Talking Footy

Striker wrote:

I'm not going to repeat the REAL reason why our crowds are down, Stew! It's not what you think it is! Let us into Etihad and keep the nazi security away and you'll be eating your words! Last year's SOO crowd at Etihad is the back up!

NSW and QLD expats along with traveling NSW and QLD fans to a SoO is your back up?

Stewie wrote:

Striker wrote:

I'm not going to repeat the REAL reason why our crowds are down, Stew! It's not what you think it is! Let us into Etihad and keep the nazi security away and you'll be eating your words! Last year's SOO crowd at Etihad is the back up!

NSW and QLD expats along with traveling NSW and QLD fans to a SoO is your back up?

As TV ratings show, SOO is not NRL. Most at Etihad were from nsw and qld anyway. Will they travel down for storm games?

If storm fans are waiting for games at Etihad before they start attending the club is doomed.

SOO is League, X!

And I demand verifiable evidence that more than 50 percent (the majority) came down from New South Wales and Queensland! I say the majority were local!

Striker wrote:

SOO is League, X!

And I demand verifiable evidence that more than 50 percent (the majority) came down from New South Wales and Queensland! I say the majority were local!

demand all you like. Look at the crowd FFS!

But SOO success in Melbourne hasnt helped the storm, and ratings prove this.

No it proves that those who were driven away aren't back yet. And why look at the crowd? What does that prove?

Striker wrote:

SOO is League, X

Yes, but it's not nRL.

Striker wrote:

And I demand verifiable evidence that more than 50 percent (the majority) came down from New South Wales and Queensland! I say the majority were local!

If the majority were local then clearly they were NSW and QLD expats who I doubt go for the Storm in the nRL.

Clearly? Who says? Where's the freaking proof!

It doesn't matter if SOO is NRL or not. NRL and SOO are League! That is what the Storm play! League!

Striker wrote:

Clearly? Who says? Where's the freaking proof!

It doesn't matter if SOO is NRL or not. NRL and SOO are League! That is what the Storm play! League!

So you think they were Victorians dressed up in NSW and QLD colours?

SoO is not nRL. Victorians show some mild interest in SoO but next to no interest in nRL. Evident by crowds, TV ratings and media coverage.

Striker wrote:

Clearly? Who says? Where's the freaking proof!

It doesn't matter if SOO is NRL or not. NRL and SOO are League! That is what the Storm play! League!

And SOO is an event, which has following in any city. Home and away RL does not.

And as Stewie said, why the hell would Victorians dress up as reds or blues? Or yell racist comments!

Aren't Victorians allowed to support one team or the other?? What law says they HAVE to be neutral??

League is League. SOO is League. NRL is League. It's all the same game that's being played. If the rules are different between SOO and NRL then please point them out to me.

Striker wrote:

Aren't Victorians allowed to support one team or the other?? What law says they HAVE to be neutral??

League is League. SOO is League. NRL is League. It's all the same game that's being played. If the rules are different between SOO and NRL then please point them out to me.

No law at all. But there's no passion, no interest in following either. Why would they dress up and paint their face if theyre not in it?

Either way, SOO rated hundreds, the storm rated 10k for one live prime time game!