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<blockquote data-quote="Kiwiwomble" data-source="post: 1162433" data-attributes="member: 45355"><p>dont like it</p><p></p><p>my feeling, as ive said before so ignore if you read it before....RWC proper should be smaller no more than 12-16 teams...BUT...we actually put some importance on qualifying </p><p></p><p>yes, we will still get blow outs when England go to Portugal or NZ play Hong Kong....but they will sell out due to novelty and will sell out with fans from that actual area we're developing rather than neutrals that can afford to travel to the RWC or locals who have tickets to all the games at their local venue</p><p></p><p>RWC proper stay the absolute pinnacle of the sport, best of the best </p><p>Developing nations gets to play the big boys and raise interest in their own back yard</p><p>people make money selling out games</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kiwiwomble, post: 1162433, member: 45355"] dont like it my feeling, as ive said before so ignore if you read it before....RWC proper should be smaller no more than 12-16 teams...BUT...we actually put some importance on qualifying yes, we will still get blow outs when England go to Portugal or NZ play Hong Kong....but they will sell out due to novelty and will sell out with fans from that actual area we're developing rather than neutrals that can afford to travel to the RWC or locals who have tickets to all the games at their local venue RWC proper stay the absolute pinnacle of the sport, best of the best Developing nations gets to play the big boys and raise interest in their own back yard people make money selling out games [/QUOTE]
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