Which begs the question; Do you believe things were no better in the past?

If you believe they were then I can start to understand (but not entirely agree with) your negativity.
If you believe they weren't then the logic is simple:
Premise: Rugby League today is crap.
Premise: Things weren't better in the past.
Conclusion: Rugby League is and was always crap.

All of which makes me wonder why you ever got interested in the sport at all.

Me.

What do I win ?

Joie de vivre. And just in time too.

But I'm stuck in Birmingham, its ineffective here, everyone sounds like their best dog just died in their arms.

the 70-0 demolition of Saints was a scintillating dispay of attacking rugby that blew away a very decent side (albeit having a few issues at that stage). It was thrilling, and it was also a novelty. A packed house on a warm evening barely stopped singing all night. It was brilliant. Probably the most complete, intense, ruthless and devastating display I've seen from a Leeds team.

Comfortably disposing of a very, very ordinary Bradford team without getting out of 3rd gear is not quite the same.

For me it's about intensity and a sense of occasion rather than scorelines.

Saints had put 50+ past leeds earlier that season when leeds were unbeaten in the league as well winning the CC. They were in the top 5.

When do you ever see CC holders and top 5 teams have 70 put past them these days? The standard back then was shocking