www.independent.co.uk/sport/gene ... 91809.html Look at Thursday. Clearly not a fan of rugby league but i enjoyed reading the comments at the bottom of the page.

www.independent.co.uk/sport/gene ... 91809.html Look at Thursday. Clearly not a fan of rugby league but i enjoyed reading the comments at the bottom of the page.

I'm a little shocked at the Indy. I generally find it quite good for RL.

Aren't we a bit over reacting here?

it appears to be a very obvious tongue-in-check piece of writing

I don't agree I think he means it.
Written to provoke a reaction & to reinforce southern prejudice.

It's the launch event he is referring to. That's what happens on Thursday. Fixtures are the following day.

Agreed, I wonder what Dave Hadfield thinks?

And this rags editor is Simon Kelner, a lifelong Rugby league man too.

Probably doesn't really care about launch events.

Depends if they're catered or not I would imagine.

Typical northern predjudice from southern journalists! I don't get why rather than ignoring it, they go as far as insulting it?!

That's this southern journalist ?
"He's worked on newspapers in Blackpool, Barrow and Edinburgh before moving Down Under for a three-year stint at the Sydney Morning Herald.........As a lifelong Blackpool fan, he may used up all his luck for a few seasons, but he now believes anything is possible - such as Lancashire winning the county championship"