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| Quote: Rogues Gallery "The problem is there are no Maurice Lindsays about in RL HQ anymore. People with drive and ambition for the game.
The Rugby League World Club Challenge, take the games International to Wembley and Old Trafford. All Maurices ideas, and sell them.
But now we have Nigel Wood, who took his own club Halifax into administration.'"
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Dropkick Murphy..we actually saw and heard a mass of bouncing and scarf and flag waving to Dale Cavese that drowned out anything we could muster.. It stopped us singing our own celebratory songs, it died out seconds later when we accepted we couldn't be heard over the Wigan lot
Celebrations muted from us, job done from them. Most fans who slag them off are jealous their own club's support is nowhere near that good
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sally cinnamon..Why not discuss Wigan? It's a rugby league message board. Wigan are the most famous brand in rugby league
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Tre Cool..Saints fans are hopeless unless it's a cup final or grand final. Wigan fans are so much more loyal and passionate
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the flying biscuit..Wires havent been massively succesful over the years, but I've spoke to Brian Bevan And he spoke to me and i wouldnt swap that for Wigans History, ever
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Ande..on the TV i could only hear the Wigan fans with about 10 to go
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Saint94..Every team is in your feckin shadow, we all know
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| Quote: Rogues Gallery "The problem is there are no Maurice Lindsays about in RL HQ anymore. People with drive and ambition for the game.
The Rugby League World Club Challenge, take the games International to Wembley and Old Trafford. All Maurices ideas, and sell them.
But now we have Nigel Wood, who took his own club Halifax into administration.'"
Its very true, if we had bigger games at bigger stadiums, we would get more TV rights and more people interested in the game. In this country the biggest sports are the ones with most coverage. We should be aiming alot higher IMO. Don't forget there was a poor crowd for the first ever grand final but it grew because it was marketed well. More effort should go into getting bigger crowds for the play-offs IMO maybe we could get some on the BBC then eventually. |
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it might have been mentioned before but what stands we got?? if they haven't been allocated where is everyone planning on buying tickets?
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SAINTS THE ORIGINAL AND PERENNIAL CHEATS
For sale full Saints kit (circa 1989). Shirts in pristine condition, but shorts badly soiled.
For 27 - 0 you get a trophy
For 75 - 0 you get sod all.
Wigan had eight in a row
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| Quote: Rogues Gallery "The wedding is on Friday, BUT they are having a "recovery" party on Saturday afternoon at my future son-in laws parents house.
Mini is in meltdown mode at the moment, I'm chilled (lying git). We'll have to see what can be done. 
A very happy old and mini rogue, but with a considerably empty wallet.
They'd best bloody win.
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still think they've missed a trick not having it at deepdale, there's a lot of interest in wigan rugby around preston, locals would fill up what seats were left with the right promotion
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| Typical small minded rugby league........absolute idiots...pick a stadium that can only hold 2/3 of both clubs season ticket holders never mind other fans for their biggest game of the season.........which means half the fans miss out and theres no opportunity to bring new fans to the game.
This game could have sold 20k easy without marketing....and 25k with a bit of effort, yet what do the short minded rugby league heirachy do.....send it to widnes....capacity circa 13.5k!
Rugby league will never reach the level it deserves in the sporting world as long as it is run by idiots at red hall with no foresight. Say what you want about lindsay....at least he sorted the game out properly!!! Union take their semis to massive stadiums like cardiff.....we take them to tiny backwater 2nd tier rugby grounds like widnes  and hold our game back with a restrictive salary cap. Is it any wonder RU and soccer is so far ahead of us in terms of stature despite having a vastly inferior product! |
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It's strange when they'll take a full round of fixtures(seen as a basic away game for most fans) on the road 200 miles away in a stadium that holds 67-75,000 yet they won't try and use abit of imagination for games as important as the Challenge cup Semi Finals.
Play a double header at a ground that holds around 40k, charge a flat rate of £15 a ticket with £5 for concessions and you'd get 30k plus on imo.
If they built on that every year it would become an event in itself and fans would look forward to their sides getting a crack at a semi final almost as much as a final.
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| Quote: NickyKiss "It's strange when they'll take a full round of fixtures(seen as a basic away game for most fans) on the road 200 miles away in a stadium that holds 67-75,000 yet they won't try and use abit of imagination for games as important as the Challenge cup Semi Finals.
Play a double header at a ground that holds around 40k, charge a flat rate of £15 a ticket with £5 for concessions and you'd get 30k plus on imo.
If they built on that every year it would become an event in itself and fans would look forward to their sides getting a crack at a semi final almost as much as a final.'"
too much sense for the RFL that mate!! Its pathetic |
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[b:3s8vwxwq]Sadfish[/b:3s8vwxwq] wrote : Peapoi is right.
[b:3s8vwxwq]Geoggy[/b:3s8vwxwq] wrote : particularly when it comes to singing at home games. the singing at home games only really gets going in wigan games.
[b:3s8vwxwq]Saddened[/b:3s8vwxwq] wrote : 1 - Wellens 3/10 Like public transport. Late, slow and stunk.: |
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| Quote: andyed-wiganrl "Typical small minded rugby league........absolute idiots...pick a stadium that can only hold 2/3 of both clubs season ticket holders never mind other fans for their biggest game of the season.........which means half the fans miss out and theres no opportunity to bring new fans to the game.
This game could have sold 20k easy without marketing....and 25k with a bit of effort, yet what do the short minded rugby league heirachy do.....send it to widnes....capacity circa 13.5k!
Rugby league will never reach the level it deserves in the sporting world as long as it is run by idiots at red hall with no foresight. Say what you want about lindsay....at least he sorted the game out properly!!! Union take their semis to massive stadiums like cardiff.....we take them to tiny backwater 2nd tier rugby grounds like widnes ![]()
Agreed. Total madness and means we will all have to stand in some mammoth queue for half a day.
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[b:3s8vwxwq]Sadfish[/b:3s8vwxwq] wrote : Peapoi is right.
[b:3s8vwxwq]Geoggy[/b:3s8vwxwq] wrote : particularly when it comes to singing at home games. the singing at home games only really gets going in wigan games.
[b:3s8vwxwq]Saddened[/b:3s8vwxwq] wrote : 1 - Wellens 3/10 Like public transport. Late, slow and stunk.: |
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| Quote: NickyKiss "It's strange when they'll take a full round of fixtures(seen as a basic away game for most fans) on the road 200 miles away in a stadium that holds 67-75,000 yet they won't try and use abit of imagination for games as important as the Challenge cup Semi Finals.
[iPlay a double header at a ground that holds around 40k, charge a flat rate of £15 a ticket with £5 for concessions and you'd get 30k plus on imo.[/i
If they built on that every year it would become an event in itself and fans would look forward to their sides getting a crack at a semi final almost as much as a final.'"
Corking idea.
Will never catch on with the powers that be still in the 19th century |
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| Quote: NickyKiss "It's strange when they'll take a full round of fixtures(seen as a basic away game for most fans) on the road 200 miles away in a stadium that holds 67-75,000 yet they won't try and use abit of imagination for games as important as the Challenge cup Semi Finals.
Play a double header at a ground that holds around 40k, charge a flat rate of £15 a ticket with £5 for concessions and you'd get 30k plus on imo.
If they built on that every year it would become an event in itself and fans would look forward to their sides getting a crack at a semi final almost as much as a final.'"
Good idea, take note RFL |
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| Quote: NickyKiss "It's strange when they'll take a full round of fixtures(seen as a basic away game for most fans) on the road 200 miles away in a stadium that holds 67-75,000 yet they won't try and use abit of imagination for games as important as the Challenge cup Semi Finals.
Play a double header at a ground that holds around 40k, charge a flat rate of £15 a ticket with £5 for concessions and you'd get 30k plus on imo.
If they built on that every year it would become an event in itself and fans would look forward to their sides getting a crack at a semi final almost as much as a final.'"
I completely agree with that idea. |
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They want it to look full on tv - then why the fook do we bother with millenium magic? Its a joke , there is no oint in advertising this game , the season ticket holders will get all the tickets (nothing wrong with us gettin priority) but what about the neutrals and gloryhunters? I think theyve missed a trick as usual
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