: Mon Feb 09, 2009 2:54 pm  

Asim wrote:

How can you say that.

This isn't some trivial matter you know, A GAME GOT POSTPONED.

PMSL......make yourself known to me if you ever hit "the stoop" and I will purchase a beer for you

: Mon Feb 09, 2009 3:09 pm  

Going back to the post saying that A friendly shouldn't be retained in favour of a League Match...

Oldham might cancel their friendly against leeds next week so to play the Hornets on Weds night

: Mon Feb 09, 2009 3:26 pm  

Any news on when the game is going to be played?

: Mon Feb 09, 2009 3:29 pm  

Wigan Bull wrote:

Any news on when the game is going to be played?

nope. I think that SL/RFL Bulls and Quins will wait until it gets a bit warmer before making any call on this. According to the Bulls Chairman, it will be up to the coaches when the game is played, though he hopes that the Bulls are still in the cup and therefore it needs to be played midweek.

: Mon Feb 09, 2009 3:51 pm  

gutterfax wrote:

nope. I think that SL/RFL Bulls and Quins will wait until it gets a bit warmer before making any call on this. According to the Bulls Chairman, it will be up to the coaches when the game is played, though he hopes that the Bulls are still in the cup and therefore it needs to be played midweek.

Have they ruled out a week on Sunday then?

: Mon Feb 09, 2009 3:57 pm  

Yes. http://www.superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=12990

Yes. http://www.superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=12990

: Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:03 pm  

Wigan Bull wrote:

Have they ruled out a week on Sunday then?

Oh yes....
The RFL pushed this fixture from day 1 as a way to try to attract the "ex-pat" community in London to get their lazy butts down to a game. Due to loads of things, including the lack of any proper marketing dept at Quins RL, the nearest walkabout bar (frequented by CURRENT players) had no idea we even existed and as such, the RFL have taken over the marketing for this game. As such, I doubt very much it will be moved/cancelled.
It is indicative of the problem in London that our backers will spend money on anything BUT marketing that the RFL feel the need to take control of this game and as a marketing professional (of sorts) I feely deeply ashamed that the RFL felt the need to do this. Regardless of soundbites from Brian Mac about how much we want this game, I still feel that the RFL have run this from the start and we had very little choice in either the ficture, or it being moved from Thursday 19th to Sunday 22nd and the sunsequent fixture congestion for us and the Bulls.

: Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:36 pm  

gutterfax wrote:

Oh yes.... The RFL pushed this ..............Thursday 19th to Sunday 22nd and the sunsequent fixture congestion for us and the Bulls.

All good stuff . . . . . BUT I wouldn't be too enamored over the RFL taking over.

IMHO they (the RFL marketing people - Bill Hicks had the right view!!) have regularly proved that they shouldn't be used to set any benchmark by which ANY self respecting professional body should seek to be measured against. . . .

What size of crowd is expected? I sincerely hope I'm wrong, but I'd expect only to see a K or so added to a good Quins SL game crowd . . .

: Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:46 pm  

I think that would be a failure IMO.

: Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:48 pm  

Went to London, hotel was gash and I lost my railcard and return ticket!! I blame Harlequins for all of this!!!