Originally Posted by
JamesWales
I think presenting these ideas for discussion is fair enough, but it's never struck me as a game that would interest me. I've spent some time in the States and all star games are sometimes a big deal, but I always found them just glorified friendlies.
These things can work. The state of origin games in Australian rugby league are massive affairs, and that broadly fits in with an 'all star game' kind of mentality, although it is so much more too, playing into historic inter-state rivalries.
Whatever it does, it shouldn't add to the already congested calendar. Maybe they could try it to replace the glamour friendlies the big clubs seem to play each summer in the far-east or something?
I'm not completely against it on principle like I am the idea of playing premier league games abroad, or rebrands or scrapping the league cup or european super leagues or whatever.