Things we missed out on moaning about before TRL and the pre internet days

[dboy]

It's ridiculous that my local newsagent doesn't stock Rugby League Express.

The main papers only had 72 words on the Challenge Cup Final.

The RFL are killing the game.

Referees have never been as bad as they are now.

[sam4731]

2 hours ago, dboy said:

It's ridiculous that my local newsagent doesn't stock Rugby League Express.

The main papers only had 72 words on the Challenge Cup Final.

The RFL are killing the game.

Referees have never been as bad as they are now.

Never mind pre Internet. These will all still be moaned about long after the Internet is gone.

[Padge]

On 26/01/2025 at 19:00, Wigan Riversider said:

" Does he give this some pagoe ! "

A Murphy Mesnes Road 1989, J Lydon drop goal.

Was Murphy watching it on the telly in The Brocket?

[Wigan Riversider]

12 hours ago, Padge said:

Was Murphy watching it on the telly in The Brocket?

Sorry yes, Maine Road!!

I had to ask what pagoe meant.

[tim2]

On 15/01/2025 at 22:32, sam4731 said:

Winter rugby is just getting ridiculous now.

I reckon The Watersheddings was really somewhere near the North Pole.

[graveyard johnny]

the two 13  year old lads who change the numbers on the scoreboard at belle vue need to toughen up - one of them was scared to go up the ladder because there was no handrail and the other wanted a torch to climb the creaky wooden  gantry  for night matches- kids these days- soft as .................

[Keep The Faith]

That slope at Batley will have to be replaced 

[Wilderspoolmemories]

On 16/01/2025 at 13:55, Impartial Observer said:

Need to get a new commentator Eddie Waring is awful

I er....totally er....agree. Let's maybe ...er, give the er, job to an er ..retired er, school teacher from er...sin tellins. Then he can er.....tell us all about the er.... Current er, players dads that he played alongside or er, against in his er, day. 

[Wilderspoolmemories]

Pre internet news. 

Leeds RLFC say 'Thanks but no thanks' to Brian Bevan, but 'yes please....sign here!' to David Young.

[KiwiRL]

Some old codger in 1901, "A second division with promotion and relegation? That'll never work!" 

[Wilderspoolmemories]

This Bovril is lukewarm....20p a cup for lukewarm Bovril, what a rip off! 

[Pigeon Lofter]

On 28/01/2025 at 11:09, tim2 said:

I reckon The Watersheddings was really somewhere near the North Pole.

To compensate, refreshments at Watersheddings were superheated. Bovil was served boiling hot in a plastic cup that was only a micron thickness, if it didn't scald your hand just holding it, it would scorch your mouth if you were brave enough to try and swallow the bubbling liquid. Of course, it would then cool down rapidly in the arctic weather. Soup was served in a polystyrene cup, so you could actually hold it without getting blisters, but it was too hot to drink until it was too cold to drink (about 30 seconds if I remember) and attempting to eat a pie where the contents and gravy seemed to be 500 degrees would be considered certain insanity were it to happen these days. No such things as Health and Safety back then. 

[Padge]

River caves, if you know, you know.

[graveyard johnny]

why has Doug Laughton signed this Offiah guy to play on the wing? he doesnt look the part at all, far too skinny and no league experience whatsoever, where are all the local youngsters to be given their chance? stop wasting money on these "here today, gone tomorrow" RU converts- it very rarely works out in the modern game

[The Future is League]

On 28/01/2025 at 18:09, tim2 said:

I reckon The Watersheddings was really somewhere near the North Pole.

I thought it was the North Pole 

Edited February 2 by The Future is League

[Just Browny]

Same old Warrington, paying big bucks to bring over this Aussie Brian Bevan, a journeyman who could hardly get a game at Easts. 

[Wilderspoolmemories]

3 hours ago, Just Browny said:

Same old Warrington, paying big bucks to bring over this Aussie Brian Bevan, a journeyman who could hardly get a game at Easts. 

We didn't bring him over. He was referred to Leeds first when he was over here at the end of world war 2 with the Australian navy. They said 'no thanks' we said ' yes please' and the rest as they say is history.

[graveyard johnny]

37 minutes ago, Wilderspoolmemories said:

We didn't bring him over. He was referred to Leeds first when he was over here at the end of world war 2 with the Australian navy. They said 'no thanks' we said ' yes please' and the rest as they say is history.

world war 2 has ended? when did that happen - need to get some new batteries for the wireless!

[langpark]

Wasn't sure where to put this one.  Perhaps "things we CAN now moan about?" or "please take me back to those pre-internet days"?