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I had a quick look on the internet and unlike the updates we get from Chris Williams within seconds of the referee blowing the final whistle in a Division V game I can’t easily find an official report yet from the DW Stadium confirming how many of today’s pathetic FA Cup attendance were from Hull.
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Given the Franchise opportunities available it gives me the impression that you can move Super League Rugby teams around the country on a whim (or even abroad to places like Wrexham) so why hasn’t Ian considered moving his Warriors to Oxford?
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Given the Franchise opportunities available it gives me the impression that you can move Super League Rugby teams around the country on a whim (or even abroad to places like Wrexham) so why hasn’t Ian considered moving his Warriors to Oxford?
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As reported at a recent OxVox meeting, IL isn’t in a position yet to offer a reduced price anywhere near £13m."slappy" wrote:durr. IL is waiting for FK to drop the price on the Kasstad before moving Wigan RL down to Oxford.
(Also I hope IL didn't get duped into taking that van load of burgers and pies up to the expected huge Wigan-Hull crowd as a favour to his landlords up there/down here)
As for the pies, then people may well find them served unwrapped by the time we play Cambridge at home.
i.e. abandoned catering for 10,000 on Boxing Day minus 2000 for the FAT minus 5000 for Tamworth still leaves enough left to feed 3000 on the 26th January.
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Edit - or have we got H&Y before Cambridge? The official site says not."Snake" wrote:As reported at a recent OxVox meeting, IL isn’t in a position yet to offer a reduced price anywhere near £13m."slappy" wrote:durr. IL is waiting for FK to drop the price on the Kasstad before moving Wigan RL down to Oxford.
(Also I hope IL didn't get duped into taking that van load of burgers and pies up to the expected huge Wigan-Hull crowd as a favour to his landlords up there/down here)
As for the pies, then people may well find them served unwrapped by the time we play Cambridge at home.
i.e. abandoned catering for 10,000 on Boxing Day minus 2000 for the FAT minus 5000 for Tamworth still leaves enough left to feed 3000 on the 26th January.
Seriously though, I don't think IL would even dare suggest moving Wigan RL outside of Wigan. I also expect they are tied up to a similar long term rent to Wigan Football Co (their StadCo) and so "can't" move. I don't think there is a sustainable market for a professional rugby league team in Oxfordshire as it is mainly a Northern sport with Harlequins RL the only Southern side in super league. FK tried buying Henley on the union code, but was thwarted.
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If Oxford could ever find a way of getting a professional rugby union side (whether through franchise/relocation or by pumping money into Henley/Oxford Harlequines/Chinnor) I'm sure it would do very well. If you map the premiership rugby union sides locations Oxford is slap bang in the middle of egg chasing heartland. e.g. Wycombe, Reading, Bath, Gloucester, Worcester, Northampton, Watford, Twickenham."slappy" wrote:Seriously though, I don't think IL would even dare suggest moving Wigan RL outside of Wigan. I also expect they are tied up to a similar long term rent to Wigan Football Co (their StadCo) and so "can't" move. I don't think there is a sustainable market for a professional rugby league team in Oxfordshire as it is mainly a Northern sport with Harlequins RL the only Southern side in super league. FK tried buying Henley on the union code, but was thwarted.
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You say this like it's a good thing. Do we really want these rugger types infesting our stadium and mucking up the pitch?"Mally" wrote: If Oxford could ever find a way of getting a professional rugby union side (whether through franchise/relocation or by pumping money into Henley/Oxford Harlequines/Chinnor) I'm sure it would do very well. If you map the premiership rugby union sides locations Oxford is slap bang in the middle of egg chasing heartland. e.g. Wycombe, Reading, Bath, Gloucester, Worcester, Northampton, Watford, Twickenham.
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Interestingly (or not, but hey, there is little else to talk about) I was passing over the Severn Bridge a few weeks back and turned on my car radio to 95.2 FM. This frequency also serves BBC Radio Cornwall and there was that commentator (I’ve forgotten his name) doing his Rugby stuff from down there."Ancient Colin" wrote:Chinnnnnnnnnnerrrrrrrrrr.
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Peter Richmond. Claatted creammmm"Snake" wrote:Interestingly (or not, but hey, there is little else to talk about) I was passing over the Severn Bridge a few weeks back and turned on my car radio to 95.2 FM. This frequency also serves BBC Radio Cornwall and there was that commentator (I’ve forgotten his name) doing his Rugby stuff from down there."Ancient Colin" wrote:Chinnnnnnnnnnerrrrrrrrrr.
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i'm all in favour of chinnor doing well, as my dentist is a supporter. going to the dentist is bad enough at the best of times, but when chinnor have just suffered another of their sporadic relegations after a season..."Ancient Colin" wrote:Given the way Henley are heading down the leagues, they'll be below Chinnor (or is that Chinnnnnnnnnnerrrrrrrrrr) soon.
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Mucking up the pitch would be a big downside to a rugby share but if a deal could be done with a rugby club (by the football club) that meant purchase of the stadium/conference centre was possible it would be a price worth paying."boris" wrote:You say this like it's a good thing. Do we really want these rugger types infesting our stadium and mucking up the pitch?"Mally" wrote: If Oxford could ever find a way of getting a professional rugby union side (whether through franchise/relocation or by pumping money into Henley/Oxford Harlequines/Chinnor) I'm sure it would do very well. If you map the premiership rugby union sides locations Oxford is slap bang in the middle of egg chasing heartland. e.g. Wycombe, Reading, Bath, Gloucester, Worcester, Northampton, Watford, Twickenham.