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Message: [QUOTE="ddd, post: 2205592, member: 2154"] But if the NRL just lets teams "die" how can they negotiate effective TV contracts? On NRL on Fox they talking about the problem that if the Sharks go under, the NRL is faced with the problem that they have to provide 8 games a round or otherwise be in breach of their TV contract - considering how long the contracts are for, we can't just have teams falling by the wayside as the comp rolls on. I think booting teams out is the way to go - considering all factors financially viability, fan base, etc, but it comes back to the basic fact that there are too many teams in Sydney, so much so that not only are they in competition with AFL, A-League, etc but each other, and that is competition that the NRL cannot handle. You're right though about mergers not being the way to go, a merger is a soft option - if the fans don't care and there are only a handful of them, cut the team for the benefit of the comp [/QUOTE]

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