Comments on: Melbourne’s Super mess

By: money_man

money_man — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:08:49 +0000

Stadium is 90% finished… and supporters clubs starting to step up the gears…

By: wallabie.

wallabie. — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:01:47 +0000

I dont htink it is that bad as being reported.

It does look as though some greedy people are trying to get too much mileage for the little money they are putting in. ARU are insisting they are staying out of it but the backers are asking for the ARU to fund part.

It will work out when Oneill steps in again. He has the balls to sort it out. Remember when NZ were confusing the issue in 2002/0 for the RWC. Oneill said sort it out or we will pull the plug on you.
He will do it again.

By the way it seems NZ will make a loss on the 2011 world cup.

By: SpringbokSarah

SpringbokSarah — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:53:46 +0000

Maybe it would have been better for the Southern Kings after all

By: PissAnt

PissAnt — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:41:22 +0000

The Super 15 and new Aussie franchise was designed by O’Neill who pulled the wool over NZ and SA’s eyes where the Aussie will now have a domestic league funded partially by the SANZAR nations.

This Aussie franchise will come together, mark my words.

By: Kobus Kitty

Kobus Kitty — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:32:19 +0000

Good, that’s what you get for being greedy convicts.

By: TheTackler

TheTackler — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:36:35 +0000

14 Super Rugby franchises really is the tipping point. The pathetic Southern Spares/Kings would have been equally (or far more) hopeless so it’s a hidden blessing that they didn’t get what they wished for.

Melbourne is the heartland of Aussie Rules footie — even rugby league (the overall second oval-ball code in Australia after Rules, ahead of union) doesn’t get much look-in in Melbourne.

Rugby Union is about as big in Melbourne as what lacrosse is in Joburg.

By: Jacques Snyman Website Design

Jacques Snyman Website Design — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:18:54 +0000

Heheheheheheh! Australian rugby can not afford the fifth franchise, and this is patently obvious already! Great news for the local teams, with an easy opponen to score some points against…..

By: ARK

ARK — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:05:27 +0000

@grant10: Money does not have the ability to do anything let alone corrupt!! People are corrupt...

By: coherence

coherence — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:23:42 +0000

It is clear now that financial viability is a real concern for a new Super 15 franchise. The Kings would have had these struggles if they had won the bid, and it would only have weighed SA rugby down.

As it is, this Australian Super rugby franchise could be a great success for SA teams. They will make the competition easier, and give the Lions, Cheetahs, and Stormers more wins which is exactly what their supporters want. The Stormers supporters, in particular, will claim championship status everytime they beat the Melbourne franchise, giving their franchise a financial boost in the process.

By: dWeePer

dWeePer — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:07:40 +0000

Give them rope, hopefully they will hang themselves.

By: Rage

Rage — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:04:44 +0000

O fok

By: Transformation

Transformation — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:38:41 +0000

thanks to David for waking up these sleepy typists here on Keo…these guys are pathetic!

By: Karoolander

Karoolander — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:36:23 +0000

Messy Dragons

By: grant10

grant10 — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:35:52 +0000

money corrupts!