Letter from our Chairman - Tony Howarth AO - Regarding our Battle.

[Darkness]

Darkness, this is a Wallabies/Force thread.

Piss off to where you belong in Metro Rugby land.

It is an Anti-Wallabies thread so all is fine Fulvio. I haven't crossed any boundaries.

[Leo86]

As much as i despise the ARU, i have bought tickets already

1. To support our boys
2. To show WA is a rugby state
3. To wear my force Jersey

Post 2017...

[SNOB]

I admit I've bought tickets but if we are axed it will be the last test I go to. Also I will be wearing my Force gear and if we are axed I will be supporting the Boks!

[brokendown gunfighter]

I have not bought tickets-FUARU

this will be the first test I will miss in perth since the first one!

[Skipper]

We have bought our tickets to the Wallabies game, this is to show our WA unity and defiance (whether the Force is in or out) against the ARU. Take a stand and show the ARU the strength of the Sea of Blue, its our chance to show that WA is state that loves its Rugby and our team.

[Ralto]

But I am also coming around to the idea that a crowd of 10,000 wearing Force blue wold also send a pretty strong message.

Strong message, because the ARU could be pretty sure that if the Force is booted, the majority/all of those Force jumpers wont be there at the next test.

[Hansie]

Mark my words: Less than 50000 punters will attend Bledisloe in Sydney. Once these tickets were like hen's teeth, my "sauces" tell me ARU are giving a bunch away. Such is the disquiet and anger at the ARU.

[.X.]

Mark my words: Less than 50000 punters will attend Bledisloe in Sydney. Once these tickets were like hen's teeth, my "sauces" tell me ARU are giving a bunch away. Such is the disquiet and anger at the ARU.

$200 a ticket. Who can afford that?

[Alison]

Mark my words: Less than 50000 punters will attend Bledisloe in Sydney. Once these tickets were like hen's teeth, my "sauces" tell me ARU are giving a bunch away. Such is the disquiet and anger at the ARU.

And who wants to pay $400 for a couple of tickets, plus flights and hotel if you live outside Sydney, to watch Chieka's Wallatahs thumped by a team of a seriously good All Blacks?

[Kalahard]

Mark my words: Less than 50000 punters will attend Bledisloe in Sydney. Once these tickets were like hen's teeth, my "sauces" tell me ARU are giving a bunch away. Such is the disquiet and anger at the ARU.

Can't wait for the spin put on that one. Its incredible that the ARU did not predict or even consider the damage that they have unleashed on Australian Rugby through this process.

[terrycobner]

Any idea when we get some news on the proceedings?

[Alison]

Can't wait for the spin put on that one. Its incredible that the ARU did not predict or even consider the damage that they have unleashed on Australian Rugby through this process.

That would be because they simply do not care about Australian rugby. Their focus is, was and always has been Sydney. They appear incapable of moving away from the misguided belief that pouring money into the Tahs and Sydney club rugby is going to bring them great riches again. That's riches in terms of dollars and cents by the way, they're not interested in the actual game itself - only what they and their cronies can reap from it.

[beige]

There are very good arguments for going to the test to send a message - for me personally it's just a decision where my heart wouldn't be in it depending on what happens. It makes me sad because this will be the first Perth test I've missed but it's just a personal thing.

[Leo86]

There are very good arguments for going to the test to send a message - for me personally it's just a decision where my heart wouldn't be in it depending on what happens. It makes me sad because this will be the first Perth test I've missed but it's just a personal thing.

Dont go just to send a message. Support the Force boys and Rugby in WA. when we give the ARU the finger we cant step back. we need to show post 2020 WA is here to not only stay but dominate

[FingerTips]

Mark my words: Less than 50000 punters will attend Bledisloe in Sydney. Once these tickets were like hen's teeth, my "sauces" tell me ARU are giving a bunch away. Such is the disquiet and anger at the ARU.

We were at the 2015 Bledisloe in Sydney, when Australia defeated the ABs - attendance 75,000.
We were at the 2016 Bledisloe in Sydney, when Australia didn't bother to show up and the ABs ran riot - attendance 65,000.
So with all the ARU BS which has been going on this year, 50,000 might be an optimistic number for the 2017 Bledisloe in Sydney.

The 2016 Bledisloe was so bad that the Kiwis were commiserating with us on the train back to Central.