The Daddy Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 (edited) Edited July 23, 2022 by The Daddy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Daddy Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 If this is truly the view of the Huddersfield leadership then it's just tragic. If you can't promote international sport then the problem lies closer to home. Symptomatic of the backwards thinking mentality prevalent in RL currently. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NW10LDN Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Going well already I see. IMG have their work cut out for them. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie tries Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 I agree with SMcM - though how this was leaked is poor alround. Huddersfield entitled to their opinion - no matter how poor it is 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Streets tache Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 At last!!! A bit of character/passion/charisma shown from somebody!! Fed up of the generic Rugby League interview. Steve Mac with a Summerslam promo!! And you know what........ He's right. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henson Park Old Firm Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 get ready for a good old fashion rugby league knife fight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whippet13 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Well said Steve Mc, absolutely spot on. We need this conversation right now, the game is controlled by a handful of individual club owners with vested self interest, it needs to change immediately. IMG offer hope, but I'm still unclear what power they actually have. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Same kind of thinking that finished Toronto. Is it any wonder the sport is struggling. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eal Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Yeah but remember, these foreign teams don't bring the 300/400 away fans that Huddersfield do. 4 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 This is really poor to put this out there. There is absolutely a discussion to be had about how best to monetise French involvement in SL. None of that should lead to any conclusion of there being no French involvement, but a French team's coach highlighting this publicly is poor. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumby Magic Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 2 hours ago, eal said: Yeah but remember, these foreign teams don't bring the 300/400 away fans that Huddersfield do. Shouldn't that be home fans. 1 1 Like poor jokes? Thejoketeller@mullymessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Nobody knows what was actually said do they? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 56 minutes ago, Eddie said: Nobody knows what was actually said do they? That doesn't matter any more, though. We now live in a "leak" culture. Anyone can claim that someone said or did this or that and someone out there will leap on it and treat it as fact. Denials generate the "well, they would say that " response and "if they're denying it, it must be true.." 3 “Bouncing on beds, I remember from childhood, is a great depression reliever.” ― Robert M. Pirsig, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 2 hours ago, Dave T said: None of that should lead to any conclusion of there being no French involvement All options are on the table. That means all options. Agree with you about the dirty laundry aspect, though. 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M j M Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 All the clubs which voted against Toronto, to greater or lesser degree betray some of this mindset. Huddersfield are a great club, their improvements over the past 30 or 35 years are not matched by any other British team - at great expense to one man admittedly. But they should know better than calling out other clubs for what they bring to the sport, or for that matter trying to **** on clubs in lower leagues who are in a rut themselves. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Eddie said: Nobody knows what was actually said do they? McNamara stated " the game " , but as you say , is that what was said ? Or was it " financially to SL " , which as we've seen with Derek Beaumont's comments is essentially factual If that's what's been said , then in discussions with IMG it is pointing out something that needs to be worked on Context as ever is paramount 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 4 hours ago, frank said: Same kind of thinking that finished Toronto. Is it any wonder the sport is struggling. It wasn't ' thinking ' it was a global pandemic Short memories 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Stottle Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Mr Mac should be dragged over the coals by the RFL and IMG for leaking what was said in a "closed doors" meeting, I am sure going forward with meetings involving the Clubs, RFL and IMG there are going to be many instances which will not suit or even be of a radical nature to some of the participants, but it should remain in the meeting room, I think Mr Mac has shown a vast amount of immaturity and a complete lack of common sense with this disclosure. 3 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 4 hours ago, eal said: Yeah but remember, these foreign teams don't bring the 300/400 away fans that Huddersfield do. Which is true , what financial contribution do they bring ? 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Just now, Harry Stottle said: Mr Mac should be dragged over the coals by the RFL and IMG for leaking what was said in a "closed doors" meeting, I am sure going forward with meetings involving the Clubs, RFL and IMG there are going to be many instances which will not suit or even be of a radical nature to some of the participants, but it should remain in the meeting room, I think Mr Mac has shown a vast amount of immaturity and a complete lack of common sense with this disclosure. He should concentrate on coaching RL players 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Future is League Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 8 hours ago, The Daddy said: Richard Thewlis not denying McNamara's claim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 33 minutes ago, M j M said: All the clubs which voted against Toronto, to greater or lesser degree betray some of this mindset. Huddersfield are a great club, their improvements over the past 30 or 35 years are not matched by any other British team - at great expense to one man admittedly. But they should know better than calling out other clubs for what they bring to the sport, or for that matter trying to **** on clubs in lower leagues who are in a rut themselves. If they were asked for an opinion ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idrewthehaggis Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 5 hours ago, ShropshireBull said: A delusional level of self importance from Ken there. 7 hours ago, The Daddy said: Symptomatic of the backwards thinking mentality prevalent in RL currently. Nah in some parts of England more like full stop. But not the majority any more. But did you really expect anything different given who the owner endorsed and stood for in December 2019? I am sure IMG ignored this, as most should. France - our heartland cousins - are an easy win for RL and IMG if run better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunbar Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 2 hours ago, Dave T said: This is really poor to put this out there. There is absolutely a discussion to be had about how best to monetise French involvement in SL. None of that should lead to any conclusion of there being no French involvement, but a French team's coach highlighting this publicly is poor. I agree with this wholeheartedly. Now this news has been 'leaked', those who agree with McNamara will say the leak was justified and and Giant's position outrageous. Those who disagree will focus on the leak itself. This way, everyone has their talking points, people can slag each other off in public and the end result is the sport of Rugby League looking petty and amateurish. We have to up our level of professionalism a few thousandfold. 1 2 "The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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