It's all in keeping with the emerging pattern.


There's an almost palpable need among the supposedly neutral RL media (who, as we know, are basically an arm of the game's ruling body) to see some trophies head to Humberside. And after the way praise was heaped on Leeds for managing to scrawp their way past Wakey the other day, the same shady group clearly want to see some glory in West Yorkshire too. None of this should surprise us.

In fairness as much as we've discussed it on here, I'm sure the reasons behind any noise has been from Peet discussing it with the officials and they'll have been all over the numbers, just as we've been on here. Winning no penalty counts before it being raised in the press and Peet being asked about it and then winning 3 on the spin since clearly looks to be more than a coincidence and that's as wrong as the problems coming about in the first place tbh but I'd rather have it this way. We'll see how we go over the rest of the season and then going forward because I don't doubt it'll flip back unless Peet keeps throwing the odd line out there. 

It's funny that the power base of the game in terms of success has swung massively to this side of the Pennines in recent years but media wise, the vast majority of rugby league press and certainly the journalists with the loudest voices are Yorkshire based (and without doubt Yorkshire biased). It definitely leads to an almost frenzied desire to see a Yorkshire/Humberside based club knock one of Wigan/Saints off their perch. I've always found the mentality over that way fascinating tbh. You go to towns and villages and they'll support the local rugby league club and say they dislike Leeds Rhinos but they support Leeds United! and loads support any Yorkshire team in a final if they're playing a team from over this way. 

Well done NK for your work on this as others have mentioned.
It's funny on facebook that we still have our own refs and they favour us but in the real world that is not the case but some fans cannot grasp this,so thanks again .