Why is that important?
It's not, it was meant to be a light hearted jibe about the state of Belle Vue's facilities 10 years ago
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Posted 26 November 2012 - 05:29 PM
It's not, it was meant to be a light hearted jibe about the state of Belle Vue's facilities 10 years ago
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Posted 26 November 2012 - 06:10 PM
It's not, it was meant to be a light hearted jibe about the state of Belle Vue's facilities 10 years ago
Fair enough!
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Posted 27 November 2012 - 07:23 AM
He's keeping the day job at the bank; so he hasn't been brought in to be a hands-on CEO. The ARL's choice has probably been influenced by the success that Richard Lewis had with the RFL in the UK.
He is full time from February. Apparently his $1 million plus salary is going to be a paycut from his current job.
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Posted 27 November 2012 - 11:25 AM
Apparently his $1 million plus salary is going to be a paycut from his current job.
He can't be from West Wales then. They are famously tight with money.
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Posted 27 November 2012 - 12:11 PM
I wouldnt have 99% of people who are 'passionate about RL' anywhere near a job at the top of the game, they're usually the least qualified and insular.
Good luck to this guy, we could do with an outward-looking person in charge of the game over there, and the fact he isn't Australian means there is an outside chance he is aware other countries exist.
Good luck to this guy, we could do with an outward-looking person in charge of the game over there, and the fact he isn't Australian means there is an outside chance he is aware other countries exist.
Astute analysis from a Wigan fan:
Rumour going around Headingley that Wire will have to play the second half with 12 men.
It seems that they forgot to bring the half time oranges, and Solomona ate Chris Bridge instead.
Don't know why he was hungry, as he looked as though he had eaten the whole youth team before the game started.
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Posted 27 November 2012 - 03:30 PM
the fact he isn't Australian means there is an outside chance he is aware other countries exist.
The fact that he's a banker means that at least he knows of the existence of Jersey, the Cayman Islands and Liechtenstein.
"Journalists are meant to be neutral, for God's sake." - Stephen 'Wiggy' Jones
"Perhaps it would be better that future criticism of sports be made on the narrow basis of what is being discussed, without reference to other sports, unless those sports offer a solution to the problem in hand." - Brian 'Pigface' Moore
"What happens in rugby union? A player takes the ball, moves forward a little and gets tackled. A whole load of players then roll about on the ground. Pheep! The referee gives a penalty." - Simon Barnes
"Perhaps it would be better that future criticism of sports be made on the narrow basis of what is being discussed, without reference to other sports, unless those sports offer a solution to the problem in hand." - Brian 'Pigface' Moore
"What happens in rugby union? A player takes the ball, moves forward a little and gets tackled. A whole load of players then roll about on the ground. Pheep! The referee gives a penalty." - Simon Barnes
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Posted 01 December 2012 - 08:56 AM
Probably more than capable, not sure why he felt the need to prattle on about uni*n though. Puts me off straight away that he thinks the 2 sports are basically the same thing.
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Posted 01 December 2012 - 10:10 AM
Probably more than capable, not sure why he felt the need to prattle on about uni*n though. Puts me off straight away that he thinks the 2 sports are basically the same thing.
It's not the same, but I'm afraid that view is perhaps one which shows why RL continues to struggle.
Contrast with the "warm embrace" of Union felt by Robbie Paul in The Nation article linked in the Wiggins thread. A union comp bigging up the involvement of League Stars. If we as a sport continue to isolate ourselves then the slope only goes one way.
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