: Wed Feb 18, 2009 3:54 am  

declaration wrote:

It can't simultaneously be a feel good event for SL and make up for Australia's embarrassment at the World Cup.

At the end of the day, Leeds Rhinos are world club champions, and New Zealand are world champions. The rest is just rubbish.

that game in melbourne was pretty embarrasing.

thank god for PNG, because they sure put in a better performance than your lost

imagine if they had their own pro league.

40 years of hurt and the solution is a mickey mouse game to make english RL fans feel they are catching up with us

: Wed Feb 18, 2009 8:55 am  

ROBINSON wrote:

Why on earth are Manly putting a rookie side out in a WARM UP GAME?

Surely the idea for a warm up game is to... er... warm your players up for the biggie?

they aren't playing a rookie side - the Aussie media are making out that they are so when they lose to Quins, they have an excuse; then when they lose to Leeds they can say that the first team havent had a warm up game.

: Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:53 am  

dally messenger wrote:

imagine if they had their own pro league.

Manly would be quaking in their boots I imagine.

: Wed Feb 18, 2009 2:47 pm  

Rooster Booster wrote:

Funny. I knew this'd happen which is why I posted a couple of months ago that manly were dead seroius about this WCC. People at the club told me so.


As for the Olympics, same old aussies. Yawn. Even your first gold medal winner was English. Oh, and he even was competing for Britain as you didn't have a team til after federation in 1901. But you'll claim him anyway. As you always do. Keep chirping.


If he plays, keep an eye out for Kieran Foran if he plays for Manly and let me know how he goes.

The sad spectacle of a man that chooses to live in a country that he does not support or back.
You take the money and lifestyle but still have your head as English.
Go home Mate if you can not adopt and embrace the country you live in.
You are like a Tick.
What is your position in Rugby League in Australia? you go on about it as if you are some sort of big wheel.
I am sure I will know you if you are as important as you make out.
I can not cop people that come to another country and take all of the benefits and CHOOSE to live there and then carp on about the country and run it down.
I like the American saying
Love it or leave it.

: Wed Feb 18, 2009 8:52 pm  

Jonesy wrote:

The sad spectacle of a man that chooses to live in a country that he does not support or back.
You take the money and lifestyle but still have your head as English.
Go home Mate if you can not adopt and embrace the country you live in.
You are like a Tick.
What is your position in Rugby League in Australia? you go on about it as if you are some sort of big wheel.
I am sure I will know you if you are as important as you make out.
I can not cop people that come to another country and take all of the benefits and CHOOSE to live there and then carp on about the country and run it down.
I like the American saying
Love it or leave it.

Wow. All that for pointing out Australia's first gold medal winner happened to be English. Imagine if I actually said something bad!

Hardly a big wheel me. You read into things too much. I'm not important at all. Just a small cog among thousands of other cogs who know others in the game etc. etc.

: Wed Feb 18, 2009 9:08 pm  

Meanwhile, someone is a bit optimistic.

Meanwhile, someone is a bit optimistic.

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 4:05 am  

i hope Leeds win.

English RL fans really need a boost.

SL is as good as the nrl, really.

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:44 am  

I hope Manly. Knock Leeds' confidence for SL.

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:31 am  

dally messenger wrote:

English RL fans really need a boost.

The only boost they're going to get is the boost of the mighty Manly strike power,poor buggers!

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:34 am  

dally messenger wrote:

i hope Leeds win.

English RL fans really need a boost.

SL is as good as the nrl, really.

i hope Manly win.

Aussie RL fans really need a boost.

how long is it since an Australian rugby league team (at club or national level) won an international competition??? 3 years now isnt it. at least you have State of Origin though.