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| I have lurked about RL boards for a few years, read evey comment, but only recently started to post.
Grew up in N Ireland, mum worked in tesco, dad a prison officer, lived in a council house, passed my 11+, went to a grammar school which was big on rugby. Indeed a Irish international was in my class,! Fast forward 20 years I live in Manchester, actually last 3 in Salford.
Until I bought a house in Salford I really had no idea about RL, didn't understand it until 2 years ago I met a girl from Wigan, who took the time to explain the difference and eg what RL scrums where all about! I enjoyed a faster moving, in some ways simpler game. Far better as a spectator than RU, so why ( when I live 1 mile from AJ Bell) did I decide to buy a season ticket for Sale rather than a cheaper one for Salford Devils?
Simply put it is the fans! I am a council house boy who did good, but if I buy a padded seat for Salford I am looked down upon, indeed Salford CEO called people who like RU as posh. I am not posh, just lucky enough to have done all right and resent being labeled that way! RL is a better game and needs to attract people like me who sponsors like RBS\Avvia ( the RU schools cup in NI is sponsored by Danaske bank) want to target! Sadly while people like me are made feel unwelcome RL will get sponsors like Foxy Bingo and a small utility company rated by Which as 2nd from bottom for customer service.
Blame the RFL, BBC, media all you want, perhaps the problem is closer to home......
Edit: when I get the chance I will buy tickets to see RL teams that are close as I enjoy the game, but that is when I am a bothered on a night either Salford\ Leigh\ Warrington are at home.
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| I too am interested in attending a rugby league match. Could anyone please tell me where the posh seats at Belle View are situated?
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| Well if he is a troll, he certainly got me. But some of the responses to his post do comply with the miserable rugby league fan cliche. And though I live in terribly bourgeois Chiswick ( can't wait for the boat race, donch'a know) I can never be posh: I was born in the People's Republic of Wigan
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| Quote: Kevs Head "I too am interested in attending a rugby league match. Could anyone please tell me where the posh seats at Belle View are situated?'"
The torremelinos flats, top floor
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| Quote: Damo-Leeds "Your situation isn't unusual at all as I know others who go on their own because their relatives won't go with them for whatever reason. Would you prefer it if you went to the games with someone or are you just content to be mingling with strangers?
Personally I'm happy keeping in touch with the games on TV or Radio. Not many of my friends really like sport, never mind rugby so my interest has waned in recent years.
Appalling language comes as a culture shock to me these days but I guess you get used to it from experience.'"
I don't mind being on my own I would prefer to go in a crowd but I meet the same people & have a good natter, I am a self confessed League nut & I miss the days gone by when the fans mixed more. As for foul language it must be my age group (been watching since the late 1950's) I just feel embarassed by it & would not want to have to explain to my grand kids what they are shouting. I think we are lucky at Rovers that we play mostly on a Sunday we get a good mix & range of ages. I dont like 8pm kick offs as i am usualy getting ready for bed on work days. I wont be at tonights game against Saints as I won't get home untill gone midnight & I expect a significant few wont be taking young kids either. but we can't please everone.
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| Multi-millionaire Simon Moran still stands on the terrace at Warrington.
Lots of other business owners do the same. No-one is looking down on anyone?
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