Well.. I am on my 6th incarnation on these boards (long story) , so please don't dismiss me as a know-nowt light-weight supporter despite my low post count . I would have sold my ears to attend the game today had I known it was on .
Had Stompkins knocked on my door to inform me of the game my 8yr old lad would have kicked the count out of the rat-faced scrote for daring to enter blue and amber territory without writing for a permit .

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So you are a long standing RL fan, and you didnt know that RL plays International matches in October/November?

Complete bull***t

Shut up.

A lot of people aren't that tied up in schedule. YOu have to tell people there is an international coming up because they wont prioritise or remember one is coming up.

Quote: Starbug "LSV holds 12,000 , so how many attended today ?'" 4,014 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/20042115

Quote: Starbug "LSV holds 12,000 , so how many attended today ?'" 4,014 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/20042115

Bollox, RL have played their International matches in October/November for the last 15 years, I dont need telling when the football WC or Euro Championships are played, to say he would have attended if he had known is rubbish

MattyB went on the Wigan forum and told the intelligentsia over there that 'RU is laughing at us' because of the game today.

So his masterplan? Let's have an international at Leigh.

God bless the RFL and the efforts they make. England's win is the headline sports item on the BBC1 international news tonight.

Ye-haw!!! Let's hope they don't show any footage with the swathes of empty seats and terracing!

10k in a 12k stadium looks better than what was seen today, a shocking crowd in a ground that has been part condemned for the last five years!

Going on the BLUE AND AMBER TERRITORY line I take it you're a Leeds fan. News of these games, especially with Sinfield becoming captain, has been plastered over the Leeds website, SouthStanders on here, and the YEP. I could imagine a bit of a not-too-fussed part time fan not knowing, but I find it impossible that a strong RL supporter missed all mention of it. Didn't you go to the GF??? McNamara and Harris were interviewed pitch side prior to kick off discussing this event and next years World Cup.

Whether there's value in playing the match is one issue, but I think its separate from the issue we have in managing the sport's PR. Spectacles like today don't belong on the main national broadcaster. If the BBC gives us so many slots a year for RL to be exposed nationally, we simply have to think of something better to offer up to them. This sport has always faced an uphill battle with the media, so we need some wise heads to come up with a plan to create the maximum synergy between what the BBC want and what helps us. I can't believe either the RFL or the BBC enjoyed today. Nor is it helpful in attracting sponsors to the sport.

You are way off. Way off.

If the RFL haven't advertised the matches well enough people wont be aware of them. Stop judging people on something so minor and cool your jets.

I am fully aware that the RFL tends to have an international programme at this stage of the season but as they hadn't sufficiently promoted it I am unashamed to admit it crept up on me too. Because my life doesn't revolve around the RFL international programme.

What we learnt is that rugby league has supporters who do its opponents bidding.

If this was England vs the aussies or NZ then there wouldn't have been a problem people remembering when and what time these games were being played.

Because we'd be looking forward to it.

Correct.
I might even have taken time off work for one of those games.