Quote ="kevl84"I know where you're coming from with that point about Catalans and quins, but they'd still want a game in south wales against a team that sends a big following, for gate money obviously. I mean some of the new fans in wrexham might decide not to go down so the "away" team has to help make up the numbers. Bradford are one of those teams that send big followings.
Catalans have announced that the games against Wigan, Leeds, Warrington and Bradford are to be played in a bigger stadium because they'll be the biggest crowds, so sending a crusaders game to south wales they'd really want one of the matches to be against one of those 4 teams to get a decent(ish) crowd. Maybe Warrington would have been a better option than bradford though, as they're closer.'"
Why should it be anyone though? That's my point.
They chose to move out of South Wales and up to Wrexham.
There is now a new team in South Wales that needs to build its own fan-base.
Crusaders should either play everyone at Neath, or play everyone at Wrexham.
I just think it sucks that fans of teams that take lesser away followings (Leeds, Saints, etc.) get to travel 50 to 80 miles, whereas (most likely) Bradford and Wigan, who tend to take larger followings everywhere, get stuck with a 200+ mile trip, to a crappy stadium, just so that Crusaders can try to ease their own guilt about moving up North.
Last year was no fun, travelling all that way with a 5-year old, on a coach from 7am, not back until 1.30am.
It shows no consideration for anyone IMO.
(And yes, we will be up at Murrayfield - That's different. It's a planned weekend)