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Big Bash will it last?
Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 9:56 pm
by ozzie owl
Lost CA $10m last year.
Crowds down 40 per cent this year.
TV ratings down 30 per cent.
Will it last and is the novelty wearing off?
Re: Big Bash will it last?
Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 7:03 am
by nachoman
what was the crowd figures last night at adelaide oval ?
and wonder if any fans evicted ?
Re: Big Bash will it last?
Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:37 am
by Jay Walking
Even the Indian one is going broke. I think the ICC need to set down 3 seperate months of the year when 20/20 competitions can be played. No internationals occur during this time. If your competition runs for 6 weeks, then you miss internationals for 2 weeks.
I like watching the BBL on TV but not that interested in going. The crowd in Hobart looked good.
Re: Big Bash will it last?
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 1:02 am
by DOC
crowd was 11000 last night, most people that go watch the game as there is always something happening, but our top stars are not playing which is killing the marketing of it, its slowly becoming just another form of cricket rather than a novelty factor, even international teams are picking players solely for t20 skills and players are turning into odi and t20 professionals and not having the need to play test cricket if their game doesn't suit it, like tait and pollard for example, oram has done the same now
what is has done is given aging stars like brag young, hoggy, warney, lee, etc a new lease of life and a chance to continue their careers for a couple of years
Re: Big Bash will it last?
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 1:02 pm
by ruud
adelaide oval under renovation dont forget
Re: Big Bash will it last?
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 2:12 pm
by Adolf Hìtler
Jay Walking wrote:I like watching the BBL on TV but not that interested in going. The crowd in Hobart looked good.
Re: Big Bash will it last?
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 6:07 pm
by Red-4-Life
I went to the Thunder vs Strikers game at ANZ Stadium last week....6-8 were there in an 80k seater stadium....not a good look.
Introducing 2 teams in a franchise league from the same city does not work. Etihad only had 8k on Saturday for the Renegades match which clashed with the Melbourne derby....stupid scheduling. Adelaide generally get decent crowds as do Perth. But I think for the likes of Sydney and Melbourne it won't be as successful in the bigger cities.
Re: Big Bash will it last?
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 10:47 pm
by rulebritannia
needs more Usain Bolt
Re: Big Bash will it last?
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 10:53 pm
by DOC
i think the buzz has worn off and its settled into a legitimate form of the game, no circus atmosphere, its brought about new tactics and given players a different path if they are not the conventional test player
Re: Big Bash will it last?
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 12:39 pm
by Jay Walking
One team per city plus maybe one from the north and south island of New Zealand?
Re: Big Bash will it last?
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 2:36 pm
by Red-4-Life
Jay Walking wrote:One team per city plus maybe one from the north and south island of New Zealand?
2 teams from Sydney and Melbourne is fine but it needs to be divided into something like North Melbourne vs South Melbourne and West Sydney (Thunder) vs another Sydney side....
Canberra anyone?
Re: Big Bash will it last?
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:15 am
by Steve#4
Big Bash will it last?
Hope not...
Re: Big Bash will it last?
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 5:05 pm
by DMT
This was going to be the HAL killer apparently!
Re: Big Bash will it last?
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 11:14 pm
by Red-4-Life
DMT wrote:This was going to be the HAL killer apparently!
massive fail by CA
Re: Big Bash will it last?
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 6:37 pm
by ozzie owl
Big bash is bereft of the big name players due to fixture clashes".........boring competition.
Re: Big Bash will it last?
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 3:58 pm
by John Cena
50k at the mcg last night
Re: Big Bash will it last?
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 4:03 pm
by Red-4-Life
John Cena wrote:50k at the mcg last night
They weren't there for the cricket though. They were there for the handbags between Warney and Marlon Samuels...funny stuff!
Re: Big Bash will it last?
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 12:17 pm
by ruud
Red-4-Life wrote:John Cena wrote:50k at the mcg last night
They weren't there for the cricket though. They were there for the handbags between Warney and Marlon Samuels...funny stuff!
OK????
Re: Big Bash will it last?
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 2:27 pm
by Chade
Red-4-Life wrote:John Cena wrote:50k at the mcg last night
They weren't there for the cricket though. They were there for the handbags between Warney and Marlon Samuels...funny stuff!
So it was a set-up?
Re: Big Bash will it last?
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 2:15 am
by DOC