Category: League Express
Unfair decision on Salford
The RFL’s decision to fine Salford for failing to fulfil their fixture against Warrington in October is harsh in the extreme, and in my view,…
Season Review 2020: Robins survive and are ready to prosper
Five things we learned from Hull Kingston Rovers’ season 1: A big squad doesn’t necessarily lead to success. The Robins used 33 players in 2020,…
Season Review 2020: Trinity’s turbulent year
Five things we learned from Wakefield’s season 1: They might have suffered many absences through injury and Covid-related issues, making it difficult to put a…
Season Review 2020: Wolfpack driven to extinction
Five things we learned from Toronto Wolfpack’s season 1: The Covid-19 crisis couldn’t have come at a worse time for the only transatlantic club in…
Batchelor happy to live the dream
Born and bred in Wakefield, James Batchelor’s story is every Trinity fan’s dream. Having been brought up around Rugby League, the forward has since become…
Progress at last at Belle Vue
Wakefield’s plans to start redeveloping the Mobile Rocket Stadium, or as we traditionalists prefer to call it, Belle Vue, will be encouraging for those long-suffering…
How to survive with less broadcasting income
Talking Rugby League, with League Express editor Martyn Sadler Things are not looking good for Super League in terms of the projected income of the…
All I want for Christmas…
Gareth Walker imagines some hypothetical festive wishes for each club ahead of 2021 Betfred Championship Batley Bulldogs – Get back to looking up rather than…
Garry Schofield: Centurions deserved their success
It is to be hoped the good people of Leigh aren’t too easily offended. Because some of the criticism which has come their way since…
Weathering the storm
By Phil Hodgson, League Express Grassroots Rugby League correspondent Habit has it that in the last League Express of the year I reflect on the…