Quote: tank123 "You sound like the Wakefield of the world where taking part is all that matters because you know your methods is not good enough and you will never amount to anything in the game.
1 small point SL is not played by kids its paid by professional athletes who play each game to win. And the goal is it win the Grand Final. What is yours for everyone to like you because you have a full life but an epmty trophy room.'"
Sport is about winning / enjoyment / fulfilment / and playing within the rules (not cheating). Add that lot together and you have something worthy. I have enjoyed our Challenge Cups and Grand Final successes, but I still get a lot out of watching the team even if we lose. Of course winning trophies is what we aim for, but it's not the be-all-and-end-all.
Living your own life vicariously through the success of others can only lead to having an unfulfilled life I'm afrraid. So yes that would be more important than trophies.
Whether you like it or not Rugby league players do NOT have a win AT ALL costs attitude, and long may it continue, it's one of the reasons it's such a great game. If you want to see win-at-all-costs just watch professional football - diving to get players sent off, diving to win penalties, abusing the referee, cheating to gain any advantage however small - is commonplace.
And another small point. How patronising is your attitude towards Wakefield? Did you not go to the game last month and learn anything?