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| Stop bashing the concept. It's designed to give England more of a match than Wales or France would - and it does.
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| IF RL "Fans" knew best we'd be playing in winter in front of no spectators and half a dozen amateur pit teams
The RFU didnt need to do a thing to keep RL down, RL's own fans have been doing that for long enough
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| Quote: Code13 "RLs worst enemies are out in force again tonight
Its own so called "fans"'"
Yawn. We, the supporters are the ones that pay to watch the game so we're entitled to an opinion. This site would be boring if everyone agreed!
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| Yorks V Lancs FTW.
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1230.gif “You are playing a game of football this afternoon but more than that you are playing for England, and more even than that, you are playing for right versus wrong. You will win because you have to win. Don’t forget that message from home. England expects every one of you to do his duty.”:1230.gif |
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| Quote: Loyal Leeds Fan "Stop bashing the concept. It's designed to give England more of a match than Wales or France would - and it does.'"
Not as good as the Kiwis though
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"The Golden Generation finally has its Golden Fleece! They have Wembley Cup Final winners medals to add to their collection."
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| Quote: MP "Yawn. We, the supporters are the ones that pay to watch the game so we're entitled to an opinion. This site would be boring if everyone agreed!'"
Yawn, I'm guessing all these people on here complaining about the Exiles game/concept didn't actually go to Langtree Park tonight so you didn't pay anything really.
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| Quote: Loyal Leeds Fan "Stop bashing the concept. It's designed to give England more of a match than Wales or France would - and it does.'"
Put the boot on the other foot.... How do you expect nations like France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales to get any better?
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| The only way this could work is if there was a significant win bonus for the victorious team.
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| Quote: MP "Put the boot on the other foot.... How do you expect nations like France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales to get any better?'"
by playing each other, not by being beaten 60+ by England!
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Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
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| Quote: MP "Put the boot on the other foot.... How do you expect nations like France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales to get any better?'"
By playing teams of similar strength, like an English Championship select
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We’re only interested in those in the bubble. Anyone who wants to come in the bubble, you can come in.
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| McClennan was the perfect coach for the exiles - the best in the business at pulling a squad together, generating passion and belief in what they did. That really showed through last year and I didn't think was quite as evident this time around.
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| Tonights game lacked skill and intensity and many of the Exiles players played like the strangers they are and couldnt care less. It was certainly no preparation for games against Australia and NZ. At the end of the day the Exiles match is a nothing game for the Exiles players and means nothing to them. It is a bit of a get together for them and a catch up with a few old mates but anyone thinks they take it seriously is kidding themselves. They are not representing their country like the England players are and it shows. Despite this England should have beaten them convincingly tonight and didnt. It was an awful game with no skill or intensity between 2 fairly mediocre teams that any top SL team would annihilate. Wigan have beaten better teams than those by over 40 points this year. McNamara or the RFL can dress it up all they like but that was dire tonight.
The Exiles concept is doomed to failure and the standard and intensity of matches is going to decrease year on year. Lets look at the Exile team going forward. From Wigan alone Lima, Carmont, Leuluai, Finch wont be available for the Exiles next year as they wont be here. They almost certainly wont be replaced by a similar calibre of import and in some cases no import at all. Other imports from other clubs are going back home and even this year the Exiles team have less quality players to choose from than last year with King, Buderus etc going home. With the new NRL TV deal and the exchange rate the Exiles team and concept cannot possibly get stronger, it cannot it can only get weaker as good quality imports will no longer come here and with tightening quota rules the number of imports declines. Even as it some players didnt even really want to play and other pulled out with 'injuries'. After Leuluai getting injured I am sure other Exiles players will think twice about playing in a nothing match.
l would like to see the Exiles concept scrapped and would much prefer an East v West series, instead of Lancashire and Yorkshire, to include all of England and use it as a real trial game for England. Players will be much more familiar with each other through the England camps and the players will really have something to play for and will be looking to outplay their opposite number. It will also double the amount of England players playing in representative matches compared to England just playing the Exiles. It certainly has a lot more potential imo.
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| Quote: Starbug "By playing teams of similar strength, like an English Championship select'"
You're kidding? Wales, Scotland and Ireland already contain a decent volume of Championship players. Think you'd struggle to mash a competitive team together out of what's left.
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9005.jpg kcab sfrawdder
Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it!:9005.jpg |
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| Quote: MP "You're kidding? Wales, Scotland and Ireland already contain a decent volume of Championship players. Think you'd struggle to mash a competitive team together out of what's left.'"
So having SL s second string smash them is helping them improve?
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| Quote: MP "Put the boot on the other foot.... How do you expect nations like France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales to get any better?'"
By players deciding to play for them rather than hoping to play for England in major tournaments. Only want to develop those teams is by ensuring they play in every major tournament for the time being and then limiting the rulings on people changing countries.
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