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Fri 13 Sept: SL: Wakefield Trinity v London Broncos KO 7.45pm (TV)

John Drake

By John Drake
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Who will win?  

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  1. 1. Who will win?

    • Wakefield Trinity
      27
    • London Broncos
      55

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Futtocks

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Very sad for the inspirational Broncos. Let's hope they can bounce back soon.

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Oxford

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To be perfectly honest London going down emphasises why I don't like P&R simply didn't deserve to.

And if nothing else SL needs more fans like the ones London have got. Great effort by the players and everyone on the terraces.

2 warning points:kolobok_dirol:  Non-Political

 

 

 

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GUBRATS

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Just now, Oxford said:

To be perfectly honest London going down emphasises why I don't like P&R simply didn't deserve to.

And if nothing else SL needs more fans like the ones London have got. Great effort by the players and everyone on the terraces.

Yes they did , they finished bottom 

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Liverpool Rover

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Shame that London are going down, they have really played their part this season but tonight seemed to be a game too far as I didn't think that they were quite the London we have seen this this year, but if Dixon had taken his chances to ground the ball who knows what could have happened. It is really harsh on them to be going down on PD.

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9 minutes ago, Oxford said:

To be perfectly honest London going down emphasises why I don't like P&R simply didn't deserve to.

But when we had the 8's people were saying the opposite...(i.e. its not fair that 2nd to bottom got relegated following a play off system, the bottom team should have been relegated etc etc)...as gubrays says, like it or not, London hace finished bottom tonight when all has been said and done

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1 minute ago, Liverpool Rover said:

Shame that London are going down, they have really played their part this season but tonight seemed to be a game too far as I didn't think that they were quite the London we have seen this this year, but if Dixon had taken his chances to ground the ball who knows what could have happened. It is really harsh on them to be going down on PD.

To me it looked like a mental preparation thing (or lack of it)...wakey were making plenty of mistakes but their hunger was there for all to see...london were a gear or two lower and didnt seem as keen for it

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2 minutes ago, chuffer said:

To me it looked like a mental preparation thing (or lack of it)...wakey were making plenty of mistakes but their hunger was there for all to see...london were a gear or two lower and didnt seem as keen for it

A week too many for London , mentally shattered after last week 

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5 minutes ago, chuffer said:

But when we had the 8's people were saying the opposite...(i.e. its not fair that 2nd to bottom got relegated following a play off system, the bottom team should have been relegated etc etc)...as gubrays says, like it or not, London hace finished bottom tonight when all has been said and done

with an unbalanced fixture list...

"I am the avenging angel; I come with wings unfurled, I come with claws extended from halfway round the world. I am the God Almighty, I am the howling wind. I care not for your family; I care not for your kin. I come in search of terror, though terror is my own; I come in search of vengeance for crimes and crimes unknown. I care not for your children, I care not for your wives, I care not for your country, I care not for your lives." - (c) Jim Boyes - "The Avenging Angel"

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8 minutes ago, chuffer said:

To me it looked like a mental preparation thing (or lack of it)...wakey were making plenty of mistakes but their hunger was there for all to see...london were a gear or two lower and didnt seem as keen for it

I don't think that's right or fair. London are bottom for a reason. They're not as good as the rest of the league. They had chances early on, fell behind, and could have come back near the break. It wasn't some lack of desire that meant that they didn't - it was that it didn't work out for them because if you're not as good as your opponent then you need some luck or to catch them out in some way. Neither came tonight.

London have done magnificently to take it to the last match of the season. By rights this team should have been relegated weeks ago on 6 points.

Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett)

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Futtocks

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I hate to see any club get relegated.

I rejoice to see any club get promoted.

I understand the practical problems that would occur if my wishes were granted. ? 

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
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Jampot

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2 hours ago, BladeHearts said:

Ultimately Wakefield are just too good for London.

Hopefully, London see this season as a huge positive and the club can continue to grow in the Championship and build a support in Ealing.

Unfortunately that won't happen, and you surely know it.  Their crowds are far lower these days than they were even just a few years ago,  to say that they are growing is hoping against hope, they are shrinking.   "Super" League gets to keep the internationally famous big village that is Wakefield, but loses the tiny dot on the map that noone has heard of called "London".

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I can’t hail promotion and relegation as a success. Personally, I don’t think it is. The heavy favourite to get relegated this season has done exactly that, got relegated. Now, they may have done it in a manner that few so-called “experts” and fans predicted but they’ve still got relegated, a year after being promoted. I don’t think we’re in a position to have promotion and relegation at the minute and building top down just isn’t an approach that will see (m)any benefits for P&R. 

Nonetheless, commiserations London. You’ve been less rubbish than many expected and have been a breath of fresh air at times. 

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Jampot

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7 minutes ago, Oliver Clothesoff said:

I can’t hail promotion and relegation as a success. Personally, I don’t think it is. The heavy favourite to get relegated this season has done exactly that, got relegated. Now, they may have done it in a manner that few so-called “experts” and fans predicted but they’ve still got relegated, a year after being promoted. I don’t think we’re in a position to have promotion and relegation at the minute and building top down just isn’t an approach that will see (m)any benefits for P&R. 

Nonetheless, commiserations London. You’ve been less rubbish than many expected and have been a breath of fresh air at times. 

They've been "less rubbish" to the point that there was the toss of a coin between them and 3 other of the 12 teams in the league.

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Niels

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22 minutes ago, Jampot said:

Unfortunately that won't happen, and you surely know it.  Their crowds are far lower these days than they were even just a few years ago,  to say that they are growing is hoping against hope, they are shrinking.   "Super" League gets to keep the internationally famous big village that is Wakefield, but loses the tiny dot on the map that noone has heard of called "London".

Wakefield has a population of over 332,00. More than each of Warrington, St Helen's and Wigan. 

There is no football league team whereas in London there are 13. 

In any case Wakefield finished fourth from bottom. They were never ever bottom of the table either.

 

 

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So now we have only one big city club in the top tier with maybe Toronto next year if the SL let them in.

There won’t be a Manchester club in any division which leaves just Bradford, Newcastle and Coventry as city teams.

Small town clubs small time game.

ps I know Wakefield is a city but to all intents and purposes it’s just a large town

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