Its all well and good but if it were to happen it would only (realisticly) raise peanuts

Hence the reason, if you're gonna claim to care - which clearly some don't - then just make a small donation and give over with all the making out like you care.

Agree with Cheshire Tiger that some on ere maybe need to think of others, but can't agree with him that making a donation is different from a fundraiser. Nobody's forced to donate money or turn up at a fundraiser.

What a sorry lot. I only hope you're never in the same boat - no pun intended (honest!)

So does putting 20p in an RNLI collection box, but it all adds up

What I mean is people cant be bothered to turn up for Challenge cup games so they are hardly going to turn up in their droves for a charity game

Great idea but I honestly just don't think it would be well attended!

No reason at all why it wouldn't be well-attended. Call it RL Aid and let's do our bit.

Did they have a relief fund for the Hull population in 2007 ???

Yeh thought not!!!

Maybe your idea of well-attended is different to mine. Do you really think they could get a good 10,000 on?

Depends on the situation, but why not? We're not talking about some Super League box ticking exercise, expansion argument or any other of the tripe that's on here, but instead doing our bit to help out our own and actually show some of this 'RL community' spirit that people are so often keen to point out.

Small minded f**k. It's up to the individual as to whether they're d to do something for someone else, but if others in Hull share your attitude (which I'm sure they don't on the whole) maybe that had something to do with why nobody gave a to$$ back then.

Sorry, but what's Hull 2007 got to do with what's happening now? Had there been an Earthquake, would that sway you? Or is it simply that X number of people need to be hurt or homeless before you'll get outta bed?!

wooh dont have a heart attack,hull flooded in 2007 no one give a f**k i got flooded out still recovering from it, but still no insurance and no poxy charity fundraising rugby match.....you big girls blouse

Perhaps a Hull v Hull Kr fund would have helped then too but its down to the local clubs to drum up the idea really. The two Hull clubs didnt, maybe the cumbrians would?

If 2500 turned up at £10 and players waivered a match fee, once costs were removed, there would be a few quid for the voluntary services.

Plus a little boost to community moral at a tough time

Not read the thread so sorry if any of what I type has already been said. As the people of Hull will no doubt vouch, the cleaning up and rebuilding process will ultimately take ages. A single game would probably not raise that much in the grand scheme of things. I think the best gesture would be for all professional rugby league clubs to donate say £1 from each paying spectators admittance fee over the course of the season (Maybe for MM the rfl to stump up the funds). Maybe have a raffle running throughout the course of the season (again at all pro clubs) with the winner winning the replica jersey of every club in the three divisions. Although money is probably needed now (Government should be the ones initially forking out to help) the cash at the end of our season would probably come as a massive boost when handed over and should help the rebuilding process really kick on.

So you're saying 'no one came and had a benefit match for me, so why should we have one for someone else?'

I feel for ya, honestly. But can't you see how what your saying is sort of double standards?

Nobody's having a heart attack. Maybe I just can't get my head round how someone can be such a pillock.

I agree with the sentiment but the clubs need the money so much themselves as it is. This is a one off idea, using local players, a local ground and local spectators. Its West Cumbrians helping West Cumbrians and if SL players allowed their players such as Shaun Lunt and Rob Purdham to play then they are doing their bit too. The moral boost to the Workington and Whitehaven area would be tangible too

Yer totally agree with that, but to suggest that the whole Rugby League Population help out with the Cumbrian floods is a little naive....the point I was trying to get across before I was rudley swore at was that a sitution like that doesnt need the whole rugby leauge community to lend a hand when they have probably got it sorted out..as we did in 2007

I agree too. Thing is, if you're gonna get in your car and drive to a match, put money behind the bar and buy a ticket, why not give a fraction of that to the fund helping people now and stop all the flapping? Am I mad?

How can a charity match even start to help on the scale of things, we dont live in a third world country, people have insurances and they probably dont need handouts and charity, which would probably be peanuts any way. Keep the monies inside the clubs as it should be kept. Dimwit!

Right if you are feeelin this strongly about something why dont you get in your car, drive to Cumbria with your lass...give em your car keys, and your house keys infact leave your lass there and she can help out!! now charity starts at home!!

I've never said it is. In fact, if you read any of my posts what you'll actually see is that I'm saying forget the match - if you want to give, then give. If you don't, then don't.

What I'm not saying - as you seem to be - is that we should all keep our money in our pockets regardless and be happy that the poor sods running around, risking their lives to care for vulnerable people should just do so because they get paid already.

And since I wouldn't want to offend you again, you're a pathetic cretin.

so if your saying forget the charity match.....what is your point exactly??
because this thread started as a rugby fundraising event....nothing more ... you namby pamby.

Read his post properly..................

Other ideas have been brought in to this thread since its conception

Agree totally,
The idea of 'some kind of RL game' is a very good one.

The locals get a morale boosting match to watch in what are very upsetting times consisting of (hopefully) SL select players (I'm sure each club would allow at [ileast[/i 1 player from the club to volunteer along with 1 SL coach) and the emergency services that have been out there risking life and limb for no financial reward get some money (no matter how small) towards upkeeping/grading their equipment / facilitys.

Read the title of the thread properly... [iShould[/i there be a Cumbria Flood Fund Game?

To save you the bother of reading my previous posts and embarassing yourself; I think a match would be a good thing. But there is way of giving if you feel like you want to.

I'm such a ponce for actually giving a toss about other people.