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Vegas!? doesnt it average 110f in the daytime.

In 1 of the 4 seasons available, yes.

I've been saying for a while that the WCC should be staged in a developing nation. I would love to see a 4 team event featuring the two Grand Finalists from each comp, played in a single stadium, in an area that already has an RL presence such as Jacksonville or Pennsylvania. The only issue would be the timing, it couldn't be when Crowe suggests because that would clash with the NFL season, it would have to remain a pre-season comp.

Here's a question who would be interested in travelling to Sin City?

I, I, I, I, I, I ain't gonna play Sun City.

Go on Rusty lad! Get it sorted. He's such a great ambassador for the game.

It could become maybe a marquee game, if it was played in Jacksonville, and paired with a tv deal and a tv deal (in UK and USA) for the AMNRL Grand Final, it could be nice event to promote the game!

Games mate games

Can't knock the guys enthusiasm that's for sure.
RL needs more people like him in the game.

This is a chance for the aussies to prove they care about the game as a whole. They should use some of the 134 Trillion dollars they are receiving as part of the TV deal to fund it all.

The US has always struck me as the most obvious place to try to expand the game , the similarities to ' grid iron ' in the watchability from a fans point are there to be seen , the only problem is , if it did take off , they would very quickly change the rules , buy all the top talent and take the whole sport over

Maybe thats why it hasn't been given the support needed , a case of , lets expand , but not too much that we lose control or end up second best

Funny because that's exactly the attitude adopted by a lot of English fans, particularly those who follow certian lower league sides.

FWIW the US hasn't been deprived of support and is progressing nicely.

So the sport is run by fans of lower tier clubs ? , how strange I thought it was Richard Lewis , Nigel wood and Gary Hetherington

So which clubs do they support ?

What are you talking about?

i often think the same about you.

That would mean the end of the 4 Nations then ?

If you are incapable of understanding clear points which are backed up by fact and evidence then that's not my fault.

Thats one problem to his idea. Also I dont think the top clubs will be happy at adding an extra 4/5/6 games to the season.

What about playing the first four nations game Aus v NZ in the US?

Suits me, play it two days before the Aussies play England over here!

i have no problem understanding what go's on in the real world.

the few post that iv'e read of yours would suggest that you on the other hand truely believe that the clubs in the CC leagues and half a dozen posters on here wealed all the power in rugby league,that really is bizzare.

Back to topic, I reckon for RL to develop in the USA it needs to get into colleges and schools like Gridiron, Netball and Rounders do. The amount of people that show up to watch college games is phenomenal.

The biggest problem that RL would have in the USA is that it is too fast and too difficult for yer average american to comrehend.

They have the attention span of a gnat!

Crikey they have commentators at their sports telling them whats going on. They get quick sections of action in NFL and then stop for minutes on end, same in baseball where they have organists playing at certain fields.

TV is adverts every 10 minutes or less and as for programming, talk about dumbing down!!!

Yeah, Ice Hockey is known for sending folk to sleep isn't it?

Yep!!!

Works well for me, as does basket ball, soccer, cricket, etc....