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when the score got to 50 we shouted for more, up popped brad davis went over for four.....
......and its no nay never no nay never no more will we face religation......
big barrie mac.' the cas forads av been bob on'
[quote="chissitt":3gx4tjo6]Pyeman I wish you would stop talking so much sense. I am in danger of becomming one of your biggest fans.  [/quote:3gx4tjo6]
[quote="vastman":3gx4tjo6]Westerman looks the most promising for a long time.[/quote:3gx4tjo6]
[quote="Leyther_Matt":3gx4tjo6]The best proper 'rugby pub' in the country has to be the Boot Room at Cas[/quote:3gx4tjo6]
[quote="Bolton_Warrior":3gx4tjo6]The only time I ever doubted going to watch Wigan was when we bare face cheated to stay in superleague[/quote:3gx4tjo6]
[quote="Danril":3gx4tjo6] Last night, despite being poor and not deserving the win, we should have won.[/quote:3gx4tjo6]
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| Quote: SmokeyTA "The franchise policy will never see legal scrutiny, a simple clause in bidding stating that by bidding you accept the RFLs/SLs decision as final would put a stop to that quite quickly
besides it wasnt, never has been, and likely never will be, that clubs who dont play in the Championship or NRC need to win or get to a championship/NRC GF to be able to bid
it doesnt, it argues against your own point,
if the in 1895 RL didnt exist, yet all the clubs who joined the NRFU were semi-pro, so 11 years later, when they were still semi-pro and they created a new sport RL, then they were never amateur RL sides were they? they were semi-pro RL sides who became pro RL sides but who were ultimately born of semi-pro RU sides who were a fair amount of time previously amateur RU sides
though again, this is irrellevant as what i actually said was there hasnt been one in more than 80 years, Castleford were the last ones to do it in 36 (i think) the last amateur side to be admitted to the semi-pro ranks was the skolars in 2002, and as far as i am aware there was no club in between those two'"
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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
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| Quote: tb "synaesthesia?'"
Is that another word for bull sh i t ? |
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| Quote: littlerich "That's their problem, why are you getting so hung up about how ridiculous they may look?'"
im thinking they need a mirror.
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| Quote: Starbug "Maybe it's because having visited Bridgend on more than one occaision and spoken with the locals , both RL fans and non RL fans , seen the facilities , witnessed the crowds , got opinions from potential new fans of the owner , basically actually been there , we do have some experience
And then Toulouse , Having visited the place , so on , so on
Where have you gained your opinions from ?'"
so you talk to 3 fans and they told you the clubs are going broke
thats the research?
heck you couldve saved teh RFL a whole lot of money last time the franchise applications were made. |
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| Quote: pyeman "Do the 30 odd thousand sydney swans fans agree with that?
Or the 15 thousand sydney soccer fans?
What about all the cricket fans?'"
RL is the dominant football code in sydney by a long, long way.
is RL the dominant football code by a similar margin in yorkshire?
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| Quote: Hedgehog King "I'd say that was partly true. Toulouse had just finished 7th in the French league and I would imagine that this entered into the RFL's thoughts.
Even so I think they might have made a better fist of it than Crusaders.
You really ought to put such faith in the RFL though, they have a proven track record of making dreadful decisions regarding expansion clubs. They would be better off flipping a coin instead because then at least they might be right half the time.'"
measuring the current RFL administrators with everyother person running your game before hand, lewis by a country mile, though lindsay was good as well.
the rest did nothing and hence the sport decayed.
richard lewis has delivered on a whole range of things that were difficult and controversial but ultimately for the good of the game |
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| Quote: Hedgehog King "Do you think bowes' definition of Coventry "not being ready" for NL2 / CC! is an excuse because he doesn't want to see them polluting that league with their nasty midlands ways or that he genuinely thinks he might result in the death of the club that he is involved with?'"
so because he helps out a minor expansion club he cant be a flatcapper in other areas eh?
i have a number of criteria to judge people as to whether they satisfy the criteria, and he/she ticks every box |
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| Quote: Hedgehog King "As well as West Cumbria, Oldham, Keighley etc.
@dally
Toulouse from what I hear, are good enough off the field and have the support base to make a success of it. Just right now they don't have the onfield stuff right but I think given enough time they will.'"
im not saying they are a heartland club
the same people who say they were apparently fans of Les Cats in SL because they were a heartland club then must also be fans of toulose for the same reason
thats the thing about being logical. it exposes all these holes in peoples arguments |
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| Quote: Derwent "On the subject of Toulouse, can we just clarify once and for all that the RFL have clearly stated that the same rules apply to them as all other clubs in terms of eligibility to apply for a licence.......
and if the RFL decide to grant an additional spot in SL other than the one that satisfies the criteria, whats to stop them doing that for toulose?
nuthin
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why is calling someone a flat capper so derogatory?
if the cap fits?
and i most certainly aint trolling. if i can make my point at the same time as take the mickey out of people i think are grossly biased ill do so.
im all in favour of expansion
i was very happy when LEs Cats came into SL. unlike certain people on here, i didnt have the degree of confidence they had about their success. when they finished last and people said that there were large debts and players werent being paid, i worried. but apparently these same people who said that always had confidence.
i was very happy when CC were admitted, though am a little worried about how its turning out. but then again there are clubs like leigh, wakey and salford who have disappointed me even more
and if toulose get into SL ill be over the moon
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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: dally messenger "
On the 2 visits to Bridgend and the 2 Celtic visits to Leigh I spoke to most of their fans , How many have you spoken to ?
On the 2 visits to Bridgend I spoke to lots of people [ not fans ] who did not even know that a RL club existed in Bridgend and even the ones that did were not very complimentary of Mr Samuels and his history with the RU club , How many people in Bridgend have you spoken to ?
I also personnally know some of the players and have spoken to the management on occaision as well , how many of them have you spoken to ?
HTH
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| Quote: Starbug "On the 2 visits to Bridgend and the 2 Celtic visits to Leigh I spoke to most of their fans , How many have you spoke to ?
On the 2 visits to Bridgend I spoke to lots of people [ not fans ] who did not even know that a RL club existed in Bridgend and even the ones that did were not very complimentary of Mr Samuels and his history with the RU club , How many people in Bridgend have you spoken to ?
I also personnally know some of the players and have spoken to the management on occaision as well , how many of them have you spoken to ?
HTH'"
Your grandkids eh Starbug? 
oookay i'll quit with the old jokes now |
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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: dally messenger "RL is the dominant football code in sydney by a long, long way.
is RL the dominant football code by a similar margin in yorkshire?
hell no'"
Unlikely considering Football is the dominant code in 80 % of the world
RL is the dominant code in Sydney
Not much room for expansion then is there by your reckoning |
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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: dally messenger "why is calling someone a flat capper so derogatory?
if the cap fits?
and i most certainly aint trolling. if i can make my point at the same time as take the mickey out of people i think are grossly biased ill do so.
im all in favour of expansion
i was very happy when LEs Cats came into SL. unlike certain people on here, i didnt have the degree of confidence they had about their success. when they finished last and people said that there were large debts and players werent being paid, i worried. but apparently these same people who said that always had confidence.
i was very happy when CC were admitted, though am a little worried about how its turning out. but then again there are clubs like leigh, wakey and salford who have disappointed me even more
and if toulose get into SL ill be over the moon'"
Why who have you spoken to , to know what is happening at the Crusaders ?
Or is the sum total of your knowledge from this MB ? |
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| Quote: dally messenger "
im all in favour of expansion
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So you support that a team from PNG or Perth should be the next two teams in the NRL then, Before and other teams on the east coast of Australia? |
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