England v Australia 2025 - coming to the UK!

[Gav Wilson]

1 hour ago, gingerjon said:

It would definitely be better if it were "somebody like Eddie Hearn" as opposed to actual Eddie Hearn.

Turki Alalshikh...?

[gingerjon]

Just now, Gav Wilson said:

Turki Alalshikh...?

Bless you.

[WN83]

17 minutes ago, Gav Wilson said:

Turki Alalshikh...?

All 3 tests in Riyadh and every single interview must start by thanking 'his excellency' for the amazing opportunity his love of Rugby League has brought around. We then have to talk about how he watches all rugby league and has an in-depth knowledge and his favourite player is Luke Hooley, who must start and captain the side in all tests. 

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35 minutes ago, Gav Wilson said:

Turki Alalshikh...?

All the players can come out holding hands with Turki in the middle.

(Won't look awkward at all...)

[sam4731]

11 minutes ago, WN83 said:

All 3 tests in Riyadh and every single interview must start by thanking 'his excellency' for the amazing opportunity his love of Rugby League has brought around. We then have to talk about how he watches all rugby league and has an in-depth knowledge and his favourite player is Luke Hooley, who must start and captain the side in all tests. 

All before outlining his vision for Saudi Arabia to host the 2034 RL World Cup to coincide with them hosting the FIFA World Cup.

[Gav Wilson]

12 minutes ago, WN83 said:

All 3 tests in Riyadh and every single interview must start by thanking 'his excellency' for the amazing opportunity his love of Rugby League has brought around. We then have to talk about how he watches all rugby league and has an in-depth knowledge and his favourite player is Luke Hooley, who must start and captain the side in all tests. 

I was at Wembley for AJ v Dubois last month, it was a surreal moment when they fired up the Saudi national anthem. 

[Eddie]

1 hour ago, Bongo1 said:

Is it worth bring back the combined nations game mid season and holding it somewhere like Brentfords ground or Wimbledon to spread the word of a London test?

I wouldn’t open my curtains if England were playing the combined nations in my garden. 

[Dave T]

10 minutes ago, Eddie said:

I wouldn’t open my curtains if England were playing the combined nations in my garden. 

I've been looking at google earth and your garden isn't the full 100m (not including in-goals), so you're safe Eddie...

[Spidey]

18 minutes ago, Dave T said:

I've been looking at google earth and your garden isn't the full 100m (not including in-goals), so you're safe Eddie...

TV Gantry is 5cm short also.....

[JonM]

2 minutes ago, Spidey said:

TV Gantry is 5cm short also.....

And not enough car parking spaces (or whatever they supposedly docked Widnes a point for).

[Eddie]

51 minutes ago, Dave T said:

I've been looking at google earth and your garden isn't the full 100m (not including in-goals), so you're safe Eddie...

There’s more room behind the sticks than at Old Trafford tbf. 

[mrfranco]

5 hours ago, Archie Gordon said:

Seats from £15. Similar to today.

That's equivalent to £37 today when you add on inflation

[Dullish Mood]

2 hours ago, Gav Wilson said:

I was at Wembley for AJ v Dubois last month, it was a surreal moment when they fired up the Saudi national anthem. 

Yep, I was there too.  Think I was a little bit sick in my mouth at that point.

[northamptoncougar]

3 hours ago, Dullish Mood said:

Yep, I was there too.  Think I was a little bit sick in my mouth at that point.

Was quite funny when they fired it up and it just got booed.

As an event thought it was probably the best boxing event I’ve ever been too.

[Dullish Mood]

4 hours ago, northamptoncougar said:

Was quite funny when they fired it up and it just got booed.

As an event thought it was probably the best boxing event I’ve ever been too.

100% mate, a fortune spent and it showed.

[Sports Prophet]

12 hours ago, mrfranco said:

That's equivalent to £37 today when you add on inflation

Really? I woulda guessed more like 80-100

[The Rocket]

16 hours ago, gingerjon said:

I'm also going to assume that Vegas is proving to be a millstone and not a money spinner.

Geez you`re a miserable git. They`ve sold over 30 000 seats already, weren`t at this number until the end of January 2024 for the first Vegas venture. Given what they learnt last year from where the American sales were made expect them to leverage that information to increase that area of sales as well. A recent visitor to Vegas reported that the big screen at the front of Allegiant was running NRL Las Vegas adverts on loop.

BTW over $500 000 in corporates alone so far.

16 hours ago, gingerjon said:

Notable that the Kangaroos don't currently have a naming sponsor.

Wrong again, multinational Korean car company Kia are the new front of shirt sponsor.

If you didn`t have such a jaundiced view of things you may have noticed that under the current NRL administration nothing is off the table, anything that is a possible revenue stream will be pursued. Abdo was even saying last week the commission are looking to find a permanent spot on the calendar for the WCC so that we don`t have the situation we have this year.

In a radio interview recently V`Landys was asked about when he might step away, his response was that Rugby League in this country had been close a couple of times to being the impregnable financial and sporting juggernaut it should be, he wasn`t leaving until that was achieved this time.

 

Edited October 31, 2024 by The Rocket

[gingerjon]

2 hours ago, The Rocket said:

Geez you`re a miserable git. They`ve sold over 30 000 seats already, weren`t at this number until the end of January 2024 for the first Vegas venture. Given what they learnt last year from where the American sales were made expect them to leverage that information to increase that area of sales as well. A recent visitor to Vegas reported that the big screen at the front of Allegiant was running NRL Las Vegas adverts on loop.

BTW over $500 000 in corporates alone so far.

Wrong again, multinational Korean car company Kia are the new front of shirt sponsor.

 

They're not the Kia Kangaroos though. They were the Gallagher Kangaroos. I just said it's a notable change. I wasn't talking about the front of shirt.

Vegas was going to be a $10m a year investment - going on the figures reported. The financial return to come through betting rights and TV rights. The kind of betting rights the NRL were after don't exist outside of Australia. I understand there's been improvement on the TV rights but is that enough?

I've also said that on the terms of boosting the NRL for NRL supporters and casual fans it has been a success - and in terms of being a decent event it's been that too.

Lastly, though, if you'd bothered to change your V'landys underpants for a moment, you'd have seen that the essential point is the one you're flourishing so triumphantly: something must have shifted in thinking and detail to make this an attractive financial proposition because the NRL's primary goal currently is financial growth.

[Dullish Mood]

2 hours ago, The Rocket said:

Geez you`re a miserable git. They`ve sold over 30 000 seats already, weren`t at this number until the end of January 2024 for the first Vegas venture. Given what they learnt last year from where the American sales were made expect them to leverage that information to increase that area of sales as well. A recent visitor to Vegas reported that the big screen at the front of Allegiant was running NRL Las Vegas adverts on loop.

BTW over $500 000 in corporates alone so far.

Wrong again, multinational Korean car company Kia are the new front of shirt sponsor.

If you didn`t have such a jaundiced view of things you may have noticed that under the current NRL administration nothing is off the table, anything that is a possible revenue stream will be pursued. Abdo was even saying last week the commission are looking to find a permanent spot on the calendar for the WCC so that we don`t have the situation we have this year.

In a radio interview recently V`Landys was asked about when he might step away, his response was that Rugby League in this country had been close a couple of times to being the impregnable financial and sporting juggernaut it should be, he wasn`t leaving until that was achieved this time.

 

I think there’s a typo in his username mate.  Surely starts with W not G?

[gingerjon]

17 minutes ago, Dullish Mood said:

I think there’s a typo in his username mate.  Surely starts with W not G?

Fair. When I did play, I was on the wing.

[Just Browny]

1 hour ago, gingerjon said:

Fair. When I did play, I was on the wing.

I'm surprised how many people don't realise you're Jon Wells.

[Odsal Outlaw]

15 hours ago, northamptoncougar said:

Was quite funny when they fired it up and it just got booed.

As an event thought it was probably the best boxing event I’ve ever been too.

Was also there, an amazing event. Shows what can be possible as even if the boxing had been rubbish you’d have walked away having had a great time.

[ShevWig90]

In light of the RFL announcing that one of the ashes tests next year will be played in London next year. Would Twickenham be a good option? Did any posters on here go to any of the challenge cup finals or the England World Cup game in 2000? What was your experience?

[Barley Mow]

11 minutes ago, ShevWig90 said:

In light of the RFL announcing that one of the ashes tests next year will be played in London next year. Would Twickenham be a good option? Did any posters on here go to any of the challenge cup finals or the England World Cup game in 2000? What was your experience?

This is an outright 'no' from me. If we're using a stadium that large, it should be Wembley. Personally I think a London Ashes Test next year should be looking at somewhere like the Emirates.

Also, why start a new thread for this? We already have two discussing next year's internationals, this fits in fine with the stadium discussions already going on in 'England v Australia 2025'.

[Toby Chopra]

It's not the worst idea in the world. Anyone who's been to a London rugby league international knows how many England RU shirts you see - the average southern union fan isn't as blinkered as the blazers and old f*rts who run things. So holding our top game the game at Twickers does expose us more to that potential fan base, especially those who find it hard to get England union tickets.