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The Internet has provided some wonderful creativity, opportunities and knowledge sharing but it has also given a worldwide forum for people you would leave a full pint behind in the pub to avoid having to listen to them.
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If you don't bother to go to the game when you live in the locality then you are not really a fan and therefore your views are invalid. It's simple.:icons39ad_files/4821-1859san_c-msnicons.jpg |
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| Quote: stillinthepast "Don't laugh to much, me being one of the older Wigan fans I have the experience to stand back and not get giddy with these early season results.
Saints have studied what has happened during the last few seasons, Wigan and Wire have got away from the rest and then Leeds have come up on the blind side and blown the rest out of the water.
Saints have a cunning plan, look crap most of season and then come roaring through.
They have even gone to the extreme of disguising Paul Whellens to look older than he is with that beard that makes him look like Kieser Bill.
All part of the plan.
Agreed, if the boot was on the other foot they would be making far more noise that we are, of that you can be sure... In fact, Wellens looked decidedly nippy, by comparison, in that back-line today... ![Wink icon_wink.gif](images/smilies//icon_wink.gif)
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| Quote: Wigan Peer "As you said, without asking every person you will never know but that means your assertion is just as invalid. both are opinions, and all are entitled to them. My view its a combination of the two, and i don't think the current format helps. If the playoffs were the doggies doodahs that the powers that be would have us believe, they would be packed to the gills. Whats irrefutable, is that they are very poorly attended.'"
I couldn't agree more. My view is it's a combination of loads of reasons, the aforementioned two just being a couple of them.
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| Quote: django "I couldn't agree more. My view is it's a combination of loads of reasons, the aforementioned two just being a couple of them.'"
However, when a fan of Leeds (the champions 6 times recently) for 30 years, says that "I have perhaps become so acclimatised to lousy results that I don't actually care about the league placing" it is clear to me that the competition structure is mainly at fault,
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| Quote: Finfin "However, when a fan of Leeds (the champions 6 times recently) for 30 years, says that "I have perhaps become so acclimatised to lousy results that I don't actually care about the league placing" it is clear to me that the competition structure is mainly at fault,'"
I'm sorry, but you are misunderstanding me. I became acclimatised to not finishing top by the Leeds teams of the 80's & 90's, the ones I grew up watching. NOT the current Leeds team!
This view of mine was formed by the old league structure, before Super League started. It's a result of constantly seeing Wigan win everything and knowing we had no chance!
...thats possibly why I like the top 8 play-offs. It gives more teams a chance af actually winning something!
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| Quote: django "I'm sorry, but you are misunderstanding me. I became acclimatised to not finishing top by the Leeds teams of the 80's & 90's, the ones I grew up watching. NOT the current Leeds team!
This view of mine was formed by the old league structure, before Super League started. It's a result of constantly seeing Wigan win everything and knowing we had no chance!
Now I'm puzzled. Maybe your being a Leeds fan from the (not so) fair city of Preston is the cause of this confusing logic.
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| Quote: Finfin "Now I'm puzzled. Maybe your being a Leeds fan from the (not so) fair city of Preston is the cause of this confusing logic.'"
Ha ha ha. I may live here, but I'm not from here. (...and yes, it is a dump!)
To put it simply, I watched my team go 25ish years with average results so I am used to the average results. It does not mean I enjoy my rugby less & it doesn't mean I don't watch my team every chance I get. It also doesn't mean that I don't want my team to win, I just don't think the world will end if we don't.
Basically, as an old time Leeds fan I'm not used to success and I view any we get as a bonus! ![Smile icon_smile.gif](images/smilies//icon_smile.gif)
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