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Message: [QUOTE="Morkel, post: 2812799, member: 8215"] I know the NRL are desperate to retain a presence on the Gold Coast, but the more time goes on, the more I wonder why. Is it literally bragging rights? The bullshit false facade of the "glitter strip?". Rugby League has long valued substance over style, it's what separates us from every other competing code. Soccer, AFL, Union, in my eyes they're all a bit poncy compared to League, which has just the right balance of brutality and brains. Even the glamour clubs, like the Broncos and (yuck) the Roosters, still value the gym for the advantages it gives on-field, the Gold Coast only values the gym for the advantages it gives in the nightclub. The fans never last, in fact they're rarely fans, they're just the flogs that happen to be gazing in that general direction as something shiny goes past, only caring until something newer or shinier goes past the other way. The club doesn't make money, sponsors know that they're better off targeting the wealthier 60+ brigade with golf than the default-on-their-credit 20-30yo UFC posers. And I can't see the region having a major impact on TV ratings. As much as I care little for the Bears, having their colours patched over a polished turd would just be an insult to them. [/QUOTE]

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