Fri 9th Sept: SL: Catalans Dragons v Leeds Rhinos KO 20:00 (Sky)

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

12 minutes ago, daz39 said:

So what, did their team not deserve to be there due to what they did on the field?

Finalists are there because of the players not the fans, don't be so 'anti-french'

You'll agree our flagship events are vital to the sport we love right? 

Trust me both Catalan finals were not as good in real life as the dozens of others I've been too ( including finals with Hull KR, Cas, Huddy and Salford)

The empty seats and flat atmosphere also came through loud and clear on telly when I watched them back too 

Maybe I'm a bit more anti- French teams that I realised but yes I hope they don't get to a final again ....I want our sport to look box office and attractive to new fans on BBC and SKY for our two biggest games....I guess I love RL more than Catalan 

Edited September 8, 2022 by Bedfordshire Bronco

[daz39]

Maybe if you watched the game on the field you might have enjoyed your experience as much as those french teams fans!

[Chrispmartha]

Wonder if this will go ahead if what looks to be sad news about the Queen?

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

1 hour ago, daz39 said:

Maybe if you watched the game on the field you might have enjoyed your experience as much as those french teams fans!

I did watch the game and enjoyed it. But like a lot of us I fear we don't have enough fans to keep it going as it is ....therefore like lots of others I fret about how we can get more fans / people interested 

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

19 minutes ago, Chrispmartha said:

Wonder if this will go ahead if what looks to be sad news about the Queen?

Would they cancel matches for that? (Serious question).....I would hope not 

Edited September 8, 2022 by Bedfordshire Bronco

[Chrispmartha]

3 minutes ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said:

Would they cancel matches for that? (Serious question).....I would hope not 

I don’t know what the protocol is TBH but i could see them suspended all sports. Might be different with it being in France.

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

27 minutes ago, Chrispmartha said:

I don’t know what the protocol is TBH but i could see them suspended all sports. Might be different with it being in France.

Not wanting to get political but I desperately hope they don't cancel anything 

[FearTheVee]

Cancelling sport if a 96 year old dies? 

Minute's silence and a black armband on, play the national anthem and crack on.

[Ragingbull]

9 minutes ago, FearTheVee said:

Cancelling sport if a 96 year old dies? 

Minute's silence and a black armband on, play the national anthem and crack on.

How disrespectful.

[SalfordSlim]

If Hudds want to show their respect they should drop any players who have royal connections in their surnames (McQueen/ T King).

NB. This rule should only apply to surnames.

[Agbrigg]

15 minutes ago, FearTheVee said:

Cancelling sport if a 96 year old dies? 

Minute's silence and a black armband on, play the national anthem and crack on.

Yes agreed, and it would be god save the king

Edited September 8, 2022 by Agbrigg

[SalfordSlim]

Just now, Ragingbull said:

How disrespectful.

Yeah poorly put. Absolutely we should show our respects IF it's bad news but cancelling all sport makes no sense at all.

[Agbrigg]

3 minutes ago, Agbrigg said:

Yes agreed, and it would be good save the king

In fact just changed my mind, I hate that song. Land of hope and glory for me

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

18 minutes ago, FearTheVee said:

Cancelling sport if a 96 year old dies? 

Minute's silence and a black armband on, play the national anthem and crack on.

What? Every time any 96 year old dies?

[Loiner]

Well this is where the season ends for the Rhinos. If you had said we would be in the play offs after Rd6 I would be amazed. A combination of injuries and very stupid suspensions haven't helped. Catalans by 10 and good luck to the rest of the teams battling it out, may the best team win (no controversial decisions).

[Loiner]

4 hours ago, daz39 said:

Can't wait to see what the Whinos whine about this week if they lose, maybe the EU air wasn't in their favour or the planes flightpath was not the one they expected to take or something equally as daft.

If you don't like listening to people moaning put your ear plugs in when chief moaner Watson starts talking.

[Loiner]

1 hour ago, FearTheVee said:

Cancelling sport if a 96 year old dies? 

Minute's silence and a black armband on, play the national anthem and crack on.

Not just any 96yr old.

[ATLANTISMAN]

Arrived back in Spain early on last night off to the Dragons later (Will post a video over the weekend) from what i have heard could be close to a full house.

Will be interesting to see how the play off crowds hold up in England.

 

Paul

[M j M]

Newman was not on the plane to Perpignan.

[FearTheVee]

20 hours ago, Loiner said:

Not just any 96yr old.

Well obviously.  My point is that this is not an out of the blue tragedy befalling somebody, it is an inevitable and well understood event that the Queen has sadly died in her old age of natural causes.

I am not trying to be disrespectful - I have already and will continue to pay my respects and should have chosen my words better / more clearly.  I'm also allowed to have a view on what I see as appropriate and proportionate in terms of that respect in the circumstances.

Minute's silence and national anthem at all sporting events makes sense and is a way for people to get on with their lives whilst paying respect together.

Quite why people think things like deferring racing for a day is somehow respectful is beyond me.   How arbitrary do random "respectful" actions need to get before you are allowed to say hang on, this doesn't actually make sense or are we all just blindly trying to "out-respect" each other?  Is it not possible to be respectful without stopping aspects of people's lives (only the enjoyable ones mind, nobody is telling me I can't go to work, just that I can't watch football etc - which by the way, is work for some people).

Anyway, maybe I'm the wrong side of the fence on this one.

[Fevrover]

On 08/09/2022 at 13:56, Bedfordshire Bronco said:

You'll agree our flagship events are vital to the sport we love right? 

Trust me both Catalan finals were not as good in real life as the dozens of others I've been too ( including finals with Hull KR, Cas, Huddy and Salford)

The empty seats and flat atmosphere also came through loud and clear on telly when I watched them back too 

Maybe I'm a bit more anti- French teams that I realised but yes I hope they don't get to a final again ....I want our sport to look box office and attractive to new fans on BBC and SKY for our two biggest games....I guess I love RL more than Catalan 

But its been said on here time after time that Catalans and Toulouse bring a lot to the game ,so they should be able get to the finals or what's the point them being in the game ?

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

4 minutes ago, Fevrover said:

But its been said on here time after time that Catalans and Toulouse bring a lot to the game ,so they should be able get to the finals or what's the point them being in the game ?

I think floating away from supporting French teams in SL

[graveyard johnny]

is there no radio coverage of the game at all?

[Davo5]

4 hours ago, M j M said:

Newman was not on the plane to Perpignan.

Did he trip going up the steps & suffer an injury?

[daz39]

Just now, Davo5 said:

Did he trip going up the steps & suffer an injury?

Wonder if the match officials missed it, bet it goes to the MRP