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  Andrew November 10, 2010 at 9:45pm

  Yes i do agree totally... Was thinking the exact thing a couple of weeks ago!
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  sixtiesboy November 10, 2010 at 9:47pm

  Exactly - how can the wenty blokes feel like Parra players when they are running around at Ringrose.
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  fanaticeel November 11, 2010 at 9:51am

  And we'd have 3 grades again on game day.. WHICH IS HOW IT SHOULD BE!!
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  LegendTHECROWEELS November 11, 2010 at 9:52am

  Totally agree and would make it a great day at parra stadium like the old days
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  playthedoors November 11, 2010 at 10:11am

  Cannot agree more. One item for consideration though is the financial opportunity cost for Wentworthville by not getting game day revenue and then supporters may go to Parra leagues for a drink after the game and not Wenty leagues.
  Best thing for the spectators though.. 3 games, those were the days. Then we could have more constructive debate about how good Loko is, or whether Gagan is ready for Wenty, is Mitchell really playing that well etc
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  Kurupt November 11, 2010 at 12:22pm

  I second the motion.
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  DK Eel November 11, 2010 at 2:45pm

  well it would be nice for the club to support Wenty by not only having them play at their home games, BUT if the revenue is a problem, my two cents worth suggestion is this - -
  
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  For people who BUY a membership to the Wentworthville team, they get a discount to tickets (to stop anyone wanting to scam it, the offer is NOT valid for either the Cronin or Thornett stands).
  
  Then people who buy their tickets with their Wenty memberships, the revenue goes direct to the Wenty club, so they get membership fees and ticket fees - Wenty grows financially as a good second tier club.
  
  The game day revenue, such as drinks, food, etc, still stay with the Stadium, but wenty supporters get to see their team at a good venue with decent facilities and the wenty players get to play in front of good crowds and they get to play in front of the NRL coaching staff
  
  
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  Now maybe I don't know all the financial "ins and outs" involved (something that i am almost CERTAIN of here!), but surely any way in which we can build up the "reserve grade" team/feeder club, has got to be good for the NRL first grade team.
  
  
  AND ....
  
  i would love to go back to having 3 matches on game day again !!!
  
  
  1) Toyota Cup
  
  2) NSW Cup
  
  3) NRL
  
  
  wouldn't it be nice to see all three grades again, see how all the players are developing through the ranks ...
  
  
  anyhoo, enough said from me and my soapbox!!!
  
  
  

  
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  boffin November 11, 2010 at 3:39pm

  To see the 2nd tier players strut their stuff would make the 200klm ride to the ground even more worthwhile and it would be great to be able to see the up and coming players before they suddenly appear in 1st grade without having a clue how they played in the past to get a crack at NRL level, so I 3rd this suggestion. Surely as stated by DK something could be arranged to ensure they are not financially disadvantaged by the move.
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  Toecutter November 11, 2010 at 4:09pm

  Totally agree, I have even written to the League about this when it first occurred and Gallop had the gall to claim that prices for the footy had not increased, the entry price may have stayed the same but I only get 2 games now instead of 3. It's a bit like Arnotts keeping the price of a packet of biscuits the same but cutting the number of biscuits from 16 to 14, its still a rip off.
  
  But the worst part about Wenty playing elswhere is that I don't get to see the supposed NRL replacement/reserve grade players every week and therefore know little of them. It makes it hard for us as fans to gauge how they are performing and if thery are ready for the jump in class and it must also make it difficult for them to see themselves as truly a part of the great Parramatta club.
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  John November 11, 2010 at 6:06pm

  lets get a petition going for all the 3 grades and give it to them at the next club meeting