Crusaders v Sharks - QF
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@sammyc I guess the other issue is the Crusaders are victims of thier own success too, had they played the Sharks earlier in the year and had they won or puches the 'saders, maybe more people would have turned up expecting a tight match.
Wonder if it will sell out this week or many hold off wanting to go to the final, even if this weekend would be for all intents and purposes, the final.
Whats with the $75k appearance fee?
The sharks get paid $75k for making the final 8 and travelling to NZ and the Crusaders get to pay them to come here as a reward for finishing 1st!
So it would actually have been more beneficial ($$$wise) for the Crusaders to be playing a NZ side.
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@taniwharugby said in Crusaders v Sharks - QF:
@sammyc I guess the other issue is the Crusaders are victims of thier own success too, had they played the Sharks earlier in the year and had they won or puches the 'saders, maybe more people would have turned up expecting a tight match.
Wonder if it will sell out this week or many hold off wanting to go to the final, even if this weekend would be for all intents and purposes, the final.
Whats with the $75k appearance fee?
The sharks get paid $75k for making the final 8 and travelling to NZ and the Crusaders get to pay them to come here as a reward for finishing 1st!
So it would actually have been more beneficial ($$$wise) for the Crusaders to be playing a NZ side.
"Normally" a team would make way more than that from the gate wouldn't they and they'd keep all the profit, so the $75K is so that the other contributing team to the match get some coin as well?
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The poor crowds is just a message to the council to sort their shit out and get a decent stadium built. And fair enough too, it really sucks that Cantabs have had to put up with that thing for so long now.
