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‘Major blow to Challenge Cup’
Padge replied to Cheadle Leyther's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
There's always a few at the CC Final, I don't know if the GF is the same draw to northern union fans, not Northern Union. -
‘Major blow to Challenge Cup’
Padge replied to Cheadle Leyther's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Etihad, England 60 - 3 Uruguay att. 50,778. Capacity 53,400 Meanwhile at Old Trafford Leeds 22 - 20 Wigan att. 73,512 a sell out. -
You don't appeal to the national company, you go to the local managers. Remember when Leigh were once sponsored by I think it was Vodafone, it was just the local shop not the national company. You can operate locally with major national companies. It really is about spotting and maximizing every single and simple opportunity.
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‘Major blow to Challenge Cup’
Padge replied to Cheadle Leyther's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Are you sure -
Rob Burrow Award - no more Harry Sunderland Trophy
Padge replied to gingerjon's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Nope. It is just the most boring joke on this forum. -
Although posted in jest, this is very true for clubs like Barrow. Just let it be known that and advertising banner is available in that spot to the local supermarkets could generate a bit of competitive bidding, Tesco obviously wanting to pay to not have the banner and rivals wanting to blank out Tesco and get their name in the frame. The money generated may not be massive in the scheme of things, but get the local press also onto the story and there could be other benefits. In fact create a story about it even if you don't sell the space. It is just such an opportunity. I am sure I have seen other examples of this sort of thing but can't remember where.
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Rob Burrow Award - no more Harry Sunderland Trophy
Padge replied to gingerjon's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
You could make a rock yawn. -
‘Major blow to Challenge Cup’
Padge replied to Cheadle Leyther's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Do people remember when the union mob tried to engage in a bit of warfare by playing an England game in Manchester at the same time as the Grand Final at OT, they lost out on all counts. -
Rob Burrow Award - no more Harry Sunderland Trophy
Padge replied to gingerjon's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
He was very influential in starting the game in France, will that do as a starter? -
Rob Burrow Award - no more Harry Sunderland Trophy
Padge replied to gingerjon's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
What have the players you mentioned done positively for the game since they retired. -
Rob Burrow Award - no more Harry Sunderland Trophy
Padge replied to gingerjon's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
I am not saying players shouldn't be allowed the naming honour but it should be for off field activities. As a player is rewarded by receiving the trophy he has already had a playing achievement noted. -
Watching CC Barrow v Oldham on Red Button, I noticed behind one end of Barrow's ground is a huge Tesco Extra getting free publicity, advertising. Should Barrow have screened off that end in some way to block out the Tesco sign, then offered to take it down for a price or even flog the screening to ASDA or Sainsbury's etc. They my have got some money out of Tesco, but I doubt it. Any other examples where grounds offer free publicity.
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Rob Burrow Award - no more Harry Sunderland Trophy
Padge replied to gingerjon's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
The awards were also created/named for what contribution these people made off the pitch not on it. The good thing about that is that people who are not the 'stars' get recognition. I am warming to the 10 year cycle idea, but would add that it should not be a player, unless they made an outstanding contribution on following retirement. -
Rob Burrow Award - no more Harry Sunderland Trophy
Padge replied to gingerjon's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
I made the point earlier that I disagreed for this very reason, but we are were we are and I can see why its done before the season starts. -
Rob Burrow Award - no more Harry Sunderland Trophy
Padge replied to gingerjon's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
I think doing it now is based on getting it done before the season starts so that any references to the award for the next GF use the new name rather than the old, otherwise up until the GF talk will be of who might win the HS Trophy and then it disappears and isn't awarded. -
Rob Burrow Award - no more Harry Sunderland Trophy
Padge replied to gingerjon's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
I must confess to playing a bit of devil's advocate here. I went to a talk by Tony Collins a couple of years ago about this very subject, and a follow up about racism in RL in which this subject was obviously a large part. He has done a large amount of research into the Sunderland, Francis relationship, which he was due to publish in a book about Roy Francis. Unfortunately the book has been delayed, he was waiting for the latest census data to be released so he could do more background research, and the last I heard it had thrown up some complexities around Roy Francis' early years (the book is more than just about a few years at Wigan). Tony had a really convincing case, but, there is as always a but, it would probably pass in a civil court but maybe fail in a criminal court, and as has been shown here the counter arguments are not difficult to construct. -
Rob Burrow Award - no more Harry Sunderland Trophy
Padge replied to gingerjon's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Maybe Sunderland didn't get on with the Welsh, Emlyn Jenkins a stand-off who Wigan signed from Salford had only played 18 games for Wigan (Francis 12) when he decided to retire, at the age of 27, following Sunderland's arrival, though he did sign for Keighley a month later. Jenkins was a former Cardiff player from Treherbert in the Rhonda. -
Rob Burrow Award - no more Harry Sunderland Trophy
Padge replied to gingerjon's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Strange photo to set up if you don't want to associate with 'them'. -
Rob Burrow Award - no more Harry Sunderland Trophy
Padge replied to gingerjon's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
I know it has, and it never gets resolved Even that when it was looked into was not on firm ground, I think because of the wording. -
Rob Burrow Award - no more Harry Sunderland Trophy
Padge replied to gingerjon's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Nobody has found any sources, as far as I know, so if you believe what you have 'learned' you must have checked the source. I am just asking for you to share it as it will help all of us who have been researching this. -
Rob Burrow Award - no more Harry Sunderland Trophy
Padge replied to gingerjon's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
And this was your second point indicating you must have learned this from somewhere, I presume a reliable source with evidence, please do share. -
Rob Burrow Award - no more Harry Sunderland Trophy
Padge replied to gingerjon's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Oooohhh do tell, people have been searching for this evidence for years. -
Rob Burrow Award - no more Harry Sunderland Trophy
Padge replied to gingerjon's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
This sounds harsh but trophy naming should be of past (deceased) people and usually is. Naming it now so Rob knows it has happened smacks of we know you haven't got long Rob so here is something to cheer you up. I would sooner it was done later, but as others have said it seems rushed, it shouldn't have just been a press release it should have been an event. BBC breakfast would have been all over it. -
Wigan v Penrith World Club challenge at the JJB
Padge replied to THE RED ROOSTER's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
It's straight down the M6, one road, what's their bloody problem.