Wellsy4HullFC

I wouldn't be opposed to that. I'd even consider doing 12:30, 3:00, 5:30, 8:00 (French game) and just making Saturday a day of rugby league! Habit building. Might even help clubs get fans into fanzones earlier/stay longer if there's still games on.

So can I just clarify... the new rule gave the conceding team the option of whether to kick off or receive? If I'm right, was it used in the trial game at all?

Surely he's got squeeze 2 more years out and get his triple testimonial?... 28 years is crazy. What an achievement. There were kids born when he started playing that will have now had their professional testimonial during his career!

I thought they were slowly going to try and bring in the red and blue chevron but replace the blue with navy so it's at least different. Now I'm convinced they're not even going to be that subtle.

Thursday 8pm Friday 8pm Saturday 3pm, 5:30pm, 8pm Sunday 3pm, 5:30pm Preferably...

Like the one above I posted?

Just a change to navy instantly makes it look more on brand. Had a little play with the logos too (couldn't get them any smaller for some reason!).

My thoughts, if the blue was navy it would be far better. In regards to the badge, I liked the lion head that used in the promotional material the other year. It's the lion head from the 3 lions. I'd intentionally keep it white as it currently is and just brand us the "white lions" to make it distinct from GB. Failing that, the 3 lions on their own look far better than the shield. It's very mid 2010s uniformity branding (everything had that shield!).

The biggest risk is the RFL changing the salary policy the following year? Let's presume the game was ran by a body that had long term vision. What would the biggest risk be?

Genuine question looking from the outside as someone who hasn't really kept up-to-date with proceedings here... Given Newcastle's competitiveness, could this have been considered successful until now? Anything positive from the model (before they changed the salary cap rules)? Has it helped Newcastle in any other way?

I was just about to say, surely this is an opportunity for NRL to demand ownership stakes as collateral if the loan is not repaid. I can honestly see this resulting in a split. The game is a complete shambles at the moment.

Never in doubt...

Is the season over yet?

Glad it wasn't just me that was thinking "eh?" at that comment!