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| Quote: Tony Soprano "I've made Matt a card, it's lovely, I will post it to him.'"
Have you used dried pasta, glued to it to make a picture? That's the best way. Nothing says "I care" like some dried macaroni.
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| Quote: El Diablo "Have you used dried pasta, glued to it to make a picture? That's the best way. Nothing says "I care" like some dried macaroni.'"
I used my own Man glue, the Matt will love it.
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| Quote: Tony Soprano "I used my own Man glue, the Matt will love it.'"
There's no emoticon that nods approvingly, but rest assured, that's what I'm doing right now.
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| Quote: FearTheVee "I see your point, but I would guess that a lot of the fans you are deriding have paid Matt Diskin's wages for the last 10 years (or however long he has been on a pro contract). Some will have paid players' wages for 40 years before that. Some will continue to pay players' wages for another 40 years.
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No they haven't. They've paid to watch Leeds RLFC and its' constituent players tackle a designated opponent on any given matchday. They paid in the hope that they will see their heroes victorious, that they will be entertained and that their lives can be enriched by the successes their idols achieve.
Quote: FearTheVee "If you're talking about people acting at the expense of personal financial gain, spending fortunes following your team over a lifetime ranks up there alongside not deciding to chase a few extra quid in return for memories people would pay many thousands for anyway.
That's not to say I don't agree with you that more should have turned up, I do, but in amongst the people you are slating will be people who have contributed far more than yourself towards the club and it's players over the years.'" If people have contributed to the club for the same length of time as I have, or longer, they will have done so for a very large proportion of their time whilst they club has failed the main criteria I set out in my previous paragraph. Matt, and other players who have been slighted by such pitiful testimonial attendances, have played an integral role in turning that around. They're provided those cherished memories you talk of and have provided the success many of us have craved for so long. They've done so by subscribing to an ethos of club first and they've done so by remaining within a set-up where they earn less than they could do by moving on, as some of their peers have.
Yes, you can find reasons and excuses to justify a "supporters" failure to appreciate players like this but, IMO, its' frankly unforgivable.
Let me tell you something about our supporters. They will find reasons not to turn out for players like Matt, JJB and Sinfield etc but they flocked in number to Cummins testimonial match so they could see departed "hero" Iestyn Harris, who had deserted the club to earn big bucks with the WRU, come on to the pitch at half time and wave to them.
Our fan base is pathetic.
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| Quote: G1 "I am been pathetic.'"
Most apt thing you have written yet on this subject.
You do realize that you sound ridiculous don't you?
Of course you will be at the Crusaders game in a couple of weeks to support the lads wont you?
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| Quote: Gotcha "Most apt thing you have written yet on this subject.
You do realize that you sound ridiculous don't you?
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As ridiculous as being unable to understand the difference between being and been ?
Quote: Gotcha "Of course you will be at the Crusaders game in a couple of weeks to support the lads wont you?
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| Quote: G1 " In case you missed it first time, how does my attendance at an away match reward the sacrifices our players have made to provide us fans with an unparallelled level of success?'"
By buying a ticket and contributing towards their wages?
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| Quote: Sam Buca "By buying a ticket and contributing towards their wages?'"
Since when does away games contribute to the away teams wages?
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| Quote: G1 "As ridiculous as being unable to understand the difference between being and been '"
Desperation response duely noted.
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| Quote: Head High Tackle "Since when does away games contribute to the away teams wages?'"
If the ticket is bought through the Leeds ticket office, we get 10% of the ticket cost.
HTH
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| Quote: Sam Buca "If the ticket is bought through the Leeds ticket office, we get 10% of the ticket cost.
HTH'"
Please can you give a link to where it says this goes towards the wage bill.
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| Quote: Sam Buca "By buying a ticket and contributing towards their wages?'"
If I don't attend a specific number of away games do the players get paid less?
Didn't think so.
Its' a non point. Gotcha can make a fool of himself without any other idiots helping hand.
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| Quote: Gotcha "Desperation response duely noted.
That is what I call being (note, not been) really desperate.
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| Quote: Head High Tackle "Please can you give a link to where it says this goes towards the wage bill.'"
Its all sales revenue which comes to the club, no doubt some of the ticket sales will go towards the wage bill at the end of the day.
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| Quote: G1 "If I don't attend a specific number of away games do the players get paid less?
Didn't think so.
Its' a non point. Gotcha can make a fool of himself without any other idiots helping hand.'"
I'm not trying to help him at all, just pointing out that going to away games does help to fund the wage bill.
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