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That's probably true. The attendance at Conference matches (England's 5th division) is slightly ahead of Serie C.
Wigan are certainly worlds away from being Man City. But they're no tin pot club. Their stadium is quite impressive for their status. They were in the Europa League in 2013-14 as FA Cup Winners the year before. Owned by a multi-millionaire, two or three internationals on the roster. I'm not sure if they're that much worse than, say, Benevento in Serie A. And they're only 20ish miles from Manchester, so if there's one game they will have been up for, it's City.
Having drawn Southampton in the 1/4 finals, it's not inconceivable that they make the semis at Wembley. Where they'll get 50% of the gate receipts from 80k supporters, plus broadcast monies etc. The FA Cup is a great competition that make such a difference to the lower division clubs. It's a shame that the CL has devalued the tournament in the eyes of the top PL clubs.
Wigan are certainly worlds away from being Man City. But they're no tin pot club. Their stadium is quite impressive for their status. They were in the Europa League in 2013-14 as FA Cup Winners the year before. Owned by a multi-millionaire, two or three internationals on the roster. I'm not sure if they're that much worse than, say, Benevento in Serie A. And they're only 20ish miles from Manchester, so if there's one game they will have been up for, it's City.
Having drawn Southampton in the 1/4 finals, it's not inconceivable that they make the semis at Wembley. Where they'll get 50% of the gate receipts from 80k supporters, plus broadcast monies etc. The FA Cup is a great competition that make such a difference to the lower division clubs. It's a shame that the CL has devalued the tournament in the eyes of the top PL clubs.
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"It does get aggressive out on that court, it gets pretty aggressive out there. You've got a lot of plays to go and a lot of things to do and you're shoving those discs, some of them going thirty miles per hour down that court."
"The Germans are coming up, they're coming up strong, so they will be strong."
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"It does get aggressive out on that court, it gets pretty aggressive out there. You've got a lot of plays to go and a lot of things to do and you're shoving those discs, some of them going thirty miles per hour down that court."
"The Germans are coming up, they're coming up strong, so they will be strong."
The difference lies in played/participation and popularity.
Rugby Union is arguably the 2nd most popular sport in England (UK), but there's not a lot who play it. Similar with Cricket.
In general it's something that is very hard to find credible data on; TV-ratings, match attendance, surveys, participation.
Rugby Union is arguably the 2nd most popular sport in England (UK), but there's not a lot who play it. Similar with Cricket.
In general it's something that is very hard to find credible data on; TV-ratings, match attendance, surveys, participation.
Depends on what you mean by "not a lot who play it"
Rugby is arguably the 2nd most played sport in most public and private secondary schools behind football, be it rugby league or union.
Cricket is a sport largely played in a summer months and I'm talking about regular people who are a member of a club would generally have a 'winter' sport be it Rugby or hockey which is on the rise
As for Rugby as a televised sport its undoubtedly the 2nd most watched behind football
Rugby is arguably the 2nd most played sport in most public and private secondary schools behind football, be it rugby league or union.
Cricket is a sport largely played in a summer months and I'm talking about regular people who are a member of a club would generally have a 'winter' sport be it Rugby or hockey which is on the rise
As for Rugby as a televised sport its undoubtedly the 2nd most watched behind football
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