Re: Catalan Relegation : Sun Sep 24, 2017 4:40 pm  

Bulliac wrote: Toronto pay their visitors expenses and the French trips are covered by central funds (RFL) so it's not an issue for clubs. Barrow's expenses were not covered by the RFL or Toronto according to their crowd funding page: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/louise-scarr

Bulliac wrote: Toronto pay their visitors expenses and the French trips are covered by central funds (RFL) so it's not an issue for clubs. Barrow's expenses were not covered by the RFL or Toronto according to their crowd funding page: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/louise-scarr

Re: Catalan Relegation : Sun Sep 24, 2017 4:47 pm  

Oh dear. So no big away following from Bradford or HKR next year and trips to London, Toulouse, Toronto and Catalan to pay for?

Lean year for Championship clubs.

If only the RFL had followed its own rules and relegated Bradford to League 1 for the 2017 season. It's likely the club would have sorted itself out and be poised for a return in 2018 with a revitalised fanbase who've not been utterly disillusioned with the sport and the club and have walked away for good.

But no, because something like that would require foresight and forward planning. Things that this sport has always lacked

Re: Catalan Relegation : Sun Sep 24, 2017 5:46 pm  

At least they'll save on stewarding costs for the Summer Bash in 2018...

Re: Catalan Relegation : Sun Sep 24, 2017 6:17 pm  

I feel a bit sorry for Leigh in all this. Lots of people are hoping they'll lose next week so Catalans don't get relegated.

The last thing we need from any system is a return to the 'yo-yo' syndrome of clubs going straight back down again after getting promoted. I feel for Beaumont, after he's put shedloads of his own money into the club, and here they are fighting against falling straight back into the Championship.

Re:Catalans. They seem to have got steadily worse since Trent Robinson left, and rapidly worse since they appointed McNamara (strange sense of deja-vu?)

Re: Catalan Relegation : Mon Sep 25, 2017 4:20 am  

From what I've seen, Cats could've appointed Jesus, Mary, Joseph and all the saints as their coaching team and still be rubbish.

That said, when the chips are down, I'm very confident that Supermac will get them out of it

[Bulliac]

Re: Catalan Relegation : Mon Sep 25, 2017 9:11 am  

dddooommm wrote: Barrow's expenses were not covered by the RFL or Toronto according to their crowd funding page: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/louise-scarr I think they are being a bit 'picky', tbh. They had to pay for food and the coach from the Airport? I'm sorry to be pretty unsympathetic on that but, if they'd been drawn to play in Lancs or Yorks, wouldn't they also have had to pay for food, and a coach from Barrow would surely have cost considerably more than from the Airport into Toronto?

dddooommm wrote: Barrow's expenses were not covered by the RFL or Toronto according to their crowd funding page: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/louise-scarr I think they are being a bit 'picky', tbh. They had to pay for food and the coach from the Airport? I'm sorry to be pretty unsympathetic on that but, if they'd been drawn to play in Lancs or Yorks, wouldn't they also have had to pay for food, and a coach from Barrow would surely have cost considerably more than from the Airport into Toronto?

[Bulliac]

Re: Catalan Relegation : Mon Sep 25, 2017 9:16 am  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

From what I've seen, Cats could've appointed Jesus, Mary, Joseph and all the saints as their coaching team and still be rubbish.

That said, when the chips are down, I'm very confident that Supermac will get them out of it

My take on the million quid game before the weekend was that, if it involved Catalans, then they would be going down. Their away form is, and always has been, rubbish and I can't see it changing soon. Even a combination of Ganson and Klein would struggle to keep them up.

[Bullseye]

Re: Catalan Relegation : Mon Sep 25, 2017 10:06 am  

Agreed. I think Leigh will be far more up for it. Catalans just look like they've lost all stomach for the fight.

[Bulliac]

Re: Catalan Relegation : Mon Sep 25, 2017 10:57 am  

Yeah, they do. I'll be sorry to see them go down, tbh, I like their club and the people in Perpignan. Too many good times on the vin rouge over there to be dispassionate about their fate! I guess that, even if we get promoted next season so will Les Cats, so still no trip over to Canet Plage..

Re: Catalan Relegation : Mon Sep 25, 2017 11:13 am  

Bullseye wrote:

Agreed. I think Leigh will be far more up for it. Catalans just look like they've lost all stomach for the fight.

Don't think it helps that players in their key positions really don't have a lot riding on it. Their fullback is only on loan and will be back at Wigan next year. Their two half backs are both leaving the club, so they won't be playing in the Championship. So as much as they'll want to win for their pride and teammates, it's not actually going to affect their careers all that much.