[brian2]

Re: Rugby League World Cup 2021 : Mon Jan 25, 2021 8:34 pm  

Don’t think there is any fan base in Scarborough, their football team flourished for a while then vanished. Barcelona has greater attraction purely because it’s in Catalonia and might tap into regional pride etc . Unlikely to worry Barcelona FC, but expansion to Scarborough isn’t the answer to any question I am aware of having been asked.......

Re: Rugby League World Cup 2021 : Mon Jan 25, 2021 9:06 pm  

There is probably more rugby league fans in scarborough than there are anywhere near bristol though. At least there is a reasonable community game around there as well. Sadly the SW still struggles to attract any real interest in the community game, and thus comes from someone who has played down there.
At least with barcelona its on the edges of the french league set up.

Re: Rugby League World Cup 2021 : Mon Jan 25, 2021 10:23 pm  

I only mentioned Bristol as an example of a progressive city that likes sport, there are others of course.

Scarborough not likely to get anyone's pulse racing, least of all TV broadcasters but great if you want to be beside the seaside.

Re: Rugby League World Cup 2021 : Mon Jan 25, 2021 10:27 pm  

We should be celebrating any new RL venture