Category: Talking Rugby League
Talking Rugby League: When the Queen led the applause for the Haka
Sometimes, when we are close to momentous events, we don’t always realise how momentous they are. Nor do we fully appreciate how others see them….
Creating a brighter future
Last month I was fascinated to hear the news that the billionaire industrialist Jim Ratcliffe was considering making a bid to buy Manchester United. Reputed…
Talking Rugby League: Thrilling climax to Super League play-off race in prospect
What a thrilling climax to the Super League season it is clearly going to be. St Helens and Wigan have wrapped up the top two…
Talking Rugby League: World Cup publicity must be ramped up as ticket sales stall
What is a realistic target for World Cup ticket sales? The World Cup organisers, led by their chief executive Jon Dutton, have always said that…
Talking Rugby League: Credit to the ever-presents in Super League so far this season
Here’s a question for the Rugby League anoraks among our readers. What do the following four Super League players have in common: Joe Westerman (Castleford), Ash…
Talking Rugby League: Should we list a salary cap figure with the matchday squad?
There are some one-sided games cropping up in Super League recently, as well as some very tight matches. The games in Perpignan and Wakefield this…
Talking Rugby League: Can anyone produce a viable plan for Bradford Bulls’ Odsal Stadium?
Last week Bradford Bulls held a fans forum at Odsal in which their owner, Nigel Wood, the former RFL Chief Executive, released some information about…
Talking Rugby League: Magic Weekend crowds have fun, but why don’t they increase?
A total of 62,154 supporters attended this year’s Magic Weekend in Newcastle – 36,821 on Saturday and 25,333 on Sunday. That is marginally higher than…
Time for Lee to break into a smile
MARTYN SADLER reflects on Friday night’s convincing Castleford victory against the stumbling Giants Castleford coach Lee Radford made it clear in an interview earlier in…
Talking Rugby League: Could we have a new World Cup winner this year?
How many nations could realistically have a chance of winning this year’s Rugby League World Cup? I was reading an article in the Australian media…
