Harry Stottle

Not a clue what that means.

You have come out with some 'expletive' over the years, but that takes the biscuit, you have no idea of my expierience or input.

Honestly Tommy, the cabal on these pages who are so upset with what's to come without really knowing what's to come should steer away from any RL politics threads and just satisfy yourselves with the pre and post match threads, all you keep doing is aggravating yourselves and each other dispersed amongst patting each other on the back and giving the likey's.

I turned up to watch number of games, which didn't take place, a number called of at the last minute.

Development academy, do you know what that was, fixtures were called off so regularly it wasn't worth staying in it.

Tell you what Ginger, looking through this thread and reading the comments I honestly don't know why you all would stay with the game. Yes I have criticised a number of rule changes ginger, most probably in my mind because I preferred the game how it used to be, still being on the ground 2 hours after kick off, going through endless VR deliberations is not good, try it regularly.

I would never ever denigrate someone who has worked in the community game RP, I know what a thankless job it can be.

Always my argument when I meet Rugger types on holiday and get into a discussion, in how many Rugby League oriented coaches have been employed by Union at Club and International level to improve their game, then I turn the question to how many Union Coaches have been employed by League to improve our game, a clue Its a nice round single figure. So the obvious answer to your statement is they found room for people who could improve them, just like it was no coincidence when England won the Rugger World Cup and Phil Larder was brought in to improve Clive Woodwards, knowledge and tactics of the handling game, Clive should be thanking Phil for getting him a Knighthood.

Notice the Highlighted bits, CLUBS APPORVED Nigel Woods position as permanent Chair of the RFL. Ha ha ha

Which junior clubs in Warrington and Edinburgh (when you were spreading the gospel) have you been involved in to witness all this money coming in?

Who has said the heartlands has been distracted by expansion?

Genius aren't you, we have not been allowed an academy for a few years, so you pick on clubs for example with no competition for miles and miles, no wonder you are good at your job (you keep telling us) with stating the obvious.

Since we last spoke just watched an interview with Mr Beaumont on this very subject, in 2022 we had 1300 memberships and quite a few of those were concessions >65, now there are just 600 concessions and the main increase in subscribers are the 18 to 21 age group, and also quite a number of female members we now have 6500 memberships including in '22 just 5 boxes sold in which Mr Beaumont had 2 of those, now there are all 24 boxes sold and a waiting list. The cameras like to pan on the crowd at the LSV in televised games, look for yourself at the number of young faces.

I'd find another hobby if I was you before you do some damage to yourself with keep raising your blood pressure, doubt you will be missed.

That will suit you fine to the ground, in a palying career you do like to move around don't you.

If you are directing that to all the people who have given up time and no little expense in trying under extreme circumstances with not a lot of help from the games governing body to keep these junior teams going then I take that as an utter and complete insult, to you and all your likes who most probably may have never been any where near the community game just on the intervening time scale you mention to make those assertions is just daming. Of course it has the most favourable setup for Rugby League in the country, but it is not the volunteers who are at fault, tell me what input do you have in Hastings?

There was only 16/17 consecutively till you just poked your nose in Chris

I see far far more young faces at home games than I do of the older end fans, the next generation is already taking shape over here, what about at Wakefield?

Now before you go casting assertions, please tell me apart from Londons 45 years in the RFL what has been the contribution to the player pool of all those teams that have come and gone from outside the heartlands in whatever time scale over the 130 years you wish to mention. For the record, I think this increase from 7 to 10 which is effectivly for SL purposes as below SL teams can source as many NFT players as they want to, will do the game no good whatsoever. I have said for a long time that we should focus on the heartlands Dave, but especially in the areas where it really matters, like the community side of the sport which has been paramount for a long time especially to those who have been witness to the decline of the sport in that area.

Which 'cretinous' (really can't help yourself can you) are you referring to over the last 10 years?

Well I know Martyn invited IMG to appear on his podcast numerous times but they just kept telling him to contact the RFL.

Yes you are correct, but the squad assembled was done off season.

Try the 'all out league' podcast RP.

It works very very well at the LSV. Click.

The transition from regular 3.00pm Sunday games to anytime that Sky deems nessacary takes some getting used to, I went religiously to away games now I don't bother, I stay at home and watch it on the telly, but I still have my season ticket for home games. And the distribution for Thursday night fixtures is appallingly bad, my clubs two closest neighbours have one and two Thursday fixtures whereas my club has 7 yes 7.