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<blockquote data-quote="HowieLO6" data-source="post: 763933" data-attributes="member: 52873"><p>The modern Lions, like every professional sport, are indeed a money maker. We've the success of the '97 tour to thank for that. To call it an empty honour is nothing but your opinion. Take a look at the team announcement events in recent years; looks far from an empty when you see the eyes, smiles and puffed out chests of those picked, of those handed their jersey by the amateurs of old. </p><p></p><p>And thats an unbelievably selfish take; each for their own. No thanks, I don't want a part of that. There remains an incredibly powerful history of unity that comes with the Lions. The hosts relish the opportunity to be part of something more than just another touring nation, and thats clear when you read the reverence with which they are spoken of. </p><p></p><p>"Worthless and amateurish"? Wrong, wrong, wrong. Why should players be treated merely as commodities to serve the purpose of their clubs and country? There has never been so much as a whisper from the players that the Lion's concept is redundant, as they clearly value the honour that comes with wearing the red jersey.</p><p></p><p>I'd beg to differ; a test series as a Lion strikes me as a more significant achievement. Always the underdog and but once every four years. The opportunity to actually represent the Lions is something that is bestowed on so few players. </p><p></p><p>Ultimately, you won't get what you want. The Lions is much more than you give it credit for.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HowieLO6, post: 763933, member: 52873"] The modern Lions, like every professional sport, are indeed a money maker. We've the success of the '97 tour to thank for that. To call it an empty honour is nothing but your opinion. Take a look at the team announcement events in recent years; looks far from an empty when you see the eyes, smiles and puffed out chests of those picked, of those handed their jersey by the amateurs of old. And thats an unbelievably selfish take; each for their own. No thanks, I don't want a part of that. There remains an incredibly powerful history of unity that comes with the Lions. The hosts relish the opportunity to be part of something more than just another touring nation, and thats clear when you read the reverence with which they are spoken of. "Worthless and amateurish"? Wrong, wrong, wrong. Why should players be treated merely as commodities to serve the purpose of their clubs and country? There has never been so much as a whisper from the players that the Lion's concept is redundant, as they clearly value the honour that comes with wearing the red jersey. I'd beg to differ; a test series as a Lion strikes me as a more significant achievement. Always the underdog and but once every four years. The opportunity to actually represent the Lions is something that is bestowed on so few players. Ultimately, you won't get what you want. The Lions is much more than you give it credit for. [/QUOTE]
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