Tommygilf

Tbf he was asked

Agreed. I think there is somewhat of a problem that outside of the rugby codes, suitable smaller stadiums with appropriate facilities are hard to come by. Almost all of ours are on top of eachother, and most Union grounds are in places that represent minimal opportunities for "legacy" (save Newcastle or Coventry for example). If you throw legacy out of the window somewhat, there is perhaps some more options open to the Comp like Northampton, Leicester or Gloucester. I do also think that increasingly to the non-RL diehards, the Kangaroos and the Kiwis aren't vastly different in terms of profile and sellability. I'm sure we have had this discussion before but I remember thinking when the venues were announced that the logic didn't seem right. You can't kid the M62 corridor if you get me? A suspected walkover, especially not involving England, just won't get the crowds in. There's much more of a blank canvas and a less negative attitude to be found elsewhere. The Kiwis and Australia are far more likely to have an innate draw in areas we'd struggle to get traction in otherwise, regardless of their opponents.

Tbf they did do a cotton edition with proper buttons and far less sponsors (oddly). Though it does have a ridiculously big elvis style collar!

That is almost certainly the fan edition, the player editions are tighter and have grip things on the front of the shirt. Likely to be similar to Leeds 2021 shirts

10k in Coventry doesn't sound spectacular, but I bet its more than we'd have got in several M62 locations for this game.

I believe Coventry and Boro paid for "marquee fixtures". Not England games, but otherwise marquee. So Kangaroos and Tonga it seems

Whilst Degsy is at the front doing the presentation "Is he drawing a leopard? He's obsessed"

The people you describe in your 2nd para appear to have made the badge for Leigh Leopards (that felt weird typing!)

Yeah I was thinking exactly that.

In fairness to my own comment in that thread, a ball hadn't been kicked and Leigh hadn't made many (if any) major signings of note. Leigh put it beyond doubt as the season went on with recruitment. Fev were blown out of the water.

Indeed, from my investigations it seems they are not only relatively new, they are also new to this sort of thing - particularly on the scale of a Super League club. I'd be wary of attaching myself to this personally, especially if they haven't had creative control or that much input.

MCCM's CEO just happens to be the chairman of Leigh Athletic FC who are based at LSV. Incidentally it appears he also was involved in Bongos Bingo a few years ago - which should be familiar to any University aged folk!

I've had a frankly awful week, Leeds United lost yesterday, yet this just keeps making me laugh. So thank you Derek, I guess

The difficulty with that is of course accessibility. How easy is it for most of the country to buy/consume rugby league.

Or not working, as the case might be.

Hardaker? Definitely. Briscoe? No chance should have gone 4 years ago

Can't be wrong all the time

This is proper tin pot dictatorship stuff

As the kids say, "ratio..."

I take it all back about Wigan's badge

To top it off they've signed 5 players from Warrington

Ellgren made some shockers in the 90s, but jesus christ. A literal backside on a kit

How long till Degsy is offering out people/fans/clubs on twitter for a scrap in the "significant investment" new mascot outfit?

Why does that matter? Its ridiculous and should be ridiculed. Even specsavers are in on it.