England v Fiji (RLWC warm up game) - Match thread

[Hughsehhh]

Surely this needs a thread. 

I'll kick things off, what's up with the attendance? We moan about a lack of internationals and then we can only fill the smallest stand of the AJ bell

[Dunbar]

Thanks for the thread Hughsehhh.

Yes, not a big crowd but this is a low key fixture and before the big event.

[EastLondonMike]

Looking forward to this. Particularly seeing Farnworth and Young at this level.

Hoping for a good England win, tough contest, and no soft tries!

[mmck]

great hymn!

[Wellsy4HullFC]

Anyone else getting terrible drop outs of the signal? Or is it just my crappy internet?

[Stuff Smith]

Just now, Wellsy4HullFC said:

Anyone else getting terrible drop outs of the signal? Or is it just my crappy internet?

Fine for me.

[hunsletgreenandgold]

The worst camera angle! 

[The Hallucinating Goose]

What the hell is this camera angle? What's wrong with having it from the usual spot in the main stand? 

[Hughsehhh]

4 minutes ago, mmck said:

great hymn!

Agreed. I know it's sneered upon nowadays to be Christian but that was moving and an amazing dichotomy to the ensuing brutally of the game

[hunsletgreenandgold]

Just now, The Hallucinating Goose said:

What the hell is this camera angle? What's wrong with having it from the usual spot in the main stand? 

Genuinely believe some bright spark thought it'd look better facing the stand with fans in....rather than considering the actual angle from that tiny stand 

[EastLondonMike]

feed has broken up a couple of times, but no real drop. Wish they'd drop Earl though.

[Futtocks]

Just now, hunsletgreenandgold said:

Genuinely believe some bright spark thought it'd look better facing the stand with fans in....rather than considering the actual angle from that tiny stand 

They made the mistake of listening to fans who were angry that the cameras are never pointed at the busiest stand.

Now they are angry that it is.

And being angry on two (at last count) separate match threads.

[MattSantos]

Akers has started well.

[The Hallucinating Goose]

"you can see how slippy it is by the way he slid". Quality commentary!

[Charlie RL]

Ryan Hall not showing pace there. 

[DavidM]

4 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

They made the mistake of listening to fans who were angry that the cameras are never pointed at the busiest stand.

Now they are angry that it is.

And being angry on two (at last count) separate match threads.

I don’t know where to go to show my anger 

[Stuff Smith]

1 minute ago, DavidM said:

I don’t know where to go to show my anger 

Maybe start another thread that's limited to angry responses.

[Hughsehhh]

Radley looks gassed. Clearly he can't keep pace with the Superleague game standard  

[hunsletgreenandgold]

Christ Young looks ridiculously fast! 

[The Hallucinating Goose]

Great try! 

[DavidM]

Dom Young does what he’s been doing !

[Charlie RL]

[Futtocks]

1 minute ago, DavidM said:

I don’t know where to go to show my anger 

It's the same on social media - check out any professional Football match and the vast majority are posting with a consistent hashtag, like #MANUvLIV. Most of the exceptions are the kind of incoherent nutjobs that are probably best ignored.

Any RL match - all over the place, so following even a big final is a fragmented experience.

[Futtocks]

Just now, DavidM said:

Dom Young does what he’s been doing !

And the great thing is that, when you watch him in week-by-week club action, he's still developing and improving.

[The Hallucinating Goose]

How much are we gonna hear about Marc Sneyd's kicking style during this world cup?