The bid process is based on a balanced scorecard which includes things like facilities for spectators, practice facilities for players, dressing rooms, transport infrastructure and so on. However, 50 per cent of the scorecard is based on commercial return and Cardiff, backed by the Welsh Assembly and Cardiff City Council, were into figures we couldn't possibly reach.

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We had no inkling this was going to happen and to say we're disappointed is an understatement. The landscape changed when the system was reviewed last year but this is still a kick in the teeth for the North-West.

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We have to remember tradition is great as long as it doesn't hold back progress.

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