Re: Quins in the hunt for 6-7 big name players. : Sat Jul 23, 2011 1:17 pm  

Big Graeme wrote:

Remind me, where were 6-8000 of them before that?

Probably the same place as Hull's new (post 2002) 8000 fans, Leeds new 8000 fans (post 1998) etc, it's called progression BG, you know, as opposed to an Experiment having the same or less fans then they did 10 years ago.

P.S. Needless to say, the examples of Hull and Leeds were not intended in any way as digs at either great club, and conversely were meant as a huge compliment.

Re: Quins in the hunt for 6-7 big name players. : Sat Jul 23, 2011 1:19 pm  

Big Graeme wrote:

Jeeze a Widnes fan calling any club miserable, oh the irony.

Widnes > Fulcrubronquins Experiment

Re: Quins in the hunt for 6-7 big name players. : Sat Jul 23, 2011 1:27 pm  

Cards on the table BG. Hull KR are a club in the upper echelons because they're strong enough and bring a lot to the table. Quins are because you're politically convenient, as you are in the capital and away from our main support base. You sit in an ivory tower but you're lucky to be in the right place and that's all you are.

You constantly attack people for any criticism of Quins whether jusitified or not yet constantly dish it out even to clubs like Hull KR whose professionalism in getting promoted was a wonder to see.

Re: Quins in the hunt for 6-7 big name players. : Sat Jul 23, 2011 1:32 pm  

Chris Dalton wrote:

Cards on the table BG. Hull KR are a club in the upper echelons because they're strong enough and bring a lot to the table. Quins are because you're politically convenient, as you are in the capital and away from our main support base. You sit in an ivory tower but you're lucky to be in the right place and that's all you are.

And, don't forget never finishing in a relegation place.

Chris Dalton wrote:

You constantly attack people for any criticism of Quins whether jusitified or not

Yup, pretty much the same as yourself and Widnes.

Chris Dalton wrote:

yet constantly dish it out even to clubs like Hull KR whose professionalism in getting promoted was a wonder to see.

Times have moved on, we (rightly) got slagged for a team full of Aussies when we had a (reasonable) excuse, Rovers have no such excuses.

Re: Quins in the hunt for 6-7 big name players. : Sat Jul 23, 2011 1:44 pm  

Big Graeme wrote:

And, don't forget never finishing in a relegation place.

Yup, pretty much the same as yourself and Widnes.

Times have moved on, we (rightly) got slagged for a team full of Aussies when we had a (reasonable) excuse, Rovers have no such excuses.

Which is why people like Welham and Taylor are coming through, and with Hodgson we have signed a very good English winger for example (and well as giving a young English lad a pro contract on the same day).

The whole 'HKA' rubbish does nothing to take away from what we have achieved as a club from our dark days, and when you compare us to Quins we offer far more to SL (in reality, not the fairytale world you and Gutterfax live in) then Fulcrubronquins Experiment.

Re: Quins in the hunt for 6-7 big name players. : Sat Jul 23, 2011 1:47 pm  

Big Graeme wrote:

1. And, don't forget never finishing in a relegation place.

2. Yup, pretty much the same as yourself and Widnes.

3. Times have moved on, we (rightly) got slagged for a team full of Aussies when we had a (reasonable) excuse, Rovers have no such excuses.

1. Sadly now a complete irrelevance.

2. Then stop acting like it's any different.

3. That's not the whole story now is it? You've been (rightly) slagged off for a lot of things, finances, crowds, double standards. So have other clubs, but then they don't get a contingent of know it alls coming to their aid every time by referring to criticisers of any ilk as knuckle draggers and acting like they've got an agenda every time they mention your long term viability.

KR could do more about lessening their Australian contingent, but you of all people shouldn't be slagging them off for it after the years you spent going after anyone who did the same to quins.

Re: Quins in the hunt for 6-7 big name players. : Sat Jul 23, 2011 7:05 pm  

Roofs wrote:

Which is why people like Welham and Taylor are coming through, and with Hodgson we have signed a very good English winger for example (and well as giving a young English lad a pro contract on the same day).

Brilliant that your club are bringing kids on.....just a shame it's taken 100+ years eh

Roofs wrote:

The whole 'HKA' rubbish does nothing to take away from what we have achieved as a club from our dark days, and when you compare us to Quins we offer far more to SL

In your opinion roofs.......in your opinion.
SKY TV money.....how'd your club go without that? We'd fold, and I reckon your club wouldn't be far behind.

Roofs wrote:

(in reality, not the fairytale world you and Gutterfax live in) then Fulcrubronquins Experiment.

I am probably the No1 critic of the way the London ESL club has been nmanaged. I don't live in any fantasy world where the finances and crowds (lack of) don't matter....of course they do, but I will defend the club when attacked by anti-expansionists like you who freely admit to never attending a game in London on principle.

Re: Quins in the hunt for 6-7 big name players. : Sat Jul 23, 2011 7:28 pm  

gutterfax wrote:

Brilliant that your club are bringing kids on.....just a shame it's taken 100+ years eh

In your opinion roofs.......in your opinion.
SKY TV money.....how'd your club go without that? We'd fold, and I reckon your club wouldn't be far behind.

I am probably the No1 critic of the way the London ESL club has been nmanaged. I don't live in any fantasy world where the finances and crowds (lack of) don't matter....of course they do, but I will defend the club when attacked by anti-expansionists like you who freely admit to never attending a game in London on principle.

WTF are you talking about "just a shame it's taken 100+ years eh"?! Rovers have brought through many young English players during our history. ATEOTD because of a very dark 10-15 year period the club lost it's ability to attract local young players (said players often choosing the SL club Hull FC over the NL club Hull KR - not a surprise and you can't blame any of them), but by Neil Hudgell, Paul Lakin and others rebuilding Rovers the club is now bringing talented young English lads to the club, and this is a work in progress.

Well of course Rovers probably rely on the Sky TV money as much as any other club, but Fulcrubronquins had years and years of preferential treatment and bailouts, oh and you're not a club, you're an Experiment.

FCBQE's finances and pathetic crowds don't matter anyway - they will wrongly keep their franchise next week, and will do so till the end of time, despite 30 years of failure and people not giving a $h1t about RL in the capital.

Re: Quins in the hunt for 6-7 big name players. : Sat Jul 23, 2011 7:47 pm  

Roofs wrote:

bailouts,

Proof? Nope....didn't think so

Re: Quins in the hunt for 6-7 big name players. : Sat Jul 23, 2011 7:58 pm  

Maybe if they sign 6-7 big name players they wont need to loan in 7 players at the same time.

Where are all these kids coming through who are supposed to be playing the game in the capital?