17 Aug: SL: Catalans Dragons v London Broncos KO 5pm (UK time) (TV)

[Charlie RL]

Following this thread. Great stuff.

Tense. 

[Click]

Who would of guessed that Bird would of been yellowed? Absolute grub of a player. It is a real shame because he has so much skill as a player.

[Futtocks]

Yellow card for Bird.

[Dunbar]

London have shown so much character this year.

They are an absolute credit to their coach and their performances reflect very well on him.

[Futtocks]

Just now, Click said:

Who would of guessed that Bird would of been yellowed? Absolute grub of a player. It is a real shame because he has so much skill as a player.

That's what rankles. Everyone knows how good he can be when he's just playing Rugby, but he chooses to bring this extra element to his game, which is not needed, and taints the sport as a whole.

[Click]

I really thought that Catalans would of come into this game really pumped up, wanting to play good rugby, and to put a good score on us. After what happened last week with their performance, and what the crowd must remember from the Warrington game - But they've come out and served absolutely nothing up. All they can do is give the ball to Kasiano or Edwards and hope they do something with it. Gigot has been largely absent, Langi shows he isn't a half that can lead any team, Bird delivers a typical Bird performance. I think they are clearly suffering from having McIlorm and Tomkins banned from that Warrington game, in what was such an unneeded incident.

[Man of Kent]

Catalans 4-17 London FT. 

The Dragons need to get away from thinking they can bully sides into submission like a yawnion team. Especially sides who are fitter, quicker and smarter like London.

[Click]

FT - 4 - 17 to the Broncos, great defence by London - Great character shown. They wouldn't let the Catalans forwards get the upper hand and bulldozer them. They can be very proud tonight. 

Pressure put back on the other teams at the bottom of the table!

[Futtocks]

What a day for cheering on capital city-based clubs, eh?

[Aidan Putt]

Fantastic performance from London, taking it to the wire. They never know when they’re beaten.

What a scrap at the bottom of the table. 

[Gooleboy]

Well done to London, thoroughly deserved the win. As for Catalans, more chance of getting to Mars than Old Trafford. They are awful.

[Harry Stottle]

People won't like this result it will mean more interest in the bottom of the division than the top. 

[Oxford]

[Harry Stottle]

I said earlier that London has given me great pleasure this season, and again tonight, but what a load of ###### Catalan are, Battye looked like a little lad at the side of the big French powder puffs but his heart was ten times bigger than theirs.

[Futtocks]

3 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

People won't like this result it will mean more interest in the bottom of the division than the top. 

Judging by the thread, plenty of people like this result.

[Rupert Prince]

9 minutes ago, Click said:

I really thought that Catalans would of come into this game really pumped up, wanting to play good rugby, and to put a good score on us. After what happened last week with their performance, and what the crowd must remember from the Warrington game - But they've come out and served absolutely nothing up. All they can do is give the ball to Kasiano or Edwards and hope they do something with it. Gigot has been largely absent, Langi shows he isn't a half that can lead any team, Bird delivers a typical Bird performance. I think they are clearly suffering from having McIlorm and Tomkins banned from that Warrington game, in what was such an unneeded incident.

Yes. Catalan won that game against Wire. Deservedly. But then gave away 2 suspensions, needlessly in the last minute.  So as a result they serve up an inept display.

I am not sure who else is missing, but I would have thought a good performance from a regulation rugged Catalan pack ought to lay down a suitable platform for any backs they had available.  The club and its players need to put their heads straight.

[barnyia]

Catalans had their cup final in Barcelona at the nou camp, I said it felt like a final with the atmosphere and the way the players got themselves up for it, hopefully McNamara will now blood a few young French players when it's not mathematically possible to qualify, 

[JonM]

Leeds, Hull KR and Wakefield remaining for London, all potentially winnable games. Final round Wakefield v London at Belle Vue could well be a relegation decider. They've already won more games than any previous bottom club has done.

[Saintslass]

Great win by London.  To be asked to play twice in France is tough for any side but must be more so for the side facing relegation.  As mentioned earlier, with three other teams on the same comp points as them at present, and having the chance to play two of those teams before the season ends, their fate now is largely in their own hands.  Exciting stuff but for a London fan, very nerve wracking too!

[wasginger]

If I didn't know any better I'd have said that the players threw that game away literally. A performance that could lead to a change of coach.

[fieldofclothofgold]

45 minutes ago, Dunbar said:

London have shown so much character this year.

They are an absolute credit to their coach and their performances reflect very well on him.

Fair play to them 

[Liverpool Rover]

London stood up to the Catalan pack and took their chances. Catalans had taken the chances they had bombed they would have won. When Catalans are good they are great and when they are bad they are awful. It really puts the pressure on us to win tomorrow.

[GUBRATS]

1 hour ago, Click said:

Who would of guessed that Bird would of been yellowed? Absolute grub of a player. It is a real shame because he has so much skill as a player.

It was funny last week when the ref pulled together the 2 captains to tell them to speak to their players , it was Bird and Ferres , 2 of the nastiest pieces of work we've ever seen 

[Liverpool Rover]

1 hour ago, Click said:

Who would of guessed that Bird would of been yellowed? Absolute grub of a player. It is a real shame because he has so much skill as a player.

The RFL should do something about the penalty that he won in the first half that got Krasniqi sin binned. How could the referee be the only one that didn't see what he did?

[THE RED ROOSTER]

Fantastic win - Game on now