JohnM
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Barwick Green, by Henry Wood
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56 minutes ago, up the robins said:
What a poor choice of highlighting our game with those two games.
Both involving two teams with nothing to play for against two top teams, it looks like who ever picked them doesn't know very much about rugby league and seen the names Wigan and Saints and thought I know them I will pick them.
Do we know who picked these games, and when.?
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1. The soccer fans who don't rate the RL system are precisely that: soccer fans, a group well known for their appreciation of the way FIFA, UEFA, FA, Premier League, World Cup etc are run.
2. The fact that Beaumont had copied what the succssful and sustainable clubs had been doing for years does not conflict with"Re-imagining Rugby League". Rather, it reinforces the IMG scheme which adds the quantitive to the qualitative so that all clubs can benefit from the experience of the successful clubs.
3. If Beaumont has now changed his mind about something he has not voted for, it implies he's changed his mind about things he's done previously.
4. Alternatively, in this era of conspiracy theories, maybe he sees an opportunity to play a bigger role in the sport.
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I really don't think we should re-structure our fixture list because of the drunken and violent behaviour of a tiny minority of yobs.
Clubs should ban these people.
Are football banning orders applicable in our sport?
https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/football-related-offences-and-football-banning-orders
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That's a good point. A lot of this is based on speculation all round. A bit like life, really.
But maybe this could be a fresh start. One might speculate that in parts of the country, NRL might be seen as a "new" sport. Consider the way NFL International Series presents itself, especially to the younger end of the market.
Mind you, to look "new", the NRL would need to make a clean break with the northern sport for northern folk Eddie Waring stereotype and that's where the problems would really start.
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On 20/08/2024 at 22:46, Futtocks said:
A pedant writes*, "Bayesian".
*types, actually.
I wondered when you'd spot my deliberate mistake.
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France is stony ground for RL, though.
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I'm not sure its about what "Aussies" do or don't think.
I think it might be about what 7millions of UK citizens are not thinking.
We Brits like foreign stuff and to non-fans, of which there are close on 70 million here, the whole NRL thing might appeal .
In addition, it may well be (or not) that the NRL people are more able/likely to get national media attention.
One way or another though, there is going to be tears before bedtime.
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Behind the tradgedy of the loss of so many lives in the sinking of the yacht Bayesian lies the story of Mike Lynch, Autonomy and the HP takeover.
I did wonder about the yacht's name, though. It turns out that this theorem underlies Autonomy's success.
Mind you, it's beyond me. You young brains can explain.
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Part of the report on the incident , the one which pointed out that Lewis wasn't tall enough to reach up to stick his fingers in the Cats players mouth, had beeñ edited out.
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19 minutes ago, Dave T said:
I'm pretty sure that earlier in the season it ha the tv channel. Logo against each match. I expect it was too much effort to maintain.
Now I'm retired, I can say, "no, I can't be bothered".
Up to then, though, if I'd told my boss "it's too much effort", I'd have been immediately freed from the tyranny of gainful employment.
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1 hour ago, sam4731 said:
"I won't be satisfied until I see the optimum quality of rugby on the pitch, even if that means that all meaning is lost from matches."
Ask any Rangers or Celtic fan if they'd like the Premier League to takeover Scottish football for a better quality competition.
Sport is more than just about what's going on, on the pitch. In fact I'd say most people enjoy sport because of the history, rivalries and emotions of what they watch, rather than the intricacies of tactics, player quality etc.
So what if Saints don't have the best players in the world. I want to watch Saints vs Wigan, not the Merseyside Rabbitohs vs the Manchester Warriors.
I can understand that. We're all fans of our teams. But there's just not enough of us. That why we need to retain existing fans and attract new ones too. A difficult balancing act. Years ago, the Pareto Principle was often quoted as 80% of your revenue come from 20% of your customers. But there is also the attrition rate: are you replacing those customers who leave, with enough new ones to plug the gap?
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Agreed. Why not a tab for TV schedules? Why not a tab for " buy tickets?
However, if you go Match Centre and click on a particular game, there is a button "tickets" but you have too many clicks to get there, you can't just browse.
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Not trolling for a response. Just noting how it looks.
When we said we wanted live SuperLeague on the BBC, we didn't mean THAT game. We meant THIS game.
Omnishambles
You couldn't make it up.
The game's gone
Bluddy IMG.
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1 hour ago, gingerjon said:
So if this is correct: https://www.rugbyleagueontv.com/bbc
Then we have seven consecutive weeks of BBC games, followed, after an enforced pause, by both matches v Samoa being on BBC One and the women's international being on BBC Two.
Yes. Disgraceful, innit.
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From rugbyleagueontv:
3:00pm BBC Red Button TV Sky Sports + via RB SL+
Super League Wigan v Hull FC
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Did each game attract more spectators ( or more tickets money) than they would have done had the games been held at each clubs own ground? Eg, Wigan v Saints at Wigan? Hudds v Cas at Hudds
Does anyone know if the stadium costs were subsidised by for example, the Yorkshire Tourist Board,?
Who gets the profit, if any?
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That was a great display from a Rover's side who are reaching a pinnacle of play and consistency at the right end of the season.
Can't argue with that. They were very good today.
I think you've put you finger on it. There was some real bite about their performance.
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Michael Lewis...the poor man's Andy Gregory.
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Why is the ref pretending to be Donald Trump . Has he been shot in the ear?
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Cats have been their own worse enemies and Hull KR have been very effective in exploiting their weaknesses.
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Lewis clearly pushed his fingers in Rouges mouth. Hower, since the incident was put on report, I have every confidence that the correct decision will be made.
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Catalans are one decent player short, I think. ( No not 14, but a Samkins or Pat Richards type)
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3 minutes ago, Click said:
It's not far off, but not a harlequin chequered shirt, just chequered.
Unfortunately, I won't be there to see it first hand, as I am actually in Yorkshire when that game is going on.
Condolences.
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Song for England
in The General Rugby League Forum
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It would help if the National Anthem were played about 20,% faster than currently, to take it out of the"dirge" category and into the "spritely". category.
Anthems worldwide have controversial and ill- favoured lyrics.
Grab your weapons, citizens!
Form your battalions!
Let us march! Let us march!
May impure blood
Water our fields!