[url=http://www.nwemail.co.uk/sport/columns/rugby-league-s-franchise-farce-1.762854?referrerPath=sport/columnsHere is an interesting read.[/url

A local Barrow newspaper trotting out the same old nonsense, full of negativity about us, full of lies, this is going to get worse before it gets better. I am giggling about the "haven't made a final for many years". Talk about over exaggeration.

He gets paid for this.

It’s no wonder we get numpties on here from Barrow, if the journalists are spouting the same, ill thought out, rubbish in their local press.

Does he really think Barrow would prosper for 3 years locked in SL?

Would Craven Park have even met the minimum standards, for SL entry, had there been P&R in place last season?

Definitely not. Teams have been denied with better grounds before now.

They're not even making the most of what they've got. They could clean it up, give it a lick of paint, make it look more respectful, install some proper toilets so you weren't urinating against a brick wall and looking out into the kfc across the road because there are bricks missing.

It's a shame because the staff seemed friendly, but they sure as hell need something better than that shed for SL.

i will refrain from metaphorically kicking this idiots head in. far more misinformed crap than i can bring myself to question. and this guy is apparently a 'journalist' with whom? a bloody gossip magazine or The Sun? get your facts right mate, i reckon that must be the first thing that comes up in most journalism courses.

Hope that didn't make it to print. Must be a terrible rag!

Well played Flash for making a comment below the article.We got to the Grand final two years in a row losing to HKR and Castleford.Barrow won it last year but what have they done before that?

They did not even get to the Grand Final this year at least we got to a final.To be honest i just laugh now, and wait for the reactions when we get the licence.

If/when we are awarded a licence next year I will allow myself a little smug smile of satisfaction at the thought of some fans and reporters blood pressure going off the richter scale.
Quote comments-''What have Widnes got going for them apart from geographical location(sic) and a rented stadium''.
Erm,tough one this,but how about a strong fan base,financial stability,academy etc.

A lot to be said for still being able to watch the game whilst having a slash though

Not worth getting worked up about.

Might as well try to enjoy it.

I expect our popularity to go through the roof next season.

Priceless. You have to feel sorry for the guy though being such an ugly ginger , no wonder he's bitter. I'd be bitter too if I looked like him.

Someone needs to tell the likes of Barrow we live in 2010! That is embarrassing!

God I hope they post my comment just

Best looking man in Barrow???

wheres his teeth? or lips for that matter? somethings definitely not right with his facial expression. probably been sucking on too many lemons to be that bitter

An absolute insult to Fax fans who, as I only watched on tv were more than amicable when moved on to the pitch, when asked to do so and later moved back across the pitch and changed ends for the rest of the match, I saw no STORMING, I bet he could make a ham sandwich sound appealing, "this isnt just bread.... this is ......(no advertising) this isn't just any old ham.. this is...." you get my drift. Sorry the lad has to make a living but tell it how it is, it may not sell as many papers but it earns more respect!

I think it's rather more interesting that the article was written at all since the whole of Barrow share just the one old quill pen which is primarily used to tickle the devils out of the mad folk.

Got yer knickers in a twist fellas ?

This is the most telling quote from his article and rather shoots down the rest of the drivel he's written.

=#0000FF"Speaking after the game, Calland said they were still a few years away from a place in the game’s top division"

Ditto for every other team bar Widnes.



The RFL set the rules, not Widnes. I have ranted like a mad spoon about the "on-field" achievements of Widnes but that rant has ALWAYS been levelled at the RFL. They have an opportunity to put that right after the next round of licenses and if they've half a brain they won't be giving any guarantees out.

Are we really that surprised? It's bad enough listening to the local radio up there with their completely biased commentary. It's surely a small step for the local rag to join in.

I know it gets quite a bit of stick but could you imagine the Weekly news posting an article aimed at bashing a rivals application with inaccuracies and lies.

It just seems easier to knock our club when the authors of such diatribe struggle to come up with points in favour of their own clubs.

Shameful and embarrasing.

What a load of spangles, they're all the same in Barra.

I think the suggesion of a 'why we deserve a license sticky' should be added to the board to simply direct any trolls onto the page.

Saves all hassle then.

This article though is patchetic, im sure Angela Powers would love to change her baby in the back of a hot dog stand and also urinate on her shoes while taking a wee wee.

Up the Barra

[i"....the Northern Rail Cup final last year was possibly the worst thing that could have happened to the game below the top-flight.

Why? Because they put the one necessary tick in the box at the earliest possible opportunity and guaranteed no-one else stood a chance of usurping them"[/i

Well......yes because no one else is really close on the criteria. Well done Paul for ranting on about a subject that we've been discussing and drawn a conclusion on 2 seasons ago. I might nominate him for a Pulitzer. Or a Darwin, I've not decided yet.

Oh, and this one's for any Leyther reading this:

[i"...and for Halifax, Featherstone and Barrow – the three best teams outside Super League..."[/i

Didn't Barrow finish 4th?

.....but the jist of this thread is that the article is a pile of poo....