~Wild Child~
12-02-07, 07:48 AM
Politis fears soccer
By Rebecca Wilson and Phil Rothfield
February 11, 2007 12:00
Article from: http://www.news.com.au/images/sources/h14_sundaytelegraph.gif (http://www.sundaytelegraph.news.com.au/?from=ni_story)
THE NRL's most influential board member, Roosters boss Nick Politis (pictured), says soccer - and not the AFL - is the biggest danger to rugby league over the next decade.
"With the success of the A-League and the crowds they are attracting, soccer could be the No1 code in the country in 10 years time,'' Politis told us.
"Look at their crowds during the semis ... it's embarrassing. They've been bigger than some of the crowds the NRL got for the finals last year. Soccer is a real threat and it's only going to get stronger with the move into Asia.''
This is the same bloke who sits on the NRL's partnership committee and is chairman of the Sydney Roosters. We reckon he might have kept his thoughts to himself, rather than cannibalising the game that is his lifeblood.
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21204705-5006066,00.html
By Rebecca Wilson and Phil Rothfield
February 11, 2007 12:00
Article from: http://www.news.com.au/images/sources/h14_sundaytelegraph.gif (http://www.sundaytelegraph.news.com.au/?from=ni_story)
THE NRL's most influential board member, Roosters boss Nick Politis (pictured), says soccer - and not the AFL - is the biggest danger to rugby league over the next decade.
"With the success of the A-League and the crowds they are attracting, soccer could be the No1 code in the country in 10 years time,'' Politis told us.
"Look at their crowds during the semis ... it's embarrassing. They've been bigger than some of the crowds the NRL got for the finals last year. Soccer is a real threat and it's only going to get stronger with the move into Asia.''
This is the same bloke who sits on the NRL's partnership committee and is chairman of the Sydney Roosters. We reckon he might have kept his thoughts to himself, rather than cannibalising the game that is his lifeblood.
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21204705-5006066,00.html