1. crowds have trippled from their lows
2. many clubs have new grounds
3. TV ratings are high
4. clubs are more stable financially
5. succesful expansion back into france
6. succesful expansion back into wales

laughing stock my a&&e. idiots.

While im pro expansion dally, you've got to admit this is one freakin farce that's comin out.
I hate the flatcappers but this is a united front here, a joke.

its not ideal but many idiots on here are always talking the RFL down

a minor blemish here on an otherwise stellar record

all the idiots bagging the RFL are just fans of clubs thatve missed out on SL

ignoring them leaves few real objectors

Really???

Interesting thread though...

Chinese whispers and all that.

What you have to remember is that Daily is neither pro expansion or a flatcapper. He is a troll that supports AFL. Not Rugby League.

it must feel nice being able to blame all your and your clubs faults on the RFL.

just imagine, without richard lewis everything would be fine

SL would be 30 teams and the game would be getting front page newspaper comment

Who is doing that dAFLly?

look this whole thread is just a joke.

most responses are nonsensical, yours but one example

anybody that says the RFL is making the game a laughingstock is either :

1. an idiot
2. a fan of a club thats missed out on a SL spot

often 1 and 2 combine here.

You are defending the undefendable here and it's making you look an even bigger prick/troll than normal. Now get your swans jersey on and go concerntrate on AFL.

Indeed. Instead of writing "Monday's report was clearly the result …" I should have said "Monday's report [isounds[/i like it was the result …", making it clear that I was speculating, and not going not on the LE story, which I'd not seen, but reports of it on here, which read like the story came from an RFL official and was confirmed by TO officials, rather than the other way round.

And if I'd been in Messrs Rylance or Sadler's shoes, presented with a story that originates in another published journal, has two sources within TO backing it up and has been confirmed by a phone call to the RFL media manager I'd have most definitely have run with it.

nrl season is about to begin and the aussie game goes from strength to strength

same with the english game

as a RL fan, im delighted with how well the game is doing

some of you guys seriously dont deserve to claim to be RL fans

I'm not a RL fan.. I'm a Widnes fan first and foremost. When I spend my money every week I do it to give it to my club. I'm also happy to support local amateur sides.
I used to be a RL fan too but this monstrosity that is franchising has removed every ounce of fairness from the sport. It causes fans from clubs that used to engage in friendly banter to take sides in constant bickering and encourages nothing but resentment.
It is someone's brain fart and not one person that I know can understand why a sport would adopt such a mindless exercise.
If the old system was in place now with more stringent financial checks, an enforced quota on the number of club trained players named in the playing squad and guidelines for ground standards none of this crap would be an issue.
Barrow in SL, Crusaders or Salford in the championship following on from last seasons finishing places no-one could or would argue about.
This system has done nothing but create the have's and the have not's.

This thread is great



Some good points by Viking 4 ever.

The RFL are not a joke what they have done over the last few years has been (mostly) well judged. As I said before this is just the RFLs PR is terrible.

No one is trying to screw anyone over.

Only a troll would question if someone "deserved" to claim to be a RL fan.

The ignore list is probably the best feature to be introduced to RLFans.

yeah just like the RFLs ignore list for certain clubs and SL.

i find it funny you try to talk down the game just because your club missed out on SL.

anybody that says the game isnt very healthy in england compared to before is an idiot.

bingo

I am not talking the game down - i am saying the RFL have made the game a laughing stock with its recent actions - that has nothing to do with my club not being in SL.

Do keep up old boy or are you busy prepping for the new AFL season?

I'm glad some Widnes fans have finally admitted that club bias clouds their judgment.

It's more of a shame that the RFL apologists can't admit that their apologist bias clouds their judgement.

I think you'll find that most fans (if they're being honest) put their club first. That's why they're fans.



Obviously you and Dally and probably some others don't share this view and are proud to mouth off whimsical notions "for the good of the game". Give yourself a pat on the back. Aren't you great? Smashing.

Up the Fax

I never claimed to be 'great'. But how can you properly evaluate something if you are biased and can't see the big picture?

That doesn't even make sense. I don't support everything the RFL do.

By taking a step back and thinking logically. Being a fan is not all "Football Factory" and rabid stubbornness. eg, this weekend i applauded Sheffield for defending their line against 5 sets from the Halifax attack. Last year i didn't flinch when Halifax didn't get a license - because they simply didn't deserve one. They still don't - yet. I can recognise that fact. However, i don't have to burn my club colours to realize that, on occasions, the RFL get things horribly wrong.