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Quote: MattyB "I take no delight in seeing ANY rugby league club folding whether they be old or new. Local rivals or not. Banter against losing games, trophies yes but going out of business? FFS!!!

I remember Bradford completely filling our North Stand in the late 90’s/early 00’s. What I would do to see that again!

I thought we were all proud to be part of a “RL Family” jeez....!!'"


The rugby league family is an absolute myth. Everybody loves the idea of it but the snarls, bitterness and envy always come to the forefront.

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Quote: mapleyther "He's just lucky that while our club had a rich fool, his has a richer fool. Still, I think, pound for pound, Beaumont has had a lot more for his money than Hughes has, or ever will have. And Leigh will have more watching them on the local park than London will, whatever league either end up in.'"

Unless a new owner cometh Mr Fake Canuck, you're a L1 club. Enjoy the trip to Hemel and Llanelli...

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Quote: Kippaxer "The rugby league family is an absolute myth. Everybody loves the idea of it but the snarls, bitterness and envy always come to the forefront.'"

It's (sadly) human nature to be selfish, insecure, greedy, envious, jealous..... Read the 10 Commandments....

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Quote: Joff "Unless a new owner cometh Mr Fake Canuck, you're a L1 club. Enjoy the trip to Hemel and Llanelli...'"


Two expansion clubs, not to mention Newcastle, Crusaders and Skolars - are you implying I shouldn't enjoy that? They are the future of the game after all, aren't they? And their crowds are just a few hundred short of London, so I am really not sure of the difference TBH.

As for being a fake Canadian, I am a dual citizen and have been a member of this forum for 16 years, with that avatar for almost as long as many users could testify. A decade before RL was even restarted in Canada and very likely before you were born.

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Quote: Joff "Unless a new owner cometh Mr Fake Canuck, you're a L1 club. Enjoy the trip to Hemel and Llanelli...'"


grow up

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Quote: Kippaxer "The rugby league family is an absolute myth. Everybody loves the idea of it but the snarls, bitterness and envy always come to the forefront.'"



Beat me to it

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Quote: wire-flyer "Beat me to it'"


So are we all saying we take joy in seeing clubs going bust whether they be old or new?

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Quote: Kippaxer "The rugby league family is an absolute myth. Everybody loves the idea of it but the snarls, bitterness and envy always come to the forefront.'"


The "family" concept disappeared at roughly the same time as franchising was brought in and the SPORT became secondary to non rugby related criteria and some clubs and their fans felt very harshly treated.
Some were abandoned and others protected.

At least back in the day, you knew that if you finished bottom (or in the bottom 2) you would be relegated and if you finished top (or top 2) of the Championship you would be promoted.

Super League removed all hope for clubs in the second tier although, given the funding cliff edge that was created a couple of seasons ago, maybe that was a good thing ?

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Quote: wrencat1873 "the SPORT became secondary to non rugby related criteria'"


Even the terrace chants changed to reflect this. "Bye-bye, bye-bye - bye-bye, bye-bye" became " ground, no fans - ground, no fans" and "shall we sing a song for you?" became "you're stadium's effing ".

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Quote: MattyB "So are we all saying we take joy in seeing clubs going bust whether they be old or new?'"


Nope

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Quote: King Street Cat "Even the terrace chants changed to reflect this. "Bye-bye, bye-bye - bye-bye, bye-bye" became "poop ground, no fans - poop ground, no fans" and "shall we sing a song for you?" became "you're stadium's effing poop".'"


Lol. No. We sang several of those way before SL came into existance.

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Quote: Budgiezilla "I used to think you were a decent fella, you liked your stats, and I find some of your posts interesting and amusing.
But you have let yourself down BIG STYLE with the above comment.
Who knows what the future holds for my club, we may struggle for years to come, but wishing that 'we fold' is quite simply pathetic.'"


I'd like to say that I am sorry, but I'd be lying!

Leigh fans (not naming you in particular) were a bloody arrogant shower and happy to dish out arrogant abuse on here, when they thought they'd reached the Holy grail. More so, the attitude of your benefactor to the demise of Bradford, as caught and available on-line, underlines why your current predicament is Karma of the highest order.

The game is bigger than Leigh, or London for that matter, but the sheer stupid arrogance of some fans and Beaumont's video regarding Bradford are why I won't be donating when you start shaking buckets.


Quote: Budgiezilla "Still, I think, pound for pound, Beaumont has had a lot more for his money than Hughes has, or ever will have.'"

WoW.....really?
David Hughes has been an owner (minority/majority) of London since 1994/95. 249 SL games with 186 wins and 20 draws including 2 play-off appearances, a 2nd Place finish and a Challenge cup final v Derek's one season and 12 points......yeah, Derek's had the better return 10.65283203125:10
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