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, Jan 27 2012 02:53 PM
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Posted 27 January 2012 - 02:53 PM
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Posted 27 January 2012 - 02:57 PM
For the love of God
Now then, it's a race between Sandie....and Fairburn....and the little man is in........yeees he's in.
I, just like those Castleford supporters felt that the ball should have gone to David Plange but he put the bit betwen his teeth...and it was a try
Kevin Ward - best player I have ever seen
I, just like those Castleford supporters felt that the ball should have gone to David Plange but he put the bit betwen his teeth...and it was a try
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The real Mick Gledhill is what you see on here, a Bradford fan ........, but deep down knows that Bradford are just not good enough to challenge the likes of Leeds & St Helens.
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Posted 27 January 2012 - 02:58 PM
Kenilworth Tiger, on 27 January 2012 - 02:57 PM, said:
For the love of God
You don't think playing Hull FC in a dump of a stadium in a random part of the southeast is part of a carefully planned strategic vision?
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Posted 27 January 2012 - 03:07 PM
gingerjon, on 27 January 2012 - 02:58 PM, said:
You don't think playing Hull FC in a dump of a stadium in a random part of the southeast is part of a carefully planned strategic vision?
well as you put it like that, maybe I've been a little hasty in my posting.
Perhaps I should have put
What a load of ###### ######
Now then, it's a race between Sandie....and Fairburn....and the little man is in........yeees he's in.
I, just like those Castleford supporters felt that the ball should have gone to David Plange but he put the bit betwen his teeth...and it was a try
Kevin Ward - best player I have ever seen
I, just like those Castleford supporters felt that the ball should have gone to David Plange but he put the bit betwen his teeth...and it was a try
Kevin Ward - best player I have ever seen
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The real Mick Gledhill is what you see on here, a Bradford fan ........, but deep down knows that Bradford are just not good enough to challenge the likes of Leeds & St Helens.
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Posted 27 January 2012 - 03:16 PM
Kenilworth Tiger, on 27 January 2012 - 03:07 PM, said:
well as you put it like that, maybe I've been a little hasty in my posting.
Perhaps I should have put
What a load of ###### ######
Perhaps I should have put
What a load of ###### ######
Beautifully timed too just before the Magic Weekend.
We'll get loads down from Hull.
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Posted 27 January 2012 - 03:31 PM
gingerjon, on 27 January 2012 - 02:58 PM, said:
You don't think playing Hull FC in a dump of a stadium in a random part of the southeast is part of a carefully planned strategic vision?
Hardly random - it's clearly been carefully selected to be pretty much as far as possible the other side of London to the Stoop, and designed to cause maximum inconvenience to regular home fans and season ticket holders in a bid to test fan loyalty during this re-re-relaunch season.
There can be no other explanation.
It's not a question of coming down to earth, Mr Duxbury. Some of us, Mr Duxbury, belong in the stars.
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Posted 27 January 2012 - 04:30 PM
It'll be like being football fans for us it's so far to travel.
Oooh look, it's at a football stadium as well. How ironic.
Oooh look, it's at a football stadium as well. How ironic.
Why are most Union scores divisible by three?..Beats me.9/12/ 2011, Cardiff Blues and Edinburgh fight an even Heineken Cup clash scoring one try apiece. Final score Cardiff 25 Edinburgh 8.
30/3/2012, Sale visit Newcastle and score 3 tries to 1 in a one sided game. Final score Newcastle 22 Sale 19.
18/5/2012, Amlin Challenge Cup Final, Biarritz 21 Toulon 18, (7 pens v 5 pens and drop goal, tries:- zip, none, sod all)
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Posted 27 January 2012 - 04:36 PM
Old Frightful, on 27 January 2012 - 04:30 PM, said:
It'll be like being football fans for us it's so far to travel.
Oooh look, it's at a football stadium as well. How ironic.
Oooh look, it's at a football stadium as well. How ironic.
It's a rare occasion when I am in complete sympathy with the away fans.
That's a nine hour round trip.
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Posted 27 January 2012 - 05:22 PM
Stevo, on 27 January 2012 - 03:31 PM, said:
Hardly random - it's clearly been carefully selected to be pretty much as far as possible the other side of London to the Stoop, and designed to cause maximum inconvenience to regular home fans and season ticket holders in a bid to test fan loyalty during this re-re-relaunch season.
There can be no other explanation.
There can be no other explanation.
DUMP it certainly is and GILLINGHAM/CHATHAM are without doubt 2 of the worst towns in Kent in fact the surounding area reminds me of the old Hull FC ground so maybe Hull FC fans will feel at home.
On a serious note MEDWAY DRAGONS are one of the most progressive amateur clubs in the country with a fantastic jnr set up however it is still a very strange decision regardless.
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Posted 27 January 2012 - 08:13 PM
I had to chiil before posting
If your wondering about Priestfield Stadium here's the map, Gillingham Next to Chatham or CHAVham as its known.
http://maps.google.c...F-8&sa=N&tab=wl
This is not about spreading the game in the south, its not a St Louis Rams style Three year commitment to playing and developing a supporter base in Kent. It's another one-night stand, one of many the London Nomads will be condemned to every summer from now on while pitch re-seeding takes place at the Stoop just like at Griffin Park.
That is until kindly uncles Richard and Nigel contact Boris about getting a knock down price on that stadium in the great post olympic fire-sale at Stratford.. No it's not THAT stadium..
If your wondering about Priestfield Stadium here's the map, Gillingham Next to Chatham or CHAVham as its known.
http://maps.google.c...F-8&sa=N&tab=wl
This is not about spreading the game in the south, its not a St Louis Rams style Three year commitment to playing and developing a supporter base in Kent. It's another one-night stand, one of many the London Nomads will be condemned to every summer from now on while pitch re-seeding takes place at the Stoop just like at Griffin Park.
That is until kindly uncles Richard and Nigel contact Boris about getting a knock down price on that stadium in the great post olympic fire-sale at Stratford.. No it's not THAT stadium..
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I was sat on the Underground train, and there was a girl looking at me. She was pretty good looking,too, I thought, "something's wrong here - girls as hot as that don't take an interest in me".
Then she came over and said - in a really strong Cockney acent - "excuse me, are you Sam Tomkins?".
She asked me for my autograph, and I was made up...until she asked me to make it out to her boyfriend. I was gutted, I thought she wanted my number
Then she came over and said - in a really strong Cockney acent - "excuse me, are you Sam Tomkins?".
She asked me for my autograph, and I was made up...until she asked me to make it out to her boyfriend. I was gutted, I thought she wanted my number
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After we were well beaten by South Sydney at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2010, a coupl;e of kids maybe eight or nine years old took their Wests Tigers jerseys off as I was walking off the field and threw them at me. "What's this" I said "You can have the jersey" one of them said "we don't go for West Tigers anymore". Then they ran back to their parents who were laughing. That was difficult to take, having kids who look up to you do that. I just dropped the jerseys on the ground and kept walking. It's not like we go out and lose by 50 points on purpose
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Posted 27 January 2012 - 08:46 PM
THE RED ROOSTER, on 27 January 2012 - 08:13 PM, said:
I had to chiil before posting
If your wondering about Priestfield Stadium here's the map, Gillingham Next to Chatham or CHAVham as its known.
http://maps.google.c...F-8&sa=N&tab=wl
This is not about spreading the game in the south, its not a St Louis Rams style Three year commitment to playing and developing a supporter base in Kent. It's another one-night stand, one of many the London Nomads will be condemned to every summer from now on while pitch re-seeding takes place at the Stoop just like at Griffin Park.
That is until kindly uncles Richard and Nigel contact Boris about getting a knock down price on that stadium in the great post olympic fire-sale at Stratford.. No it's not THAT stadium..
If your wondering about Priestfield Stadium here's the map, Gillingham Next to Chatham or CHAVham as its known.
http://maps.google.c...F-8&sa=N&tab=wl
This is not about spreading the game in the south, its not a St Louis Rams style Three year commitment to playing and developing a supporter base in Kent. It's another one-night stand, one of many the London Nomads will be condemned to every summer from now on while pitch re-seeding takes place at the Stoop just like at Griffin Park.
That is until kindly uncles Richard and Nigel contact Boris about getting a knock down price on that stadium in the great post olympic fire-sale at Stratford.. No it's not THAT stadium..
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Posted 27 January 2012 - 09:14 PM
Went to Gillingham once for a Southend United game about six years ago. That was more than enough.
On a more serious note, if they are to take a game to Kent, why not at a different time of the season? That's three league games in May - one in Leyton, one in Gillingham and one in Manchester, which is just daft.
On a more serious note, if they are to take a game to Kent, why not at a different time of the season? That's three league games in May - one in Leyton, one in Gillingham and one in Manchester, which is just daft.
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Posted 27 January 2012 - 09:44 PM
At the risk of being shot down in flames....I looked at this somewhat differently. Seem to remember a pretty good article in RL World a while ago about the fact that Gillingham was developing into something of a thriving amateur scene and was "buzzing with interest & running teams from under 8 all the way to open age". IIRC it also said that there had been a big surge in interest over the last few years. While at the 4nations we were sat next to a pretty big contingent from the Medway Dragons - who seemed to be passionate about the game. In the area where I was sat (load your bullets at this point)there were more fans from Medway / South East than from many of the heartland clubs - of course it might just have been the section I was sat in.
So for me.... I support the idea. If helps build interest (which it might) it has to be good for the game as a whole down there. Hull will take a fair few as always so it may not be the disaster thats being predicted.
Ok thats my "glass half full" moment over for the year!
So for me.... I support the idea. If helps build interest (which it might) it has to be good for the game as a whole down there. Hull will take a fair few as always so it may not be the disaster thats being predicted.
Ok thats my "glass half full" moment over for the year!
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Posted 27 January 2012 - 11:27 PM
Lobbygobbler, on 27 January 2012 - 08:46 PM, said:
RL is meant for rough towns
RL is meant for any town.
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Posted 28 January 2012 - 12:53 AM
Lobbygobbler, on 27 January 2012 - 08:46 PM, said:
Beats Twatters IMO and I'll bet crowd is bigger. RL is meant for rough towns
Yet more drivel. At least it's a new variety of drivel though, to be fair.
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Posted 28 January 2012 - 08:17 AM
Kenny Bania, on 27 January 2012 - 09:14 PM, said:
Went to Gillingham once for a Southend United game about six years ago. That was more than enough.
On a more serious note, if they are to take a game to Kent, why not at a different time of the season? That's three league games in May - one in Leyton, one in Gillingham and one in Manchester, which is just daft.
On a more serious note, if they are to take a game to Kent, why not at a different time of the season? That's three league games in May - one in Leyton, one in Gillingham and one in Manchester, which is just daft.
Used to have to live in Southend myself, and you are throwing stones at your own glasshouse there.
Surely the point of clumping them altogether in one month is due to the pitch work at the stoop to be completed? Happy to be corrected...
As for Priestfield Stadium itself, it's actually not too bad, except for the open seating in the away end. I think it could make for a good rugby league ground. 5,000 (yes, I know it's unlikely for this fixture!) supporters would look and sound good there.
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Posted 28 January 2012 - 08:51 AM
Aren't Medway one of the clubs trying to join National League 1?
Perhaps the RFL asked the Broncos to take a game to Gillingham to gauge the interest in Rugby League there.
Perhaps the RFL asked the Broncos to take a game to Gillingham to gauge the interest in Rugby League there.
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Posted 28 January 2012 - 10:53 AM
This was a game I was always going to have to miss due to the fact I need the annual leave
later in the year,having put aside 5 days already for home fixtures. Having seen where it is
being played though the blow of missing the fixture has been somewhat lessened.
Im all for expansion but surely they could have perhaps found another London venue.
That said when you consider the shambles that is the Hickey situation nothing would surprise
me anymore when it comes to Londons Super League Club.
Whatever the name,whatever the year its just the same,or at least it seems that way currently,
Still Happy Days weve got Saints next week !!!
later in the year,having put aside 5 days already for home fixtures. Having seen where it is
being played though the blow of missing the fixture has been somewhat lessened.
Im all for expansion but surely they could have perhaps found another London venue.
That said when you consider the shambles that is the Hickey situation nothing would surprise
me anymore when it comes to Londons Super League Club.
Whatever the name,whatever the year its just the same,or at least it seems that way currently,
Still Happy Days weve got Saints next week !!!
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Posted 28 January 2012 - 11:52 AM
gingerjon, on 27 January 2012 - 11:27 PM, said:
RL is meant for any town.
looking foward to the days out at Orient and Kent. Both of these would be better locations for RL than Twickenham of all places, which has virtually zero local RL fans contributing to the Broncos crowd
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Posted 28 January 2012 - 11:55 AM
Stevo, on 27 January 2012 - 03:31 PM, said:
Hardly random - it's clearly been carefully selected to be pretty much as far as possible the other side of London to the Stoop, and designed to cause maximum inconvenience to regular home fans and season ticket holders in a bid to test fan loyalty during this re-re-relaunch season.
There can be no other explanation.
There can be no other explanation.
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