Talking Footy

The Cricket World Cup 2015 is upon us.
Australia & New Zealand sharing the Tournament

This Event is the 3rd Biggest Tournament in World Sport.
The International Cricket Council has sold the rights for broadcasting of the 2015 Cricket World Cup
for US$2 billion to ESPN Star Sports and Star Cricket

Australia and NZ are set to share in 20million Each just from Ticket revenue.
With most of the Profits going to the ICC. (who then distribute millions to the cricket Nations.) (unkown what amount is)

May This be a Great Tournament !!

lol of course World cup! :D

The_Wookie wrote:

Apparently we're talking cricket now. lol all good. Something else to track.

I should finish off the BBL ratings.

lol tbh I forgot this was just a footy site

Looking forward to it, but does anyone else feel it's been a long summer of cricket already?

Might be just me hanging out for the footy.

ParraEelsNRL wrote:

Looking forward to it, but does anyone else feel it's been a long summer of cricket already?

Might be just me hanging out for the footy.

Yeah true point, its been a massive summer

Im Pumped for the footy! to begin!

World Cup should of started couple weeks ago.

yeah thought so, I agree, the wc should have been over our Summer.

leeroy*NRL* wrote:

ParraEelsNRL wrote:

Looking forward to it, but does anyone else feel it's been a long summer of cricket already?

Might be just me hanging out for the footy.

Yeah true point, its been a massive summer

Im Pumped for the footy! to begin!

World Cup should of started couple weeks ago.

Unless you're a lol league fan .
If it wasn't bad enough that cricket slaughtered it
Then to compound the horror
the mere mention of a certain kids show sends shivers down your spine. .

The_Wookie wrote:

Local organising committee chief John Harnden revealed that more than 825,000 tickets had already been sold for he tournament, with the target of 1 million in total attendance well within sight. Harnden added that only "a few thousand" tickets remained available for Saturday's clash between Australia and England.

ref: http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/ ... 3aqpq.html

Good Result!
A sold out game at the "G"
now that would be something of amazing!

(its already got Success written all over it)

is the opening game tomorrow or on the weekend

sydneyfc wrote:

is the opening game tomorrow or on the weekend

Saturday the 14th.
The 1st game is actually in NZ on the same day a few hours earlier

fair enough, working sat so wont be able to watch

i saw in the paper today though that uae are playing bangladesh or something so i assumed the world cup was starting must be a friendly instead

sydneyfc wrote:

fair enough, working sat so wont be able to watch

i saw in the paper today though that uae are playing bangladesh or something so i assumed the world cup was starting must be a friendly instead

sorry working?
you mean you have a job
that a bit foreign to the NRL fans

leeroy*NRL* wrote:

The_Wookie wrote:

Apparently we're talking cricket now. lol all good. Something else to track.

I should finish off the BBL ratings.

lol tbh I forgot this was just a footy site

NRL classing it self as football? they throw the ball 8 meters to their left or right

It was 5 mtrs last time you ranted ,& our players catch it ..not fumble continuously

Aflol ,Sokka RU ,RU all class themselves as football .
No one owns the NAME .

AFLcrap1 wrote:

It was 5 mtrs last time you ranted ,& our players catch it ..not fumble continuously

Aflol ,Sokka RU ,RU all class themselves as football .
No one owns the NAME .

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pokes
pokes

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poor ol dumbo
metho spritzers for all .....