One of the best posts I've read in ages - straight from the heart !! And sums up the feelings of a lot of true RL supporters. When Cats sent Cas down in 'that' final game there was some pretty unhappy fans on one side - but nobody said it wasn't fair. The problem today is that nobody dare rattle Red Halls windows because they appear to have long and vindictive memories.

IMO, he never got over the stinging "Peter Sutcliffe's beard" attack. And he probably never will...

If the cap fits and all that, its a dodgy beard.

Is everyone really upset by this?

I think most RL fans believe this is what will happen anyway.

What I'm upset by, is the eager acceptance by the RL community that WTW are a shoe-in to make way for Widnes. I'm particularly upset by the fact that the RL media, such as it is, have been complicit in creating that perception and have peddled it at every opportunity. I'm also mildly piqued at the glee with which they seized upon the mythical '£50 million deal' that RW invented - they did that because it added weight to the view that we are for the chop, not because it had any basis in fact or was in any way demonstrable as anything other than a PR stunt.

Perception, they say, is reality; it could be argued that a self-fulfilling prophecy has been created, in which the whole RL community has been persauded to accept that we're not worthy to sit at the tope table so that come June, the RFL's job is made significantly easier.

None of the above is the fault of the RL Express, but their 'joke' was poorly conceived, tactless and ill-advised, given the effect that booting a club out of SL will have on peoples livelihoods, the local economy and the development prospects for young, amateur players in the district. A poor show.

The Sadler thing was clearly a dig at the RFL not wakefield, What he did not realise was that most would not see the intended dig and would take it on face value as many of his readership may not follow his view that WTWC will be unfairly treated by the RFL. If you take into account the "games" position on expansion and the inclusion of these clubs then WTWC are Clearly favourites for the drop.

As for his explanation that words were missed off I will quite happily call him a LIAR, who would publish such stinging (accusation) dig, and not check that it was presented in the correct fasion.

The fact is he let his heart rule is head and now looks unprofessional and slightly pathetic.

I agree with all of this!

shoo-in?

As I understand it, both are considered acceptable.

If not, you've got me again; once more, and I'll have to disappear and come back with a new user name and a slightly altered posting style. Fewer semi-colons perhaps?

thats an easy comment to make from a supporter of a club that will clearly never be "shoed- out"(soz bren) because we have "the wonderful hull derby".
RL survived before without the razzmatazz brought by in by sky.
Do you not think that they have had something to do with "all seater stadia?" Stale atmospheres with no history, or shared football grounds that hold 18+ thousand with 4000 rugby fans(ie. huddersfield), or stewards that treat rl fans like soccer hooligans (ie. hull fc). I LIKE STANDING AT BELLEVIEW. We may not have a"STADIA" like sky want, but its my home teams ground.

Fewer posts would be more acceptable