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I'd rather have an English SOO equivalent than European Rugby...
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<blockquote data-quote="j&#039;nuh" data-source="post: 726588" data-attributes="member: 55446"><p>Ideal world: A-league fixture list mirrors Premiership fixture list, and A-teams play in the same stadium on the same day, just before the full team.</p><p></p><p>If you let people watch it for no extra cost:</p><p>1. Fans will filter through the stadium at different times, some coming early to watch the A-league game, some coming later just for the full team, meaning less disruption.</p><p>2. Extra attendance to the A-league games.</p><p>3. I'd imagine the cost of putting on a Premiership and A-league game on the same day would be less than the same two games on separate days, as you only have to open the stadium once. You would lose a bit of money by not charging for the A-league game, but then A-league games aren't exactly lucrative, and you'd probably make a lot/most of it/more back on additional drink and food sales.</p><p>4. Gives fans "extra value" for their money. Might even tempt more people out to watch the full team if they could get a full day out out of their ticket price. </p><p>5. Gives us a longer A-league fixture list for development of players.</p><p></p><p>Downside: Premiership teams may stop loaning out their young talent to the Championship if they need them for the A-league, and teams may find it difficult to field a full team and an A-squad during international periods. (I assume teams would be allowed to bring in players on an invitational basis for the A-league.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="j'nuh, post: 726588, member: 55446"] Ideal world: A-league fixture list mirrors Premiership fixture list, and A-teams play in the same stadium on the same day, just before the full team. If you let people watch it for no extra cost: 1. Fans will filter through the stadium at different times, some coming early to watch the A-league game, some coming later just for the full team, meaning less disruption. 2. Extra attendance to the A-league games. 3. I'd imagine the cost of putting on a Premiership and A-league game on the same day would be less than the same two games on separate days, as you only have to open the stadium once. You would lose a bit of money by not charging for the A-league game, but then A-league games aren't exactly lucrative, and you'd probably make a lot/most of it/more back on additional drink and food sales. 4. Gives fans "extra value" for their money. Might even tempt more people out to watch the full team if they could get a full day out out of their ticket price. 5. Gives us a longer A-league fixture list for development of players. Downside: Premiership teams may stop loaning out their young talent to the Championship if they need them for the A-league, and teams may find it difficult to field a full team and an A-squad during international periods. (I assume teams would be allowed to bring in players on an invitational basis for the A-league.) [/QUOTE]
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