makemehappy says...

Interesting post by Sincero. Some truths but a complete rant too. Clearly there is a problem with the performances of the welsh regions and in some cases their identity. Still work in progress. No evidence that those of us who enjoy rugby should go watch football. Sincero must be a big soccer fan to have such a knowlege of the game!

Posted 16:54 24th December 2012

Sincero says...

"A successful Wales playing at the Millennium Stadium drives rugby."

Not really the case, though, as Wales won the Slam this year playing at a packed M.S., and yet the regions still played to the usual three men and a dog.

Basically, he's suggesting the Welsh supporters only show up for test matches, and only if Wales are doing well, while they let their regions rot and don't give a fig. Cracking standard of support from a 'country' where rugby is claimed as the 'national sport'.

The hardcore support for Wales, and the financial input, seems to come mainly from portly valley lasses dressed as daffodils and trying to get their chubby mugs on the telly. Once Wales start propping up the 6N table again, even they will find better things to do.

And now you're considering going from your original 5 regions to 3? Soccer gets far more punters through the turnstiles in Wales now than rugby, and far bigger t.v. spectatorship. Therefore, why bother with this death by a thousand cuts? Just admit you're in love with nancyball, that you don't really have that much of an interest in rugby, and that you're not proper nation anyway, and pack the lot in? Watch the English samanthaball in the Province of Western England and be done with it. All this 'oh we love arr rhugbai in Wales, boyo...' is a load of B.S., and the figures and balance sheets prove it.

Posted 13:04 24th December 2012

gowalesgo says...

The Dragons are a joke to be fair

Posted 10:47 24th December 2012