Good luck to you Stuart. I can't think of a single picket that's changed anything of late, but it doesn't mean you shouldn't do it. Having said that, there are many ways to skin a cat, and this would seem to me one of the least likely to achieve what you're after here.

Still, any publicity you can get is all good for the Life Dept.

I see the Daily Telegraph's sports section has a brand new sport added to the top section today.

But no, the protest achieves nothing does it?

Great achievement, well done! I don't expect the volume of reporting will go through the roof but I'd settle for the columns bashing us from union journalists to be removed as they are just uncalled for.

I have to take my hat off to you - a good result.

Why whats happened?

Well done Stuart.

I just happened to catch your interview on BBC Radio Manchester the other day regarding your campaign.

Well done and thank your for your endeavours.

The media have long been dismissive of our great game. Mainly due to what used to be called 'class bias'.

Your campaign will show that we RL fans are not happy with the mass media, and how they ignore/treat our sport.

'Fight the good fight' my lad !

I'm assuming it's the fact that there is now a link for Rugby League at the top of the main sports page, along with the other major ones. Last time I looked at the Telegraph web pages it was a bugger to find the RL stuff as there was no direct link to it.

It could have been put there in the three weeks or so since I last looked but I think it was as a result of this protest.

Well said. Better to do something than the likes of Chemicz, lister and wakefieldtillidie sneering at those who are prepared to do something.

Just ignore them they are rsholes.

Hope it went well

He flattened the D-Lister

www.thelifedept.co.uk/livelonger ... telegraph/

www.thelifedept.co.uk/livelonger ... telegraph/

Well done Stuart.

very impressed with the blog.

You certainly had to have your wits about you to handle the days events ( as a veteran protester i realise how easy it is to be taken in and lose the initiative).


well done

Not bad going that.

I wish I'd seen this post soon enough to send him a flag. He's done a good job. Hopefully there will be some good coverage in the Telegraph next season.

Yep, absolute humiliation here, a link on the Telegraph website, obviously a result of this "picket", congratulations

You haven't read his blog then?

The fella's done more for rugby league with this one thing than you're ever likely to do in your life.

I have now. Wonderful.

"I cannot claim that the markedly better coverage next season is anything to do with me (they said they had already decided this before my picket)"

Anyway, as long as the OP had fun, everyone's happy.

As demonstrated perfectly on this thread. Which is why I'm delighted for your success, for proving that we can accomplish things if we stop whingeing and do something to address the challenges the sport faces.

Congratulations mate on your perseverance and taking your own time to prove a very good point regarding the rugby league coverage in the telegraph, I see they now have the rugby league tab up on the website.Well done again From a fellow Viking

With each and every post you make on this thread it is becoming more obvious than ever that you are a self obsessed, moronic nihlist who begruges even those who get off their s to try to make a difference however small or large.

If we all took your stance then nothing would ever change.

I glady join all those commending chemicz for his campaign - 'power to the people'.

We, in RL have a small enough voice as it is without the likes of you trying to belittle people who have the get up and go to attempt to raise our profile to a greater audience.

It's apathy that's the killer.

You have made yourself look daft though.

Most certainly, this picket has already revolutionized the Daily Telegraph's coverage of RL, I look forward to it. My original post still stands

I think we could sell out Wembley three times over now that Rugby League has it's own tab on the Daily Telegraph website. I look forward to the days when I can tell the grandkids where I was when this picket took place.

Well done Stuart. Got to admit I wasn't too sure at first but now I've got to say I think you've done a good job.

Which paper are you going to next?

Gotta love the embarrassed people on this thread and their desperate attempts at redeeming themselves...