Quote: Kiyan "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
Do you admit to your new 'good' friends that you are from a council estate?
I bet you wear pullovers over your shoulders with the sleeves tied in a knot at the front.
Ooh ooh do you go abroad on holiday? Not Spain or Mexico or ought common like that but to really posh places like the Maldives?