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Post by segnz on Jan 30, 2009 21:28:48 GMT 10
OH I agree... and there is much that RL can do to improve them. Better stadiums is a starts. Some of them are absolutely attrocious. Warringtons new one is nice, and Leigh and Widnes have nice ones as well. Wigan and Hull FC keep getting screwed by soccer... Hudds need to do something to fill out theirs... they get poor crowds, 8/9k in a 25 k stadium really is not good enough. and just better PR... RL is notorious for underselling it self... its such a great product and we dont flog it enough. It bloody baffles me because You get people watching it and they Love the game ... We could all sit around drinking and come up with better PR ideas as I am sure You have ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Druzik on Jan 30, 2009 21:33:50 GMT 10
OH I agree... and there is much that RL can do to improve them. Better stadiums is a starts. Some of them are absolutely attrocious. Warringtons new one is nice, and Leigh and Widnes have nice ones as well. Wigan and Hull FC keep getting screwed by soccer... Hudds need to do something to fill out theirs... they get poor crowds, 8/9k in a 25 k stadium really is not good enough. and just better PR... RL is notorious for underselling it self... its such a great product and we dont flog it enough. It bloody baffles me because You get people watching it and they Love the game ... We could all sit around drinking and come up with better PR ideas as I am sure You have ;D ;D ;D Yes for sure! It amazing sometimes just saying to an admin person... promote the game... and you get this blank stare of "what the hell is that?!" from them.  Its almost as if RL is scared to go along with the mainstream and actually employ some of the well known techniques in other sports. |
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Post by segnz on Jan 30, 2009 21:41:40 GMT 10
It bloody baffles me because You get people watching it and they Love the game ... We could all sit around drinking and come up with better PR ideas as I am sure You have ;D ;D ;D Yes for sure! It amazing sometimes just saying to an admin person... promote the game... and you get this blank stare of "what the hell is that?!" from them. Its almost as if RL is scared to go along with the mainstream and actually employ some of the well known techniques in other sports. I think youre right ... I think they are worried " The Old Boys Union Club " will scoff out loud ( i.e. in the Media ) and say ... " Promote ... Why bother ... We are the " Global " game blah blah blah blah " ... Sometimes you just have to take the bull by the horns ... " Be Bold and Mighty Forces will come to Your aid " BTW I have written to the NZRL telling them I will personally fund The Russians Touring here if that is what it will take  |
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Post by Druzik on Jan 30, 2009 22:10:24 GMT 10
Yes for sure! It amazing sometimes just saying to an admin person... promote the game... and you get this blank stare of "what the hell is that?!" from them. Its almost as if RL is scared to go along with the mainstream and actually employ some of the well known techniques in other sports. I think youre right ... I think they are worried " The Old Boys Union Club " will scoff out loud ( i.e. in the Media ) and say ... " Promote ... Why bother ... We are the " Global " game blah blah blah blah " ... Sometimes you just have to take the bull by the horns ... " Be Bold and Mighty Forces will come to Your aid " BTW I have written to the NZRL telling them I will personally fund The Russians Touring here if that is what it will take What!.... I dont even wanna know... tour... funding.... Rugby league... words that are never to appear in the same sentence... ;D |
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Post by Marv on Jan 30, 2009 22:50:14 GMT 10
I quite enjoy watching Live football at the grounds its very vocal, something i think RL could learn more of, even though its widley accepted that English RL fans are the loudest, the French contingent at Catalans away games takes some beating. I agree with You there ... I Love the Vocal Support and undying belief in Your Team ... Not something You see often in UnderStated NZed ... I was also blown away that the games on Saturdays were not televised live even on pay TV so if You wanna see it live You have gotta get off your arse and head to the ground ( barring the pubs with dodgy foreign feed ) ... Probably not something You could " Introduce " to the NRL here now but a bloody great initiative that I applaud and to this day packs out their stadiums ... Thats right, its actually illegal to screen the games on UK TV on Sat at 3pm and the same on a sunday for the rugby, both codes. Its not so much for the big clubs like Liverpool or Man U, its the little clubs with only a few thousand its for. |
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Post by Druzik on Jan 30, 2009 22:52:41 GMT 10
Thats right, its actually illegal to screen the games on UK TV on Sat at 3pm and the same on a sunday for the rugby, both codes. Its not so much for the big clubs like Liverpool or Man U, its the little clubs with only a few thousand its for. REALLY! Wow didnt know that. |
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Post by kiwis on Jan 30, 2009 23:02:34 GMT 10
are the Army boys still alive in the CC
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Post by Marv on Jan 30, 2009 23:09:33 GMT 10
Thats right, its actually illegal to screen the games on UK TV on Sat at 3pm and the same on a sunday for the rugby, both codes. Its not so much for the big clubs like Liverpool or Man U, its the little clubs with only a few thousand its for. REALLY! Wow didnt know that. Yeah, dont know how the forign sattelite thing works that you see in pubs now, must be somekind of loophole, but I think its a good idea because it helps the local club, if there was a SL game on sunday 3pm, it would be a tough act to get me to the cold terraces at Barrow!! |
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Post by Marv on Jan 30, 2009 23:11:38 GMT 10
are the Army boys still alive in the CC Yeah mate I said, they are up against Fev Lions in next round, should give them a decent game |
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Post by Druzik on Jan 30, 2009 23:12:54 GMT 10
are the Army boys still alive in the CC Yes they play featherstone lions next round. |
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Post by kiwis on Jan 31, 2009 14:25:00 GMT 10
cool if ya could tell me how they go that would be great,i see the Combined sevices UK team won the services world cup good on them not easy commin all that way to beat the ozzies on there home ground
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Post by Druzik on Jan 31, 2009 17:18:22 GMT 10
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Post by Marv on Jan 31, 2009 20:16:12 GMT 10
yeah mate, if the game happens it will be on here.
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Post by kiwis on Feb 1, 2009 0:24:59 GMT 10
shot guys u guys run a tight ship
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Post by Druzik on Feb 16, 2009 19:07:34 GMT 10
Round 2 Challenge cup results.
Featherstone Lions 12-30 British Army
Kells 31-22 Leigh MR
Leeds Met Uni 20-6 Edinburgh Eagles
Loughborough 20-18 Royal Navy
Saddleworth 20-16 Castleford Lock Lane
Sharlston Rovers 20-10 Leigh East
Siddal 34-10 West Bowling
Wath Brow 40-22 Hull Dockers
Widnes St Maries 8-15 Queens
Wigan St Judes 24-28 Pilkingtons
Wigan St Patricks 20-16 West Hull
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