Quote: UllFC "Your certainly not the only one. I too have had a Season Pass for years but as things stand won't be getting one for next year. Fed up of paying good money to come away from the game feeling disappointed and downbeat.
We don't have a 'right' to win every game, but we do have a right to expect the team to at least be motivated & committed. Our defeat to Wigan at home was actually one of the highlights of the season despite the result, because of the quality of rugby on display from both sides.
Some of my current mood isn't all of the clubs doing, I think the standard of SL in general has dropped and there have been a lot of forgettable games this year. For example the playoffs so far have only had 1 good game (Leeds-Saints) and I suppose Hudds-Wigan was watch able, the rest have been dire.
all in all that spark and passion for the club and RL as a whole just isn't there for me at the moment. Hopefully a good World Cup and changes at the club will get be back in the mood before 2014.'"
I think in all honesty my general apathy towards the game is a problem. It's far to sterilised and sanitised compared to many years ago. It's simply a war of attrition. The off the cuff play is almost dead. Probably why Chase is so well liked as he is the only one that tries anything different. The reality being that he isn't actually that good. Simply better than average and prepared to do something slightly different. If he was that good the NRL would have snapped him up.
The standard of refereeing is very poor. Again on Thursday Mr Ganson showed that he fails to understand the off side rule. (I am not using it as an excuse for anything that happened on Thursday, but the Giant was clearly off side and the RL world knows it) Sadly he will continue to make howlers and his colleagues will which baffle all of us.
As for the WC its almost a forgone conclusion which is why the country as a whole has apathy towards it.
Maybe we simply need a good off season free of RL and then some convincing friendly wins against lower opposition to reignite the Bel13f.
I am off to get a grip.