Gateshead in problems

Quote: justthebasicfax "They are a joke anyway, how a club with one million people in close proximety cant get more than a few hundred to come and watch just proves the RFL are clueless for pursuing these strategies.
Local Amateur clubs can pull more than that round here.
I dont feel sorry for them, i mean who would i be feeling sorry for anyway, theres no interest and no RL beating heart up there.'"

In the last 15 years or so I have seen two things I thought I would never see in NE England, first class county cricket and professional rugby league. In both sports, since they started, we have faced comments like those above. It's water off a ducks back now.

We may not have any fans at GIS for games but those that turn up are passionate about the game of RL. I have travelled the length and breadth of the country (and Toulouse!) watching both Thunder since 1999 and Gateshead Storm (RLCN), I know, I know your family have been watching RL since Adam was a lad but we weren't lucky enough to be invited into your little closed shop till 1999.. The situation at Thunder appears to be a dispute between shareholders and hopefully will be resolved without Administration. I will post a couple of links so you can keep abreast of the situation at our little outpost of RL, interesting point in the second last paragraph of the second link...

www./forums/index. ... 921.0.html

ttp://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-s ... -24942966/

I enjoy my visits to The Shay and hope to be there next year, never know I may even buy you a pint and we can discuss the great sport that is RL

Alan D