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42169_1366443727.jpg Chorlton RL wrote- "Jonny, for me you hold the mantle of most sensible poster on the VT"
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| Blimey, change the record.
Well done London, that's a great result last night and things seem to be moving the right way under Tony Rea.
Let's hope you find a ground-Brisbane Rd preferably in my opinion, but a proper 'home' and people will soon start watching a winning team, which you will get if you keep Tony Rea and keep spending the salary cap.
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| With the right ground, the right coach and the right marketing London could be a real success with 10k crowds and a competitive team.
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42169_1366443727.jpg Chorlton RL wrote- "Jonny, for me you hold the mantle of most sensible poster on the VT"
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Yed wrote: "He's like a Kevin Penny on steroids except he's good too"
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| Agreed, hope it happens.
They've got the team and coach now in my opinion.
Marketing and a ground and they won't be far off.
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| Quote: Stooper "Firstly, it's 'they're'.
Secondly, I responded to a comment that we should be moved to the Championship. We may have stuttered this season but we have never finished bottom, the traditional relegation place, and have just turned over a top side. Although London have never set the world on fire, we have been there, competing and beating top sides (ask Leeds, Wire & Saints) year in, year out.
We don't think were(sic) class, we just get so sick of the bashing. We can compete and will continue to in Super League. I'm just tired of hearing the reaction when we win....poor crowd, rested players etc.
For once, can peoplenot just say "Well Done London"?'"
For the sake of a balanced argument, although you have never finished in a relgation place, it is also true that you never finished in a promotion place. So, if you can be elevated to SL on such terms, then you should also be able to be removed from SL even if you don't finish in a relgation spot. You can't have your cake and eat it too.
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| Quote: keighley1 "For the sake of a balanced argument, although you have never finished in a relgation place, it is also true that you never finished in a promotion place. So, if you can be elevated to SL on such terms, then you should also be able to be removed from SL even if you don't finish in a relgation spot. You can't have your cake and eat it too.'"
Strictly speaking none of the SL1 teams were promoted into it, they were all foundation clubs invited to join a brand new league that had not existed before. Now some people may believe we should not have been invited to join, but that's a different argument, and people could decide to level it against any other SL foundation club, with different levels of justification of course.
Having my cake, and eating it, thank you very much.
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| Quote: Kelvin's Ferret "Strictly speaking none of the SL1 teams were promoted into it, they were all foundation clubs invited to join a brand new league that had not existed before.'"
Strictly speaking, you are wrong.
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| Long ago I accepted that SL will forever be lumbered with a nomadic London side forever languishing in the lower regions of the table and attracting crowds of 2,000. 20 years from now we'll be in the same situation as we are now and saying 'it could still work'.
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| Quote: dboy "Strictly speaking, you are wrong.'"
How so? I am not aware that SL existed prior to it's first season, but I know we had the first division prior to and after the formation of SL as an entirely new league.
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| Quote: garyhulsefan "Long ago I accepted that SL will forever be lumbered with a nomadic London side forever languishing in the lower regions of the table and attracting crowds of 2,000. 20 years from now we'll be in the same situation as we are now and saying 'it could still work'.'"
I wonder when Castleford will work.
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| Quote: Kelvin's Ferret "How so? I am not aware that SL existed prior to it's first season, but I know we had the first division prior to and after the formation of SL as an entirely new league.'"
I stand to be corrected, but IIRC the places in SL1 that weren't earmarked for London and PSG went to the top 10 teams in Division 1 (no favours to Workington, who weren't ready, got relegated after 1year and went bust) - which, incidentally, is yet another reason why the old Widnes fans' moan about you stealing their place in SL1 is wrong: they could have finished in the top 10 and qualified, but didn't even make the top 11 (Featherstone were 11th, I seem to recall)
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| Quote: Dave Lister "I wonder when Castleford will work.'"
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| Quote: tb "I stand to be corrected, but IIRC the places in SL1 that weren't earmarked for London and PSG went to the top 10 teams in Division 1 (no favours to Workington, who weren't ready, got relegated after 1year and went bust) - which, incidentally, is yet another reason why the old Widnes fans' moan about you stealing their place in SL1 is wrong
They were 14th so never really going to be in a 12 team league.
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| Quote: Kelvin's Ferret "How so? I am not aware that SL existed prior to it's first season, but I know we had the first division prior to and after the formation of SL as an entirely new league.'"
Perhaps I am missing your point, but Wakefield and Castleford have earned there place in SL - they weren't "invited" to the party.
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| Quote: wire quin "Did you not see McMeekin, Krasniqui, Bolger, Dixon, Caro, O'Callaghan on the pitch last night (not forgetting Sargeson and Clubb who are injured). Does this not tend to indicate given they all have come through the youth programme that their may be a "solid footing" of RL in the south
What sort of crowds are other underperforming teams like Cas, Reds etc getting? What in your mind is the acceptable crowd?'"
Oh I saw them and that's why I WANT there to be a London team. My point is though that OK clubs like Cas and Salford don't get big crowds but they have much bigger clubs less than half an hour down the road and have to fight for their fanbase (see Wigan Athletic in football). London is the Capital City, f*cking huge and the only club within miles. They should be getting far bigger crowds than they are and it's that reason that I base my opinions on.
Your work in schools is superb in getting kids to play, but why aren't they watching?
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| Quote: Guerrier "These the cup finalists who left half a squad up north and the ones that went down there didn't really want to be there?
Fair play to London, 62 points isn't to be sniffed at, but let's be honest - that result had 'Wembley' stamped all over it.'"
tony smith chose to send that squad down and it back fired bigstyle! a lot more different to having injured players out to resting players
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