The Daddy
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Avignon....huge potential
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Essentially this is the pro league that was going to be launched in tandem with France hosting the World Cup.
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13 hours ago, Pulga said:
It's 12 teams and called Top 13.
Not sure it's a good idea with the union comp being the Top 14. Good old rugby league.
Super 13 would be better. Top 13 is just a silly reference to the name of the Union competition
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If people want to talk about Leigh they should start a separate thread
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4 minutes ago, kiggy said:
He's spent a lot of time getting assurances from everyone else to spend their money but until he starts dipping into his own trousers I will remain indifferent. To be a SL club you need a SL mentality, not just within the team on the pitch but off it also. I don't see that yet.
Recruitment for next season has been underwhelming to say the least
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This is sad news, I wish Tom the best of luck with his treatment.
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Any details on who the new owners are?
I'm getting the impression that Mick Hogan is behind it or helped to facilitate it.
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26 minutes ago, kiggy said:
Shame that his new augmented budget didn't extend to rewarding the staff for this season.
The team is unchanged. Where other teams have squads up to 30 and have been recruiting heavily, TO will stay pretty much unchanged for this season. I can't see more Elites other than Wail joining the first team so they will be stretched again to keep everyone fit. They've managed it for the last couple of years but players are getting older and need more careful management.
Still, they will probably manage top 5 again... maybe.
I agree. Next season is gonna be much tougher for Toulouse.
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43 minutes ago, welshmagpie said:
A very good read. Interesting to see he doesn’t consider TO’s future at Ernest Wallon (too big!)
Which I agree with. Their old ground where the Elite team play, at its peak was a cauldron. I remember Widnes getting beaten there in the Challenge Cup several years back, great atmosphere. Stade Ernest Wallon is a great venue just too hig for TO.
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17 minutes ago, The Rocket said:
Brave effort mate, but the reaction to your theoretical probably sums up exactly why Rugby League in England is going and will continue to go down the gurgler.
Thanks, unfortunately RL people in the UK are happy for things to stay as they are while the world changes around them and other sports continue to get more and more exposure in terms of coverage and column inches. Women's football, MMA, Boxing for example.
The Sky TV contract gets lesser and lesser and there doesn't seem to be any serious effort by other broadcasters to compete for the coverage. The sport is just too regional right now over here. That really needs to change and all I see are echo chamber comments.
I think people on here and elements of the RL community would prefer to be right and win an argument and not have a problem with the sport becoming more and more irrelevant in the eyes of the joe public.
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13 minutes ago, Just Browny said:
Hush, we are busy making stuff up over here.
I don't think anywhere in this thread anyone has given an explanation as to why we would mess around with one of our actually successful clubs?
Liverpool City Region, the metropolitan areas and Merseyside metropolitan county are all well over 500,000. That's not making anything up.
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4 minutes ago, Rovers13 said:
I know you were but automatically fans think cos someone’s negative about the sport it’s because they lost or their team will never get in SL etc, it’s about the game not one club mine or yours.
It's not about the game but you are bias towards your own club and heartland clubs whereas I have a bias towards newer/expansion clubs and clubs with larger catchment areas
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2 minutes ago, Rovers13 said:
If you think it’s cos we’ve lost then shows you’re a casual. You don’t like the answers I provide you so find alternate way of wondering why I don’t agree with you.
It was just a joke calm down
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1 minute ago, Rovers13 said:
No should I? Lol we’re a small sport always have been we can’t compete with footy or rugby union etc no matter how hard we try.
Is it coz Fev lost last week that you're on a downer with the whole sport?
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1 minute ago, Gerrumonside ref said:
Think of it as research.
Yeah I'm sure most on there will disagree more vehemently than people are here, but it's food for thought.
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Just now, Rovers13 said:
You have to remember the only expansion club that’s took off big time is Catalans why? Because they’re competing with no other major sports.
Hmmm, USAP were very influential in Perpignan and a major Top 14 club. I think they done well coz RL has a rich history in that city and surrounding areas in southern France
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3 minutes ago, Rovers13 said:
Toulouse imo won’t be either as their similar with football and rugby union,
You don't have much confidence in RL do you?
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1 minute ago, Gerrumonside ref said:
Try RedVee too - start a thread maybe.
After all what you are proposing greatly affects them.
If they agree with you regarding changing the name to Liverpool St Helens then you will be vindicated.
Otherwise you will not…
Maybe I'll do that then.
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3 minutes ago, Jill Halfpenny fan said:
Population of Liverpool is closer to half a million.
The city, metropolitan area, city regions and council boundaries all have varying distinctions and populations
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1 minute ago, Gerrumonside ref said:
You never answered my question as to whether you have been to Liverpool and St Helens and talked to people about your idea?
I think it would help broaden your horizons on this issue.
Maybe that kind of fact finding mission could help shape your contributions.
I've been to those places and never raised this topic with locals, I'm raising it here though.
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1 minute ago, Rovers13 said:
Your club in a huge city if it’s not football why are you not huge?
Sorry, I don't understand your point fully. But our club is not successful due to some poor decisions, not having a permanent base or club colours or identity.
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Just now, Gerrumonside ref said:
You asked for people to respond but you don’t seem to be listening to their replies.
I'm listening and replying to everyone some are good factual responses others not.
07/04/2024: Coupe de France Semi-Finals on Via Occitanie TV
in The General Rugby League Forum
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Does anyone have a link for where this game is gonna be shown?