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Tickets for a tenner as Otago ride into town |
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Written by The Bay Badger (from the BOP Times)
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Friday, 24 August 2007 |
*They may be leaden-footed on the field but at last the Bay Rugby Union has shown some quick thinking in their marketing.
After plunging to a horrible loss to Manawatu, the BOPRU has responded by slashing its ticket pricing to Saturday's game against Otago at BlueChip Stadium.
All general admission tickets are now $10, and kids are free, as the union looks to recharge the Steamers' season with a decent crowd.
The union's message is ``The boys need your support - you gotta be there!'' which is getting a decent run in radio and print advertising this week.
The horse may be in the process of bolting but at least they're trying to lasso it with a long rope ...
*The Badger's snout is burning - his place in the gutter is under threat. Seems there's a couple of disgruntled referees around the traps intent on tipping over the Bay Union boat.
The bitterness is enough to marinate concrete and through a cowardly series of fake emails to papers and anonymous postings on websites, they're showing their true colours ... which are kind of like the Steamers colours, but without the blue.
It's simply disgraceful. If you're going to have an opinion, man up and sign your name, or else shut up.
(Signed, the Bay Badger).
*Our spies tell us Baypark Speedway are already starting to plan their season calender, which can't start until Labour Weekend. Usually they wait until the Steamers' quarterfinal chances have disappeared into the dust ... we reckon they're pretty safe now. Should be some fairly well-rested players by then as well.
*The injury toll has been stacking up against the Steamers with Warren Lippi-Smith a late withdrawal last weekend. The big blindsider had a nasty infected leg which required some hospital treatment and saw Aaron Rameka flown in on Sunday morning while Aidan Kuka started.
*The Badger's second biggest fan wants to clear up a few misconceptions about Bay of Plenty's recruitment and retention.
He reckons every non-franchise union suffers the same problem - all the talent migrates to the big centres, and all the rest are just shuffling journeymen.
The biggest loss has been to offshore clubs where the euro and yen rule.
Bay has lost three contracted players to other unions in the last three years - Bernie Upton, Kevin Senio and James Afoa - though you could also add the likes of Northland lock Dan Goodwin. Wouldn't he be handy this year?
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