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[quote="tb":24qn1m99]Tough. Conversations develop. It's their nature.[/quote:24qn1m99]
Little Pepe went to nursery school one day wearing his Widnes hat. His teacher asked him why he was a Widnes fan. He said, “Because my parents are.” His teacher said, “That’s not good. What would you do if your parents were drug dealers and hookers?” He replied, “Well then I would be a Warrington fan.”
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| Quote: Starbug "Wether it is 100 K , 300 K or 600 K it is irrelevant , in fact if the rumours are correct , it will get even worse next season if the mess about with the Championships
Enjoy your last few months as a Championship club'"
I would disagree with that. I think what you can pay players will reflect in the quality of players you can attract. Not just from this country either. It would also help more ambitious clubs stay largely professional, like Salford did when they had their brief sojourn in the Championships last time. |
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| Quote: Starbug "Course they should , they lost at home today to the Hunslet Hawks ![]()
I am a great believer in P&R, always have been and always will be, but that is not the criteria that the decision is based. Using the criteria set by the RFL, I believe Widnes will bring the most to the SL, which includes ground and ability to attract good crowds.
We had some great battles with them in the 80's and I have always enjoyed the games against them, home and away, so based on that I reckon Widnes are the best choice.
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Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
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On his face. If he worried he hid it.
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| Quote: Pepe "I would disagree with that. I think what you can pay players will reflect in the quality of players you can attract. Not just from this country either. It would also help more ambitious clubs stay largely professional, like Salford did when they had their brief sojourn in the Championships last time.'"
It's irrelivant because nobody else is going up 
So unless you want totally ruin the Championships and help send more clubs to the wall , there isn't much point doing it is there |
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So Pepe.
Are we going to be having the pleasure of your clubs company in Superleague?
I think it's a nailed on cert Widnes will get the nod.
Part of me wants one of the other 2 to get it though just so I can laugh at all the Widnes fans abusing the fans of either Halifax or Barrow in the same way many of you did towards Celtic Crusaders when they got in last time.
Sorry, no offence.
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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: rover49 "I am a great believer in P&R, always have been and always will be, but that is not the criteria that the decision is based. Using the criteria set by the RFL, I believe Widnes will bring the most to the SL, which includes ground and ability to attract good crowds.
We had some great battles with them in the 80's and I have always enjoyed the games against them, home and away, so based on that I reckon Widnes are the best choice.'"
Yes they are , but it doesn't mean I have agree with it though , does it , the was there for a reason r 49 |
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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: PHIPPS "So Pepe.
Are we going to be having the pleasure of your clubs company in Superleague?
I think it's a nailed on cert Widnes will get the nod.
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Widnes qualified in 2009 when they won the NRC , hardly the oracle of all things RL |
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On thread drift:
[quote="tb":24qn1m99]Tough. Conversations develop. It's their nature.[/quote:24qn1m99]
Little Pepe went to nursery school one day wearing his Widnes hat. His teacher asked him why he was a Widnes fan. He said, “Because my parents are.” His teacher said, “That’s not good. What would you do if your parents were drug dealers and hookers?” He replied, “Well then I would be a Warrington fan.”
[i:24qn1m99]There's a Wooly over there, baggy kecks and feathered hair
with a 3 star jumper half way up his back, that’s a fecking Wooly back![/i:24qn1m99]
[b:24qn1m99]Oooh-to… Oooh-to-be… Oooh-to-be-a… WOOLY![/b:24qn1m99]:24307.jpg |
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| Quote: Starbug "It's irrelivant because nobody else is going up ![]()
You may wish to consider the possibility of how much easier it will be for any new expansion clubs to compete with more established clubs, with bigger crowds and better stadiums. It may even see some of the stronger heartland clubs struggle to even to stay in the Championship.
It wasn’t so long ago that Leigh were demoted with Toulouse below you and Gateshead just above you….oh…wait a minute….
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[quote="tb":24qn1m99]Tough. Conversations develop. It's their nature.[/quote:24qn1m99]
Little Pepe went to nursery school one day wearing his Widnes hat. His teacher asked him why he was a Widnes fan. He said, “Because my parents are.” His teacher said, “That’s not good. What would you do if your parents were drug dealers and hookers?” He replied, “Well then I would be a Warrington fan.”
[i:24qn1m99]There's a Wooly over there, baggy kecks and feathered hair
with a 3 star jumper half way up his back, that’s a fecking Wooly back![/i:24qn1m99]
[b:24qn1m99]Oooh-to… Oooh-to-be… Oooh-to-be-a… WOOLY![/b:24qn1m99]:24307.jpg |
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| Quote: PHIPPS "So Pepe.
Are we going to be having the pleasure of your clubs company in Superleague?
I think it's a nailed on cert Widnes will get the nod.
Part of me wants one of the other 2 to get it though just so I can laugh at all the Widnes fans abusing the fans of either Halifax or Barrow in the same way many of you did towards Celtic Crusaders when they got in last time.
Sorry, no offence.'"
Reports of our bitterness are much exaggerated.
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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: Pepe "You may wish to consider the possibility of how much easier it will be for any new expansion clubs to compete with more established clubs, with bigger crowds and better stadiums. It may even see some of the stronger heartland clubs struggle to even to stay in the Championship.
It wasn’t so long ago that Leigh were demoted with Toulouse below you and Gateshead just above you….oh…wait a minute….'"
Sorry you've lost me will a bigger SC make it easier , or a smaller SC make it easier
Leigh were not demoted , we were relegated for finishing in a relegation place , what happened after that is none of our doing , in fact you only have to see the current Championship 1 league table to see a possible reason why things did happen |
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On thread drift:
[quote="tb":24qn1m99]Tough. Conversations develop. It's their nature.[/quote:24qn1m99]
Little Pepe went to nursery school one day wearing his Widnes hat. His teacher asked him why he was a Widnes fan. He said, “Because my parents are.” His teacher said, “That’s not good. What would you do if your parents were drug dealers and hookers?” He replied, “Well then I would be a Warrington fan.”
[i:24qn1m99]There's a Wooly over there, baggy kecks and feathered hair
with a 3 star jumper half way up his back, that’s a fecking Wooly back![/i:24qn1m99]
[b:24qn1m99]Oooh-to… Oooh-to-be… Oooh-to-be-a… WOOLY![/b:24qn1m99]:24307.jpg |
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| Quote: Starbug "Sorry you've lost me will a bigger SC make it easier , or a smaller SC make it easier
Leigh were not demoted , we were relegated for finishing in a relegation place , what happened after that is none of our doing , in fact you only have to see the current Championship 1 league table to see a possible reason why things did happen'"
A smaller cap would make it cheaper to include expansion clubs like Gateshead, Toulouse, Edinburgh eagles or the Dublin Raiders etc…
The question is, Who for?
I know what happened with Leigh. I was just joking...well, half joking. |
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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: Pepe "A smaller cap would make it cheaper to include expansion clubs like Gateshead, Toulouse, Edinburgh eagles or the Dublin Raiders etc…
The question is, Who for? ![]()
A smaller cap in Championship 1 you mean , like 50 K , not for Toulouse of course the money being spent to fly them and us over the channel could support a new club in the midlands , in fact I wonder how much longer they can continue with their attendances going down compared to the other Elite 1 clubs , it would seem we ( Championship clubs ) are not the draw they thought we would be , they certainly aren't the draw the RFL hoped they would be for our fans
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On thread drift:
[quote="tb":24qn1m99]Tough. Conversations develop. It's their nature.[/quote:24qn1m99]
Little Pepe went to nursery school one day wearing his Widnes hat. His teacher asked him why he was a Widnes fan. He said, “Because my parents are.” His teacher said, “That’s not good. What would you do if your parents were drug dealers and hookers?” He replied, “Well then I would be a Warrington fan.”
[i:24qn1m99]There's a Wooly over there, baggy kecks and feathered hair
with a 3 star jumper half way up his back, that’s a fecking Wooly back![/i:24qn1m99]
[b:24qn1m99]Oooh-to… Oooh-to-be… Oooh-to-be-a… WOOLY![/b:24qn1m99]:24307.jpg |
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| Quote: Starbug "A smaller cap in Championship 1 you mean , like 50 K , not for Toulouse of course the money being spent to fly them and us over the channel could support a new club in the midlands , in fact I wonder how much longer they can continue with their attendances going down compared to the other Elite 1 clubs , it would seem we ( Championship clubs ) are not the draw they thought we would be , they certainly aren't the draw the RFL hoped they would be for our fans'"
I think that Championship fans have seen the writing on the wall, and what the future now holds foe them.
Feeder clubs and a stepping-stone-league for new expansion clubs. As well as somewhere to stick current SL heartland clubs when they need somewhere they can rot away outside the only league which matters to the RFL. |
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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: Pepe "I think that Championship fans have seen the writing on the wall, and what the future now holds foe them.
Feeder clubs and a stepping-stone-league for new expansion clubs. As well as somewhere to stick current SL heartland clubs when they need somewhere they can rot away outside the only league which matters to the RFL.'"
The writing has been on the wall since 2007 |
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| Quote: Starbug "The writing has been on the wall since 2007'"
Earlier than that.
Back in the 80's certain clubs were complaining that they brought more to the game and wanted more votes on the council.
As usual the RFL showed it's total lack of gonads!!! |
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