I've been missing the real Bulldogs since 2004Of corse, miss the bulldogs already!!!
The border is closed but can’t they turn up and self Q for 14-21 days and then reassess?However long Queensland’s borders remain closed pretty much rules it out. The NRL (and probably the 3 clubs concerned) won’t have the money to base all the players in NSW indefinitely, it was hard enough just with the Warriors.
If you leave the NRL aside and run a smaller competition by excluding all non-NSW teams (except Raiders) you’ve got an 11 team competition so even if the ‘social distancing’ stuff is overcome (not likely in the next 4 weeks) there’s a possibility of 5 games per week and 1 bye for a short season.
I don’t see it happening at this stage as much as I’d like it to happen and how much would 9/Fox be willing to pay to broadcast that anyway? You could bet it would be substantially less than what they are paying now (the flipside argument being anything is better than nothing).
They can but who’s going to pay for the accommodation of Qld teams to stay in NSW for many weeks or longer? Seems the cupboard is pretty bare at NRL HQ.The border is closed but can’t they turn up and self Q for 14-21 days and then reassess?
Bulldogs fan here: good one nasheed and on the way up , they should stop in at port Macquarie....... qNasheed here,
Hypothetically,
Why can't they go to Coffs Harbour and do games every day of the week with all teams getting 5 days rest in between?
fast forward thangs a bit
You would have to weigh up the cost of the accommodation for Qld teams versus not getting the broadcast money off Fox and Nine.They can but who’s going to pay for the accommodation of Qld teams to stay in NSW for many weeks or longer? Seems the cupboard is pretty bare at NRL HQ.
Agreed, that's if Nine/Fox would honour the existing agreement. In a shortened season they'd likely want to pay less. These are among the things still to be worked out and because it appears the NRL had nothing for a rainy day - there's no fund to make up any difference.You would have to weigh up the cost of the accommodation for Qld teams versus not getting the broadcast money off Fox and Nine.
One view may be that playing games may generate some much needed income.They can but who’s going to pay for the accommodation of Qld teams to stay in NSW for many weeks or longer? Seems the cupboard is pretty bare at NRL HQ.
Agree - but how much revenue vs how much cost - and I’m not sure they know the answer to that yet.One view may be that playing games may generate some much needed income.
I would love to see the season restart but have my doubts due to the complexities and this dreadful virus which is effecting so many lives.The season will continue I think, perhaps a late May start. They May have to play some mid week catchup games. Not sure how the players will cope with such a schedule being a full contact sport though.
Port Macquarie via NararaBulldogs fan here: good one nasheed and on the way up , they should stop in at port Macquarie....... q