Re: England v Australia : Fri Nov 08, 2024 8:58 am
just_browny wrote:
All evidence is that we get much bigger crowds for England games in London than in the 'heartlands'. Going back decades.
Some of the excuses you hear from northern fans for not attending international games are spectacular. Mostly they don't attend because:
(1) England will definitely win - vs France, Wales, Tonga, Samoa, etc;
(2) England will definitely lose - vs Australia, NZ;
(3) player from Team X was picked instead of their own favourite;
(4) ground is too big; or
(5) ground belongs to a rugby or football team I don't like.
Some of the excuses you hear from northern fans for not attending international games are spectacular. Mostly they don't attend because:
(1) England will definitely win - vs France, Wales, Tonga, Samoa, etc;
(2) England will definitely lose - vs Australia, NZ;
(3) player from Team X was picked instead of their own favourite;
(4) ground is too big; or
(5) ground belongs to a rugby or football team I don't like.
Not sure about number 2, I go to the Australian games to watch the best RL players that most of us can only watch on Fox tv over the weekend, as I'm sure a lot of others will.
