cods wrote on Oct 18^th, 2011 at 9:29am:



exactly cods.

Could have the Div A being the top 10 teams
The Div. B the bottom 10 teams.

They can play 2 years apart in a country that is in that comp.
There would be closer games, better games.

Apparenlt NZ has lost milli9ns through hosting this overblown circus.

Imagine a Div 2 comp held in Romania. it'ld be great for rugby there.

Sprintcyclist wrote on Oct 18^th, 2011 at 12:42pm:







i fully agree sprint unfortunately the whole set up with bonus points etc is geared towards keeping the top ranked teams in at the end phases.

very unfair.

as a tax payer it will fall on us (kiwis) to pick up the short fall.....all $39MILLION and counting  , of it....and that doesn't take into account the MILLIONS tax payers are going to be expected to cover for the Rena disaster 

bluddy great 

ashlee wrote on Oct 19^th, 2011 at 7:14am:




thats pretty sad if NZ have lost money...union being their No 1 sport...but really why would you want to watch All blacks play Korea... even the kiwis would draw the line I would think..

its all a big money grab at the end of the day quality has not much to do with anything.. in the early games the good teams dont use their best players.. and so it goes on..the public is ripped off. [/quote]




exactly cods and as a nzer im embarrassed and ashamed how prices have sky rocketed during this time. its an expensive excersise just coming to nz from the northern hemisphere re: travel costs alone, then visitors get here and are literally (and NO pun intended   ), getting fleeced by the unpricipled and unscrupulous. [/quote]


not NZs fault though.. its the scoundrels that run the show..they like to fly first class everywhere..and have the best accommodation and everything that goes with it..demi gods..what they need a good shot of ... is being responsible for what they create if its a mess and makes a losee.. then its their fault not the NZ taxpayers..

you have had a terrible time this year and I think its disgraceful that a small group of Empire Builders..live like lords, yet take no responsibility..

isnt it the same with the Olympic crowd.. its all full of corruption and cheats.

I   missed the game !!!!!!!!!!!

Assumed it was saturday night and organised a surprise party for my wife for friday night.

Well done Wallabies. Wales are a very tough team
We've got the wrong coach

cods wrote on Oct 19^th, 2011 at 10:35am:





exactly cods and as a nzer im embarrassed and ashamed how prices have sky rocketed during this time. its an expensive excersise just coming to nz from the northern hemisphere re: travel costs alone, then visitors get here and are literally (and NO pun intended   ), getting fleeced by the unpricipled and unscrupulous. [/quote]


not NZs fault though.. its the scoundrels that run the show..they like to fly first class everywhere..and have the best accommodation and everything that goes with it..demi gods..what they need a good shot of ... is being responsible for what they create if its a mess and makes a losee.. then its their fault not the NZ taxpayers..

you have had a terrible time this year and I think its disgraceful that a small group of Empire Builders..live like lords, yet take no responsibility..

isnt it the same with the Olympic crowd.. its all full of corruption and cheats. [/quote]





unfortunately cods, although it isn't nz's fault, nz'ers will have to cough up.

corruption is rife at top level, higher eschalon levels.

Amadd wrote on Oct 22^nd, 2011 at 4:42am:



yes

I'll be watching the World Cup Final tomorrow.

For you lot in Oz the match is later on in the day.  For us here in Blighty it starts at 9am.  Even though it'll be a Sunday I'll be getting up early to watch it.  I'll snuggle up on the sofa under my dufet (I like doing that at this time of year when it's sub-zero Arctic conditions outside and so cold that Australians cannot even imagine it )with a nice hot cup of tea.

Being an Englishman I naturally would like New Zealand to defeat the French tomorrow.

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