It’s the question on the NRL world’s lips – who will pay for the significant upgrades to police holding cells needed to accommodate an NRL team fanbase in WA?
Naturally, the WA Government says the NRL should be funding these upgrades as they stand to profit greatly from the Bears franchise moving to WA.
Whereas the NRL are of the firm belief that they are not responsible for the carry-on of the average NRL fan and say it’s WA’s responsibility to ensure there is enough space to store the drunken bogans after each match.
We spoke to an NRL insider who told The Times,
“Look the numbers are big, law & order experts reckon there will need to be at least a 50% increase in the number of holding cells and police resource. Once NRL fans get on the Bundy or whatever they drink it’s all over”
We can therefore report that whether a WA NRL team will get the green light will depend on this important negotiation. We spoke to a NRL enthusiast who said he would fully get behind the franchise, adding,
“Yeah I’ll definitely be wanting a dedicated cell for meself. I just get so angry when I watch the NRL, even talking about it, oi what you looking at dog?”
Seems the upgrades will certainly be necessary. Perhaps Twiggy can swoop in to save the day.
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