3owls
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The best quarterback to ever play rugby league. Has he ever passed a ball backwards?
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Well Huddersfield have been kept in the game by a combination of 3 people.The ref, Meli and Potter.
The ref suddenly gives a flurry of penalties as Saints go 12-0 ahead.
Moan,moan,moan,whinge,whinge,whinge,whine,whine,whine. I thought you only complained when you were beaten in grand finals but it seems you just can't help doing it all the time. You were penalised heavily in the 1st half because you were cheating, plain and simple. Best get your excuses and "bent ref" conspiracies ready for another grand final now eh ?
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Some of the Rovers fans dipped into their pockets twice in one night.
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For one, you're reminding everyone of your absolutely terrible behaviour towards a player, and two, you're whining.
A bit like that little sh*t Tomkins whining on in the paper about banning fans for life now he's had a couple of coins thrown at him. Funny how his mouth was zipped shut when the wigan tramps were throwing all and su ndry on the pitch at headingley back in May. A bit like most Wiganers, short memories and only one eye.
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Blowy and cold in leeds today, let's hope there's a bit of rain thrown into the mix tomorrow so the smelly wigan fans get a wash on the western terrace while their team of cheats and plastic hardmen get blown away on the pitch.
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. One thing that I think could have been done differently would have been to have banned any beer in the seats (as it was at the KC) this just keeps a bit of a lid on the drinking of a few of the nutters.
I think you are punishing the majority because of a tiny minority when you take these steps. Stiff penalties are undoubtebly the ultimate deterrent, if they face six months in clink they simply wouldn't throw things on the pitch.
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Huddersfield by 8 points to set up a west yorkshire grand final.
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You'll be able to pay at the western terrace on the gate, carnegie stand from the ticket office. Both standing. I'd estimate a crowd of 14 to 15 k so a sell out won't be a problem.
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My club = Leeds
2nd superleague club=Huddersfield
Other favourite club= Hunslet
Amateur club= Queens.
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A spiteful game from start to to finish, leeds to edge it because for once they'll get the big calls from the ref............at last. Phil Clarke not to do his usual pitchside roundup after his vindictive comments mean he heads straight to the sanctuary of the commentary box. Wigan to bottle it......again.
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Ditto Wigan.
McGuire's injury could well act as a lesson to any other player watching that it doesn't pay to cheat. Perhaps the rugby Gods have punished him for his unsportsmanlike play. Either way, he'll be a massive loss for Leeds and I can't see them winning the Grand Final without him. In my opinion, he's been brilliant for them this season.
Directly pasted from the sky sports website.
Phil Clarke is a bigger pr**k than hannibal, and that's saying something. The "rugby gods" would have been well in order to break Sam Tomkins neck for the amount of cheating he did over the 80 minutes, i wonder what Phil clarke would have thought about that. Do you only deserve an injury for cheating in the last minute, what about the other 79, and what about a massive injury on a totting up basis for cheating throughout the match, a broken back say, a good old career threatener eh. Clarkes a tw*t, let's leave it at that.
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Cas copped it for not responding to homophibic chanting, which, though distasteful, is not directly threatening to the physical well being of a player. The response of the club was almost to condone the chanting, note the word almost.
If idiots decide to throw things at the players then it is not easy stop instantly once the object or objects have been thrown then it is done and stewards would find it hard to immediatly pinpoint the offender. Security cameras don't follow every individual so a bit of previous idiotic behaviour would need to precede an incident for the cameras to be trainedquired, if thare appears to be a lack of crowd control then a fine on an area. I wasn't at the game so I don't know how many KR fans where there so don't know how difficult it would be to pinpoint an individual or individuals concerened.
Why does KR seem to have more than its fair share of idiots, will the true RL supporters name and shame the people concerened, as happened in the infamous Hull supporter incident at Leeds a few years back.
As for the size of the fine, its down to how the RFL judge KR's response, if they make every efort to identify the individuals and if they do then take approriate action then the fine should be less than Cas's fine. If they do nothing then the fine should be higher than the Cas fine.
Should Wigan be fined, tricky one, what action was taken at the time, the only real solution would have been to empty that end of the ground throwing out everybody which would probably have inflamed an already tense situation. That said it happened on their watch and maybe sharper stewarding to keep an eye on what was going on was required and if any evidence shows that to be the case then fair enough hit Wigan with a fine as well, about
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Pressure is beginning to tell.
It certainly is , on Wigan. They've choked twice now against leeds when it mattered and having the bookies make them favourites on saturday certainly takes the pressure off leeds. I'm hoping for a slugfest on Saturday because there will be only one winner.......and it won't be Wigan. We all know Fielden has a glass jaw and needed Peacock to be his minder against the aussies, as for ASBO Tomkins and Leuluai, did you see their ***** fall out when JJB ran in and sorted them after they threw their weight about following Abletts hit on Ratboy. I've never seen two rugby players look so scared in my life. Bring it on Wigan. As for Phil Clarkes comments, very very disappoiniting and comments he will live to regret. Have you got a new sarnie box for saturday?
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In my opinion the RFL set a precedent by ignoring exactly the same behaviour by Wigan fans in the C.C cup game at Headingley. Thousands of t.v viewers saw coins,plastic glasses, lighters and even a sandwich box rein down on leeds players, yet failed to hold an inquiry never mind punish them. If they are to be consistent no action should be taken against Hull K R. That would obviously be the wrong response but if consistency is what you are looking for these two incidents appear to be very similar therefore should elicit the same non -punishment from the RFL. I am sure if missiles were aimed specifically at a gay rugby league player the response would have been swift and merciless from the authorities. The RFL have created a massive problem for themselves with their draconian punishment meted out to Castleford for what most people would say was a relatively minor offence where nobody was physically harmed, and was the result of the behaviour of a tiny number of fans. Every incident will quite rightly be compared to the Gareth Thomas one because which ever club you support you want to see a sense of fairness, honesty and consistency coming from the authorities. If, as Ullman stated the other day, an inquiry is still ongoing regarding missile throwing at the K.C back in April, i wouldn't think Hull K R or Wigan have anything to worry about for at least 6 or 7 months, it seems the RFL like to draw these things out and make themselves feel important. A swift response is only forthcoming when a homosexual player is involved by the looks of things. As for the original question, i think physical misdemeanours should incur a bigger fine than verbal misdemeanours, that would rightly or wrongly mean a bigger fine for Hull K R compared to Cas if they and their fans are found guilty of any wrongdoing. If verbal abuse is an ongoing problem at any ground then obviously fines would increase to reflect this.
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When I used to be a footy fan (association football) I always thought the majority of the team 'emblems' looked pretty classy (well, the odd exceptions of the likes of Fulham, Newcastle United & Wolves), as they were pretty 'old skool', well designed and simplistic. I'm a Sunderland AFC fan, although I don't really follow them these days as I'm far more into RL, but I didn't like our 'new' badge when it was first released (in '98? when we moved) but I really like it now.
Whereas I've been thinking recently; there seems to be an awful lot of tacky, OTT, 'Americanised' (likes NHL? MLB? NBA? NFL? - style) team logos in RL. I like Town/City 'Coat of Arms' and I'd say the likes of Halifax's would look really good if it wasn't for the great big NHL-style OTT 'HALIFAX' underneath.
I'd say the worst of the worst was Penrith Panthers [the NRL fanboys will hate me for sayin that]. Although take a look at the Featherstone Rovers, Sydney Roosters, Bradford Bulls, Castleford Tigers, Wests Tigers, Newcastle City Knights, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Bramley Bulldogs & Rochdale Hornets for examples, in my opinion I'd say they're OTT/tacky and should really be better designed.
I'm not saying that RU doesn't have bad team badges though. Take The Sharks; Chiefs; Ospreys; Crusaders; Exeter Chiefs; Northampton Saints; Highlanders; Aironi Rugby; Leeds Carnegie & Benetton Rugby as examples. I just think apart from The Sharks (possibly the worst Rugby (both codes) badge ever?) I'd say I don't think their team badges are as OTT and 'tacky' looking as RL, but that's just my personal opinion.
I was going to say that it may be due to NFL but in all honesty I don't think their team badges are too bad. I'd say the Cinncinati Bengals & the College [American] Football (NCAAA) team Missouri Tigers both their badges are a lot more understated than the likes of Wests Tigers & Cas Tigers which I think makes them look a lot better.
What do you think?
Note to Mods: This ISN'T cross-code thread. It's really to talk about RL badges but surely we can compare to other footy codes as a referencing point?
I hate to say it but i find the Leeds Rhinos badge just about as tacky as they come. For me the old club/city crest with the 3 owls etc is an emblem befitting our champion team. Having said that, the advent of superleague, the rhinos and the bulls etc has seen our club prosper and enjoy the most succesful period in its history. A small price to pay for having to wear a rhino on your shirt i suppose. I've always found the st helens badge to be a standout due to its simplicity, but that's going for a burton next year .
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Tomkins = occasional hothead and bonehead who will be chastised by his coach for his rulebreaking actions on the pitch.
Bailey = serial thug and coward who will be praised, rewarded and encouraged by his coach for his rulebreaking actions on the pitch.
'nuff said.
Bailey, a man with four grand final winners rings. Tomkins, a man with no medals or brain.
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On form, i think we'd all like Leeds
We're happy with whoever comes to headingley. As usual we'll just go about our business while people write us off, much like the last 3 years really. Well done huddersfield.
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Another great advert for rugby league, well done huddersfield. A match too far for warrington but i'm sure the majority of their fans would have settled for another challenge cup and the great entertainment they've had from the team this season. A shame that a minority of their fans booed the team off at half time but at every club there's an ungrateful minority that seem to think their club can perform to 100% every game when it's not really possible. The only sour note for me was the cowardly conduct of james childs late in the game when he completely ignored a pass that was 2 yards forward. Sometimes a referee can see things differently from the rest of us, be unsighted, or even interpret a situation differently. As linesman childs had the best view in the ground looking right along the line of the pass and blatantly bottled it. To say he cheated would no doubt see me censured so i won't go that far, what i will say is that he saw something and didn't act upon it. Extremely disappointing and very worrying.
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I know you have an obsession which is anti Hull FC but why bring Wigan into it?
I know you have a persecution complex and as seen as Hull kr were playing Wigan last night it's hardly "bringing" them into it. I merely compared Hull K R's supporters actions to those of Wigans and hey presto.
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Have you seen the outcome of the investigations into the incidents at the KC?
Which one, the cup game or the league game incidents ? As far as i know the investigation into trouble at the cup game led to supporters involved being interviewed as well as cctv footage being studied. I know a woman whose child was hit by a bottle was contacted by the RFL and interviewed at length, her view was that the stewarding on that particular day was below the required standard which led to an escalation in events. Whether the RFL decided no action was to be taken against Hull or whether they had a word in private i don't know. It was the same time as the Gareth Thomas/Castleford incident and seemed to be swept under the carpet. As for the latest incidents i would imagine an investigation is being prepared or already underway.
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Conveniently overlooking the fact that the first missile thrown at the Challenge Cup game came from the Leeds end and was thrown towards the Hull players.
You are Arsene Wenger and I claim my
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Could be a decent fine heading someone's way over this.
My moneys on Castleford.
There will be no punishment meted out to Hull K R as the RFL have already allowed Wigan and Hull to pelt players and supporters respectively this season. Rules are rules, every club is allowed one incidence of missile throwing befeore the RFL can even consider taking any action.
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Whoever wins it should be a great spectacle. Both teams play rugby the right way and huddersfields kicking game is exciting to watch. If leeds don't win this year i'd be happy to see either of these two lift the trophy. Wire by 4 points.
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Dobson is the key to a Rovers win. If he finds his range and plays like he has recently there's every chance they can beat wigan. It seems more games are being decided on the strength of a good kicking game and wigan certainly seemed susceptible against huddersfield recently who had Brough dictating. Wigan have got to be strong favourites but a couple of lucky bounces/refereeing calls and it's game on.
Keiron Cunningham
in The General Rugby League Forum
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Finish your ovaltine and take your teeth out granddad, it's time for bed.
Well done tonight, you're a good lad despite coming from the wrong side of the pennines.