Quote: wrencat1873 "Union is the game of the establishment and there is very little we can do to change that fact, we just have to be thankful that, there is an alternative and we have to hope that the constant meddling and the search for a "magic formula" to increase the games popularity doesn't ruin the great game that many of us enjoy.'"
^This. While RL really doesn't get the media coverage it deserves (judging by apparent Sky viewing figures and weekly gates) in the mainstream press, we are often our own worse enemies. The way Union market their product, particularly at international level is head and shoulders above the SL. The product itself is a shadow on RL as we all know. I sound like a broken record player BUT we need choose a structure and stick to it. Simple. We do have people within the mainstream media who champion the game at every opportunity (eg George Riley) but SL needs to give him something to shout about.
Living in a Union "stronghold" (I feel that could be changed, but that's for another time) one of my New Years resolution is to stop being so hostile towards the other code. It gets on people's tits and does RL no good.
On Burgess, good player and good bloke but i think this chatters gone too far. RL is bigger than one player, I hope.
