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[MegaThread] RFU Top Flight Future
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<blockquote data-quote="LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)" data-source="post: 1103771" data-attributes="member: 70842"><p>IMO the problem with the league is that most of the biggest cities in the country don't even have a rugby team.</p><p> London - 3 clubs in the prem, 3 clubs in the champ 0 Clubs in the East side lol</p><p> Birmingham - nearly 1 million population 0 clubs at both levels</p><p> Liverpool - over 800K 0 clubs at both levels (I guess Caldy at a push)</p><p> Sheffield - just under 700K 0 clubs</p><p> Bristol - 1 club</p><p> Leicester - 1 club</p><p> Leeds - 0 club</p><p> Manchester - 1 club that doesn't even use Manchester in it's name but a place thats what 20 minutes away from manchester with a smaller pop</p><p> Stoke - 0 club</p><p> Coventry - 2 clubs 1 moved in the last 15 years</p><p> </p><p> Top 10 cities in England and outside london none in the top 3 populated cities in the top 2 levels.</p><p> </p><p> Leeds should've gotten more sympathy and support than Wasps or Worcester got IMO. But people didn't seem to care because they hadn't been in the prem for ages.</p><p></p><p> Blows my mind Liverpool and Birmingham highest place team is Nat 1.</p><p> I don't even think Liverpool have a team in any of the National leagues lol.</p><p></p><p></p><p> Don't get me wrong I don't think big cities = good population but big cities help with the brand.</p><p> Ask someone in america if they have heard of say Liverpool and Gloucester they will prob think Gloucester is a cheese.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan), post: 1103771, member: 70842"] IMO the problem with the league is that most of the biggest cities in the country don't even have a rugby team. London - 3 clubs in the prem, 3 clubs in the champ 0 Clubs in the East side lol Birmingham - nearly 1 million population 0 clubs at both levels Liverpool - over 800K 0 clubs at both levels (I guess Caldy at a push) Sheffield - just under 700K 0 clubs Bristol - 1 club Leicester - 1 club Leeds - 0 club Manchester - 1 club that doesn't even use Manchester in it's name but a place thats what 20 minutes away from manchester with a smaller pop Stoke - 0 club Coventry - 2 clubs 1 moved in the last 15 years Top 10 cities in England and outside london none in the top 3 populated cities in the top 2 levels. Leeds should've gotten more sympathy and support than Wasps or Worcester got IMO. But people didn't seem to care because they hadn't been in the prem for ages. Blows my mind Liverpool and Birmingham highest place team is Nat 1. I don't even think Liverpool have a team in any of the National leagues lol. Don't get me wrong I don't think big cities = good population but big cities help with the brand. Ask someone in america if they have heard of say Liverpool and Gloucester they will prob think Gloucester is a cheese. [/QUOTE]
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