who is planning on going

I would have been, but we have been given the short straw again and got them in a winter month. So I will be sodding off to Brazil in March instead.

Kyle Eastmond is going to leave it, Gary Wheeler is busy and Josh Perry has physio at Whiston on a Monday so can't make it back in time.

disappointed at the timing again, probably wont be going

to early we drew short straw again, got a place over there in argeles its to cold, to quiet, the season doesnt start til late april early may so we are not bothering. see the same clubs got the best dates AGAIN, thanks rfl for shafting us again.

You mean like 06 when we got Easter Monday and August? 07 we got a great summer jaunt too.

Who are these teams who have got the best dates AGAIN?

I don't understand why the council in Perpignan are not asking Catatans to put pressure on the RFL to be rather more selective about who lands the Spring/Summer fixtures. By all means give the supporters of all clubs the chance from time to time to have a trip over in the sun but not an equal chance. The simple fact is that Quins Crusaders Wakey and Salford for example are unlikely to take many fans to swell the local coffers whereas others, such as Saints, are.

Thinking the same. June next year, July 2010, June and August in 2008...............atleast in 2009 it was April and rained!! Then again the match day was ruined by glorious sunshine even then!!!!

DAMN THEM CHAMPIONS ON THE BETTER SIDE OF THE HILL!!!!

the easter monday one in 06 it was freezing, that was the year we had to go twice, that was nearly 5 years ago, but once again shafted.how many will crusaders, salford, harliquins take over.

Was it eck freezing. It chilled out during the evening, but I got monster sunburn during the day.

Some Saints fans have picked up a horrible Scouse victim mentality.

But you didn't mention February 2006 and 2007 (the try in the deep end)

Did you enjoy Saturdays erection section?

yes it was lovely during the day, but after the match when you get back to perp not many bars are open, the irish bar is not many more.

I was sat in La Castille bar till god knows what hour.

Although the bars being closed was more to do with it being Easter Monday.

Are your asking if I enjoyed conroy???

Victim mentality? Fans want their holiday away day in a summer month for the first time in years, that constitutes a 'victim' mentality?

It's Catalans and the hotels in the area that are the 'victims' when the bigger teams get drawn during a winter month on consecutive occasions. People like myself, who would have gone, will be sodding off to Brazil (or somewhere hotter) at that time instead of shelling out holiday money on what will probably be jumper weather. If I were Catalans I would be kicking up a right fuss.

Catalans are more worried about themselves. Ensuring they have 9,000 each week from the local area, and make sure the club is going for years to come. If I was them, I'd be more worried about trying to push to 10,000 Catalunians than a choice between some slack jaws from Wakefield and some theiving Plastic Scousers getting smashed in their streets.

The victim mentality comes from the fact Saints fans seem to find a consipricy against St Helens at every turn.

You have taken that decision to go to Brazil over going to watch Saints. You cannot blame the fixture list for that, but your own desires.

I feel I am having the same conversation/debate with fans with this set of fixtures.

Ski,
I'm with you on this one.

I've been to every Wigan game over there, Challenge Cup games and play off included and loved every one regardless of the result.

However,
Confession time.

It looks as though I'll miss this year as my daughter and her husband (yes the one who organised his stag night on a Saints v Wigan derby night in 2009) have somehow consummated their marriage and she has been told that the birth will be on or around 6th June.

How bloody inconsiderate is that?



Catalan v Wigan game is 4th June 2011 in Montpellier.

I caunt speyk.

The decision was made when the fixture list came out. I will be going on two holidays this year, and Catalans away would have been one of them had it been in summer. Instead, I will be going somewhere else, so yes the fixture list was the decisive factor in the decision. No harm done, but it would have been nice, hence why the fixture should be shared rather than picked at random.

I assume the initial paragraph was to gain a reaction from people from St Helens or Wakefield (as I assume the initial 'horrible scouse victim mentality' comment was to get one from people from Liverpool), but as I am none of the above you will have to look elsewhere.

Its OK, Mrs Lippy is due again on or around the WCC, Still going tho, got my ticket and she will know where I am if I'm needed. Its only a 30min dash up the M6 to Preston Hospital.

Hows the reading going

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You need to sort your Son in Law out Brian. You are really letting things slip. Spend less time on here and more time letting him know you're the Daddy!

He's 6' 4" and 17 stone.

You tell him.

Pass!

watched most wigan, warrington,leeds, plus most other teams. the point is it much nicer sat in sunshine, first at the bars then at the game. will watch most teams again this season but early march is a no no.

I think he means the Mighty Wire, each and every year we get Catalans in either July or August, except the first year when we had to make the trip in May when it was only 25c