Brisbane Broncos to offer four-year deal for Canterbury Bulldogs fullback Ben Barba

[Indiandog]

I think what rod is getting at (correct me if i'm wrong) is we have had a fan base long before barba was in our team and we will have a fan base long after he is gone. I will happily admit players like barba do bring your average joe who probably wouldn't attend a game or watch it on TV (whichever) to the game and obviously this drives up exposure and $$$. Let's not kid ourselves here, the NRL and all it's clubs are a business.

just look at our crowds in 2008 and now in 2013...period!

 

[billybob]

just look at our crowds in 2008 and now in 2013...period!

Well i hate quoting myself but...........................

I will happily admit players like barba do bring your average joe who probably wouldn't attend a game or watch it on TV (whichever) to the game and obviously this drives up exposure and $$$.

*Edit:

You could also argue todd greenburg has had a big influence on our crowd figures too.

 

[Rodzilla]

I think what rod is getting at is we have had a fan base long before barba was in our team

maybe i just imagined that?

75,000 turning up for a PF and the bulldogs had a seriously non superstar team including barba not selected or 40,000 for our final regular season game

maybe people only went to those games to protest why barba wasnt in the team?

 

[Indiandog]

Well i hate quoting myself but...........................


*Edit:

You could also argue todd greenburg has had a big influence on our crowd figures too.

yes agree with you on all the above... i was basically confirming the point you made

 

[billybob]

yes agree with you on all the above... i was basically confirming the point you made

oh sorry i misread your reply than ;-)

 

[Rodzilla]

just look at our crowds in 2008 and now in 2013...period!

my favourite crowd was when they couldn't get close to selling out the mackay stadium lol

i expect a super bumper crowd this week, no barba no problems we still have a mouth watering inglis vs morris

btw speaking of barba brings butts to the seat, wtf happened towards the end of 2011 when barba was in full swing?

crowds of 14k, 10k, 8k ffs

 

[Rodzilla]

telling me to support brisbane; coming from a guy who will finally get a membership only if Barba is released.

guaranteed you will become indianbronco in the near future

 

[Nano]

Do you think we will bring games to Mackay if he goes and don't secure Hoffman?

 

[Ndawai]

Do you think we will bring games to Mackay if he goes and don't secure Hoffman?

Good question! someone should ask this on the Members night this week.

 

[Rodzilla]

Do you think we will bring games to Mackay if he goes and don't secure Hoffman?

we'll probably just shop that game around to the highest bidder

im a fan of taking a home game vs the warriors back to wellington after this years game

 

[Ndawai]

How bout a game out in the country like Mudgee,Bathurst or Wagga Wagga. somewhere in the sticks where we can give back to the community.

 

[Nano]

we'll probably just shop that game around to the highest bidder

im a fan of taking a home game vs the warriors back to wellington after this years game

Warriors get good home crowd numbers and we have some decent support out in NZ so it would be a good move!

How bout a game out in the country like Mudgee,Bathurst or Wagga Wagga. somewhere in the sticks where we can give back to the community.

We definitely need to give back to the country, they have provided us with so many talents and our club loves to pick from the country. I'm sure we have good support out in the country due to all the players we have taken and grown with.

 

[Rodzilla]

How bout a game out in the country like Mudgee,Bathurst or Wagga Wagga. somewhere in the sticks where we can give back to the community.

if were talking about giving back to the community, how about belmore

the country should stick to the farming

 

[Nano]

if were talking about giving back to the community, how about belmore

the country should stick to the farming

If the government could hurry up and provide funding plus approvement to fix up Belmore Oval then it would be awesome and easier for local fans to travel to.

We need to thicken our country connection because you can find superstars out there who get overlooked due to being so far away from the city.

 

[Rodzilla]

If the government could hurry up and provide funding plus approvement to fix up Belmore Oval then it would be awesome and easier for local fans to travel to.

We need to thicken our country connection because you can find superstars out there who get overlooked due to being so far away from the city.

the entire population of mudgee could fit on the hill at belmore tbh

 

[Nano]

the entire population of mudgee could fit on the hill at belmore tbh

Hahaha, well for Belmore I think it depends on the government/council now.

 

[Vargster]

All this talk of bringing Hoffman or another Bronco to the Dogs, does anyone actually think this is a viable option? What if Hoffman doesn't want to leave? I'm sure he has more reason to remain in QLD than Barba

 

[rainman]

All this talk of bringing Hoffman or another Bronco to the Dogs, does anyone actually think this is a viable option? What if Hoffman doesn't want to leave? I'm sure he has more reason to remain in QLD than Barba

Maybe we can con his Mrs into packing up and pissing of to Sydney

 

[rainman]

the entire population of mudgee could fit on the hill at belmore tbh

Don't knock Mudgee the place is full of Milfs

 

[Nano]

All this talk of bringing Hoffman or another Bronco to the Dogs, does anyone actually think this is a viable option? What if Hoffman doesn't want to leave? I'm sure he has more reason to remain in QLD than Barba

Well looking at the situation the Broncos are getting into with Barba and Milford, and our situation it might be viable.