Chelsea charge £95 for some tickets......are they toffs.


This us and them b0ll0x is stupid. WE ARE HARLEQUINS RUGBY LEAGUE and will by association be lumped together with the other bigger more successful side of the club. So what? I don't go to their Union games, they (in the main) don't come to ours and never the twain shall meet. Suits me fine.
We have a certain level of stability at the moment that I can't recall since I started watching and for that I will be eternally grateful to IL, DH and the guys at Harlequins Union.

As anybody who's read my posts over the years would know, I do not like rugby union, and that's an understatement.

However, I don't understand any antipathy to the rumoured appointment of Mark Evans as CEO or similar of Quins RL. He has been supportive of this venture ever since it started and since then it has been hinted that the two organisations might at some stage, like after about 3 years, come closer together. Evans runs a very successful organisation at present and, with his track record, should be welcomed.

BTW, he's already "on board" quite literally, he sits on the Quins RL board in an advisory capacity.

I agree. People are whining because it was suggested that people don't want their RL club to turn into a RU club, a totally different entity. Nobody said it was going to happen, yet some kneejerkers took it that way

Plus, the attitudes of the majority of Union fans towards RL, and vice-versa, suggests that there is an element of "us vs them". But hey, keep those blinkers on if you like and pretend we can all live as 1 club. We can't. It will never happen. I can't stand rugby union and all that it stands for and how it operates and I hope our match days are never turned into anything like that.

BUT JUST TO REMIND THOSE PEOPLE ALREADY STEAMING AT READING THIS

I believe Evans IS indeed a shrewd businessman and can use his skills on our product too.

£50 is the top price for our top international game this season. You can also obtain tickets for £20. Tell me where I can get a Six Nations ticket at Twickers for £20 and we'll talk.

First and foremost, Mark Evans is a business man. If it is his appointment to some sort of overlord position that is the announcement (any one seen anything official yet???), then it is because he can see the potential in the RL club and we can see his undoubtedly successful track record.
To be hoest, those people who stopped supporting the club when it became quins RL are no loss and neither are those that have said they will stop coming if we strengthen the ties.

The attitude of some league and union fans makes me sad.

i like both sports and support both clubs

OK, but is that down to "toffs" or to supply and demand? Maybe a bit of each, but I'd say it's mostly the latter. If RL could fill big stadiums for RL internationals, the prices would surely rise.

Both indeed. Its inelastic though as people will be able to and will pay for whatever extortinate price is put forward.

When RL was played at an international level at Wembley, prices were very reasonable and comparable to those of today.

Oh I don't have any problems with them finally seeing the light. Rugby Union is sh*t though and has been taking swipes at our wonderful sport for years.

I think you will find the overwhemling majority of RL fans think the same.

I'd like more Union boys to come watch RL. Just don't expect me to reciprocate the arrangement. Union smells.

i dont like golf but i dont go round slagging it off on message boards

i just don't see the point, if you don't like something leave it alone,

went to england/french game and paid £25......near halfway line 4 rows from front.....you could get them for 20 off ebay!

and with that attitude, is it any wonder that the Union lot don't come along.
I watch both games and as I can understand the rules of both, as well as the tactics used, I can enjoy both.
I freely admit that Union is becoming very very very tedious at the moment and their constant tinkering with the rules is making the game a kickathon, but I will still watch and appreciate some of the finer things about it.

I don't actually mind watching RU, I'm just old-school, I'd never pay to watch something which I perceive as fundamentally an amateur pursuit (yes I know it's now professional - but certain aspects of the game remain distinctly amateur in their design).

a structured argument, loads better that just saying i don't like it

Here's an amazing thought...

Perhaps Mr Evans doesnt want to make QRL an RU club - Why have two near identical products competing for the same market?

Perhaps he will want to emphasise the distinctiveness and go looking for new audiences in those bits of west london where the estate agents don't drive BMWs

Our family played union for years. We won tickets to watch RL in the first season of super league, came along and watched a game and were totally and utterly hooked on League. We have season tickets for league but now only go to the occassional union game. I appreciate both codes, each has it's merits. Each is important to their fan. My preference is League and I expect to be respected for freedom of choice but we should also welcome new members and let them see the 'error of their ways' (only joking) we have a great product and if we can spread the word then we should be doing so. Does it matter who is in charge, what their bacground is, where they come from as long as they carry out their work in a professional manner and build our club.

baffled by the age old bigotry and attitudes emanating from some on here; some of whom aren't even old enough to remember the days of shamateurism.

RU is a sport - like any other, has its pros and cons and its history. I personally think it's losing its way as a spectacle at the moment with the ELV's, but it's still great to watch. It's just not as good as league IMO.

But this is 2009. Come on; who even remembers who threw the first punch. Just because some RU fans are xenophobic (look it up Lister) to us, does that mean we retaliate in return. Let's be bigger than that. I repeat, this is 2009, hell I hear some people even marry interracially in this day and age! Whowouldathoughtit....

Wow! you can? Union offside and rucking rules? I'm impressed indeed (no sarcasm intended).

tbf there is a lot to enjoy in an attacking flowing game of Union, pity is it doesnt happen too often

I think in all honesty my knowledge of what happened to rugby league in France to the benefit of rugby union informs alot of my judgement when it comes to RU.

Well, that and the fact its dull.

I can actually emjoy watching the All Blacks who play a passing game. Its when they start kicking back and forwards without getting any real advantage that I start to fall asleep. Each to their own i guess.

The rules are quite simple really. It's just that those players who are considered brilliant (richie Mcaw(sic)) manage to play right on the edge and sometimes over it and that makes the rules look confusing.
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perhaps i just get confused by listening to those pundits on the BBC who are themselves confused



Still chasing an egg in whatever way is miles better than 11 a side swallow diving competitions