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Off-Topic => 100 Ball Franchise => Topic started by: bobw on March 05, 2017, 10:45:20 AM

Title: Natwest Blast more popular than FA Cup
Post by: bobw on March 05, 2017, 10:45:20 AM
Reported in today's Sunday Telegraph. The Yougov 2016 sport index placed the Nat west blast above the FA cup in popularity. The blast comes in at 7th with international cricket 8th.

After a search I could not find the full list online.

How does this affect the franchise project?
Title: Re: Natwest Blast more popular than FA Cup
Post by: JasonP on March 05, 2017, 10:53:11 AM
There was an article on Cricinfo on it yesterday
http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1085243.html

The 2016 Olympics was rated as the top event, with the Paralympics third and the Six Nations fourth. Wimbledon (tennis) was second with the Tour de France rated fifth. The Premier League (football) was rated sixth with the NatWest Blast in seventh position. Test cricket was ranked eighth. The NatWest Blast competition was ranked 21st in the previous year
Title: Re: Natwest Blast more popular than FA Cup
Post by: Andy on March 05, 2017, 12:04:07 PM
Someone should ask Michael "desperately jumping on any bandwagon to pay for the school fees" Vaughan what he thinks of this 'fake news'??
Title: Re: Natwest Blast more popular than FA Cup
Post by: nat on March 05, 2017, 03:54:05 PM
Someone should ask Michael "desperately jumping on any bandwagon to pay for the school fees" Vaughan what he thinks of this 'fake news'??

You can always tell a yorkshireman ... you just can't tell him much.
Title: Re: Natwest Blast more popular than FA Cup
Post by: Andy on March 05, 2017, 08:48:11 PM
Someone should ask Michael "desperately jumping on any bandwagon to pay for the school fees" Vaughan what he thinks of this 'fake news'??

You can always tell a yorkshireman ... you just can't tell him much.

He's not from Yorkshire. Eccles. The place, not the character.
Title: Re: Natwest Blast more popular than FA Cup
Post by: smandlej on March 07, 2017, 05:26:34 PM
Simon Heffer has an article on this in the Telegraph sports section today.  Not a lover of 20-20 cricket at the best of times.

Lynda and Steve
Title: Re: Natwest Blast more popular than FA Cup
Post by: Daren Mootoo on March 07, 2017, 08:03:42 PM
Simon Heffer, KEGS old boy.
Title: Re: Natwest Blast more popular than FA Cup
Post by: Slogger on March 07, 2017, 08:15:47 PM
Simon Heffer was an Essex member. Used to sit in the Hayes Close end for Sunday league games
Title: Re: Natwest Blast more popular than FA Cup
Post by: Andy on March 07, 2017, 09:53:55 PM
Simon Heffer was an Essex member. Used to sit in the Hayes Close end for Sunday league games

The originator of the term 'Essex Man'. Awful snob, but good taste in cricket teams/formats.