The fact that they are holding it is actually the best part of the joke
If I was a RL fan I would be insulted that they just don't kill the concept
It like celebrating getting Aids with a big party
It isn't relevant at all in the grand scheme of things behind Origin NRL Tests etc
Players even treat it is a farce too
The odd thing is that they had a four nations last year - surely you just give the World Cup to the winner there and then.
If the players were actually all coming here representing their countries it might not be so bad but many of these teams are based on NRL players and their heritage. Some haven't even been to the country they represent!
My favourite part is you can chop and change which country your represent any time you want. The number of defectees to Tonga or Samoa or whatever it is is laughable.
You blokes all gonna be eating humble pie when China plays the USA in the final in a few years a bloke told me the sport is massive over there like a sleeping giant or something.
Posted in wrong thread - here you go
http://www.newcastlefootball.net/for...192#post176192
The Championship Chronicles - The Jetstream's review of the 2007/08 season. www.newcastlefootball.net/chronicles
They hype up a match between two states where the criteria for eligibility to a state is laughable at best in terms of what "origin" means.
The world cup concept just confirms the madness.
**** on channel 3 news just said tomorrow's game is one of the biggest in the lives for the Aussie players
FMD try talking it up
I sure the druggos playing in Origin games and grand finals etc and not getting to play into the Mickey mouse tourney are devestated they not playing in this game
World cup? In what?
so far we seem to have had a great world cup.
- Brawls in the streets for days in Auckland
- italian players beating crap out of each other
- couple of scots sent home for being shitfaced before a team flight.
- oh and a players wife just got sentenced to 8 months jail for defrauding centrelink for 50k