Firstly this may well have been "done to death" somewhere in the past but I'd love to know the current posters thoughts on this.
Looking back now the Super League "concept" (taking out the News Ltd ownership) may not have been a bad idea (although they wanted 12 sides and this sees the current 16 remain)
5 Clubs in Sydney
Illawarra-Dragons (south)
Wests-Tigers (west)
Parra-Panthers (west)
Easts Rabbitohs (city)
Manly (north)
I kept two in Western Sydney as it's such a RL "heartland" and we do have GWS AFL starting there, so I feel two there is ok.
And with the three that are gone we use these licences to create
Central Coast Bears
Ipswich Jets
Central Queensland Comets
Greater sponsorship opportunities, opens up new markets and apart from the obvious "we'll march on NRL HQ to keep our team" you'd get, it makes a good deal of sense (well to me at least).
Thoughts anyone??
Looking back now the Super League "concept" (taking out the News Ltd ownership) may not have been a bad idea (although they wanted 12 sides and this sees the current 16 remain)
5 Clubs in Sydney
Illawarra-Dragons (south)
Wests-Tigers (west)
Parra-Panthers (west)
Easts Rabbitohs (city)
Manly (north)
I kept two in Western Sydney as it's such a RL "heartland" and we do have GWS AFL starting there, so I feel two there is ok.
And with the three that are gone we use these licences to create
Central Coast Bears
Ipswich Jets
Central Queensland Comets
Greater sponsorship opportunities, opens up new markets and apart from the obvious "we'll march on NRL HQ to keep our team" you'd get, it makes a good deal of sense (well to me at least).
Thoughts anyone??