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JohnM

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  1. 23 minutes ago, Martyn Sadler said:

    Not in the clubs, in the competition.

     

    39 minutes ago, Eddie said:

    I appreciate you probably can’t say everything that you know Martin, but are you saying that there are actually foreign groups in talks to invest in SL clubs? 

    Why not? We could be forgiven for thinking that tthis has been fed to League Express as evidence that  the new regime is having an immediate impact. However, as the report  of club-led whole-game review been significantly delayed, maybe it just to keep the pot boiling in the interim.

  2. The problem posed by the Salford situation, as with other things in Rugby League over the years is separating fact from fiction, truth from falsehood. 

    The nature of truth is a central topic in philosophy, with various theories attempting to define what constitutes truth. The correspondence theory, often traced back to Aristotle, posits that truth is a relationship between a statement and reality, where a statement is true if it corresponds to a fact. Other theories include coherence theory, which suggests that truth is determined by the coherence or consistency of a statement within a system of beliefs, and pragmatic theory, which emphasizes the practical consequences and usefulness of a belief as a criterion for its truth. 

    Philosophers like Nietzsche have also explored truth through the lens of perspectivism, arguing that truth is subjective and dependent on individual perception. 

    So, re Salford: Do we go with Aristotle or Nietzsche?

    Disclosure: just waiting at the dentists and have nothing better to do.

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  3. 1 hour ago, JonM said:

    Unusual to see a News Ltd. publication talking up the value of tv rights owned by Sky by suggesting a rival bid is in the offing, rather than pouring scorn on it. Most unusual.

    I expect that Martyn is digging deep into this story today and I think we need to look nearer the Etihad campus for the "source". 

  4. Well, the Sun article indicates  progress of a sort, with someone somewhere feeding Gary Carter with this story. Of course, his source must remain anonymous but speculation is rife in the peasants' hovels that have sprung up outside the walls of Château-Forteresse JohnM  that the story has come from deep inside Maison Blanche à Stade Etihad  for the huddled masses to talk about over their meagre rations of gruel and hard-tack.

    I guess Martyn is investigating further, as I write 👍

  5. Good grief! In previous posts i've defended League Express general reporting but this is total rubbish. Divided opinion, true. What is the infinity of critics divided by two excusers? The answer is still an infinity of critics. The guy was CLEARLY inebriated, and not for the first time.  I've shown the clip to friends outside of rugby league and the response has been consistently appalled at his juvenile and drunken behavior. Had this been in the UK, and had it been a fan, he'd have been arrested and charged. 

  6. 26 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

    Or maybe like a General Election when parties change.

    So which way did you vote when it came to electing the new regime at the RFL?  I don't recall being given any say.

    Maybe we're retreated to the old voter qualification, where only those who'd become rich off the back of the downtrodden workers got a vote. 

  7. Not sure if this stolen text is a joke, or a true story.....😀

    Spare a thought for poor old Michael O’Leary, Chief Executive of Ryanair.
    After arriving in a hotel in Manchester, he went to the bar and asked for a pint of Guinness.
    The barman nodded and said, "That will be £3 please, Mr. O’Leary."
    Somewhat taken aback, O'Leary replied, "That's very cheap," and handed over his money.
    "Well, we do try to stay ahead of the competition", said the barman. "And we are serving free pints every Wednesday from 6 pm until 8 pm. We have the cheapest beer in England".
    "That is remarkable value", Michael comments.
    "I see you don't seem to have a glass, so you'll probably need one of ours. That will be £4 please."
    O'Leary scowled, but paid up.
    He took his drink and walked towards a seat. "Ah, you want to sit down?" said the barman. "That'll be an extra £4. You could have pre-booked the seat, and it would have only cost you £2."
    "I think you may be too big for the seat sir, can I ask you to sit in this frame please".
    Michael attempts to sit down but the frame is too small and when he can't squeeze in, he complains "Nobody would fit in that little frame".
    "I'm afraid if you can't fit in the frame you'll have to pay an extra surcharge of £4 for your seat sir".
    O'Leary swore to himself, but paid up. "I see that you have brought your laptop with you" added the barman. "And since that wasn't pre-booked either, that will be another £4."
    O'Leary was so incensed that he walked back to the bar, slammed his drink on the counter, and yelled, "This is ridiculous, I want to speak to the manager".
    "I see you want to use the counter," says the barman, "that will be £2 please."
    O'Leary's face was red with rage. "Do you know who I am?"
    "Of course I do Mr. O'Leary."
    "I've had enough! What sort of a Hotel is this? I come in for a quiet drink and you treat me like this. I insist on speaking to a manager!"
    "Here is his e-mail address, or if you wish, you can contact him between 9.00 am and 9.01am every morning, Monday to Tuesday at this free phone number. Calls are free, until they are answered, then there is a talking charge of only £1 per second, or part thereof".
    "I will never use this bar again".
    "OK sir, but do remember, we are the only hotel in England selling pints for £3."
    Have a good weekend.

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  8. My objection all along has been not with Wood as an individual but of the process, the way things unfolded, the impatience, the short-term-ism, the plotting etc of the relevant club owners...and now, the complete failure to deliver in any meaningful way, even a fraction of what they promised when they staged the coup.

    One point stands out above all, though, and it's communication.  It illustrates a lack of concern by the RFL for the fans, their opinions and their wallets. It might be true that many, even most, fans don't care one jot about the who, what, when, where and why of the RFL as long as there are games to watch. Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose, for those who have witnessed the numerous manifestations of the RFL over the years.

    This situation is, though, palpably the worst since the advent of Super League...or even earlier.

    League Express in my view does a great job of presenting the RL news, match previews, reports and general editorial and is streets ahead of the other organs of rugby league statehood.

    BUT....

    However Martyn tries to put it, he's been opposed to the who Re-Imagining project from the outset and has not been afraid of putting his case, issue after issue, month after month ad nauseum.

    In addition, his advocacy of the new regime, is clearly evident as he tries to lift the veil on the activities -or lack thereof- of the new RFL and is club-led whole-game review.

    But given the RFL information vacuum, is it any surprise that people such as John Davidson - and such vociferous fans as post on here, rush to fill in the gaps and try to provoke the RFL into a meaningful response.

    Rather than even the merest suggestion that some of Davidson's claims are actionable, would not Martyn be better working harder and much more aggressively, on getting his contacts at the RFL to tell us what the hell is going on. Suing journalists isn't a good look these days. It reads like there is something to hide. It all feels like "mushroom management".

    * It's now 3 AM here at JohnM Towers and I'm tired, so E & OE.

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  9. 5 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

    We 'disciples' (is that the best you can come to with daz) see the fun side of it a guy who is so passionate for his team, I actually feel sorry for those straight faced grumpy old farts on here who have nothing better to do than chastise someone who has probably put more into the sport than any number collectively.

    Leigh would most likely not have a club are one of a very poor standing if it wasn't for Mr Beaumont, perhaps that is what many would like, you know the saying "That little town that will add nothing to Superleague" ha ha.

    Bull of the highest quality.  Here you go again, doffing your cap and genuflecting to the Laird, and knowing your place.  Anything goes, just as long as you "put more into the sport than any number collectively." whatever that might mean. Rather than obesquious forelck-tugging you'd be better advised to remind your master of his responsibilites to the public image of club and sport.

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  10. 53 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

    Good for him. Well done for joining in the sort of challenges that many other ordinary people have taken on over the years to raise money for good causes. 

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  11. 1 hour ago, Harry Stottle said:

    He is still the same fan as he was when he was a kid stood on the terraces at Hilton Park, people often scoff at those who have made money and say how much it has changed them and not for the better, OK he has most probably had a few scoops of the amber singing juice just like the couple of thousand Leythers also there celebrating a win which puts us into third spot, I will repeat that "which puts us into third spot" I have been supporting this club for 60+ years and this is the best prolonged version of the club I have ever known and the reason for it is DEREK JOHN BEAUMONT, leave him alone, simple for those who dislike what he does stay away.

    It's true to say that we have to take the bad with the good with Beaumont, and so we have to accept the negative because of the positive.

    Ditto Il Duce, the positive being he got the trains to run on time .

    Anyway, just imagine what he might achieve if he weren't such a waste-water artist killing his brain cells with alcohol.

  12. 1 hour ago, Thunder Road said:

    Trying to listen to Adrian Lam being interviewed but yet again Derek clearly libated tries to be a fool.

    Get off Derek....

    Jeez..

    People cannot unsee that.

    I didn't see that as I generally switch off at the final whistle. It's my platitude filter.  Well done to Leigh, the better team won. Discipline an issue for both teams but more so for Cats. 

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