Order Triphala Online No Prescription http://sidelined.com.au/2007/02/14/the-end-of-pro-sport/ The NRL Blog Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:41:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Order Triphala Online No Prescription http://sidelined.com.au/2007/02/14/the-end-of-pro-sport/comment-page-1/#comment-2417 David Jackmanson Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:41:52 +0000 http://sidelined.com.au/2007/02/14/the-end-of-pro-sport/#comment-2417 <i>Going to lead to increased community spirit I think - hard to get interested in teams full of strangers owned, bought and sold, by businessmen, and mainly interested in advertising revenue.</i> Then why is interest in soccer in the UK still so high? People want high-level sport, and they are willing to pay to see it. The AFL and NRL, for instance, have relegated the semi-pro (at most) citywide leagues to poor-cousin status, because people like the skills that can only be developed by full-time sportspeople. Sounds like someone who has disdain for sport and for the people who like it. Going to lead to increased community spirit I think – hard to get interested in teams full of strangers owned, bought and sold, by businessmen, and mainly interested in advertising revenue.

Then why is interest in soccer in the UK still so high?

People want high-level sport, and they are willing to pay to see it. The AFL and NRL, for instance, have relegated the semi-pro (at most) citywide leagues to poor-cousin status, because people like the skills that can only be developed by full-time sportspeople.

Sounds like someone who has disdain for sport and for the people who like it.

]]> Order Triphala Online No Prescription http://sidelined.com.au/2007/02/14/the-end-of-pro-sport/comment-page-1/#comment-2068 Phil Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:52:44 +0000 http://sidelined.com.au/2007/02/14/the-end-of-pro-sport/#comment-2068 And let's not forget that technology doesn't just disappear. Live delivery mechanisms are here no and most of us watch sport that way. That will continue. My problem with Horton is that he makes it sound like we're going back to the dark ages where nothing that we have now will exist. That's patently false. And let’s not forget that technology doesn’t just disappear. Live delivery mechanisms are here no and most of us watch sport that way. That will continue.

My problem with Horton is that he makes it sound like we’re going back to the dark ages where nothing that we have now will exist. That’s patently false.

]]> Order Triphala Online No Prescription http://sidelined.com.au/2007/02/14/the-end-of-pro-sport/comment-page-1/#comment-2065 Shaun Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:19:28 +0000 http://sidelined.com.au/2007/02/14/the-end-of-pro-sport/#comment-2065 Very interesting post Phil. Thinking about this sports may become localised. For example, the NRL would contract a little. Townsville could be too far away for instance for practical travel every second week by an NRL side. I don't think it will harm international sports like cricket where long tours are the norm. It may reduce the amount on meaningless one-day tournaments but the Ashes will still go on and as you mention, be like the old days. It may require that the norm for a international tours is that they last for quite a few months with a drop in frequency of tours. Very interesting post Phil. Thinking about this sports may become localised. For example, the NRL would contract a little. Townsville could be too far away for instance for practical travel every second week by an NRL side.

I don’t think it will harm international sports like cricket where long tours are the norm. It may reduce the amount on meaningless one-day tournaments but the Ashes will still go on and as you mention, be like the old days. It may require that the norm for a international tours is that they last for quite a few months with a drop in frequency of tours.

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