The General 'Toronto Wolfpack' Discussion Thread

[POR 706]

1 hour ago, westlondonfan said:

What utterly amazes me is that the 12th team yet to be decided will itself get  less than an equal share of the distribution money. There seems to be no obvious logic to some of these decisions.

apparently it's because those naughty championship clubs could furlough their players and haven't had to pay for testing 

https://www.totalrl.com/reduced-distribution-for-promoted-club-explained/

[Oxford 5,117]

1 hour ago, POR said:

apparently it's because those naughty championship clubs could furlough their players and haven't had to pay for testing 

https://www.totalrl.com/reduced-distribution-for-promoted-club-explained/

It wouldn't matter if there is a perfectly reasonable and logical explanation, it will still be deemed unfair and seen as a pattern by those who like that sort of forum stuff.

Edited November 11, 2020 by Oxford

[dkw 4,779]

16 minutes ago, Oxford said:

It wouldn't matter if there is a perfectly reasonable and logical explanation, it will still be deemed unfair and seen as a pattern by those who like that sort of forum stuff.

You think that is a perfectly reasonable and logical explanation? 

[Oxford 5,117]

2 hours ago, dkw said:

You think that is a perfectly reasonable and logical explanation? 

I'm not sure what your point is dkw.

Social media  as a focus, & people's views generally come to that, tend to gravitate to the opposite despite all evidence to the contrary. This means that even when things seem straight forward, reasonable and clear people still find them wanting. The U S elections are a prime example right now. Referees, expansion & Elstone the same on here.

Or the short answer is "Yes I do, actually!"

Edited November 11, 2020 by Oxford

[Oxford 5,117]

Despite the interuption there SL without TWP is much the same as Salford without Watson all the poorer. And very few of the candidates for being accepted into SL even come close to replacing them in that way. Even Toulouse can't bridge that loss fully.

[clogdance 207]

5 hours ago, Davo5 said:

So after being proved wrong about the “lack”of criticism towards Argyle it’s now the level of criticism,you really need to make your mind up.

'Make my mind up' Blimey you love an argument don't you ? Ok the level of criticism was paltry at best, and nowhere near the level it should have been.

[Robin Evans 4,516]

1 hour ago, Oxford said:

Despite the interuption there SL without TWP is much the same as Salford without Watson all the poorer. And very few of the candidates for being accepted into SL even come close to replacing them in that way. Even Toulouse can't bridge that loss fully.

Why can't they?

[POR 706]

4 hours ago, Oxford said:

It wouldn't matter if there is a perfectly reasonable and logical explanation, it will still be deemed unfair and seen as a pattern by those who like that sort of forum stuff.

please enlighten me what would in your opinion be a  perfectly reasonable and logical explanation,

[Oxford 5,117]

52 minutes ago, POR said:

please enlighten me what would in your opinion be a  perfectly reasonable and logical explanation,

I thought I had!

[binosh 160]

No no no haven’t you heard? The Wolfpack have just announced Pepsi as a major sponsor after fighting off a 10 million dollar offer from Coca Cola.  Budweiser have bought the naming rights to the Lamport for 5 million per season for the next 3 years and CTV have just offered SL 100 million for a 5 year broadcasting licence for SL........ 
 

 

 

 

 

 

no, hang on, news just in all the above is infact a load of nonsense much like Livolsi’s proposal and Toronto are infact just a major drain on the finances of a tinpot sport played in the north of England that I love very much.

[POR 706]

20 minutes ago, Oxford said:

I thought I had!

I must have missed that could you kindly tell me again

[Oxford 5,117]

4 minutes ago, POR said:

I must have missed that could you kindly tell me again

Ask Gubrats he knows everything!

[POR 706]

Just now, Oxford said:

Ask Gubrats he knows everything!

but I;m asking you with all your knowledge of rugby league

[Oxford 5,117]

3 minutes ago, POR said:

but I;m asking you with all your knowledge of rugby league

The only thing I know is how little I know!

What question exactly, woud you like me to try though?

[GeordieSaint 6,338]

15 minutes ago, binosh said:

Toronto are infact just a major drain on the finances of a tinpot sport played in the north of England that I love very much.

Attitudes like this are a key reason why the sport is tin pot in England.

[POR 706]

1 minute ago, Oxford said:

The only thing I know is how little I know!

What question exactly, woud you like me to try though?

perfectly reasonable and logical explanation,?

[Oxford 5,117]

Just now, POR said:

perfectly reasonable and logical explanation,?

That's a phrase not a question so I'm still at a loss.

It referred to the rejection of ideas we don't like or agree with, the denial of alternatives, a very common outcome these days.

[GUBRATS 4,835]

1 minute ago, Oxford said:

That's a phrase not a question so I'm still at a loss.

It referred to the rejection of ideas we don't like or agree with, the denial of alternatives, a very common outcome these days.

But you said " IF there was " , which suggests there isn't , so it's not unreasonable to be asked to provide one

[Michael1812 485]

25 minutes ago, binosh said:

no, hang on, news just in all the above is infact a load of nonsense much like Livolsi’s proposal and Toronto are infact just a major drain on the finances of a tinpot sport played in the north of England that I love very much.

I can’t speak to Livolsi’s plan as I didn’t see or hear his presentation so it may have been  but how were they a major drain on finances when they put over £5 million and tons of free publicity into English rugby league without taking a cent out of it? 

[Michael1812 485]

I know no one is willing to admit it but could it be that Toronto were not great but not totally ###### either? They were like most other clubs that make up super league, somewhere in the middle. 

Throughout the past 4 years I’ve been amazed to see people who won’t give them an ounce of credit. 
 

 

[binosh 160]

17 minutes ago, GeordieSaint said:

Attitudes like this are a key reason why the sport is tin pot in England.

I wonder if the Toronto players will take 8 months backdated “attitude” instead of money?

[Manx RL 1,183]

1 minute ago, Michael1812 said:

I know no one is willing to admit it but could it be that Toronto were not great but not totally ###### either? They were like most other clubs that make up super league, somewhere in the middle. 

Throughout the past 4 years I’ve been amazed to see people who won’t give them an ounce of credit. 
 

 

Unfortunately too many suppliers gave them too much credit. 

[Oxford 5,117]

9 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

But you said " IF there was " , which suggests there isn't , so it's not unreasonable to be asked to provide one

I think if is the key word there. It means that nothing would be good enough.The point is for far too many things the dialogue & narrative is :

" It's a ######"

"But it hasn't come out of any animals orifice!"

"No Matter how you polish it up, it's feces,"

And where does it get us?

 

 

[dkw 4,779]

4 hours ago, Oxford said:

I'm not sure what your point is dkw.

Social media  as a focus, & people's views generally come to that, tend to gravitate to the opposite despite all evidence to the contrary. This means that even when things seem straight forward, reasonable and clear people still find them wanting. The U S elections are a prime example right now. Referees, expansion & Elstone the same on here.

Or the short answer is "Yes I do, actually!"

I meant the response of cutting the 12th clubs money is fine because they were able to furlough players, nothing to do with social media.

[Oxford 5,117]

Just now, dkw said:

I meant the response of cutting the 12th clubs money is fine because they were able to furlough players, nothing to do with social media.

This is only a matter of direction dkw, stay well.