Fundamental differance is that Yorkshire and Lancashire are teams of their own right and not representative teams made up from a variety of players from differing clubs. The rivalry already exists and does not need to be manufactured.

There was also a lack of intensity on the terraces too. Far too friendly. Could you imagine Leeds fans giving Sinfield some stick? Granted RL rarely allows ideas to develop, but this just didn't work

was stood at the side of a hull guy last night and he said wouldnt it be funny if willie came on a black and white stripe top with garlic bunches round his neck, laughed my a$$ off!

Would also like to say I think Morrison did Trinity proud last night, was made up for him.

In truth I thought his selection was a little political, in that they were wanting to get as many clubs represented as possible, but he had an excellent game and looked like he enjoyed every minute of playing and being involved in that environment.

those cloaks are crap, if you had to advertise car-park dogging on a leaflet then look no further

It's all very well the RFL wanting England to get tested at an higher level but what about Scotland, Ireland, Wales and France, who should they test their metal against? the RFL only back expansion when it can weed out undesirables.

Agree wholeheartedly with that,

I'd love to see a long term commitment from the RFL to a Roses clash.

The clubs, players and fans would have to buy into it big style as well.

I've posted my thoughts on this from time to time in the past but here it is again.

First off, forget Cumbria, London & Wales in terms of trying to accommodate everyone, the Ausies don't worry about what Perth, Melbourne or anyone else thinks about their exclusion from SoO.

Forget Cheshire, Merseyside, greater Manchester, they are historically Lancashire.

Selection committee from each side of the Pennines to pick form players in their natural positions.

Game to serve as a Test trial!
If you don't pay you are not eligible for England!
The only exceptions to this would be being NRL based or ruled out by an RFL doctor.
If a club stands a player down then that payer becomes ineligible for the next two SL games.

Every club to run supporters buses to the game.

Ramp up the hatred as per my previous post!

Market the hell out of the game!
Viral marketing and any other that's possible

produce some of the best shirts and merchandise ever seen in any sport and make it cheap enough for everyone to buy.

Build some serious stories up about the rivalry, segregate the crowd and warn the players that inciting the crowd won't be tolerated while secretly encouraging them to do it and anything else that would get home fans riled up or get up the noses of the opposition fans.

Most of all stick with it year after year with the same intensity.

All sounds good to me.

hate to say it but i think at the mo that lancashire would knock 7 bells out of us if we had origin again looking at selection options

Why can't we just go back to the 3 match test series at the end of the season, Great Britain against Australia or New Zealand? Much more entertaining and meaningful than a nothing match against past it and second rate foreigners who still beat us. If we're going to get beat, let'a get beat by the best sides in the world.

I am not so sure about that, I think it would be very close.

We need all areas of Great Britain playing RL, we need to generate so many players that even more are testing their skills down under. To aid all this we need a 5 nations Tournament every 2 years to increase the intensity/rivalry of RL in the Northern Hemisphere. Make people want to play for their country. Let the BBC cover it, don't sell out to the highest bidder.

but it would be good to see again, the last attempt were abit rushed and not enough prep, if they but the effort they put into the exiles game i know which one i would rather watch.

Same here, especially if the nrl clubs let widdop, ellis and burgess's play. Add to that brough who didnt play and other players who were knocking on the door last night

do ya know i completly forgot about ellis and burgess, yeah that would shore it up abit more

Did you ever see 2 scrum halves in origin sharing a joke and patting each other on the bums as they left the field at half time? More likely to be spitting at one another and ragging them off the field for a punch up in the tunnel....