Quote: jaws1 "I know its a bitter pill to swallow but what if Mo's vision of SL had come into place at the inception that is the Castleford ,Wakefield and Featherstone merger. Whitehaven ,Workington and Barrow to form Cumbria .Salford ,Swinton,Oldham,Leigh and Rochdale to form Manchester .'"
I don't particularly like Mo, but I can appreciate he has done a lot for RL & was probably ahead of his time. I saw then, & do now, the sense in what he was putting forward, but I am not sure it would have improved the image of RL as a northern, working class sport, increased coverage or revenue, at a possible cost of destroying RL in some of its heartland.
Quote: jaws1 "The standard of reffereeing is at all time low some of the glaring decisions made this year are atrocious .'"
I disagree totally. The referees in the 70s & 80s were not a patch physically or technically. The game has changed completely, it's not fat forwards trundling through the mud & then a deep attacking line. Aussie coaches, like Maguire, have brought in modern tackling, wrestling, attacking techniques that border on legality, so it is obvious there are going to be more contentious decisions. Coupled with a society that uses hysteria as a marketing tool, with muppets on Sky with more faux outrage, it's no wonder some fans think they are being wronged.
Quote: jaws1 "Someone from RFL should grow some balls and tout the game to other TV companies other than SKY, ESPN is owned by Disney .Start a bidding war as the Football league did and sell out to the highest bidder we sell our game too cheaply as the viewing figures are through the roof. Its time to make our game more competetive and make every game world class '"
Do you think you are the first to think of this?
