[Nat (Rugby_Aholic)]

Re: Catalans 76 Widnes 6 : Sun Apr 01, 2012 9:33 pm  

I don't see why anyone would want to watch more years of Championship rugby. Win or Loose the games mean nothing, there is no sense of achievement. The Grand Final was a great day out and I was on a high for a few weeks after but then it was just back to zero, all reset and go again.
As long as there is nothing to play for I will not be as interested in the games as I once was. This off-season I even thought twice about getting a season ticket. Several of my friends don't go to games any more, most of them supporters since they were born. I am slowly loosing interest in the club, even two years ago this would have been unthinkable for me. I have even started going to the odd Giants game. All this through no fault of the club, the on field product is better than it has been in years. It is just when I am at games I find my self struggling to get exited about a win and I am careless about a loss. The exceptions are games like the Fev NRC game, where the game itself provides the excitement, but those games are few and far between.

Whilst I agree with everyone's comments about our survivability in SL, I would rather the club try and fail than slowly die and become just another Championship club playing in front of 500 fans.

Re: Catalans 76 Widnes 6 : Sun Apr 01, 2012 10:03 pm  

You be in S/L in a few year when there is S/L 1 and 2 with 10 teams in each

Re: Catalans 76 Widnes 6 : Sun Apr 01, 2012 10:46 pm  

Nat (Rugby_Aholic) wrote:

I don't see why anyone would want to watch more years of Championship rugby. Win or Loose the games mean nothing, there is no sense of achievement. The Grand Final was a great day out and I was on a high for a few weeks after but then it was just back to zero, all reset and go again.
As long as there is nothing to play for I will not be as interested in the games as I once was. This off-season I even thought twice about getting a season ticket. Several of my friends don't go to games any more, most of them supporters since they were born. I am slowly loosing interest in the club, even two years ago this would have been unthinkable for me. I have even started going to the odd Giants game. All this through no fault of the club, the on field product is better than it has been in years. It is just when I am at games I find my self struggling to get exited about a win and I am careless about a loss. The exceptions are games like the Fev NRC game, where the game itself provides the excitement, but those games are few and far between.

Whilst I agree with everyone's comments about our survivability in SL, I would rather the club try and fail than slowly die and become just another Championship club playing in front of 500 fans.

Well I love the game and will follow my team to the end depite the fact that I think I might last longer.

Franchising/licensing has effectively disallusioned too many who always have had the need to see their team at the top table but realise under this current system it will never happen.

I fear the gap is now too wide and is unbridgeable and Bradford's difficulties not to mention a couple of other Non Relegation league clubs will mean the pro game is up and only about 10 teams (max) will survive.

Maybe that was the intention all along ? Whichever Championship club you support do you honestly think you will ever be able to watch them at Wembley in a Challenge Cup Final for example.

Re the previous post maybe but I fear this has gone on too long to make a difference.

Re: Catalans 76 Widnes 6 : Mon Apr 02, 2012 7:04 am  

Nat (Rugby_Aholic) wrote:

I don't see why anyone would want to watch more years of Championship rugby.

I love the game of Rugby League. I love what Halifax are doing right now. Widnes are in Super league - go and ask them if they're loving their rugby.

I'd bide my time Nat and a restructure as mentioned by JTFEV might be on the cards - 2 Super Leagues with P&R. That'll make things a bit bettter. If you pack in the rugby what ya gonna do? Go to church?

Re: Catalans 76 Widnes 6 : Mon Apr 02, 2012 7:47 am  

Nat (Rugby_Aholic) wrote:

I don't see why anyone would want to watch more years of Championship rugby. Win or Loose the games mean nothing, there is no sense of achievement. The Grand Final was a great day out and I was on a high for a few weeks after but then it was just back to zero, all reset and go again.
As long as there is nothing to play for I will not be as interested in the games as I once was. This off-season I even thought twice about getting a season ticket. Several of my friends don't go to games any more, most of them supporters since they were born. I am slowly loosing interest in the club, even two years ago this would have been unthinkable for me. I have even started going to the odd Giants game. All this through no fault of the club, the on field product is better than it has been in years. It is just when I am at games I find my self struggling to get exited about a win and I am careless about a loss. The exceptions are games like the Fev NRC game, where the game itself provides the excitement, but those games are few and far between.

Whilst I agree with everyone's comments about our survivability in SL, I would rather the club try and fail than slowly die and become just another Championship club playing in front of 500 fans.

This is a candidate for most depressing post of the year.

Re: Catalans 76 Widnes 6 : Mon Apr 02, 2012 7:49 am  

Nat (Rugby_Aholic) wrote:

I don't see why anyone would want to watch more years of Championship rugby. Win or Loose the games mean nothing, there is no sense of achievement. The Grand Final was a great day out and I was on a high for a few weeks after but then it was just back to zero, all reset and go again.
As long as there is nothing to play for I will not be as interested in the games as I once was. This off-season I even thought twice about getting a season ticket. Several of my friends don't go to games any more, most of them supporters since they were born. I am slowly loosing interest in the club, even two years ago this would have been unthinkable for me. I have even started going to the odd Giants game. All this through no fault of the club, the on field product is better than it has been in years. It is just when I am at games I find my self struggling to get exited about a win and I am careless about a loss. The exceptions are games like the Fev NRC game, where the game itself provides the excitement, but those games are few and far between.

Whilst I agree with everyone's comments about our survivability in SL, I would rather the club try and fail than slowly die and become just another Championship club playing in front of 500 fans.

With friends like you who needs enemies ?

Re: Catalans 76 Widnes 6 : Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:01 am  

salfordlad wrote:

Well I love the game and will follow my team to the end depite the fact that I think I might last longer.

Franchising/licensing has effectively disallusioned too many who always have had the need to see their team at the top table but realise under this current system it will never happen.

I fear the gap is now too wide and is unbridgeable and Bradford's difficulties not to mention a couple of other Non Relegation league clubs will mean the pro game is up and only about 10 teams (max) will survive.

Maybe that was the intention all along ? Whichever Championship club you support do you honestly think you will ever be able to watch them at Wembley in a Challenge Cup Final for example.

Re the previous post maybe but I fear this has gone on too long to make a difference.

I genuinely think this licensing farce along with dual registration is to introduce feeder clubs by the back door, like how they operate in Australia. Same old, same old. Copy the Aussies to try and beat them but we're at least 5 years behind the times.

Re: Catalans 76 Widnes 6 : Mon Apr 02, 2012 5:13 pm  

Nat, spot on post....except for the giants bit. SHAME on you!

Re: Catalans 76 Widnes 6 : Mon Apr 02, 2012 5:32 pm  

jtfev wrote:

You be in S/L in a few year when there is S/L 1 and 2 with 10 teams in each

And every team outside of these divisions will fade and disappear, and then we'll be back to the old division 1 & 2 as it was before Stupor League.