Re: Supporters Trust - PRESS RELEASE : Tue Aug 02, 2011 5:22 pm  

I agree, not keen on the hate word, how about:

Championship clubs hate segregation, give us back super league relegation.

Re: Supporters Trust - PRESS RELEASE : Tue Aug 02, 2011 5:41 pm  

How about having a large RFL printed on a t-shirt with the word 'FAIL' across it as though it had been rubber-stamped?

Re: Supporters Trust - PRESS RELEASE : Tue Aug 02, 2011 5:44 pm  

johnny freeman fan club wrote:

But that is because the Championship Clubs are geting a great deal less money.
3yrs ago if they had allowed Widnes up do you think they would have done worse than Crusaders even allowing for all the money they threw at them ?
So is it fair to change rules in order to keep the clubs in that they want and deliberatly keep clubs out who may do better than Crusaders , Paris, Gateshead and now Tolouse in for as long as they can till it goes pear shaped.

Absolutely, that's spot on. As I say because of the 'current RL climate' I think the RFL have, for the past few years, been making SL stronger and the Champs weaker (plus wasting money on s**te clubs and not lower leagues) because they want a 'shut shop'. Back when there was P&R as Leyther Matt alluded to you could still go up and down a bit easier but simply switching back to that is not as easy nowadays, all through the RFL's fault.

Either way, tag line or not, yours and the ST's idea is spot on and just in doing so so the protest and pressure group is still well recieved over here.

Re: Supporters Trust - PRESS RELEASE : Tue Aug 02, 2011 5:53 pm  

Listen guys the campaign is launched and our aim was to be thought provoking and controversial to give us a voice. Irrespective of the words Love / Hate etc, I do hate what the RFL have done to the game, my club and the general fan and more importantly the heartlands. I hate the lies and the corrupt behaviour of a nameless few. We will never get everyone on side with the campaign name but it is achieving it's intended response!!

What matters is what we do next, ensuring we work collectively and how we go about it as a group. We as The Trust will lead this and hopefully gain some momentum and support as we move along.

The meeting on Monday should should provide us with an idea of how much local support we have and how much noise RL Fans want to make.

Re: Supporters Trust - PRESS RELEASE : Tue Aug 02, 2011 6:12 pm  

Tortured Soul wrote:

How about having a large RFL printed on a t-shirt with the word 'FAIL' across it as though it had been rubber-stamped?

I like this one .

Re: Supporters Trust - PRESS RELEASE : Tue Aug 02, 2011 6:23 pm  

Tortured Soul wrote:

How about having a large RFL printed on a t-shirt with the word 'FAIL' across it as though it had been rubber-stamped?

I like this one. Maybe work in a licencing theme somewhere.

Re: Supporters Trust - PRESS RELEASE : Tue Aug 02, 2011 6:33 pm  

Could list all the RFL experiments that didn't work as well (or at least things/CLubs that have failed with the RFL's input)

Re: Supporters Trust - PRESS RELEASE : Tue Aug 02, 2011 6:38 pm  

i think the word 'hate' is also a big risk!

it could come across as childish and bitter, but then again i do 'hate' the way the RFL have handled this whole expansion/franchising affair!

so i will back it,

sitting back silent will get us nowhere! well done

Re: Supporters Trust - PRESS RELEASE : Tue Aug 02, 2011 6:45 pm  

Forget the name of the campaign if you don't like it. It's what it/we represent that's important!! We want our Sport back without dictation and a game ran by a transparent governing body who don't constantly move the goal posts!! Thus is what are campaign is about BACK US AND YOUR CLUB!!

Re: Supporters Trust - PRESS RELEASE : Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:35 pm  

Good luck Chris.

I just feel, in the cold light of day that our SL licence application up against a SL club's application would lose out every time. Even against crusaders! That is where we, and all championship clubs need to attack this from.

Also the fact that the RFL changed the rules re adminstration to protect crusaders and inadvertantly saved wakefield. Someone needs to ask who would have gone if crusaders hadn't folded.

Also how crusaders can be such a shambles when being run by the RFL.

Last and no means least - they need to be asked what they plan for our competition - if anything at all. An ill planned attempt to place a french expansion team in there? Fail! How many teams will be in our league next year? Fail. Six games to go and no-one knows what there is to play for in the championships! Fail.

Let's not look bitter, let's show the world what a shambles lewis and wood are! Please, drop the hate and forget about us not getting a licence/promoted and use the RFL's other incompetences against them!