Is anyone else getting bored of superleague. I personally think it's got stale. I have had a season ticket for the last 24 years and I would guess that I have been to 90 percent of all the matches home and away during that period. For Me it's too sanitised. For example the highlight of the London game for me was the bridge bust up. I am not advocating anyone getting hurt but the lack of biff, shoulder charge and the constant use of the video ref is annoying. I used to look forward to the matches but that spark has gone for me at this time.
no biff...daft rules i.e obstuction rule.forward passes one week the next week its the momentum rule..as one poster typed no stars in our game..for years no relegation and promotion..no gloss to winning the league but win a comp from 5th and your champs barmy..then we have biased eddie on sky drooling over every thing james roby does
Add to the list the obsession of attaining international sport status and a London presence.
In reality RL in the UK is like Hurling in Ireland. A passionately supported, fast, contact sport with an avid following in a regional area. And there is nothing wrong with that.
Add to the list the obsession of attaining international sport status and a London presence.
In reality RL in the UK is like Hurling in Ireland. A passionately supported, fast, contact sport with an avid following in a regional area. And there is nothing wrong with that.
We're in a bit of a dip in terms of player quality, that's why it feels boring. There are lots of good forwards around but we are lacking the really exciting players in the backs and halfbacks.
The league has actually become more competitive at the top but somehow it feels false because everyone knows that its due to the quality declining at the top. The teams at the top today are not in the calibre of those 10 years ago.
I think SL peaked in terms of quality in the mid 2000s and we are on a dip now, but that can change over time. Look back to the late 1990s and the quality was very weak, a run of the mill Bradford team went through the year nearly winning every game one time (and then got shelled by 60 points by the bottom Aussie club in the World Club Championship). I remember being very gutted in 1997 at what had happened to the quality of the game when compared to say 1994/95 when you still had loads of legends around. But by around 2002 the signs were looking up and from 2004 to 2008 I thought SL was fantastic. So things can change.
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