sport news Proof footy fans hate Peter V'landys' failed bid to bully the NSW Government ... trends now
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The votes are in and the comments make it clear: NRL supremo Peter V'landys' bid to browbeat the NSW Government into spending a fortune of taxpayers' money on stadiums by threatening to move the grand final out of Sydney has got footy fans offside.
Daily Mail Australia columnist Mike Colman's story slamming V'landys' campaign drew angry responses from readers, who slammed his efforts to get the government to outlay $800million on suburban grounds by using the grand final as a bargaining chip.
Our poll asking whether readers cared where the year's biggest game is held produced clear-cut results, with 79 per cent of people saying they 'couldn't care less', just 14 per cent keen for the match to stay in Sydney and seven percent wanting it switched to Brisbane.
V'landys has spent weeks threatening to take the decider to Brisbane after he claimed NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet and his sports minister reneged on a deal to refurbish suburban stadiums including Leichhardt Oval and Manly's home ground.
Those threats came to nothing on Thursday afternoon when V'landys announced the grand final will stay in Sydney despite the fact he hasn't got a single extra cent out of the government for the suburban grounds.
The government reacted to his campaign by explaining the money is desperately needed to fund relief for victims of the
