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Message: <blockquote data-quote="William18" data-source="post: 292600"><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Candyman @ Dec 1 2009, 09:54 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=424624" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div>The stupidest part is that Southland can be relegated this year because it isn't financially viable, but then if it wins the div 1 next year its just back in the top flight again. Does the whole financial thing not matter next year or something? if so, why bother relegating them in the first place. They have this whole convoluted selection criteria, which some old NZRU ****** has probably been paid a million dollars to come up with and its all out the window next year anyway.[/b]</blockquote>Well this is dead right it would def make Southland shield defences less of a challenge don't you agree! Unless the NZRU make them defend it in a preseason against a tema like Wellington or a full strength Canterbury side![/b][/quote]If they did something extra stupid, (which lets face it, they've made other weird calls) and dropped Southland, it'd be a bit of a set up if they made us put it on the line against a premier division side. I honestly would hope Southland would refuse to play it in that circumstance and just hand it back, making them look (NZRFU) really insanely bad in the process.Steve Tew is a silly man at times, but if that scenario happened, the process would look truely corrupt.[/b][/quote]As much as I like this idea I also would really hate it to come to this it Took Southland 50 Years to win the shield I wouldn't wanna give it up as a protest!<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dale @ Nov 29 2009, 09:59 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=424042" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div>Any team going down is a disgrace! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jawmalawm24 @ Nov 30 2009, 12:17 AM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=424062" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div>I would totally do the same they are trying to boost numbers in watching the ANZC not reduce them if they drop teams then they(NZRU) will be losing a lot of money pre world cup too!! I personally think that the ANZC is the most exciting competition in NZ and this year was def the best I have watched in a long time with the mino teams beating larger unions!! Dropping these teams would def ruin these unions and they would most certainly lose there top flite players to the bigger unions in the top division cause I would hate my team Southland who have had the same team for a few years now lose there best players to other unions cause we can't keep them to play in the next division down!![/b][/quote]Are you kidding? Cutting the ANZC will not lose money. The ANZC loses about 3 million a season, dropping these teams will decrease that figure. You can argue the other reasons but financially the cull makes sense. Look, Southland have a solid model and do not deserve to be dropped. They are one of the top 5 teams in this competition, IMO.[/QUOTE]

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