Quote Riddlers="Riddlers"Although we know that yesterday's game wasnt the best, this bilious hate filled article in a national newspaper is breathtaking garbage. Every cliche under the sun is trotted out, including 'fans in XXXL shirts'. A strongly worded complaint has been sent to the Independents editor, but please add to the comments on the article.
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Billious and hate filled ?
Aside from a few cliches and stereotypes (and what newspaper report would not be complete without them) the report is pretty much correct in its assertion that the final failed to sell the game to the uninitiated and neutrals as well as failing to sell the corporate ring and indeed to its own supporters for whom a bank holiday weekend in London has become an expensive un-necessary addition to the family budget and an easy option to cross off in favour of watching on TV instead.
And the reporter is not all criticism either, or did you miss the bit where he mentions...
Quote Riddlers"rugby league’s qualities, in an age of plastic fans, synthetic emotion, unreconstructed greed and absentee ownership, should not be denigrated casually. Despite its search for credibility, this is a sport in tune with its community. It has not succumbed to football’s get-rich-quick mentality, though it would probably be tempted to do so if given the chance. Shirt sponsorship is the province of local institutions, such as East Yorkshire Scaffolding Ltd, rather than multi-national corporates who couldn’t identity “their” club on a map."'"
I'm afraid you've all been outraged by the truth, our game is failing to expand, will surely withdraw from London shortly and could not sell itself to the nation on one of its self-proclaimed flagship events - this is not a criticism of either club who took part in the final so remove your ancient and loyal goggles and re-read the article and see if you can see the underlying truth in it.
