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I think you are probably right. Someone made a point about wrestling. In the 70's BBC had a monopoly on sports coverage so ITV World of Sport coverage some really obscure sports, wrestling, speedway, stock car racing, I can even remember Eddie Kidd in some form of competitive motorbike jumping event.

It was prime time TV and although admittedly some have fallen by the wayside, look at where wrestling is today. It was 'Live from Batley Leisure Centre' with cry baby Jim breaks and some fat bloke from god knows where. Look at it today. Its top stars are now huge celebrities and cross over into movie stars.

We have 'stars' from years ago, Hanley, Offiah, Davies, but nobody from the general public knows any of the current players.

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Go back to raiding RU if we want 90's success. Wasn't the 90's when:
Tait, Devereux, Gibbs, Davies, Offiah, Bishop etc were in the GB team?
wonder how close we would have been to Australia without them?

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the club game today is light years ahead of the 90s

average crowds have doubled or more, many clubs have new grounds.

the competition is becomming more even and more good local talent is coming through

the success of the early 90s was down to no salary cap allowing wigan to amass the best players

this wasnt sustainable as wigan and leeds both almost went broke

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Quote: dally messenger "the club game today is light years ahead of the 90s

average crowds have doubled or more, many clubs have new grounds.

the competition is becomming more even and more good local talent is coming through

the success of the early 90s was down to no salary cap allowing wigan to amass the best players

this wasnt sustainable as wigan and leeds both almost went broke'"


But the argument is whether the competition is more even now because poor sides have got better or whether it is because the top sides aren't as good?

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Quote: bigtruck "But the argument is whether the competition is more even now because poor sides have got better or whether it is because the top sides aren't as good?'"


Then that's a misguided argument. it's clear that one major reason that the competition is more even now is that it's between 14 teams who are all full-time professional.

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Quote: tb "Then that's a misguided argument. it's clear that one major reason that the competition is more even now is that it's between 14 teams who are all full-time professional.'"


Agree that all clubs FT is a good thing but I can't help but think that the game is more even because the quality of the game is less than that 10-20 years ago. Success is punished and mediocrity is rewarded. How many times have we seen Grand Final winning teams having to let go players especially young players, who they can't afford increases in wages that their success should bring?

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Quote: bigtruck "Agree that all clubs FT is a good thing but I can't help but think that the game is more even because the quality of the game is less than that 10-20 years ago. Success is punished and mediocrity is rewarded. How many times have we seen Grand Final winning teams having to let go players especially young players, who they can't afford increases in wages that their success should bring?'"


Does that really happen? I can't recall any outcry that Saints or Leeds (or anyone) have had to let go particular star players because they can't fit them into the cap. Of course players do leave every club but there are many reasons for that.

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Are the same people saying that the mid 90's were better than now the same people moaning that Cardiff will be cold in february?

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I think they're are some things from both eras that stand out. The "experience" nowadays is a lot better, facilities are better and at most grounds pre/post match entertainment is better (some is better than the match to be fair)

But you can't get away from the fact that the games profile is a tenth of what it was despite "expansion", the international scene is a joke at times, the number of mediocre imports is hugely inflated to what it was and we no longer have the number of "star" names/characters in the game that we had previously.

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Quote: JB Down Under "Go back to raiding RU if we want 90's success. Wasn't the 90's when

I don't watch RU but suspect that there isn't a long list of quality English backs that would slot straight into RL anymore. It comes back to the argument about the dominance of football.

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Quote: bigtruck "the number of mediocre imports is hugely inflated to what it was a'"


you must be watching a different game to me.

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Quote: bigtruck "But you can't get away from the fact that the games profile is a tenth of what it was despite "expansion"'"


I would love to know how you've figured out that "fact".

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Quote: Andy Gilder "I would love to know how you've figured out that "fact".'"


Its media profile is plainly less than what it was. Pages in national newspapers have been replaced with column inches.

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Quote: bigtruck "Its media profile is plainly less than what it was. Pages in national newspapers have been replaced with column inches.'"


Other than in the lead-up to major finals or when its players have been involved in off-field scandals, when has RL ever had "pages in national newspapers"?

Certainly not on a regular basis, and certainly not since I started watching the game in the late 70s.

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There was always proper match reports and pre game analysis in the vast majority of the major papers. With the Times now getting rid of their RL correspondent i don't believe any national newspaper has a full-time RL person in their ranks anymore just using copy and freelance.

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