I don't like crappy bands either or silly races at half time. I like watching the players warm up & spotting who I might know in the crowd ... maybe have a chat. Then it's time to visit the loo and prepare for KO. If I want to watch a band I'd go to a concert.

I used to like signing the Warrington usual chants against Widnes or Wigan at Wilderspool with the atmosphere building, then the hairs on the back of my neck would stand up when they played this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B0CyOAO8y0 The smell of wintergreen would surround all of us, dizzying. Someone booting the corrugated steel at the back of of the Fletcher Street, tension palpable, nerves, excitement, the waft of embassy fags, the kick off and the first crunching tackle.

I used to like signing the Warrington usual chants against Widnes or Wigan at Wilderspool with the atmosphere building, then the hairs on the back of my neck would stand up when they played this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B0CyOAO8y0 The smell of wintergreen would surround all of us, dizzying. Someone booting the corrugated steel at the back of of the Fletcher Street, tension palpable, nerves, excitement, the waft of embassy fags, the kick off and the first crunching tackle.

That music only means one thing to me ... Wire coming onto the pitch. I remember my dad telling me what it was. I used to practice passing a ball and kicking on the back lawn and ran out from the house (in my kit) humming that tune. For some reason they played Telstar (Tornados) at Widnes as the players came out & I used to hum that as well. I was always going to play rugby & support Wire. I read once that Brian Bevan used to walk through crowds in town practicing his side-step so I used to do the same ... it wasn't very clever if you got it wrong. 
Anyway that's enough of that ... you silly old sod ... it's a forum! 

Wires71: I used to like signing the Warrington usual chants against Widnes or Wigan at Wilderspool with the atmosphere building, then the hairs on the back of my neck would stand up when they played this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B0CyOAO8y0 The smell of wintergreen would surround all of us, dizzying. Someone booting the corrugated steel at the back of of the Fletcher Street, tension palpable, nerves, excitement, the waft of embassy fags, the kick off and the first crunching tackle.  Could not stop laughing when I played that just now, my god that took me back, am I weird in thinking it’s better than most the crap they play now. Or is it just my age showing lol.

Wires71: I used to like signing the Warrington usual chants against Widnes or Wigan at Wilderspool with the atmosphere building, then the hairs on the back of my neck would stand up when they played this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B0CyOAO8y0 The smell of wintergreen would surround all of us, dizzying. Someone booting the corrugated steel at the back of of the Fletcher Street, tension palpable, nerves, excitement, the waft of embassy fags, the kick off and the first crunching tackle.  Could not stop laughing when I played that just now, my god that took me back, am I weird in thinking it’s better than most the crap they play now. Or is it just my age showing lol.

https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/nrl-seeking-control-of-super-league-tv-deal-as-global-rights-on-new-channel-mooted

https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/nrl-seeking-control-of-super-league-tv-deal-as-global-rights-on-new-channel-mooted

The best way we could get coverage for rugby league would be on a free to view channel ,sky is doing the game no favours . For too long sky has used rugby league as a shelf filler while taking it away from the casual viewer & has made RL dependent on sky tv.

Agreed, but the motive here is to develop revenue from TV rights licensing, not eyeballs on screens for free. Competition, as mooted, from Amazon Prime or DAZN would help put some pressure on Sky to pay a fair fee for licensing rights - or lose out. To be honest the whole thing with Sky is stale, it needs a revamp. 

100% it needs a revamp, it?s tired it?s old and needs to move forward. Being honest the only one I would keep from current crop is Carney and when he finally retires Tomkins I do like listening to him. All the others are garbage. Also I would prefer it to stay on Sky as I do watch other sports(not football) and don?tfancy paying for another sub just for rugby, but hey ho let?s see what happens.

Free to view well the BBC are doing a great job NOT. Childish graphics that have not changed for years and now Sharon Shortle, no thanks.

https://www.alloutrugbyleague.co.uk/news/nrl-ceo-launches-attack-nigel-1110781

https://www.alloutrugbyleague.co.uk/news/nrl-ceo-launches-attack-nigel-1110781

karetaker: https://www.alloutrugbyleague.co.uk/news/nrl-ceo-launches-attack-nigel-1110781 Richardson pulls no punches does he.

karetaker: https://www.alloutrugbyleague.co.uk/news/nrl-ceo-launches-attack-nigel-1110781 Richardson pulls no punches does he.

I like that post but it won?t go anywhere, why not, well because it makes sense. Pretty sure Wire,Wigan the both Hull clubs are very interested in this and if those clubs get onboard surely Saints and Leeds won?t want to miss that train. Then Catalan will be in along side Toulouse and with Hetherington going to London surely you would like to think this will happen.

Guess what?s holding it back is Beaumont and Wood stirring it in the background. Don?t get me wrong of course Beaumont wants to protect his business but the game can not stand still anymore. For the love of god there is talk of reducing the salary cap, it may aswell go semi pro if they do that. The NRL can generate income surely it?s the way to go.

one of the telling things is the board that hasnt changed apart from the death of Maurice Lindsey, and we wonder why the game hasnt progressed (if thats the right term), but it certainly has regressed in terms of TV deals

As a Wigan fan, it will be interesting to see how this pans out. There is no doubt off the field that Wigan and Wire are involved in some forms of discussions, and the game in Vegas probably just added to the conversations


as one of the other posters alludes to if Wigan, Wire, Hull, Hull KR are involved in discussions, then its likely Leeds and Saints will follow suit, and it will be interesting to see what sort of role Hetherington is playing in this with his move to London. For too long, he's had the yorkshire clubs playing to his tune to keep the game as it is, so is London are involved he's going to have to change his approach surely