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<blockquote data-quote="snoopy snoopy dog dog" data-source="post: 253674"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Cymro @ Mar 26 2009, 03:39 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=387009" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p>That's exactly what I foresee happening. </p><p></p><p>This is going to sound very cold. The Super 10 gets paltry crowds. If you **** off, say, 1500 Gran Parma fans by "merging" their team with another, who really cares? There's potential for the new franchises to get crowds which are multiples of the current Super 10 clubs if the introduction of Italian franchises is done properly. Hell, visiting fans from other countries will make up a significant proportion of their gate, as is the case with Les Catalans in that well known rugby league heartland of Perpignan. To (badly) paraphrase: build a franchise and supporters will come.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snoopy snoopy dog dog, post: 253674"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Cymro @ Mar 26 2009, 03:39 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=387009']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> That's exactly what I foresee happening. This is going to sound very cold. The Super 10 gets paltry crowds. If you **** off, say, 1500 Gran Parma fans by "merging" their team with another, who really cares? There's potential for the new franchises to get crowds which are multiples of the current Super 10 clubs if the introduction of Italian franchises is done properly. Hell, visiting fans from other countries will make up a significant proportion of their gate, as is the case with Les Catalans in that well known rugby league heartland of Perpignan. To (badly) paraphrase: build a franchise and supporters will come. [/QUOTE]
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