Surprise, surprise, the 'Manchester' Guardian manages to miss the RLWC altogether in its selection of 13 (!) highlights of the year. They even put the Union friendly between Ireland and NZ in there rather than the no-less dramatic England v NZ RLWC semi. 'Twil probably do little good, but I did write to the sports editor to attack this contemptible decision. ian.proctor@theguardian.com if you can be d to do the same.

Surprise, surprise, the 'Manchester' Guardian manages to miss the RLWC altogether in its selection of 13 (!) highlights of the year. They even put the Union friendly between Ireland and NZ in there rather than the no-less dramatic England v NZ RLWC semi. 'Twil probably do little good, but I did write to the sports editor to attack this contemptible decision. ian.proctor@theguardian.com if you can be d to do the same.

www.theguardian.com/football/201 ... ive-awards read this one instead

www.theguardian.com/football/201 ... ive-awards read this one instead

So a dying media doesn't mention the sport.
Again who cares?

Wasn't Ian Proctor involved with RL for Sky?

Proctor is a stats man isn't he?

Yeah, I don't think it's the same Proctor.

But but but, according to gutters there is no media bias to RU and against RL. I am sure this is a very legitimate list based on the quality and drama of sporting events, lol.

Anyone email him?

Quote ="Asgardian13"Surprise, surprise, the 'Manchester' Guardian manages to miss the RLWC altogether in its selection of 13 (!) highlights of the year. They even put the Union friendly between Ireland and NZ in there rather than the no-less dramatic England v NZ RLWC semi. 'Twil probably do little good, but I did write to the sports editor to attack this contemptible decision. ian.proctor@theguardian.com if you can be d to do the same.'" It hasn't been the "Manchester" Guardian since 1959.

Quote ="Asgardian13"Surprise, surprise, the 'Manchester' Guardian manages to miss the RLWC altogether in its selection of 13 (!) highlights of the year. They even put the Union friendly between Ireland and NZ in there rather than the no-less dramatic England v NZ RLWC semi. 'Twil probably do little good, but I did write to the sports editor to attack this contemptible decision. ian.proctor@theguardian.com if you can be d to do the same.'" It hasn't been the "Manchester" Guardian since 1959.

Newspaper journalist has differing opinion to Rugby League tragic.....film at eleven



Because you have a chip on both shoulders, you think a pseudo-left wing paper which probably sells the vast majority of its copy in the South of England should include an event that that caused little more than a ripple of interest outside the heartlands? It pains you that Union is bigger in the UK doesn't it JB? The sooner the NRL give your Perth Red Pirates a go the better, although the outlook for the Aussie economy over the next 5 years might hamper that....and you will probably blame the IRB/ARU for that too.....

I know that England Rugby League is more popular in the UK than Irish Rugby Union. I also know that a last seconds try in a competitive match, and one that sends the home nation out in a semi final to boot, is more significant than one in a friendly regardless. Hardly evidence of a chip on he shoulder, definitely evidence of yet more unreasonable ghettoising of our sport.

If you argue black is white, you undermine your credibility when you try and get people to agree when you have a reasonable idea that black is black mate, that's what winds people up on here with your constant Unionista nonsense - this case stinks and you know it.

It's not.

Alas, the viewers tuned into the BBC that weekend didn't agree with you....more of them tuned into Ireland v the AB's. I think you'll find the 6 nations average is 4.5 million a game, so Italy v Ireland is more popular than England RL.....


In your opinion as a fan of RL, the last minute score at Wembley was vastly more important than the Union match and rightly so, but because a UK based paper disagrees, it get's its very own insecurity thread on RLFANS.COM. Meanwhile, the TV figures together with the amount of printed coverage the following day in the UK based Sunday papers would point to more of the British public NOT sharing your point of view. As for me Ghettoising Rugby League, I rarely start these threads, but I do dare to post an alternative viewpoint in them that is backed up with facts, rather than whinge loudly that "IT'S NOT FAIR" which seems to be the standard response of RL fans when their localised pastime doesn't grab headlines.



Firstly, Black is Black. I never argue otherwise on here. Unionista nonsense is one way of putting it, but the reality is that in the UK......in fact, everywhere other than 1 Australian State, Union is streets ahead in terms of promoting itself and the subsequent public consciousness and awareness. Because I spell this out to idiots dreaming or world domination or even those who dream of a WA team in the NRL, I am branded with names that make the insecure feel better about themselves. Good for them.

As for 2013's Sporting moments, I have no doubt that the Big Hit semi-final last minute score should have been there, but I repeat....there's little point in getting y when a pseudo-left wing paper which probably sells the vast majority of its copy in the South of England should include an event that that caused little more than a ripple of interest outside the heartlands doesn't agree with us. There have been a number of great sporting achievements across a number of disciplines in the UK over the last 365 days.....and the old adage is true, you can never please all of the people all of the time!

Any evidence supporting such a claim Barnaby?

OK Barnaby/Gutterfax, if British RL is in such a state as YOU claim, and I don't dispute, but agree, what SOLUTIONS or HOPE then can you offer and if so, have you ever actually written to the RFL with such suggestions instead of some 2 bit forum and did you ever receive any response?

It is absolute pointless/vain to mock the off field management and leadership of RL without the credible reasons or motivation/desire to want RL to prosper. If you are mocking to find thril, then I suggest you stop, but if you are HIGHLIGHTING issues than require urgent attention, then I support that.

Regards.

He's a union troll with a passing interest in RL, especially the poor parts of our sport, I would expect nothing less from him.

Quote ="Worzel"Any evidence supporting such a claim Barnaby?'" Yes steady growth whilst most of the world continues to struggle in a recession, how will we Aussies ever cope? Lol www.smh.com.au/business/the-econ ... 2xx1q.html As for WA, well it may mean a few less billionaires but us plebians will get by I'm sure. www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/wa-na ... 2wg2o.html

Quote ="Worzel"Any evidence supporting such a claim Barnaby?'" Yes steady growth whilst most of the world continues to struggle in a recession, how will we Aussies ever cope? Lol www.smh.com.au/business/the-econ ... 2xx1q.html As for WA, well it may mean a few less billionaires but us plebians will get by I'm sure. www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/wa-na ... 2wg2o.html

the stock response to anyone who dares point out that RL is on its in the UK and is of little interest to mainstream media.
Just to clarify, RL in the UK is not on it's and of little interest to mainstream media because of anything I have said or done, but because I point out it is, you brand me a "Union troll", whilst you and your ilk blindly continue to ignore the faults choosing rather to pick up on a less than often read mid-left wing daily's omission of a RL game from it's sporting moments of 2013.

I have just been looking through the Aussie press sports reviews for 2013.

Only one mentions the world cup, and even that is a single line of information... Australia won the rugby league world cup.

Australia's apathy to anything nonNRL is our biggest problem.

9pm on NYE and you were on RLFans trolling the same **** you do for the other 364 days of the year.

I don't know whether to laugh or feel truly sorry for you.

Given he's from New Zealand (or that way on), it was more likely to be 9am his time...

What time is it now in Lala land now? You know, the place where fans of a game in the UK that commands little interest outside of its heartlands believe it deserves headline treatment?

Obviously troll time.

So 9am New Year's day then. That's even sadder.

What's that got to do with the fact you've got nothing better to do at 9am on New Year's Day than to troll a message board on the other side of the world.

It all makes sense now, the constant craving of attention on here.