Brian Lochore must be spinning in his grave.

Did I miss something? Last week he wasn't in it!

I've been thinking about afternoon vs. night games – their demise seems to be the main reason that's given for the poor turnout at Carisbrook and its rather controversial and overblown replacement (not to be called 'Carisbrook') – coming soon to a court near?

Sorry, just an attempt at humour

I got it. Then I laughed.

Then I beat my kids about it.

I design settop boxes for the US cable market – we're required to include software that will black out games within a certain distance of a particular event – typically a home game will be blacked out unless ticket sales are greater than say 75% or more

Oh I always?

People like taking their kids to the game?

It's a jersey I bought in Rotorua the night the Bay took on the British and Irish Lions

...

For those keeping score (and clearly someone was) it was 48-12 to the Lions.

Which is just one reason I haven't gone to a game. What on Earth was wrong with?

What on Earth was wrong with the name Wellington?

Heh, I hadn't even noticed.

As we exited some Wellington supporters told us "It gonna be a long trip home guys", to which I replied: "To Newtown?"

So, how long is it since you lived in The Bay, Hadyn? If Newtown is "home", why weren't you cheering for Newtown?

The downside was that we had well and truly scoffed our bag of?

What on Earth was wrong with the name Wellington?

I must resist the temptation ... no it's so easy though ... no I can be strong.

Anyway the serious answer to the question is, if they named the franchise "Wellington" then when they sold that franchise to, for?

So, how long is it since you lived in The Bay, Hadyn? If Newtown is "home", why weren't you cheering for Newtown?

Cheer for the team from the city where I live? How gauche.

But really the answer is:
1. I lived in Tauranga and the Mount for 18 years.?

Doesn't always work too well however. Take for example the Minnesota Northstars

Or the Utah Jazz

I recall there being some controversy when it wasn't Lion Brown on the strip anymore, so maybe its a different sponsor now and the Lion's thing had already?

Doesn't always work too well however.

heh I'm sure we could build a neat list of names that wouldn't work

The Denver Dolphins?
The Minnesota Heat?

more?

The Denver Dolphins?
The Minnesota Heat?

Originally American Football teams were named after baseball teams. Hence the first televised football match was between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Brooklyn Dodgers.

It also explains the Cardinals and the Bears. The Cardinals were originally a Chicago team that was moved to St?

But black is hard to work for a gown without looking like your a mistress at the wife's funeral...

Back to the children. My daughter 2 1/2 years at the time ... attended a game dressed in princess outfit and purple feather boa.

There are too many other things they would rather watch on the telly.

Absolutely. there is an irony that the unions seem to want to grow?

AND, more importantly 'blackouts'.

Penalize people who happen to be in a nearby postcode and can't make it to the game? They do that in Australia and it's a crap idea, you can't talk about the game with anybody in another part of the country and plenty of people have?

The other thing was if you are still too damn Scottish to fork out for Sky [guilty] the delayed telecast was on at a reasonable time.

But even if we had Sky, I'd probably be too damn stuffed by the time it came?

My kids have gone to one test only. 5.30pm Eden Park, Australia. They still say it was one of their most exciting nights and?

Wellington are called the Lions because of Leo their long-term mascot, who has been around since the 1950s, way before beer advertising was legal. Same reason?

And I don?t say that lightly.

i remember seeing the BOP against the Central Vikings (remember them) in 1997 at the Rotorua 'Stadium'.....they had a great big volcano that went off every now and again, it?

Counties-Manukau Steelers isn't too flash either

Yeah but that came from when they were just Counties (still) home of New Zealand Steel. So it does have relevance. and their mascot is Steely Dan!

i remember seeing the BOP against the Central Vikings (remember them) in 1997 at the Rotorua 'Stadium'.....they?