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| karetaker:
Agree with the points about Catalan but it was the RFL that brought them in, clearly it’s not worked out how they envisaged but it’s hardly Catalans or Toulouse fault. They can’t expect a big away following from either of them it’s just not viable.
I’m not sure what control you are referring to as all control lays with each club right now with the power of veto hence no control. Hence the state of the game over here. If the RFL had full control over the way the sport was/is run then maybe we could be in a better position than we currently are. But for years we have been run by fools. I agree it’s frightening to hand it over to the NRL and I’m wondering what their intentions for the game here are but there is no denying right now the NRL model is much much better than ours.
Regards the 10 team comp something tells me that one of them will be London especially as Hetherington is going there at end of the season. Think all the bleating from Beaumont right now and him getting Wood involved is he is worried Leigh will not be involved. Then again if Bradford got in above Leigh I would be beyond angry.
Interesting times.
I guess I mean control outside of the UK, I agree at the moment we have the clubs doing what is best for themselves to a large degree with a lesser thought on the game as a whole, I just worry jumping out of the frying pan and in to the fire if the NRL run it to their benefit, rather than the game in the UK. |
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| Smiffy27:
I think the HKR v Wigan game showed that the game can still be quite special. The sell out crowds for the GB v Aus games are also encouraging. So it's not all doom & gloom and we are a naturally pessimistic lot. But making the game financially viable is much more difficult.
Yes Hull KR are getting it right at the moment managing to fill their 11K stadium. Although why they needed a crappy band at the start when all the spectators wanted to do was cheer and sing, escapes me. But I may be in the minority on that one. Wigan's attendances this season have been amazing. 21,000 vs Leigh, 17,600+ vs Huddersfield. |
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| Wires71:Smiffy27:
I think the HKR v Wigan game showed that the game can still be quite special. The sell out crowds for the GB v Aus games are also encouraging. So it's not all doom & gloom and we are a naturally pessimistic lot. But making the game financially viable is much more difficult.
Yes Hull KR are getting it right at the moment managing to fill their 11K stadium. Although why they needed a crappy band at the start when all the spectators wanted to do was cheer and sing, escapes me. But I may be in the minority on that one. Wigan's attendances this season have been amazing. 21,000 vs Leigh, 17,600+ vs Huddersfield. I don't like crappy bands either or silly races at half time. I like watching the players warm up & spotting who I might know in the crowd ... maybe have a chat. Then it's time to visit the loo and prepare for KO. If I want to watch a band I'd go to a concert. |
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I used to like signing the Warrington usual chants against Widnes or Wigan at Wilderspool with the atmosphere building, then the hairs on the back of my neck would stand up when they played this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B0CyOAO8y0
The smell of wintergreen would surround all of us, dizzying. Someone booting the corrugated steel at the back of of the Fletcher Street, tension palpable, nerves, excitement, the waft of embassy fags, the kick off and the first crunching tackle. |
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I used to like signing the Warrington usual chants against Widnes or Wigan at Wilderspool with the atmosphere building, then the hairs on the back of my neck would stand up when they played this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B0CyOAO8y0
The smell of wintergreen would surround all of us, dizzying. Someone booting the corrugated steel at the back of of the Fletcher Street, tension palpable, nerves, excitement, the waft of embassy fags, the kick off and the first crunching tackle. | |
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That music only means one thing to me ... Wire coming onto the pitch. I remember my dad telling me what it was. I used to practice passing a ball and kicking on the back lawn and ran out from the house (in my kit) humming that tune. For some reason they played Telstar (Tornados) at Widnes as the players came out & I used to hum that as well. I was always going to play rugby & support Wire. I read once that Brian Bevan used to walk through crowds in town practicing his side-step so I used to do the same ... it wasn't very clever if you got it wrong.
Anyway that's enough of that ... you silly old sod ... it's a forum!
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Wires71:I used to like signing the Warrington usual chants against Widnes or Wigan at Wilderspool with the atmosphere building, then the hairs on the back of my neck would stand up when they played this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B0CyOAO8y0
The smell of wintergreen would surround all of us, dizzying. Someone booting the corrugated steel at the back of of the Fletcher Street, tension palpable, nerves, excitement, the waft of embassy fags, the kick off and the first crunching tackle. Could not stop laughing when I played that just now, my god that took me back, am I weird in thinking it’s better than most the crap they play now. Or is it just my age showing lol. |
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Wires71:I used to like signing the Warrington usual chants against Widnes or Wigan at Wilderspool with the atmosphere building, then the hairs on the back of my neck would stand up when they played this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B0CyOAO8y0
The smell of wintergreen would surround all of us, dizzying. Someone booting the corrugated steel at the back of of the Fletcher Street, tension palpable, nerves, excitement, the waft of embassy fags, the kick off and the first crunching tackle. Could not stop laughing when I played that just now, my god that took me back, am I weird in thinking it’s better than most the crap they play now. Or is it just my age showing lol. | |
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