Re: Euro Weekend : Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:47 pm  

Four of us splitting the fuel, not disastrous.

Cheers.

Re: Euro Weekend : Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:56 am  

What a pointless expensive game. Send the u23 team for me. Another Wood inspired pointless exercise. Sorry I wont even bother looking out for the result. Only the Fev game has any meaning. Who is paying for Fax to go to this French farce?

Re: Euro Weekend : Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:03 am  

The Lucky Black Cat wrote:

What a pointless expensive game. Send the u23 team for me. Another Wood inspired pointless exercise. Sorry I wont even bother looking out for the result. Only the Fev game has any meaning. Who is paying for Fax to go to this French farce?

All costs covered by the RFL according to our chief exec at last night's Fans Forum.

Re: Euro Weekend : Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:32 am  

Leyther_Matt wrote:

All costs covered by the RFL according to our chief exec at last night's Fans Forum.

does seem a rather pointless exercise when the majority of the overseas players, who usually are the backbone of the french teams won't be available - the 'competition' effectively has no value and will not reflect the strength (or lack of ) the french game...

absolutely ridiculous horlicks from the RFL IMO,but why should we be surprised ?

Re: Euro Weekend : Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:38 am  

sanjunien wrote:

does seem a rather pointless exercise when the majority of the overseas players, who usually are the backbone of the french teams won't be available - the 'competition' effectively has no value and will not reflect the strength (or lack of ) the french game...

absolutely ridiculous horlicks from the RFL IMO,but why should we be surprised ?

Completely agree. Can't see the English clubs playing anyone less than 100% either. I think the 'European Cup' is a good idea in theory, but needs to be much better organised (and a LOT further in advance).

Re: Euro Weekend : Fri Apr 27, 2012 8:55 am  

Of course, everyone is bound to have an opinion but let's actually get the thing out of the way before we start piling in and slagging it all off as there are bound to be teething problems. The main point is that what ever doesn't work should be learned from and acted upon (ie - timing/structure of comp, notice to fans etc) for next season. If the RFL are hell bent on helping the French (which they are) then is this a cheaper solution than sending a team back and forth over the Channel every weekend.

Re: Euro Weekend : Fri Apr 27, 2012 9:14 am  

I agree with you.

It is only a matter of time before we have Superleague sides in Milan Barcelona Madrid and Berlin isn't it ?

On the other hand maybe the guys now running our game might be sectioned soon.

Re: Euro Weekend : Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:17 am  

I also think that we should send the U23's.

It is a distraction we could do without in the middle of the season and just before the NRC quarter finals.

As I've said before, it is simply a thinly disguised excercise to keep Toulouse in the limelight ready for the next round of franchises. Why else would they be the only club who weren't required to qualify and were also included in the NRC even though they never were when they were in the Championship?

Re: Euro Weekend : Fri Apr 27, 2012 12:16 pm  

Fax Machine wrote:

I also think that we should send the U23's.

It is a distraction we could do without in the middle of the season and just before the NRC quarter finals.

As I've said before, it is simply a thinly disguised excercise to keep Toulouse in the limelight ready for the next round of franchises. Why else would they be the only club who weren't required to qualify and were also included in the NRC even though they never were when they were in the Championship?

completely agree mate - the inclusion into the NRC plus the go ahead for redevelopment of the stadium in Toulouse is further proof

doesn't mean it's a bad thing though ?

Re: Euro Weekend : Fri Apr 27, 2012 12:42 pm  

sanjunien wrote:

completely agree mate - the inclusion into the NRC plus the go ahead for redevelopment of the stadium in Toulouse is further proof

doesn't mean it's a bad thing though ?

It wouldn't be so bad if the RFL were at least up front and honest about it but no, they are their usual devious, dishonest selves who, in order to promote Toulouse, make the Championship clubs jump through hoops at a critical part of the season.

If Fax, Fev, Leigh or Sheffield were to pick up any injuries to key players it could conceivably cost them the Championship and/or the NRC along with it's associated loss of income.