M j M
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1 hour ago, Eddie said:
Will they even manage a 14k crowd? Of course not, it’s because of the stadium redevelopment
They managed it literally six days ago.
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5 hours ago, Lowdesert said:
Reading the aussie press, Kyle was taken out of first team action as Gould thought he needed to 're-set' himself and his game but now he is ready to play. Then Gus drops a load of pressure on him by saying the Dogs will revolve around what Kyle does. If its a confidence thing, which imo is a massive percentage of an RL players make up, then to say nothing wouldve been a better option!
Phil Gould being a dick? Why that doesn't ring true with the man we know and admire at all!
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David McKee, author of Mr Benn.
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I know it's NRL360 so a heap of salt but: 6:42.
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25 minutes ago, JohnM said:
Leeds will be fine, whoever, whatever. Nothing can go wrong. After all, they own their own ground
Pretty true really. Short term on-field difficulties are very different to a long term lack of financial viability and ground security.
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This will be popular.
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This seems extremely unlikely.
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4 minutes ago, Eddie said:
Thunder would easily average 10,000 in SL? Their first attendance this season was 638
I'm a fan of what Newcastle are doing but there's lots of delusion in some about how large a club they are.
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On 31/03/2022 at 20:55, johnh1 said:
Swift ran directly into the ref after scoring. He could have avoided him, but didn’t. Could be in trouble for that.
Mind boggling that this incident wasn't even referenced in the MRP list yet Morgan Knowles being walked into by James Child the following night is (Case Number ON/588/22).
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14 minutes ago, Desert Skipper said:
Sunday Times interview with the CEO of Jet2Holidays:
“Rugby league or rugby union?
Rugby league”
Good man, Mr Heapy!
Looks like he's an Oldham lad so makes sense.
Jet2's head office is 5 miles from Headingley and their customers skew northern so always wise to keep onside with them too
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5 hours ago, Josef K said:
I think Saints sold 1,800 in all with a few more paying at the gate(or using a debit card). How much are seating tickets in the North Stand MJM, if i ever go to Leeds again i might be tempted to take a sit down.
Adult is £32 if bought in advance. Away fans are allocated Section A which is adjacent to the Western Terrace.
It was a good following from Saints on Friday, the terrace looked around half full. The official capacity is exactly 4,000 so maybe 2,000 fans. Perhaps a bit less as some Leeds fans do stand there.
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9 hours ago, yipyee said:
Leeds only allocated 1500 to saints, shooting themselves in the foot there, is that the capacity of the derelict stand they force away fans into?
No, not even half the capacity of the away end. St Helens were also allocated seats in the North Stand.
But I have no idea what "shooting themselves in the foot" means, or what you think it means.
Very few away ticket allocations in SL are fixed and they are often decided in consultation with the away team - i.e. how many do you think you will sell. If the away team thinks they are going to sell out their allocation the conventional thing is to ask the home club for more tickets. If that didn't happen then St Helens have an administration problem.
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And now we hear, judging by his demeanour, from the winning coach.
Referring to a large chunk of the Leeds team as "some pretty offensive players" is hard to argue with to be fair.
Biggest Jedi mind trick attempt this week: "I've always rated Sutty as a half. He's really silky, he's intuitive... him and Ash Handley are a real dynamic duo".
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3 hours ago, Eddie said:
During the pandemic when the capacity was zero?
Pre-pandemic. Leeds vs Bradford friendly (Rob Burrow game) followed by the season opener vs Hull FC.
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18 hours ago, bratman said:
When was the last time Leeds had a sellout?
Early 2020, twice.
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Just now, Just Browny said:
Grade F for Swift
Was weird that - didn't really look like he needed to carry on into him but presumably it was just his momentum.
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If we look at it the other way round how much does Beaumont think the presence of Leigh over Catalan would add to the Sky deal? Millions surely?
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A reminder of the last time these two teams met on April 1st.
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43 minutes ago, RigbyLuger said:
Lizzie Jones is back. As is Alex Simmons. Wonder if he'll bring along Wagga in blackface.
My God. Why on earth are they letting Simmons inside the park?
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Here we go, I was waiting for this to drop.
It's one of the crisis moment Gary Hetherington open letters all Leeds fans are so familiar with.
https://www.therhinos.co.uk/2022/03/28/message-from-gary-hetherington/
QuoteOn behalf of the Leeds Rhinos Management and Board, I felt it was important that I communicated with our supporters following the bitter disappointment of our exit from the Challenge Cup on Saturday, compounded by our poor start to the season.
Firstly, I would like to say that these performances are clearly unacceptable and fall far below the standards this proud club has set. I think perhaps our recent run feels so raw because of the hope and optimism we all had at the start of the season that we were ready to mount a challenge at the top of the table again.
When we think back to that pre-season feeling, we felt we had established a squad with the right blend of youth and experience with as much strength in depth as possible within the constraints of the salary cap. We have lost players to injury, as every team in Super League does, but also caused problems for ourselves with our own indiscipline.
As our long time supporters will know, we have faced adversity like this at times before and the lessons from those experiences are invaluable as we look to plot a course to better times ahead.
The squad are clearly low on confidence at present, the first half against Castleford showed that, as we allowed our heads to drop after conceding the early tries. The job of Jamie Jones-Buchanan and the rest of our performance department is to turn that around in the short term. I still believe that this group of players are as capable and talented as we all thought at the start of the year but the key now is to start showing that with our performances.
Long term, we find ourselves in need of a new Head Coach. At Leeds, that appointment carries many unique opportunities and the ideal candidate will offer both coaching expertise but, perhaps as importantly, be a leader with a vision for how this team will evolve and become the Champion side we know it can be. I believe this appointment is as important as my decision to bring Tony Smith in back in 2003. In contrast, back then we were challenging for honours on all fronts but needed to go to the next level with a new appointment.
To that end, we have begun an exhaustive search both at home and abroad and this weekend I will travel to Australia to meet a number of potential candidates to speak to them in person and further advance our search for a new Head Coach. We have worked hard in recent years to develop and secure a group of talented, young players and this appointment will be crucial in allowing them to fulfil their potential.
I fully understand the frustration and disappointment that all our supporters are feeling at present. Having dedicated the last 25 years to re-establishing the club as a force in the game, I share those frustrations but I would ask you all to give Jamie and the team your support as they aim to get themselves back on their feet and we can start to move forward in the coming weeks.
Thanks for all your support.
Gary Hetherington
Chief Executive
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A thing of absolute beauty.
Flanagan Snr/Jnr - The Answer To A Problem Called Leeds?
in The General Rugby League Forum
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If you mean Headingley, the answer is, it's not.
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