Who wants to go to Vegas in 2027 ?
Not me !!!
Do we really need that side of marketing for our club ???? Can't we just focus on playing good footy week in and out and having well prepared and rested players .
we already have a strong base , we don't need to be well known in the USA
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"it's all about self absorbed V'landys"...the dud
Here's the thing, the media and those alike keep mentioning how much this will grow the game in USA. Saying that is why they are there is to grow the game and expose NRL to USA. More Americans are watching the game every year etc.
Last year when they got to the last game, Penrith v Cronulla, the main event it was half empty as everyone else had enough and wanted to go back gambling and enjoying Vegas.
What the media forgets is V'Landys already said his intention for Vegas. They are the betting capital of the world and he wants in on the money. US betting agencies make a lot of money on Americans, most of them hammered and looking for something to bet on differently and just throw money blindly on a random NRL team or player.
Yeah the media probably know and just try to be upbeat about the sport and if they let on that is the reason the game is there many other fans will drop off Vegas. Vegas does bring in good ratings as the spectacle of it is different. Issue is, going into year 3 the spectacle is not as special.
Year 1 curiosity was high. Year 2 was consolidating. Now into Year 3 it feels like a gimmick. NRL know that it is wearing thin as they are looking at alternatives such as Wembley in London, Dubai, Singapore and others to host Round 1.
Can't we just come back here do Round 1 as normal? Don't blame to NRL for chasing the betting money that Vegas offers but don't pull wool over the eyes of nieve fans thinking it is to grow the game. It is not, it wont and the NRL have no intention for it to do so.
If they were so hellbent on growing the game into the US market, give them the 2027 RLWC.
Year 1 was a junket, year 2 was a gimmick, year3 is a joke. i hope it's pants fall down
Thing is, we'd be going at some point. Every club is going to play there. It's a blatant cash grab for gambling dollars by the NRL. And while the club has a say to an extent over when they go, they will be going. I assume we'd be playing a non-traditional rival and that would mean we wouldn't be playing a home game at magic round next year.
Perth Bears in the mix ...
I'm not that interested in going anywhere outside Australia at the moment. Everywhere even travelling and holidaying within Australia is very expensive these days
Don't think it suits a young new side at all. Think it's distrupting unless a team has been together for a few years.
If we have to go, hope we are last cab off rank.
I expect we will go eventually and I see no reason why not.
Personally I would like to be there but the whole travel thing to the States is a pain in the arse. They really are a dysfunctional country at the moment.....no reason why we should act like "red necks" in response though if someone still chooses to go.
I feel a little disappointed in that people who do not want to go seemed peeved about others that do. I think it says more about the former and the fact they are a little "miserable" with their life. i.e. don't go if you dont want to, just don't begrudge those that do!
Its not that hard is it?
Poppa, if we applied The Orange Test to this situation, to go to Vegas or not to go to Vegas, it would be the following. I don't want to go to the USA, which therefore excludes Vegas by logic even for MAGA. If some want to go and are thus dissenting from me, the only proper respond is to declare the dissenters NRL Terrorists and violently dispose of them, for instance making them support The Dogs or say nice things about The Rorters. The Orange Test: comply or die
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
I wonder if the people complaining about Vegas are the same people who want the Eels to be run like a professional club like the roosters and think the sun shines out Politis ass.
Roosters love the Vegas concept and Politis has partnered up with LA roosters in their 9's comp with his own money. He is sending Luke Keary over there to help them so obviously if Politis can see the value it isn't just a stupid Vlandy's project as many suggest.
Some of the most successful minds in the game and the best run clubs have really embraced the Vegas and USA games but it seems many eels fans are as stupid as some of our past board members. If you don't like it that's fine you don't have to go. If your angry you might lose a home game from your membership that is fine, but calling the concept useless and stupid is clearly wrong. League will never be massive over there but it doesn't have to be. It just needs to have a presence and a tiny portion of broadcasting and gambling dollars will more then pay off.
The other thing that Politis has recognised is the possibility of tapping into athletes from America. There are over 100k rugby players in USA and a strong college competition. The best athletes probably won't choose Rugby over other sports but there would definitely be plenty of them with skills not suitable for NFL but their athletic ability may be better suited to Rugby or League.
With Politis getting involved I say it is only a matter of time before we see some young athletes from USA in roosters colours.
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