ACT Tourism's big chance

Was this post written before the date was announced? It seems to me there’ll be no Barmy Army here at all now we’re the opening fixture on the tour. Most of the Poms go straight to Brisbane for the first test and drink their way round the country from there.

Canberrans could offer them a free billet for the night; and learn from their charm, good manners and tasteful language.

I’m confident they’d be great fun and well behaved in our houses.

The problem is that ACT Tourism doesn’t see the point of any tourism if it doesn’t put bookings into hotels.

but a free bed and a feed would get them coming here in droves.

As for “biggest event” in terms of visitors it’s shaping to be bigger than the RWC.

“Historically the Barmy Army have shunned the fixture.”
-Probably because the expense of coming here for a relatively minor fixture doesn’t appeal. Remedy: Canberrans could offer them a free billet for the night; and learn from their charm, good manners and tasteful language.

OK so the ashes tour next year is shaping up as the biggest sporting event in Australia since the Sydney Olympics.

Uh huh. Forgotten about the rugby world cup? Given the poms current form against the pakis its guaranteed to be a yawn fest.

I’ll play, if that’s any help.