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Re: 9s finals tonight : Thu Jun 28, 2012 6:31 am  

coco the fullback wrote:

I really think the RFL are missing a trick with this. I went a couple of years ago there was a decent crowd, but it was lost in the vast expanse of Headingley. It was a good night's entertainment, but needed developing and filling out a bit.

Tuesday evenings are OK for the qualifying rounds, but the finals should be on a weekend afternoon or bank holiday. It needs to be cheap an cheerful. It should be billed as a family festival gala and have lots of events directed at the kids, maybe youth/schools teams competing too. Someone with some marketing nous could make this a winner.

I definitely think a smaller ground may be the way forward, and yes the final would be better played on a weekend if poss.

Re: 9s finals tonight : Thu Jun 28, 2012 6:39 am  

Somewhere like a community sports facility with mulitiple pitches and easy access from the M62?

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Re: 9s finals tonight : Thu Jun 28, 2012 6:41 am  

coco the fullback wrote:

Somewhere like a community sports facility with mulitiple pitches and easy access from the M62?

I was thinking about a nice compact little ground with plenty of cover.

BV perhaps?

Re: 9s finals tonight : Thu Jun 28, 2012 6:47 am  

That'd be ok for the next couple of years, but they should be looking for somewhere more modern after that.

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Re: 9s finals tonight : Thu Jun 28, 2012 6:53 am  

coco the fullback wrote:

That'd be ok for the next couple of years, but they should be looking for somewhere more modern after that.

Indeed. Like a brand spanking new stadium perhaps?

Re: 9s finals tonight : Thu Jun 28, 2012 6:56 am  

Lee Briers has suggested that the finals should be held at magic weekend between the main games