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<blockquote data-quote="Nubiwan" data-source="post: 808013" data-attributes="member: 43441"><p>well, in all of these countries you are competing against football as the number one sport. An argument could be made that your money is better invested in the worlds largest market -the USA. I realize that is an uphill battle, and competing against numerous other entities, but not sure those markets you intimated would drastically increase the popularity of union. Years away from that eventuality all the same.</p><p></p><p>As for comparisons above with the EPL, I hail from a football town in Britain. The best team in its day. For me, the advent of the premier league, whilst certainly filling the pockets of the players and clubs, does nothing for the country as a national side. In fairness, I've grown sick of seeing my team filled with players from anywhere but Britain, and they are largely overpaid and useless. Effectively, the clubs can overpay for many players. Personally sick of football. Not least of all the incessant diving and cheating and gamesmanship that is rather rewarded by the system, than shunned. Enough of that ****. One thing is for certain, despite being rubbish for nigh on 20years, the stadium in my town is brimmed to the rafters each weekend. EPL is a success, but with a new set of selfie snapping fans.</p><p></p><p>great to see a couple of top matches in the NZ conference to end the season. The lions get the crusaders in the first round, thanks to resting their boys. They must feel a right bunch of ***s.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nubiwan, post: 808013, member: 43441"] well, in all of these countries you are competing against football as the number one sport. An argument could be made that your money is better invested in the worlds largest market -the USA. I realize that is an uphill battle, and competing against numerous other entities, but not sure those markets you intimated would drastically increase the popularity of union. Years away from that eventuality all the same. As for comparisons above with the EPL, I hail from a football town in Britain. The best team in its day. For me, the advent of the premier league, whilst certainly filling the pockets of the players and clubs, does nothing for the country as a national side. In fairness, I've grown sick of seeing my team filled with players from anywhere but Britain, and they are largely overpaid and useless. Effectively, the clubs can overpay for many players. Personally sick of football. Not least of all the incessant diving and cheating and gamesmanship that is rather rewarded by the system, than shunned. Enough of that ****. One thing is for certain, despite being rubbish for nigh on 20years, the stadium in my town is brimmed to the rafters each weekend. EPL is a success, but with a new set of selfie snapping fans. great to see a couple of top matches in the NZ conference to end the season. The lions get the crusaders in the first round, thanks to resting their boys. They must feel a right bunch of ***s. [/QUOTE]
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