Barley Mow

I don't doubt that you're right about clubs excluding dates when their ground isn't available, but isn't Old Trafford always free for the Grand Final because we programme it for the week when there are soccer internationals on?

Hunslet v North Wales Crusaders Midlands Hurricanes v Oldham Rochdale Hornets v Keighley Cougars Workington Town v Cornwall

Wakefield Trinity v Toulouse Olympique Batley Bulldogs v York Knights Bradford Bulls v Widnes Vikings Doncaster v Dewsbury Rams Halifax Panthers v Swinton Lions Sheffield Eagles v Barrow Raiders Whitehaven v Featherstone Rovers

Thanks, they've obviously just stopped selling them in the other concourse at the north end of the east stand.

Okay, thanks. It's intriguing, I always sit at the northern end of the main stand and, as I say, there haven't been any on sale there since at least the middle of last season. I always make a point of looking out for them too. Perhaps I'd find them in the other concourse if I got a ticket for the other end of the stand.

Admittedly I'm only an occasional visitor, but I haven't seen them on sale since early/mid season last year.

Their brand (like all first class county cricket teams) is the traditional country they represent. If roses matches were to work, we would need to build the brand (the competition and the teams). In terms of the teams, I'm happy to accept it looks an easier task for Yorks than Lancs. Anyway, my point was simply that the stadiums mentioned are in Lancashire as generally understood in a sporting context. Although Wilderspool, being on the other side of the Mersey wasn't.

Lancashire County Cricket Club don't seem to have an issue. Everyone accepts they represent the traditional county.

Let's not start this again. Yes, there are different types of counties - the traditional ones, administrative ones, ceremonial ones, etc. What constitutes Lancashire is different for each of those types of county. We all know that in the rugby league (in fact general sporting) context, a reference to Lancashire means the traditional county. All of the grounds mentioned there are in the traditional county of Lancashire.

I got one myself. Nice shirt with a proper collar.

Toulouse Olympique v Whitehaven by 12 Barrow Raiders v Doncaster by 8 Batley Bulldogs v Wakefield Trinity by 18 Featherstone Rovers v Widnes Vikings by 6 Halifax Panthers v Sheffield Eagles by 2 Swinton Lions v Dewsbury Rams by 4 York Knights v Bradford Bulls by 16

Cornwall v Midlands Hurricanes by 10 Hunslet v Workington Town by 4 Newcastle Thunder v Keighley Cougars by 46 North Wales Crusaders v Rochdale Hornets by 2

I'm not sure of the reason you have done this comparison, please could you explain? If you are comparing Catalans to a British club, wouldn't it make more sense to be another of the top SL clubs who run reserves (akin to Catalans' Elite 1 team) and an academy? York, I believe, have also begun running a wheelchair team recently.

I assume almost all of the remaining 22% will be in the neighbouring regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Nouvelle-Aquitaine?

Personally, if it was on TV I would mention it to people and encourage them to watch it. If it's on SL+ then I may still bring it up in conversation, but it will be less likely and I'm less likely to suggest people download an app, etc specially for it.

Are people in the wider world going to know about the internationals, never mind the Championship match? It looks as though it won't be on TV, just on SL+. I can't see there being much promotion of it to anyone who isn't already following RL.

I place (most of) the blame with the RFL. The Championship is a RFL competition, the RFL chose to programme an international break for Super League but not for the Championship. It is obvious that Toulouse must have a week off if there is to be an England v France international, the RFL decided not to programme that into the fixtures.

You missed the third part - this is Trinity we're discussing after all!

Yes - but Manningham moved to become an association football club early in their history. Bradford has been a one club RL place for most of the sport's history. For Leeds and Hunslet think Liverpool and Everton in football - everyone considers Everton a Liverpool club despite not having the city as part of its name. In Leeds, the split was traditionally a geographic one (north/south of the river). Similar to the Hull east/west split.

I think it's a FTA regional channel in the south of France.

He might be if he hadn't got injured in one of his few appearances for York - He was already out for at least most of the season before York announced his retirement today in advance of the Hull FC statement.

Although they never play the whole recording at Headingley, because it begins "Here we go with Leeds United, we're gonna give the boys a hand, stand up and sing for Leeds United..."

That would depend on the culture, traditions and laws of any individual country. Many languages don't differentiate between town and city and have a single word for any urban settlement. French - Ville, German - Stadt, etc. The English language does differentiate and city status here is either acknowledged as having existed since (at least) medieval times on the basis of having a cathedral, or is granted by Royal Charter. In the 1830s Ripon was the first place to have a church raised to the status of (Anglican) Cathedral in England since the 1500s. Their council assumed this automatically made Ripon a city and began calling themselves Ripon City Council. The situation was unclear though and they eventually petitioned The Crown to recognise their city status and were instead granted a Charter in 1865. Every one since has been created a city by Royal Charter.

Yes - But it probably doesn't fit South Bedfordshire Fan's definition of a city. The next location for an expansion team?

This isn't another dig at Leigh is it?