Official Rugby League Thread

[Salford Trotter]

Just read that the young lad who played for Huddersfield academy who was injured playing Salford at weekend has died of his injuries. Great shame. RIP.

RIP Ronan

[leigh white]

London Village for the weekend watching the Mighty Leythers, another ground ticked off in leafy Ealing.

[Salford Trotter]

Leigh v Salford 13th August...how are you lot playing? Fancy your chances?

[leigh white]

Leigh v Salford 13th August...how are you lot playing? Fancy your chances?

We will pack you on the guided busway back to mancford with your tails between your legs. Joking apart, It will be a very tough game with Salford getting docked 6 points.

[gonzo]

Bradford Bulls doomed?

[leigh white]

Warrington v Wakefield at Leigh today.

[MancWanderer]

Hull were superb last night. Their decision making and discipline was poor but they ground Wigan out of the game. How to win a game when you're not actually playing that well

[leigh white]

https://www.facebook.com/RUGBYLEAGUEFANCLUB/videos/1727957994120798/

[leigh white]

A brilliant turnout from the Leythers at Fev today. Bring on the Hull KR.

[medwaywhite]

Proud day at Wembley this sat for me ,grandson with his dad leading out the Warrington team

[Sweep]

A brilliant turnout from the Leythers at Fev today. Bring on the Hull KR.

 

Are Leigh in the Super League yet? - if not, what do they have to do, as I see that they pissed their division for the second year running

[Big E]

Proud day at Wembley this sat for me ,grandson with his dad leading out the Warrington team

Even though it's wire ? You've changed

 

I am down there Saturday. Where you supping or you in posh seats?

 

Rugby league is on its arse. The top 8's is shit. We have about 7 games to go and fuck all to play for. Shite

[DirtySanchez]

Are Leigh in the Super League yet? - if not, what do they have to do, as I see that they pissed their division for the second year running

Not yet

 

Bottom four of super league and top four of championship form their own mini league

 

After they've played each other, the top three end up in super league with fourth and fifth playing one another for the last spot

 

Leeds look like they'll finish top and think Leigh are currently second or third

[Sweep]

Not yet

 

Bottom four of super league and top four of championship form their own mini league

 

After they've played each other, the top three end up in super league with fourth and fifth playing one another for the last spot

 

Leeds look like they'll finish top and think Leigh are currently second or third

 

When I used to work in Leigh, I often spoke to our IT chap who was a Leigh supporter (yes, I know.....IT in Leigh, who'd have thunk it) - anyway, he was obsessed with the "fact" that the "establishment" (who ever they are) didn't want Leigh in the top league, and actively changed the rules to prevent them from entering. He really was quite bitter about it.

 

He does also think that every football fan and "the press" really hate Bolton Wanderers as well, and he always got very upset when I told him that most people and "the press" really don't give a fuck about Bolton, in anyway shape or form.

 

I think he just had a massive chip on his shoulder about everything.

 

My favourite was him complaining that London gets absolutely everything and the North gets nothing at all, he reckoned he'd heard that over 75% of investment in any infrastructure building or grants went directly to London projects, his prime examples were the Wembley rebuild and the 2012 Olympics going to London, when in fact they would have been better for the country if they had been in Manchester, Liverpool or Leeds  (by the way....London to him was anything south of Coventry)

 

I miss speaking to him, he was funny.

[L/H White]

Even though it's wire ? You've changed

 

I am down there Saturday. Where you supping or you in posh seats?

 

Rugby league is on its arse. The top 8's is shit. We have about 7 games to go and fuck all to play for. Shite

 

 

on it's arse?  it's fucking shite full stop.

[Sweep]

 

Rugby league is on its arse. 

 

Hold on, you're making go to that game in London in November....will it have improved by then?

 

Last time we went I think England lost 3:0 or something, it was the shittest game ever

[medwaywhite]

Even though it's wire ? You've changed

I am down there Saturday. Where you supping or you in posh seats?

Rugby league is on its arse. The top 8's is shit. We have about 7 games to go and fuck all to play for. Shite

. Not got me tickets yet so I think I'm in the posh seats will give you a bell ,

[Spider]

When I used to work in Leigh, I often spoke to our IT chap who was a Leigh supporter (yes, I know.....IT in Leigh, who'd have thunk it) - anyway, he was obsessed with the "fact" that the "establishment" (who ever they are) didn't want Leigh in the top league, and actively changed the rules to prevent them from entering. He really was quite bitter about it.

 

He does also think that every football fan and "the press" really hate Bolton Wanderers as well, and he always got very upset when I told him that most people and "the press" really don't give a fuck about Bolton, in anyway shape or form.

 

I think he just had a massive chip on his shoulder about everything.

 

My favourite was him complaining that London gets absolutely everything and the North gets nothing at all, he reckoned he'd heard that over 75% of investment in any infrastructure building or grants went directly to London projects, his prime examples were the Wembley rebuild and the 2012 Olympics going to London, when in fact they would have been better for the country if they had been in Manchester, Liverpool or Leeds  (by the way....London to him was anything south of Coventry)

 

I miss speaking to him, he was funny.

 

I wasn't aware you'd worked with Bolty.

[Big E]

Hold on, you're making go to that game in London in November....will it have improved by then?

 

Last time we went I think England lost 3:0 or something, it was the shittest game ever

That's more of a supping session ????

[Smiffs]

Proud day at Wembley this sat for me ,grandson with his dad leading out the Warrington team

Enjoy the day mate.

 

Have their suits arrived yet? ????????

[Smiffs]

When I used to work in Leigh, I often spoke to our IT chap who was a Leigh supporter (yes, I know.....IT in Leigh, who'd have thunk it) - anyway, he was obsessed with the "fact" that the "establishment" (who ever they are) didn't want Leigh in the top league, and actively changed the rules to prevent them from entering. He really was quite bitter about it.

 

He does also think that every football fan and "the press" really hate Bolton Wanderers as well, and he always got very upset when I told him that most people and "the press" really don't give a fuck about Bolton, in anyway shape or form.

 

I think he just had a massive chip on his shoulder about everything.

 

My favourite was him complaining that London gets absolutely everything and the North gets nothing at all, he reckoned he'd heard that over 75% of investment in any infrastructure building or grants went directly to London projects, his prime examples were the Wembley rebuild and the 2012 Olympics going to London, when in fact they would have been better for the country if they had been in Manchester, Liverpool or Leeds (by the way....London to him was anything south of Coventry)

 

I miss speaking to him, he was funny.

When the head honcho at the RFL was a tennis bloke called Richard Lewis he brought in frandchises for super league clubs which meant he got to decide who got in and who didn't. He fucked Widnes and leigh over by bringing in a team of aussies on dodgy student visas playing for a new team in South Wales and spunked fuckloads on London and Toulouse. The welsh were shit, the border agency asked why pro rugby players were on student visas, toulouse got spanked by English pub teams, London moved from ground to ground with their 400 fans and the whole thing went to ratshit as you couldn't get a franchise unless someone went bust or Richard Lewis fucked off. After that farce he duly fucked off back to tennis or sommat else.

 

Sky saw their arse and insisted on promotion and relegation hence the new middle 8s Competition. The rfl will tell ypunit was thier concept but it was sky. 100%.

 

Since then Leighs crowds have more than doubled we've got team capable of getting there in a new stadium.

 

Big E doesn't like it coz widnes are shit and not good enough to play in the top 8 with the big boys.

Edited August 22, 2016 by Smiffs

[Big E]

Smiffs you are right.

 

last year we were in Middle 8 and that was a waste of time.

 

this year we are top 8 which is again a waste of time.

 

league leader should go styraight to grand final in my opnion

[Smiffs]

Leeds ran from 5th spot to win the grand final last year which was entertaining. Can't have the league leaders not playing for 8 weeks waiting game for the final. They'd look like union players by the time they came to play it.

[Big E]

you are probably right.

 

the current format isnt much cop for the smaller clubs though.

 

Widnes scored tries for fun last season in the middle 8's with little opposition.

 

relegation and promotion needs bringing back.

[DirtySanchez]

When the head honcho at the RFL was a tennis bloke called Richard Lewis he brought in frandchises for super league clubs which meant he got to decide who got in and who didn't. He fucked Widnes and leigh over by bringing in a team of aussies on dodgy student visas playing for a new team in South Wales and spunked fuckloads on London and Toulouse. The welsh were shit, the border agency asked why pro rugby players were on student visas, toulouse got spanked by English pub teams, London moved from ground to ground with their 400 fans and the whole thing went to ratshit as you couldn't get a franchise unless someone went bust or Richard Lewis fucked off. After that farce he duly fucked off back to tennis or sommat else.

 

Sky saw their arse and insisted on promotion and relegation hence the new middle 8s Competition. The rfl will tell ypunit was thier concept but it was sky. 100%.

 

Since then Leighs crowds have more than doubled we've got team capable of getting there in a new stadium.

 

Big E doesn't like it coz widnes are shit and not good enough to play in the top 8 with the big boys.

Was that after the season when Wigan were in serious danger of going down so they changed it so as not to lose any 'big' teams?