don't like it it deserves no support? :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by millencolin
Face it Union is the bigger game and that's what people want to play. Even in Australia you don't really hear about the League World Cup being on until Australia wins the final. You might hear it in Queensland and NSW but no one else really cares that much compared to Union. League is boring to watch because it's just back and forwards. No matter how good a team is at gaining position they have to give up the ball after a few tackles which is just silly. So the game just seesaw's back and forth. I once went to a League match in Auckland and was bored half to sleep. Never have that problem when watching SA play Australia. Whinging about Union stealing players is like complaining about softball losing players to baseball because people want to play the game that's more commonly played and more well know. If a player wants to play at the pinnacle of the sport and wants to get paid more then that's their choice. Perhaps you need to look at why League can't retain top players before you go whinging about Union picking them up.