I appreciate one of said stories is due to the unexpected and tragic death of Ricky Hatton, but the rest are all scheduled events that WA have chosen to directly compete against

Seeing them struggle with the adhesive on the bibs at GST shows that that’s not the solution. I cannot think of a single drawback to using velcro #NotSponsored

Agreed. There doesn’t seem to be anything at stake apart from money, and if you’re not already familiar with the sport then why would you care who wins it?