Look if you want to use the SL term of ' Winning the arm wrestle ' , then fine , we'll all stick to ' Beating them up down the middle ' a term that belongs to real RL

Get a grip man, KH is hardly going say beat them up meaning mass brawls is he, you have taken everything on this thread out of context. Phil the Power Taylor always says in his interview he will just have to beat them up and get the job done but you dont see him headbutting opponents on t.v do you.

Stop making a mountain out of a molehill and go and check on your canaries will ya.

Why the hell do you watch such a brutal sport then? Have you even played the game? I have played the game at various level including playing reserve grade and played at venues from Crigglestone through to Headingley. I have also played outside of the UK. If you arent going to be physical (obviously within the rules) then you will struggle. The game is hard and a team needs to be physically and mentally tough. A pack needs to be physical beat up the oppossing pack of forwards. Hit them as hard as possible in the tackle. Hit them as hard as possible when running with the ball. Sometimes a fight happens and a team or player will react and defend himself. Its part of the game within reason. You clearly have no idea on Rugby League and what tactics are required. Rugby League is known "As the toughest team sport in the world" and for a good reason. Nobody wants to see a player get hurt but it happens and often its a serious injury like broken bones or worse. I suggest you need to get a grip and maybe choose another sport to watch like Wendyball or Touch Rugby as clearly a physical Sport like Rugby League upsets you too much.

Well said RFF, quote not to be taken literally

Dont start with that , his head will end up as big as his belly

Behav you!

I have to cheer myself up one way or another , things are looking pretty bleak over here at the moment



No coach , no players , no money

A couple of final thoughts on this.

First, considering the world in which we live in then to avoid any reference to violence real or staged you would not be able to read a newspaper, turn on the tv to watch the news a film or even a cartoon, play a video game or use the internet.

Even existing today you are exposed to it all the time, with the situations mentioned above it is repeated over and over again to audiences world wide with no comments against it.

In comparison to the above a coach in rugby league termanology and someone on a RL forum both with no malicious intent whatsoever with an audience measured at best in double figures and there is this response.

In this context does it merit it??

Secondly, if someone makes a statement even if it is to provoke which this wasn't, which is worse the one who makes the statement in the first place or the one who reacts to it.

Both play a part in the escalation and if it turns nasty who is to blame.

I guess it amounts to if we feel so strongly against promoting any kind of violence then avoid overeacting otherwise are we not adding petrol to the fire that we claim to hate.

Quotes can be damaging but misquotes can be worse.

Unbelievable.....



admit it, you and=#0000FF Fevbornnbred are just bored to tears so you come on here and create arguments from nothing, or as someone mentioned 'mountains from mole hills'.

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Think your man is doing a good job with his signings and is getting good backing from ya board. It looks like Fev n Fax will be the teams to beat next season with Batley n Sheff just below. Do you reckon KH has finished his recruiting or is anyone else on the radar. Think we have one more signing if the "rumours" are to be believed. Good luck for next season, can't wait for our games. Should be fun.

Agree with that. Fev will be the team to beat still as you have a settled team and coaching setup which does make a big difference. Sadly with Barrow gone and Leigh a shadow of themselves it looks like Fax and Fev being the main contenders with Sheffield and Batley as the outsiders then daylight. Good luck to Fev and the fans (The ones that are not WUM) and wish you a good off season.

Flipping eck why do we have to be so fair, there is no 'sadly' about it at all, if us and Fev dominate like we can only hope for next season then good, its only slightly different to this year when it was Fev and Leigh!

Lets be selfish and honest, we all want the best for Fax come on.

I love going to games where you know its going to be two top teams playing against each other and both teams have a good following meaning a good atmosphere. Sadly I can only see Fev bringing a few fans and the only real tough games I can see will be Fev and maybe Batley and Sheffield. Winning by 20-30 points is not that much fun which Fax should be doing in most games next season

Playing poor teams is not good business , generally people like to win more than they lose , especially at home , but the principle of live sport is you don't know what is going to happen , when it becomes a situation that you know you are going to have the game won after 15 minutes , then the appeal tends to diminish , and you fans with it

Batley and Sheffield will have a lot to say about that I am sure.
Leigh got lots of comfortable wins last year Starbug yet your crowds went up as its as you say all about WINNING.
Man U fans turn up in droves and yet they know they aint gonna lose at Old Trafford but are they bothered?
No.

Its not what I would like to see tbh I would prefer a competitive league but its hopefully our turn at the top next season, this time with some consistency like you and Fev last year you only lost 1 game each in the league was it?
You would not turn that down would you?

A two horse race tends not to be as attractive as a race with 5 potential winners , yes it is enjoyable for a season , but ultimately we need a pond full of big fish , not a pond with one or two sharks in it , because once they've eaten the rest , they starve

Next time i go fishing remind me to stay away from that pond

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Next season the Championship will be competitive. It would not surprise me if Halifax beat Featherstone and lost against Keighley at Cougar Park.
All the teams are recruiting well except Leigh.Dewsbury have already signed Nick Fozzard. Keighley will be difficult to beat at Cougar Park with Paul March,Danny Jones and Jason Demetriou to move them around the park. Swinton will be no mugs with Steve McCormack in charge.Hunslet and York also appear to be recruiting well.
Featherstone will be the team to beat. Halifax are second favourites and have recruited a strong side.Sheffield are always strong at Championship level and John Kear will make Mount Pleasant(Batley) very difficult for opposition teams.Leigh just need to survive even if that means relegation to Championship one.

Trev, I'll bet you a bottle of Dandelion and Burdock that Leigh make the play offs!

You mention that everyone's recruiting well with the exception of Leigh,

Something I realised is, while the majority of that Leigh side are out of contract, very few have signed elsewhere, same with a lot of Barrow players,

Where are they going to end up?

Scatted throughout the league I should think with maybe a couple getting a shot at Super League.

High stakes, indeed!

Be fair, he is from Rovrum









(and its only a small bottle he's on about, nowt too extravagant like a 500ml

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I bet it's one of those three for £1 from Morrisons.

I could even add in a can o' tizer if ya feeling really confident!!!