Quote: roger daly "I wouldn't say having 3 PNG players would be classed as loading the team with them.
Let's take the bank holiday farce. All other games were played Monday afternoon but Toulouse kicked off at 8 in the evening and no flights home from Toulouse so the team had to travel 5 hours on the coach to get to an airport where they could get a flight from, so no chance of getting to work on the Tuesday. To say players should of took this into account before they signed is quite strange
There seems to be a lot of hatred towards Sheffield in all of your points you were trying to make and I can't say I agree with much that you said,have they upset you somewhere along the way. Are you one of the ones that said Sheffield should of let the Bulls sign Chisholm on a free instead of insisting on a fee for one of their players'"
woh woh woh Roger, you've taken this way too to heart than I would have wanted to.
It was a genuine question that if you were a paid professional regardless of the standard, should you not have considered this would be an option? The question is yes because it clearly did happen. The flights to Toulouse haven't suddenly changed this year, they were the same last year and the year before that. Surely when Toulouse applied to the RFL, the clubs that voted them in should have considered this?
And as for the "hatred" towards Sheffield, absolutely not. Couldn't disagree more. I have nothing to say bad about the club especially after they were royally shafted in the whole Hudds/Sheffield debacle. I only referenced them as you pointed to the article about said player and Aston is quoted in it saying it was unfair to have to play it in France. Again, the rules were set out at the start of the season so he must have known there was a chance of playing this game in France. Toulouse have earned the right to play the game at their home venue so that's the right thing to do... maybe choosing a time where flights and travel would have be easier however, that's a different argument and one I think he would be right to suggest.
Please do not go twisting my words and making out I've got an agenda against the club. Not true. I've never said anything about Chisholm being allowed to leave free (the signing fee only went to prove he had a contract). I've also never had any beef with you and don't wish to. You're posts have always seem fair and reflective of the actual goings on so I usually respect what you have to say. On this occasion you're wrong so i think its only fair that I point that out.
As an aside, I'm glad your lad has signed on. think he's a great signing for us and hopefully will put some more local pride back into the shirt. Its what we have needed for some time.
