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  1. It's just over the border with Bradford but the lads concerned are local juniors with links to Stanningley RL.
  2. Our school in Salford used to play against a Stockport school (Priestnall) in the late 80s/early 90s.
  3. You're almost certainly right. What's interesting though is how the AFL has been able to successfully rescue failing Melbourne clubs by moving them out of state (eg, the Lions and the Swans). I went to a Brisbane Lions game at the Telstra Dome about 15 years ago and the majority of the supporters were Lions fans. When I asked the bloke next to me whether all these fans (there were thousands of them) had flown down from Old, he explained to me that they were all Fitzroy diehards who had been able to stick with the Lions by virtue of the fact that they were back in Melbourne once a fortnight anyway. I'm not advocating relocating any current Sydney clubs but might there be potential to pair up potential new locations with traditional clubs that currently don't have a franchise (eg, Newtown Jets, Norths Bears) as well as those who might be minor partners in current joint ventures? Again, I'm not advocating anything (it always annoys me when people who don't know the area suggest relocations, rebrands and mergers for my club) but it's an interesting question imo.
  4. Basically, the Broncos were blamed for degrading the old Brisbane comp. The South Queensland Crushers were set up in the 90s partly to cash in on that antipathy but they were one of the sacrificial lambs (along with Perth, Adelaide, Hunter Mariners etc) at the end of the SL War. Playing 50% of home games at Suncorp seems wise. I'm guessing they'll pick the games against other Qld teams (Broncos, Cowboys, Titans) along with those Sydney teams with a big following up there (eg, there are literally 1000s of St George fans in south Old).
  5. This is very true. Aston is a fantastic coach and has done well to scrabble cash together from various sources to create the facade of a top class club.They let themselves down in other areas (I won't go into this as West Country Eagle will tell me off) but it'd be a shame if Sheffield were to unravel after another successful season on the pitch. Let's hope a workable, common sense conclusion emerges. Ps, has the club looked at all the non-league football grounds in and around Sheffield?
  6. The difference is, despite Brown's tinkering and dithering preventing them from pushing on, many of the building blocks of success had been implemented prior to Anderson's elevation. Can the same be said of Hull?
  7. Good question. Have they given up on the idea of someone building a ground for them?
  8. Last time I checked they didn't have turnstiles at universities either. The one thing with 'The Mount' is that there's only one way in and out. I still think Chesterfield is the best of the potential short term options though.
  9. If the Eagles have already 'acquired' temporary stands, why don't they approach Mount St Mary's? I know it's not technically Sheffield as it occupies that grey area that comprises the 'perineum' between Sheffield and Chesterfield but it's a far more workable option than some I've seen mentioned and is less than five mins from junction 31(?) of the M1.
  10. Great bloke who's probably been Salford's most improved player this year. Best of luck to him!
  11. Nobody wanted Daniel Holdsworth when Salford chucked him a lifeline but, whinging aside, he turned out ok.
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