That's the problem with Lancashire I'm from warrington and have always been brought with knowledge warrington is in Cheshire, so just like last time a lancashire

That's the problem with Lancashire I'm from warrington and have always been brought up with the knowledge warrington is in Cheshire, so just like last time a lancashire vs Yorkshire would mean nothing to me...

I think Arriva sponsored the last one because I had the Yorkshire shirt. However like anything else rugby league it needs support and rugby league supporters must be the most negative people on the planet.

How about some terminology mentioning the Pennines, East of the Pennines v West of the Pennines, this could then include London and Cumbria. Surely the marketing men could hang their hat on that. Not "over t ill" though, no, not that.

Can only be Lancashire and Yorkshire, LAncashire is and allways WAS north of the mersey, that include warrington!

Merseyside, is an administrative region within lancashire, as is Greater Manchester etc...

But you are right, there needs to be a bigger endeavour to make it LAncashire and the towns within LAncashire should be shouting it from the rooftops.

I think it is a good idea, However, i think it has failed in the past for the usual reasons.

The RFL don,t promote it properly

They don,t take a long term view, SOO took some time to bed in, but the NRL persisted and its now the biggest draw in OZ

Most fans won,t buy into it, the "RL FAMILY" is a myth as the "MM Weekend" shows, most fans are only interested in their team.

If it is to succeed it has to be promoted properly, and given a good run, probably 10 years or so, and for that reason alone, l don,t think it will happen.

I think it could work but only if its the same as State of Origin where it's used as selection for the national side, it's got to be a 3-game series, it's got be made clear it will be long term, it's got to take precedence over SL games.

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Except Merseyside contains parts of Wirral, previously in Cheshire. and Greater Manchester contains areas south of the River Mersey (i.e., Cheshire) and a little part of what was previously the West Riding.

It should headline the Magic Weekend. Make up the 8th game. If your team has players selected, they HAVE to play.

Quote middleman="middleman"do keep up - . Lancashire (Lancaster, Liverpool, Manchester, Preston, Bolton, Warrington, Barrow-in-Furness) [url=http://www.abcounties.co.uk/counties.phpThe Counties[/url'" Yet I still write Warrington, Cheshire Like i said Warrington has always been Cheshire to me.... so i have no feeling towards a Lancashire side.... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheshire en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrington Both say what i'm saying for as long as i've known Warrington has been Cheshire... www.welcometowarrington.com/ The website for Warrington is made/created by visit Cheshire... Do keep up...

Quote middleman="middleman"do keep up - . Lancashire (Lancaster, Liverpool, Manchester, Preston, Bolton, Warrington, Barrow-in-Furness) [url=http://www.abcounties.co.uk/counties.phpThe Counties[/url'" Yet I still write Warrington, Cheshire Like i said Warrington has always been Cheshire to me.... so i have no feeling towards a Lancashire side.... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheshire en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrington Both say what i'm saying for as long as i've known Warrington has been Cheshire... www.welcometowarrington.com/ The website for Warrington is made/created by visit Cheshire... Do keep up...

I really like the Yorks v Lancs concept. Eligibility rules could be created so that Cumria, North and West are eligible for Lancs, South and East are eligible for Yorks. In doing this, we allow for expansion areas to be included, although the game is packaged and branded as Yorks v Lancs. All players eligible/who have selected to play for a UK nation are eligible to play. The big thing is that the game needs to be marketed right, the players/clubs need to buy in, and the fans need to turn up.

I think the players/clubs would be much more open to this now, probably more so than the exiles concept.

State of Origin isn't the success it is because of a hatred between the 2 states (although there is some history as to why the series started), it's more down to how the game has been built up into an occasion, and that players see that as the pinnacle of their career. The fans tune in for the ferocious battle (although the powers that be seem to be doing their best to ruin that) and high intensity, it could be packaged as anything. The players go for it to prove they're the best, not to honour their state, look how many none QLD or NSW born players are in each team - or even worse, Inglis was born and raised in NSW but represents QLD.

In short, it doesn't matter what we call it, or the eligibility, it's all down to the RFL marketing the game right, and the players going at each other as though their lives depend on it. If they do that, it will work.