Started listening to the Non League podcast as they had Shaun Reid on. What national coverage was/is there, Gary? Was it just the 606 podcast or is there something else planned?

2 0 up early on and it got abandoned after 29 mins floodlight failure. harsh on them. hopefully win when its replayed

I have no interest in soccer these days and the rather strange, forced use of the 'wire' moniker irritates me. However you can't fault the effort and passion from the people running the club these days.

A couple of years ago I was invited to their end of season dinner and had a great night, all the best to them.

What do you do for a living GO?

Work for a finance broker currently, tedium is the word to describe it!

Just intrigued as you find out a lot about the game (the background stuff), not complaining but thought you may have been employed in RL in some way.

No, have always said that I wouldn't like to mix work and pleasure. I enjoy leaving work at 5 on a Friday and heading over to the HJ, I don't think it would be the same if you worked in the game. I just seem to know a few people who are in the loop, though I wouldn't say I know a lot!

Why would I go to a game I don't like (in the early morning after a weeks graft), to tell people who play the game I don't like, that I like to refer to their game as 'fannyball'. The point is, in my opinion it is a game that involves a ball as is played by cabbies. You however are referring to Saturday/Sunday league football where the game is played by Chavs and thugs as a stereotypical whole. Where no one really cares for others safety, so yes I am inclined to agree the people you want me to tell play a hard game.


That however does not detract from the fact that it's an incrediblely boring game to watch. In the professional game the players are bits of kids with egos far to large, when they get kicked in the shin they roll on the floor clutching their face, if there was no money in it half of the players you see wouldn't be playing. Nor does it detract from how the sport is now one of the most corrupt businesses on the planet.

People who call football wendyball or fannyball are just embarrassments to themselves, not to mention blinkered and in total denial about rugby league.

Think about rugby league. Last weekend, I lost count at how often I saw massive Kiwi players throw themselves face first into the turf at the play-the-ball when no contact was made. What happened? Penalty, penalty, penalty. What a load of massive WendyFannies they all are. I’ve seen RL players ‘take themselves out’ after kicks or run directly into defenders and go down like Ronaldo, looking for a penalty, and defenders doing likewise running into attackers when trying to get tries chalked off for obstruction. It’s just a way to try and earn an advantage within that sport.

Don’t get me wrong. I much prefer rugby league and cricket to football, but I accept that footballers rolling around on the floor, clutching their faces after being blown a kiss, or diving for penalties when there’s no contact is just that game’s version of gamesmanship. It’s done to try and earn a free-kick, win a penalty, get an opposing player booked/sent off or rile the opposition into playing badly or overly aggressively. It’s wrong, embarrassing and laughable, that it just the way in which you try to earn an advantage within that sport.

This may be unpalatable to the noble few RL fans, but it happens in every sport. Cricket has its sledging; boxing its low-blows, and horse racing has so many dodgy things happen, it’s amazing that anyone bothers betting on it at all.

The original point of this thread was a proud Warringtonian trying to garner support for one of the town’s growing sporting teams, the running of which he is heavily involved in. They are doing well and trying to progress up the league and build a fan-base, but this thread, as usual, descends into a load of negative tripe (and the thread was labelled as an O/T before anyone says this is a RL forum). Here’s a thought: if you’re not interested, then just don’t comment at all.

F.A.O. Garyskent
Any news on when the rearranged game will take place?
Did paying supporters who attended on the night get their money back or a voucher that can be used for a free entry at the rescheduled game?

One thing I've noticed creeping in is if the ref misses a high shot, the players stays down knowing the tv replay will catch it, if he stays down long enough. Check out when Sam gets hit on the NZ game he does exactly what I've been seeing.

Got to agree with moving on - boring game to watch most of the time. I used to be huge football fan 6 years back and got into RL by accident after going to a Wire game with a mate. Used to argue that RL was poo and footy was better, but now the idea of paying to watch a game where after 90 minutes the score could end up nil-nil, where diving and cheating is the norm, and the stupid amounts of money involved - No thanks, RL for me.