jannerboyuk

Its nice but lets not be too naive. In reality we can't get a well known face let alone the head of state or current prime minister to present the trophy. Thats why we have the infinitely better Steve Prescott.

I'll be there. Travelling up from cardiff on the friday morning, first class on the train! Who says rugby league is a working class sport. Tally ho!

Someone needs to call Canada and tell 'em it ain't 'alf 'ot mum.

how did this country conquer a third of the globe? its a bloody mystery to me.

barring the re-introduction of p and r giving toulouse that much notice of a place wouldnt be such a bad thing in many regards. Good titanesque build up time.

sigh

what struck me was that larder has been out of the game so long he is maybe worried of exposing his current lack of real inside knowledge of league. a more recent or current coach would be better, with all due respect to larder

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nerve wrecking

Nooooooooooooooooooooo

at least the rfl seemed to have listened to people about a decent launch for the season.

success is relative. barrow where successful, the amateur clubs that got through to the latter rounds were successful. success isnt just the final.

Only a leaguie would argue that a social element dims its value! The getting together of all fans from different clubs adds to the occasion as well as the sporting drama. Its multi-layered innit. Personally can't wait to go to wembley and be amongst the league massive. 80,000 people making the statement: we are still here and we love this sport.

I recommend the yha www.yha.org.uk Prices will never change like that.

Its never a problem for six nations weekend. People will be out and about, lots of pubs and shopping arcades for the soft northerners.

Yeah NHL is ice hockey and although a lot of games aren't full i assume getting a season ticket relates to getting a seat at the play offs which are packed. Mind you florida is definitely not in ice hockey heartlands so i dont think they are in a sellers market really, even in post-season games.

i have to agree that phil larder has been a disappointment really. It reads like a two page match report at times. Less of telling us what has happened but why is needed.

In what sense are the rfl the dominant force in the rlef? I'm not saying that you are wrong just curious as to how that works. Danny kandjazan said the rlef is funded entirely by the rlif for example.

I'm hoping its a dead heat for eighth - then we can have a play off with you guys! What a cracker that will be! We would win of course because - we are unstoppable! Crusaders for the Grand Final!!

As opposed to a noisy nod?

Frankly we are unstoppable. Everyone knows it. Hull FC will wilt. Cru by 20+

Cheerful ######.

wasnt the word from the rfl in the latest LE that this criteria was abolished? Expansion clubs may benefit from being in new territory but heartland clubs wouldnt be penalised for being near other heartland clubs. in fact it was seen as a positive in some ways.

How far into the season did the rfl announce this 2500 min?

He did mention being knackered after travellng up from neath as an excuse for mispronouncing calibre on the beeb today!