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Air NZ Cup to remain as 14 teams
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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 293207"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jethro @ Dec 13 2009, 02:08 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=426758" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>Your comment about the ARC is absolutley right on the money Jethro. The ARC was Gary Flowers' baby, and nothing would have given a vindictive prick like Ol' Possum Head more pleaseure than to axe the ARC as virtually his first act in charge.</p><p> </p><p>The ARC lost AUD$5m in its first and only year of operation. It sounds a lot, but that is much less than what it has cost setting up the new fifth Australian franchise, the Melbourne Rebels. On top of that, the annual wages bill for a typical S14 franchise is about 6 million.</p><p> </p><p>Frankly, an eight team ARC at AUD$625,000 per team is much better value for money than a weak fifth franchise full of imports because Aussie doesn't have the depth to support it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 293207"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jethro @ Dec 13 2009, 02:08 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=426758']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> Your comment about the ARC is absolutley right on the money Jethro. The ARC was Gary Flowers' baby, and nothing would have given a vindictive prick like Ol' Possum Head more pleaseure than to axe the ARC as virtually his first act in charge. The ARC lost AUD$5m in its first and only year of operation. It sounds a lot, but that is much less than what it has cost setting up the new fifth Australian franchise, the Melbourne Rebels. On top of that, the annual wages bill for a typical S14 franchise is about 6 million. Frankly, an eight team ARC at AUD$625,000 per team is much better value for money than a weak fifth franchise full of imports because Aussie doesn't have the depth to support it. [/QUOTE]
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