Sat 12th Feb: SL: Toulouse Olympique v Huddersfield Giants KO 20:00 (SKY)

[Davo5]

21 minutes ago, bobbruce said:

Is he your older brother. 

Possibly or more likely a figment of his imagination like the rest of his post.

[Davo5]

5 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

So I have seen it mentioned many times by many different posters the anger and frustration that TO have these financial impediments enforced by SL, but no one has qualified why it is being done that way, was it a condition of their entry to SL, have at some point in time they have agreed to it, I honestly can't imagine they have just had it imposed on them for the start of this season, but saying that I wouldn't put anything past those who run SL the very same people who were quietly sat in the background pulling Mr Elstone's strings and letting him take all the flack, just think about it if Elstone was still in office, he would be being crucified for it on these pages.

Whichever it is,the simple fact that Superleague are imposing such impediments on promoted clubs who already face a huge hurdle to stay in the league is embarrassing & pathetic.

[Harry Stottle]

13 minutes ago, Davo5 said:

Whichever it is,the simple fact that Superleague are imposing such impediments on promoted clubs who already face a huge hurdle to stay in the league is embarrassing & pathetic.

Agreed, but can you not see the similarities that is happening both now and during Elstone's period in office, where are the 'Fun Boy Three' of the 3 big west of the Pennine club's who unveiled Elstone to the Rugby League World, they are conspicuous by their absence in explaining why TO have to pay other SL club's travel expenses, let's say they are keeping their heads down with no one else to heap the blame on.

[Davo5]

5 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

Agreed, but can you not see the similarities that is happening both now and during Elstone's period in office, where are the 'Fun Boy Three' of the 3 big west of the Pennine club's who unveiled Elstone to the Rugby League World, they are conspicuous by their absence in explaining why TO have to pay other SL club's travel expenses, let's say they are keeping their heads down with no one else to heap the blame on.

Elstone was only ever an expensive puppet of ALL the Superleague clubs so the self interest is bound to continue now he’s gone.

[JT RL]

The gap up to Superleague is a wide one, too big for most (all) clubs to take in one stride (without an external benefactors). Having said that, there is only enough resource for 8 or 10 top league teams.

All Championship clubs can be a match for a Superleague one, say 5 or 6 games a league .. so, why not arrange the league like that

 

Then when a team like TO, Leigh or Fetherstone, host one like Huddersfield or Hull … it,s going to be one heck of n event

[JonM]

1 hour ago, Snowys Backside said:

Where’s Sir Kev ?

Busy editing his old posts I imagine.

[Ant]

Having said that, there is only enough resource for 8 or 10 top league teams

This is, frankly, absolutely rubbish.

There is plenty of resource but it's overly concentrated and for "bottom" teams to collect the grains that remain needs more time than they are currently given 

 

[idrewthehaggis]

6 hours ago, Harry Stottle said:

Could I just throw in the two games against a very weakened Saints team, London could only play what was in front on them, but had Saints not had been so benevolent in those games then London would not have made the end of season 4 club dogfight, I think we would have heard a lot more about it if one of the other 3 club's had suffered relegation, as it happened nothing needed to said.

London, despite the Saints games, were exceptionally unlucky to be relegated that season. 

In essence, it took the very last game doe them to go down, bdeed Hull KR just missed a bullet that day.

For a different scenario could have happened.

Back at the Magic Weekend, it was only the stumbling butter finger of Olpherts that handed KR a win at Anfield and come the last game SRD and the Robins were only separated by an extra time Golden Point drop kick.

We would have had the slightly uncomfortable pleasure of twice ditching KR into tier two that Friday. Leeds or Wigan an eternal joy, but not yer fellow minnows.

As for the shapeshifting restrictions on Tox13, then rigged isn't it all. 

 

 

 

Edited February 13 by idrewthehaggis

[binosh]

2 hours ago, Davo5 said:

Possibly or more likely a figment of his imagination like the rest of his post.

Lot of time on my hands today.

Funnily enough found the old thread you said didn’t exist with all the comments you also said didn’t exist.

I can share some if you like?

 

Edited February 13 by binosh

[Davo5]

1 minute ago, binosh said:

 

So stil no suggestion of them being saviours of Superleague then,must try harder but it’s flattering having my own forum stalker

[binosh]

4 minutes ago, Davo5 said:

So stil no suggestion of them being saviours of Superleague then,must try harder but it’s flattering having my own forum stalker

You sure??

 

[Davo5]

1 minute ago, binosh said:

You sure??

 

Yeap,based on the total absence of the statement,Toulouse are the saviours of Superleague I’m pretty sure.

[Snowys Backside]

Where is Sir Kev?  

[Tommygilf]

2 hours ago, Davo5 said:

Elstone was only ever an expensive puppet of ALL the Superleague clubs so the self interest is bound to continue now he’s gone.

Not all ...

[Tommygilf]

46 minutes ago, binosh said:

Lot of time on my hands today.

Funnily enough found the old thread you said didn’t exist with all the comments you also said didn’t exist.

I can share some if you like?

 

That doesn't say "saviours of super league" does it?

[Davo5]

3 minutes ago, Tommygilf said:

Not all ...

Hetherington might not have wanted him but I’m sure he made sure he did what he was told.

[Tommygilf]

1 minute ago, Davo5 said:

Hetherington might not have wanted him but I’m sure he made sure he did what he was told.

Leeds were as close to being in open rebellion towards Elstone the entire time - to the extent Elstone publicly stated that he wanted to get Leeds on board during a Sky Game at Salford. 

[GUBRATS]

38 minutes ago, Tommygilf said:

That doesn't say "saviours of super league" does it?

No , it implies it

[Tommygilf]

Just now, GUBRATS said:

No , it implies it

Implications are in the eye of the beholder, and says more about the beholder than the content

[Scubby]

3 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

No , it implies it

Jog on and get your kitchen finished. #### stirrer  

[GUBRATS]

You

1 minute ago, Tommygilf said:

Implications are in the eye of the beholder, and says more about the beholder than the content

You should tell that to Gingerjohn , not me 

[GUBRATS]

1 minute ago, Scubby said:

Jog on and get your kitchen finished. #### stirrer  

Guilty I'd say 

[Tommygilf]

Just now, GUBRATS said:

You

You should tell that to Gingerjohn , not me 

I'm sure I have on several occasions on the politics board.

[MZH]

Strong rumours (to the point where it seems like a done deal) that Jamie Shaul is Toulouse bound. That will be a good signing if true.

[Charlie]

Heard a rumour that Toulouse are after Elijah niko from Union. Think shaul will be a good pick up for them.