Bedford Roughyed 8,003 Posted November 18, 2020 Report Share Posted November 18, 2020 1 2 With the best, thats a good bit of PR, though I would say the Bedford team, theres, like, you know, 13 blokes who can get together at the weekend to have a game together, which doesnt point to expansion of the game. Point, yeah go on! Link to post Share on other sites
Toby Chopra 1,468 Posted November 18, 2020 Report Share Posted November 18, 2020 1 minute ago, Bedford Roughyed said: Let's just agree never to talk of that tour again 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Hela Wigmen 2,265 Posted November 18, 2020 Report Share Posted November 18, 2020 Looking forward to it. It’s this sort of thing that we need more of. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
RP London 2,805 Posted November 18, 2020 Report Share Posted November 18, 2020 "Once were lions" does sum it up though... is the sub heading "now mere pussycats" 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tommygilf 7,017 Posted November 18, 2020 Report Share Posted November 18, 2020 Just now, RP London said: "Once were lions" does sum it up though... is the sub heading "now mere pussycats" Or "never ever again" or "and occasionally they were irish too" 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Damien 11,690 Posted November 18, 2020 Report Share Posted November 18, 2020 "Once Were Lions" but then gave up the name and became "Rugby League lions" because our administrators are scared of a fight. Link to post Share on other sites
Dunbar 9,426 Posted November 18, 2020 Report Share Posted November 18, 2020 I like to watch my Rugby League documentaries 'as live' and so I have managed to avoid the results of this tour for the last 12 months. I trust I won't be disappointed with Wayne and the boys. 2 1 15 Link to post Share on other sites
RP London 2,805 Posted November 18, 2020 Report Share Posted November 18, 2020 24 minutes ago, Dunbar said: I like to watch my Rugby League documentaries 'as live' and so I have managed to avoid the results of this tour for the last 12 months. I trust I won't be disappointed with Wayne and the boys. you'll love some of the "out of the box" thinking... very modern. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
nadera78 2,592 Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 13 hours ago, Toby Chopra said: Let's just agree never to talk of that tour again Nope. Next time someone wants to resurrect this team, based purely on nostalgia and (an admittedly lovely) badge, I'm going to loudly remind everyone of what an absolute disaster this tour was. Speaking of which, have the financials been announced yet? 3 1 "Just as we had been Cathars, we were treizistes, men apart." Jean Roque, Calendrier-revue du Racing-Club Albigeois, 1958-1959 Link to post Share on other sites
Ramon Rojo 182 Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 18 hours ago, Bedford Roughyed said: Thank you for the heads up regards this being shown. Will certainly be a more intriguing watch than 4 days of wayward pitch & putt, a show off in by far the fastest car blubbing how fab he is and those laughable millionaire show ponies flopping on the floor because someone with a fancy haircut had the audacity to attempt tackling them. Bring it on 2 Link to post Share on other sites
RP London 2,805 Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 5 hours ago, nadera78 said: Nope. Next time someone wants to resurrect this team, based purely on nostalgia and (an admittedly lovely) badge, I'm going to loudly remind everyone of what an absolute disaster this tour was. Speaking of which, have the financials been announced yet? Can we just please let England use the badge and shirt and this whole sorry debacle can be put to one side and we get to please everybody... 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites
17 stone giant 1,320 Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 Looking forward to this. Just a shame the matches weren't part of an actual tournament or series. I hope we don't tour like that again. I much prefer the games to have some wider meaning. Link to post Share on other sites
Hughsehhh 313 Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 On 19/11/2020 at 08:53, RP London said: Can we just please let England use the badge and shirt and this whole sorry debacle can be put to one side and we get to please everybody... Why should England have an automatic right to the badge? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Kevin Sinfield 2,053 Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 Bringing back great britain was a massive success Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Kevin Sinfield 2,053 Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 On 19/11/2020 at 07:18, Celt said: Before you watch, you have to remember that PNG are picking guys from the likes of Carcassonne, Doncaster, Townsville Blackhawks, Mackay cutters and Barrow. Bennett is good, and may have just won State of Origin, but up against that kind of quality, it will ALWAYS be tough. You have to question why more PNG players don’t make it into the NRL and Super League when they can compete and win on the International stage. Link to post Share on other sites
The Rocket 1,025 Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 On 19/11/2020 at 19:10, Ramon Rojo said: Thank you for the heads up regards this being shown. Will certainly be a more intriguing watch than 4 days of wayward pitch & putt, a show off in by far the fastest car blubbing how fab he is and those laughable millionaire show ponies flopping on the floor because someone with a fancy haircut had the audacity to attempt tackling them. Bring it on You mean you haven`t seen the results either.!! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Man of Kent 7,331 Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 Once Were Lions now showing www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p08v531s Link to post Share on other sites
Man of Kent 7,331 Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 Jammer dropping f-bombs less than a minute in. Think I’ll enjoy this 1 Link to post Share on other sites
17 stone giant 1,320 Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 The presentation was nice and glossy, but my overall feeling was of a tour that was hollow from the outset. There was simply no reason to be playing again as GB, and neither were we playing for anything in particular. That, however, is not the fault of the documentary makers, who I thought did a perfectly decent job. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
RP London 2,805 Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 13 hours ago, Hughsehhh said: Why should England have an automatic right to the badge? Thought that was obvious.. England are the lions and Wales and Scotland won't want it. GB is pretty much England.. if its all about keeping the "iconic history" of the badge and shirt then thats how you would do it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Hughsehhh 313 Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 38 minutes ago, RP London said: Thought that was obvious.. England are the lions and Wales and Scotland won't want it. GB is pretty much England.. if its all about keeping the "iconic history" of the badge and shirt then thats how you would do it. I'm Welsh and certainly value the Lions and wouldn't want to lose it, or have it simply given over to England. England maybe the lions in terms of squad now, but in the past a decent amount of Welshmen have worn the jersey and formed the identity and memories for many fans. A single, poorly organised tour shouldn't distract from decades of rich history. Bring back the GB lions in future, when it can be properly organised. Also, people seem to have a hang up that we lost the games and that's a reason to scrap the lions - I didn't realise the only purpose of the GB lions existence was to win exclusively 8 Link to post Share on other sites
RP London 2,805 Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, Hughsehhh said: I'm Welsh and certainly value the Lions and wouldn't want to lose it, or have it simply given over to England. England maybe the lions in terms of squad now, but in the past a decent amount of Welshmen have worn the jersey and formed the identity and memories for many fans. A single, poorly organised tour shouldn't distract from decades of rich history. Bring back the GB lions in future, when it can be properly organised. Also, people seem to have a hang up that we lost the games and that's a reason to scrap the lions - I didn't realise the only purpose of the GB lions existence was to win exclusively Did you read the threads on here before the tour... its not just because we lost The feeling for not bringing them back and it being pointless has been strong for many for a long time. Link to post Share on other sites
Yosser 644 Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 (edited) I enjoyed John Bentley's contribution, for example one quote from him; " When I came to RL I was fit. But I had to lift it again. I suddenly realised these were athletes. They were far, far, far more athletic and fitter than the RU boys." Nothing new there and the gap is narrower now. But I think it is a very important point to make, as it is part of what differentiates us from other team sports and good to see in a BBC documentary. Other sportsmen/women respect RL players for this and we need to promote it more. Edited November 24, 2020 by Yosser 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Bedford Roughyed 8,003 Posted November 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Yosser said: I enjoyed John Bentley's contribution 'I found a grey pube the other day'.... 1 With the best, thats a good bit of PR, though I would say the Bedford team, theres, like, you know, 13 blokes who can get together at the weekend to have a game together, which doesnt point to expansion of the game. Point, yeah go on! Link to post Share on other sites
Man of Kent 7,331 Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 ‘Two Tickets To Paradise’ 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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