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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: headhunter "
Explain to us on here why we should have attended MM instead of watching our team play today ?
Are you attending the NRC final or the Championship GF s this year ?
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| Quote: Dan155 "As far as I’m aware, Hull KR have just as many if not more regular Aussie starters than Catalans, do they get called East Hull Aussies?
The crowd hasn’t been great, but we’ve got some good free publicity with Mickey Rourke and Joe Calzaghe watching the game, and a movie coming up starring Mickey Rourke as Gareth Thomas. The viewing figures will tell us more about whether the event is worth it, the crowd doesn’t look great but people are just as likely to tune in and be impressed that we have celebrities watching the game.
When Saracen’s hired Wembley, a stadium not far from their own territory, I recall only 40,000 odd turning up with many tickets going for £10. Did Rugby Union fans decry the event as a pointless waste of time because Wembley was over half empty? In fact the event was bigged up and heavily promoted by the press, it was hailed as a success despite the fact that they didn’t recoup the money they paid to hire the place. Putting a positive spin on things has worked wonders for Union, you would think we could learn a trick or two from them when it comes to self promotion.
I thought Championship teams needed more games, not less? Extra revenue and all that.'"
Thing is your comparison is flawed matey, Saracens was for one match not 4 on one day and several 'derby matches' to boot!
The Fat Controller is already hailing the weekend a big success, what a surprise.
The concept is good but if people were honest the truth is there are not enough RL fans full stop. |
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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: Fax4Life "Thing is your comparison is flawed matey, Saracens was for one match not 4 on one day and several 'derby matches' to boot!
The Fat Controller is already hailing the weekend a big success, what a surprise.
The concept is good but if people were honest the truth is there are not enough RL fans full stop.'"
Good argument for expansion there , Fax4life  |
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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: reffy "Not many of the parochial, perpetual moaners will take it on board but it was an excellent post.'"
Did you go ? |
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A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult”: |
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Simple facts,all these derbies on opening day would have brought in more fans that went to this nonsense,dress it up as you like at any given time there was not more than 15k in the stadium at any given time,how can this circus be a success?
Lets grow what we have at home ...yes that means in our so called m62 corridor les fill the grounds we have at the moment and that means all division by spreading the wealth not just funding team after team of foreigners we have seen this weekend,must be some ststtos out there,out of all the players who played in cardiff how many were eligable to ply for england in the coming 4 nations?
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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: jesus-is-coming "Simple facts,all these derbies on opening day would have brought in more fans that went to this nonsense,dress it up as you like at any given time there was not more than 15k in the stadium at any given time,how can this circus be a success?
Lets grow what we have at home ...yes that means in our so called m62 corridor les fill the grounds we have at the moment and that means all division by spreading the wealth not just funding team after team of foreigners we have seen this weekend,must be some ststtos out there,out of all the players who played in cardiff how many were eligable to ply for england in the coming 4 nations?'"
Probably about the same number of footballers that played in the Premiership this weekend  |
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" Time is but a flowing stream".
Pedro. Higherfold Cockey Pond. 1973.
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The millenium weekend might as well be played in Barcelona or Quatar. It's a big expense for fans and is really only a TV success. If it's for expansion why not go the whole hog?
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[quote="King Street Cat":1wa9s43t]Some might look at this as being harsh but I think it's fair. When are the Rugby League going to stop persisting with this fantasy expansion. If it hasn't worked by now, it never will! I'm all for reaching out to a wider audience with our game but not at the expense of historical clubs in the homelands.[/quote:1wa9s43t]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_6731.jpg |
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| Quote: Starbug "Explain to us on here why we should have attended MM instead of watching our team play today ?'" You shouldn't, not suggesting that at all. Nor do I have any issue with anyone who didn't go, even if their only reason is that they couldn't be bothered. But those people have no right to complain or suggest that the event should be scrapped or is a 'joke'. That's what I do have an issue with. |
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| Quote: reffy "Not many of the parochial, perpetual moaners will take it on board but it was an excellent post.'"
have you enjoyed yourself at the MM weekend ?. |
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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: headhunter "You shouldn't, not suggesting that at all. Nor do I have any issue with anyone who didn't go, even if their only reason is that they couldn't be bothered. But those people have no right to complain or suggest that the event should be scrapped or is a 'joke'. That's what I do have an issue with.'"
Then we agree , as I said earlier , nowt do wi us , I'm not passing judgement on it |
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22/03/2013
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| Quote: Wembley71 "I am a Leigh fan first, and a League fan second. It's not even that close second. But no other runner is even in the stadium, much as I enjoy cricket and football, and like most sports to some degree.'"
Its shocking that you can come on this board and tell such lies, |
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[quote="King Street Cat":1wa9s43t]Some might look at this as being harsh but I think it's fair. When are the Rugby League going to stop persisting with this fantasy expansion. If it hasn't worked by now, it never will! I'm all for reaching out to a wider audience with our game but not at the expense of historical clubs in the homelands.[/quote:1wa9s43t]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_6731.jpg |
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| Quote: Starbug "Then we agree , as I said earlier , nowt do wi us , I'm not passing judgement on it'" Not accusing you of such. Others are passing judgment though.
I think it was pretty poor that Championship clubs had matches scheduled for this weekend and so the fans couldn't get involved. |
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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: headhunter "Not accusing you of such. Others are passing judgment though.
I think it was pretty poor that Championship clubs had matches scheduled for this weekend and so the fans couldn't get involved.'"
They could have played it at the LSV , and I still wouldn't have gone |
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22/03/2013
Get LEIGH outta wigan: |
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Smocky Ta.
Headhunter.
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I wonder how much that costs the rfl over a year.
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[quote="King Street Cat":1wa9s43t]Some might look at this as being harsh but I think it's fair. When are the Rugby League going to stop persisting with this fantasy expansion. If it hasn't worked by now, it never will! I'm all for reaching out to a wider audience with our game but not at the expense of historical clubs in the homelands.[/quote:1wa9s43t]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_6731.jpg |
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| Quote: j.c "Smocky Ta.
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I wonder how much that costs the rfl over a year.'" It costs them the £500k they are paid by the Welsh tourist board to host the event, plus the roughly £750k from ticket sales (assuming everyone who went bought the cheapest tickets, which they obviously didn't). So I make that a profit of around £1.25 million? |
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