Don't know if anybody reads/buys the independent, but in todays issue in the sports editorial at the back, under the headline banner "Rugby league is living a lie", Michael calvin takes a broad swipe at our sport http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/the-last-word-tv-show-sours-fa-cup-dream-of-wembley-8081362.htmlrl

Excellent analysis Rumour13. Does anyone know the guys pedigree ? Has he written this article because he is genuinely concerned for the direction in which our game is going?
Or is he ,as I suspect, yet another media guy jumping on the popular bandwagon of putting the boot into the game I love so much?

rlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Calvinrl

Seems he's an experienced and respected sports journalist. He helped set up the English Institute of sport and has been a consultant to various sports funding bodies. However, he is a 'southerner' and a soccerball fan, so he probably has an issue with wasting funding on such a minority sport in which he has no interest.

This is the kind of journalist we should be selling our game to and getting him on side.

Thanks for that Coco.
Yeh seems to be well respected.
Always suspicious as I have spent much of my time attempting to convince people with deaf ears about The Greatest Game.
Seems he is one who of those who we need on our side if we are to progress the cause of RL.

If we are to progress the cause of RL it's probably less about getting people in side and more about getting shot of people who are clearly seen to be holding it back.

cant fault em R.L controled by muppets it as bent as 9 .bob note
bet its fixed to keep Bradford in top 8.