Tony Angelino

Thought so. Was he talking up the south’s v Leeds match in Florida or just talking about south’s in general?

I think he scaled back his involvement and investment due to a divorce a few years back but still has a somewhat smaller stake in the club.

I could have also dreamt it but I think he went on a US late night talkshow wearing his south’s jacket and talked about the game. Could have been jay Leno or David letterman. Not quite sure?

Although it was only a pre-season friendly but didn’t Crowe promote and attend the south’s v Leeds game in Florida?

Wasn’t st. James park newcastle talked about hosting double header semi-finals?

What’s York city knights capacity? Im guessing that’s a shared venue as well?

Wasn’t it something to do with paying for the new Wembley or something?

Doncaster? Hull?

I actually preferred the FA cup semi-finals at villa park and Hillsborough to Wembley as playing at Wembley twice for the 2 finalists lessens the occasion somewhat.

What was the last stand-alone semi-final that topped 20k? I remember a couple of saints v Leeds semi-finals at Huddersfield around 2008-2010 that looked good on tv.

Wigan v saints depending on availability should have been played somewhere like bolton or Preston for a 25-30k stadium or Widnes to ensure a certain sellout.

Anything short of 25k would be a failure for me. Who plays 1st? Wigan v saints or giants v KR?

Maybe in Queensland and Sydney but not Perth or NZ but I agree that junior development is vital.

I think a wealthy backer willing to underwrite any financial shortfalls for either bid would tick more boxes than junior numbers for the NRL bosses.

Another Queensland club is probably the less risky option for the NRL compared to Perth or NZ2 and when you factor in the projected population explosion in places like Ipswich and Logan it could tip the balance. Personally I’d prefer Christchurch and then Perth over another Queensland team.