To be fair, who thinks that?

No-one at the NRL anyway.

Lol

have they fixed the drainage at NIB yet?

what a disgrace

a 3rd world stadium

Better than a State of the Art Stadium in a third world country

South Africa 36.54 murders per 100'000, more than double the level in PNG. Yet strangely Sanzar manages the keep Dan Carter and pals safe.

Brazil 21.97 murders per 100k, Yet both the IOC and FIFA see them as capable of keeping Cristiano Ronaldo, Usain Bolt and friends safe.

Russia 14.8 murders per 100k. yet they are perfectly capable of competing the UEFA champions League a competition many times the size of the NRL and to host the FIFA world cup.

Yes but after murdering them they didn't eat them in those countries

Quote ="Starbug"Yes but after murdering them they didn't eat them in those countries '" Id expect you would be keeping your head down after this thread viewtopic.php?f=2&t=498853&start=45 rather than making fairly racially insensitive statements.

Quote ="Starbug"Yes but after murdering them they didn't eat them in those countries '" Id expect you would be keeping your head down after this thread viewtopic.php?f=2&t=498853&start=45 rather than making fairly racially insensitive statements.

Quote ="SmokeyTA"Id expect you would be keeping your head down after this thread viewtopic.php?f=2&t=498853&start=45 rather than making fairly racially insensitive statements.'" Just because you didn't have a clue how badly prepared the CELTIC crusaders were for SL , don't try to get clever Smokey , you're fooling nobody As for the racist claim , sod off , it was a joke , just as the idea that they are seriously considering a NRL team in PNG is

Quote ="SmokeyTA"Id expect you would be keeping your head down after this thread viewtopic.php?f=2&t=498853&start=45 rather than making fairly racially insensitive statements.'" Just because you didn't have a clue how badly prepared the CELTIC crusaders were for SL , don't try to get clever Smokey , you're fooling nobody As for the racist claim , sod off , it was a joke , just as the idea that they are seriously considering a NRL team in PNG is

I think we are all pretty comfortably with the fact that they were (and dont forget you argued still are) more professional as a set up than London Skolars, Hemel, and a club which only exists as a result of Crusaders, three clubs who themselves dont even pretend to be ready for SL

Its funny how you argument has changed from a strange comparison between Crusaders, Hemel, Skolars and Scorpions to simply another predictable dig at crusaders.

Yes we know your upset they got into SL and Leigh didnt, you have banged on about it (whilst hilariously pretending the opposite in a tactic as transparent as a whores negligee) for four years now. Leigh are either get some money together, buy them, and make them relevant to SL or get over it, this bitterness cant be doing you any good.

a fairly poor taste joke.

They exist as a result of Celtic Crusaders abject failure



Yes I'll agree , ' poor ' taste

But still funny

Seems fairly successful in spreading the game to have a club formed in the mould of the Scorpions.

yeah, erm, hilarious. Ha ha ha people from PNG eat people arent they backwards ha ha ha

You know as much about the state of preparation that the Celtic Crusaders had compared to the clubs mentioned as you do about the suitability of a PNG teams entry into the NRL

The difference is I admit I know nothing about PNG s situation to put forward a reasoned argument , you however think you know it all , when in fact you know F all

But carry on , you are amusing , your nearly as funny as a joke about cannibalism

yes, you insult me, that definately covers up your ridiculousness, I dont think anyone has noticed. Except of course everyone who noticed your ridiculous (not to mention irrelevent) comparison.

Some jokes about cannibalism are pretty funny. Just not the ones which are based on the lazy stereotyping an entire nation.

I have no issue with the people of PNG, who I am sure 99.999% of are top quality folk, who like the rest of the Pacific nations are really friendly.
Fact remains, the infastructure isn't there, the transport links aren't there, the crime rate is terrible, the level of poverty is horrendous and the lack of education and access to medical care make it a 3rd world country.
What PNG and its Government needs is to do is meet the targets set by the organisations giving it aid to help with these issues...what they don't need is an NRL team.

Torrential rain: Perth 15,371 - Gosford 6,700. I am glad it was the worse rain in over a decade on the night, it showed that WA RL fans are made of sturner stuff than NSW fans and sent a very strong message to Gallop about how much we want a team. Perth fans I salute you!

that stadium isnt fit for the NRL

it was like watching water polo lol

what a disgrace.

so by your criteria there go the Reds then

Brisbane and central coast it is

I dont disagree that the infrastructure and transport links arent there for PNG to use an NRL team how we use an NRL team, but they wouldnt use it as Australia/NZ would, or France or Wales or England use their SL sides. PNG want to use their NRL team as a development tool, to help them improve education and to help them send public help messages. The NRL side would act as a focal point, a rallying point for what is probably the most diverse and fractured nation in the world. It is part of them meeting these challenges.

The crime rate, as we have shown is lower than Brazil and SA, countries capable of the practicalities, and comparable to Russia, a nation nobody would pretend was too dangerous to visit.

Quote ="dally messenger"that stadium isnt fit for the NRL it was like watching water polo lol what a disgrace. so by your criteria there go the Reds then Brisbane and central coast it is'" Call me old fashioned but I'll take a 15K+ crowd and flooded field over a drained field and 6K fans. Don't worry Dally it will only happen once every 10years+ so you can tune into the Swans on that night! Have they decided who is actually running the game in PNG yet? www.islandsbusiness.com/news/ind ... 839769dc10

Quote ="dally messenger"that stadium isnt fit for the NRL it was like watching water polo lol what a disgrace. so by your criteria there go the Reds then Brisbane and central coast it is'" Call me old fashioned but I'll take a 15K+ crowd and flooded field over a drained field and 6K fans. Don't worry Dally it will only happen once every 10years+ so you can tune into the Swans on that night! Have they decided who is actually running the game in PNG yet? www.islandsbusiness.com/news/ind ... 839769dc10

Quote ="JB Down Under"Call me old fashioned but I'll take a 15K+ crowd and flooded field over a drained field and 6K fans. Don't worry Dally it will only happen once every 10years+ so you can tune into the Swans on that night! Have they decided who is actually running the game in PNG yet? www.islandsbusiness.com/news/ind ... 839769dc10'" yeh you must be old fashioned to justify that crap hole that is the NIB stadium makes craven park look good lol

Quote ="JB Down Under"Call me old fashioned but I'll take a 15K+ crowd and flooded field over a drained field and 6K fans. Don't worry Dally it will only happen once every 10years+ so you can tune into the Swans on that night! Have they decided who is actually running the game in PNG yet? www.islandsbusiness.com/news/ind ... 839769dc10'" yeh you must be old fashioned to justify that crap hole that is the NIB stadium makes craven park look good lol

It may not be the best but it has a capacity better then half of the Super League Clubs and looks more modern than Odsal or the Jungle or many English grounds including Saints current ground.
Saints new ground will have a capacity of 18k? thats ambitious for one of the leading Clubs in Super League, is it they can not afford to build a Stadium with more capacity or they don't think they need too?

What part of Australia do you live Dally?

He lives in Bradford Jonesy

Loathe as I normally am to defend Saints, they get great crowds (and possibly the best walk-up crowd, as this season might well be proving) and have been getting them at up to 18k for years. What's the point of building a 25k stadium in RL over here? Very little. Especially as the North West is turning into a sporting monoculture where going to (association) football has slipped behind watching football on a dodgy foreign satellite as the most popular spectator sport.

If you are getting 18k crowds for years why would you build an 18k Stadium?
Makes no sense
The figures on St Helens Crowds do not support an 18k crowds often to be honest.

Well, you need capacity sometimes. Saints can sometimes fill 18k. They know they can't fill 25k. So why should they build bigger and have to maintain a bigger stadium? Look at poor old Darlo.

Similar to why Elland Road isn't a 70k capacity stadium.

the bit that gave birth to the game

lol that's rich coming from a St George fan! What decade are Kogarah and/or Win due to be finished?



Dally's concept of a "fit" NRL ground