i know…hard concept to grasp from some of our brothers where the terms NRL and AFL are so omnipotent..

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KB

Das you will like this song I think…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGoXkWUJ4zY

My love is here by me
She stepped out of a rainbow
She is here by me…
All summer we spent watching Football
And the jute box kept on playing
Mariners Highlights
We sailed into the sunset
Drifted back to Gosford on a Southerly
Never gave a tho for other sports
She wants to live in Summer
She says that is were will find peace
Will get crowds
All summer long we spent watching Football
And the jute box kept on playing
Mariners Highlights
Winter snow North winds blowing
But my love will still burn like thunder

http://www.thesportscampus.com/200911132706/the-business-of-sports/indiaaustralia-series-ratings-32-more-than-ipl-2009

“…………India–Australia Series ratings 32% more than IPL 2009

The TV ratings for the recently concluded India-Australia series have dispelled all notions that ODI cricket is on the decline. According to release from Neo Cricket, the channel airing the seres, the ratings from TAM on a CS 4+ audience averaged 5.53 TVRs for 5 ODIs, which is 32% greater than the ratings of IPL 2009. The highest ratings peaked at 20.36 TVRs, which is 55% more than IPL 2009. ………..”

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/ben_macintyre/article6922253.ece

“………Of all British pastimes, cricket is the most prone to nostalgia, the wistful sense that the best is over. But nostalgia is not history: it is the past as we prefer to remember it. “The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.” They do not necessarily do them better.

Cricket, rightly proud of its history and its antecedents, has grown better, as both a spectacle and a sport, as it has shed its unnecessary traditions. When I first started watching cricket at Lord’s, 40 years ago, the skill levels were lower, the boredom higher, the snobbery extreme, the seats uncomfortable and the food inedible. In my recollection, the crowd was entirely composed of men, many fast asleep.

I defy anyone to witness the glorious patchwork of humanity that is the audience for a Twenty20 match and claim that the modern game is not an improvement on the old…………”

“………”Of all British pastimes, cricket is the most prone to nostalgia.”

Rubbish. Football is worse. Have you ever tried to watch the so called greatest match of all time between England and Brazil from 1970. The game is played at walking pace and like watching paint dry yet the pundits still get all dewy eyed over it………”

The Windies team is certainly not as strong as in the glory days but they are improving, there are factors off the pitch which are continuing to hinder their improvement but Pakistan, well we don’t really know how they will perform.

Further, CA doesn’t have a vested interest in protecting “its antiquated 50 over product.”, nor does it own the format (which you imply). I’l assume you didn’t watch the recent series against India which was full of some excellent cricket.

Just glad I got to enjoy the magic of cricket in the 80′s and 90′s. RIP.

The Roar are slowly coming good now we have a new coach, $15 tix and now a win…but it takes time KB. Both clubs made massive mistakes with their ticket prices and it’s a slow road back.
The second derby was a non event but Dec 26 should be a good one.

domestic crowds

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008-09_KFC_Twenty20_Big_Bash

and these crowds after there is the alternative of hours and hours of international cricket you can watch.

The year before was the huge international incident that was the tour from India.

The year before the Ashes was the biggest thing in the history of Australian sport after the 1956 and 2000 Olympics. The game is massive, its all right if every 4 years it just has a normal season like every other sport.

Save the cricket for the cricket section people.

However simply discounting cricket in Australia the way Adrian has is ridiculous. Look at the participation rates, press coverage, infrastructure etc. etc. Not everyone loves it but a LOT of people do.

It takes up all the space in summer

It is now causing problems for other ports out of summer as well

John O’Neil talking

http://www.rugbyheaven.com.au/news/news/slumping-super-14-undermines-new-tv-deal/2009/04/13/1239474817216.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1

“….Our ratings were affected early on by the Test match cricket coming out of South Africa and we’ve been hoping for a bounce back. But we haven’t seen that yet. The global economic crisis has also had an impact on the game. People are being more selective with their discretionary dollars……”

http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/07/gone-trouble-in-paradise.html

“………Last night Nine lost its all-important Thursday night to Seven. But all the networks took a hit with SBS screening the Ashes series and managing a 14% share.
The Footy Show plummeted to 785,000, most of which went to the AFL edition. The NRL version slumped to an appalling 138,000 in Sydney. It continues to be immune from any axe because of Nine’s NRL branding and it is known to be a favourite of David Gyngell’s…………”.

Had GCU FC first home match had been played at skilled stadium from the outset, events may have been totally different… The team is running third on the table… We have an excellent marquee player, a current Socceroo, and fine boutique stadium, which is fabulous to watch football from, NRL and Football…

Prices for tix where outrageous, because of the Qld state government bleeding of football clubs, all clubs, same with Titans too, which affected their gates as well, but all is back on track with new vigour…

Judge the club at the end of the season, not at the half way point of the season… GCU FC is in it for the long haul, and I shall be attending all the home fixtures from here on end… This is a first time venture, with a long term plan, with a long way to go, but it will be successful…

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KB

Tennis, golf, The NSL, Baseball, Surf lifesaving and the NBL have all gone or are in big trouble.

It might be better for some sports to move back to winter

What’s it going to be like once the big bash starts?

http://www.astra.org.au/content/pdf/MediaReleases/ASTRA-Ratings-for-Week-091025.pdf

The AFL player movement is specifically limited and contained within a known and specific time frame. i.e. trade week.
then the national draft,
the rookie draft
and the pre-season draft.

It’s all the speculation in the middle -the supposed ‘done deals’ etc…..people love to speculate.

It’s the only news really the AFL get’s this time of year. The odd wedding, retirement, and muck up thrown in.
The NFL and NBA drafts are big news too in the US.

Now – whether it was a system designed to function as a system…..or,….designed to manage off season newsworthiness……or a bit of both…who knows.

However – if it involves Carlton or Collingwood – - – don’t got trying to limit that to a text feed.

I am looking forward to the second Sydney Team for the East vs West rivalry. I really have no idea about how the second Melbourne team will go.