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| The sport is in a terrible state, and the excitement I used to feel about it, even as recently as 10 years ago, just isn't there anymore. I rarely bother to watch games other than Wire's on Sky, and even impending Wire games tend to make me feel more anxious than excited these days. This weekend, the play-offs are on the line, and I'm not actually that bothered whether we make it or not, given that we are so far behind the top three sides anyway. There was a time when I would have been nervous about it all week. The standard of refereeing is awful, the disciplinary process is a joke, and the quality of the teams is so low compared to what it used to be. Even though I don't watch many Sky games, I always tune into The Super League Show for the highlights. Watching Catalans v Leeds this week was so depressing. Leeds, a massive club, so much success over the years, but look at their current team - the quality is atrocious. Can IMG really transform this sport? To say they've got a big job on their hands is an understatement.
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| Quote: RobRiches "You’re all spitting your dummies out because it’s a Warrington player. You all weren’t bothered when sione matautia was banned for the same offence.'"
We are probably seeing a reaction from a couple of blokes who genuinely like to get on with the game .Unfortunately, cheating is now creeping into the game but at least Hull seem to have got over the glut of timely injuries that used to blight every game a few years ago.
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| Quote: matt_wire "Tonight could be another nail in the coffin for me as a spectator; if we blow it, Salford and Leigh win and that lot from up the road somehow get the LLS after being dog poop for large parts of the year (remember all the wellens out threads on red vee!?) then I just may be done with this joke of a game.'"
How will you feel if Wire actually make 6th and then go on a winning run and win the Grand Final after being considerably more dog poop than Saints.
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| Quote: ImTopMan#1 "4 matches for that is over the top, but Vaughan can count himself lucky he wasn't sent-off as the Stains player in question, Matautia, got red-carded and suffered a ban for doing the exact same thing last season.'"
Actually being sent off in the last few minutes and getting three matches would have been preferable to a four match ban, at least that way he could have made the Grand final (its the hope that kills you)
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| Quote: sally cinnamon "How will you feel if Wire actually make 6th and then go on a winning run and win the Grand Final after being considerably more dog poop than Saints.'"
Aside from overjoyed, because we've finally won it, also pleased that there's another name on that trophy because the last four years have been boring AF, as the kids would say. My issue is more with how boring having the same winner every year is, not necessarily where they finished.
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| I thought I was the lone Moaning Minnie when I walked away from the game five seasons ago and not attended ever since. One post got it spot on when he posted the game is now over coached. In my opinion the rot set in with Wane at Wigan when he introduced wrestling as part of the training regime and made the game as dull as GrecoRoman wrestling. He also insisted that at least three of his defenders be involved in tackling the player with the ball and remove themselves as slowly as possible. Gone are the days of kidology,dummies,sidesteps and changes of pace,skills developed as kids in the schoolyard. It's biff bash and constant kicking to barge over from short range for the try. If skill ever returns to the sport I'll be back but I won't hold my breath waiting.
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