NRL's new pitch for stadium cash is so greedy it's offensive

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NRL's new pitch for stadium cash is so greedy it's offensive, writes Peter_Fitz

“What a great idea!” “GENIUS!” “Just a win-win, isn’t it?”from the point of view of rugby league.

A real response, however, is a little more nuanced and a little more cognisant of the fact other factors – like economic sanity and base-level decency – should be observed.I’ll never know what hold you had on this government to get them over the line for the first two stadiums, but please – so we can all get some sleep – leave it at that. And do not give us the usual soft-sell that such a spend will help the economy, and that the public and other sports will benefit too.

By all means the government should spend on infrastructure in these difficult times. But do you think it might be time that schools, hospitals, local sporting organisations and regional NSW got a look in? Or does it always have to be rugby league first in line? As for other sports using it, please. Right now rugby union crowds could fit into a phone booth and not know the difference. And when we in rugby do have big matches, like a Bledisloe, we don’t need Leichhardt. The Olympic Stadium is fine.

 

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Peter_Fitz 'No, you greedy bastards!' is so much more powerful when it comes from someone who actually likes sport rather than me. GladysB Dom_Perrottet

Peter_Fitz Why worry about the NRL they are lucky if they get 10,000 people to some of their games. It’s just a minor sport. FOXNRLLive NRLonNine auspol

Peter_Fitz And yet the toffs at the SCG trust get a new stadium for rugby union on the back of rugby league. hypocrites

Peter_Fitz Nothing is ever enough for Peter V’Landys...it’s bad enough he seems to run the states health decisions on opening up sport and gambling and not GladysB or NSWHealth

Peter_Fitz Whi does the NRL think they are? Who does Peter vlandys think he is? Enough of this shit..people will get sick and tired of him sooner or later ! Greedy bastard!

Peter_Fitz The red rag isn't happy the NRL has started with guns blazing already when he said everyone was dreaming it would even kick off this year.

Peter_Fitz They can't fill the stadiums they have now...

Peter_Fitz This has been a lucrative business for many years for many people. About time they made a return investment contribution. Regardless, COVID19 is not the last of such health crisis and social distancing his now part of our subconscious interactions. Are stadiums now obsolete?

Peter_Fitz From the palooka who also thinks this ...😂😂😂

Peter_Fitz PSA: don’t read this.

Peter_Fitz NRL can borrow for new stadiums. NSW needs new schools and hospitals before new circuses.

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