Granty
23-05-2006, 07:22 AM
http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,19221718-23214,00.html
Budget build-up for Maroons
By Steve Mascord
May 23, 2006
QUEENSLAND arrives in enemy territory this afternoon - without its coach and on a budget airline.
The new-look Maroons are due in town at 12.25pm, on Virgin flight 482, direct from their camp on the Sunshine Coast.
But coach Mal Meninga is not due in town until later in the day, after a father-and-son night with young Josh at Nudgee College was cancelled yesterday.
At one point Meninga had been booked on a late night flight out of Brisbane.
"He mentioned it when he came into camp so there's no great surprise and no problem with it," said QRL general manager Ross Livermore.
Only Jetstar and Virgin Blue ply the Maroochydore-Sydney route, meaning footballers used to business class will have to make do with less spacious seating.
The Maroons, featuring seven new caps, train at Parramatta Stadium 4.30pm.
In other news, Melbourne chief executive Brian Waldron says NSW fans will have no reason to gripe about losing Origin games to Melbourne if they fail to fill Telstra Stadium tomorrow night.
There are still some 10,000 tickets left, Waldron saying: "It's very difficult for people to go and scream about games being taken away for the right reason when they're not supporting their own game," Waldron said yesterday.
"Maybe people in NSW have got to question how much they value it, how important their team is to them.
"Ticket sales down here have been very healthy - the ad they've produced is outstanding. All credit to the NRL for that."
The Daily Telegraph
Budget build-up for Maroons
By Steve Mascord
May 23, 2006
QUEENSLAND arrives in enemy territory this afternoon - without its coach and on a budget airline.
The new-look Maroons are due in town at 12.25pm, on Virgin flight 482, direct from their camp on the Sunshine Coast.
But coach Mal Meninga is not due in town until later in the day, after a father-and-son night with young Josh at Nudgee College was cancelled yesterday.
At one point Meninga had been booked on a late night flight out of Brisbane.
"He mentioned it when he came into camp so there's no great surprise and no problem with it," said QRL general manager Ross Livermore.
Only Jetstar and Virgin Blue ply the Maroochydore-Sydney route, meaning footballers used to business class will have to make do with less spacious seating.
The Maroons, featuring seven new caps, train at Parramatta Stadium 4.30pm.
In other news, Melbourne chief executive Brian Waldron says NSW fans will have no reason to gripe about losing Origin games to Melbourne if they fail to fill Telstra Stadium tomorrow night.
There are still some 10,000 tickets left, Waldron saying: "It's very difficult for people to go and scream about games being taken away for the right reason when they're not supporting their own game," Waldron said yesterday.
"Maybe people in NSW have got to question how much they value it, how important their team is to them.
"Ticket sales down here have been very healthy - the ad they've produced is outstanding. All credit to the NRL for that."
The Daily Telegraph