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| Quote: bowes "Flatcapper troll, people like you shouldn't be allowed to post on expansion threads.'"
gosford is expansion territory.
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| Quote: dally messenger "its very simple.
if someone says when an expansion club fails that means RL doesnt work there but then when heartland clubs fail comes up with excuses, then that person is a hypocrite.
their opinions on the matter are biased.
hello, that means you
im looking for a fair argument, not people who just keep going even when they are wrong'"
So please enlighten us as to any ' Expansion ' club that has succeded in the UK ?
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| Quote: dally messenger "thats what ive been thinking about you flat cappers
you guys shouldnt be allowed on expansion threads.
stick to ones on your own clubs or how rugby used to be better in winter'"
Pathetic.
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| Quote: GetThemScallyWags "Pathetic.'"
yeah summer rugby is the way to go.
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| Quote: Starbug "So please enlighten us as to any ' Expansion ' club that has succeded in the UK ?'"
castleford.
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| Quote: dally messenger "castleford.'"
Correct , 84 years and few miles from the heartlands of Wakefield and Featherstone
Since then and further afield ?
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| Quote: Starbug "Correct , 84 years and few miles from the heartlands of Wakefield and Featherstone
Les Catalans.
and thats it.
heres the question for you :
if the RFL is going to risk its money on a club, which is a better risk Leigh (whose 1 year in SL was a failure), Barrow club from an area with a tiny population and add little to SL), Fax (another small club right next to bradford) or paris or toulose.
if you are going to risk money, risk it on the place that can actually change the sport a lot.
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| Quote: dally messenger "Les Catalans.
and thats it.
heres the question for you (another small club right next to bradford) or paris or toulose.
if you are going to risk money, risk it on the place that can actually change the sport a lot.'"
And right next to Huddersfield, but a club that is bigger than Toulouse. IF we are going to risk money on places that can actually change the sport why dont we have a club in New York?
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| Quote: dally messenger "its very simple.
if someone says when an expansion club fails that means RL doesnt work there but then when heartland clubs fail comes up with excuses, then that person is a hypocrite.
their opinions on the matter are biased.
hello, that means you
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No it doesn't, it means you. Widnes didn't fail, that was a malicious lie on your behalf, going into administration isn't failing it is a temporary setback that happens to several clubs a year, often in soccer. Bradford folded 45 years ago when the sport was completely differently run. Whether they should have been given another chance at the time or not is irrelevent, the fact is they were and now they are anything but failed.
If Paris had a successful team at the moment the failure of PSG would be irrelevent, but they don't, the last French Elite team in Paris was a disastrous failure too that lost every game by a big score and had to drop down in finacial ruin only to fold soon after.
London Broncos failed in a far greater way that Widnes allegedly did and it was ignored (although they changed to become Harlequins as a result). They actually folded, which if you had the slightest bit of sense you'd realise Widnes didn't.
If Paris want to work their way up to SL did they should be able to like Bradford did and Widnes are trying, they shouldn't be gifted a place. Noone is saying RL should be banned in Paris after PSG they are just saying they should earn a SL spot after the failure last time.
Because of people thinking like you there will soon be no professional RL in Wales, whereas if expansionists like me had had our way there'd be a successful Championship team in Wales with Welsh players, their own ground and matches on S4C. Now all that is gone and there's just ruins
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| Quote: dally messenger "gosford is expansion territory.
In what possible way is Gosford expansion territory and not Widnes, Leigh or Barrow? Gosford is a heartland area where the game is long established, nearer other clubs than Barrow are, with a team already playing in the 2nd tier and previously had a club playing there in the top flight.
Your double standards between expansion in the UK and Australia make you the only hypocrite on here, and a disgustingly exaggerated one at that.
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| Quote: dally messenger "Les Catalans.
and thats it.'"
Les Catalans is a heartland club you knob rot.
HTH.
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| Quote: dally messenger "if you are going to risk money, risk it on the place that can actually change the sport a lot.'"
Like Paris in 1996.
Please can i give you my pension fund to invest? You decide where. I trust you 100%.
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| Quote: dally messenger "Les Catalans.
and thats it.
heres the question for you
Catalans aren't an "expansion team" any more than Toulouse are. Both areas are heartland areas just not in England.
Did you consider Gold Coast Titans to be "expansion" or did you think "fair enough, Gold Coast is a good place for a pro team, there seems to be the interest there"?
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| Quote: dally messenger "thats what ive been thinking about you flat cappers
you guys shouldnt be allowed on expansion threads.
stick to ones on your own clubs or how rugby used to be better in winter'"
Bowes' team would be Coventry Bears.
Is it possible to be a Coventry fan and also a flatcapper?
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| Quote: Hedgehog King "Bowes' team would be Coventry Bears.
Is it possible to be a Coventry fan and also a flatcapper?'"
it looks like he certainly can
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