: Sun Mar 29, 2009 6:44 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

Easy Tiger! I thought you were talking about Toulouse and Catalans being taken out of the French Elite League and entered into SL and The Championship. Therefore leaving the Elite League without two of its bigger clubs. The majority of the 'bigger clubs' play outside of The Championship and Championship One, but I and many others still take a keen interest in it as it's rugby league and still competetive and means a lot to the supporters of the clubs taking part.
So if this isn't the case, what exactly where you talking about?
That's a genuine question, not sarcasm.

The elite clubs were not too pleased with Toulouse ' ditching ' them to play in the Championship , hence why Toulouse couldn't find anybody to play a friendley against them as preparation and thier refusal to let them compete in the Lord Derby Cup

So now you have Toulouse not wanted by the clubs in the Championship over here or wanted by thier ex rivals in France

The best way to alienate fans and clubs and make them feel worthless , tell them your leaving for somewhere ' better ' without actually ' winning ' the right on the pitch

How to make friends and influence people

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 6:46 pm  

Starbug wrote:

The elite clubs were not too pleased with Toulouse ' ditching ' them to play in the Championship , hence why Toulouse couldn't find anybody to play a friendley against them as preparation and thier refusal to let them compete in the Lord Derby Cup

So now you have Toulouse not wanted by the clubs in the Championship over here or wanted by thier ex rivals in France
The best way to alienate fans and clubs and make them feel worthless , tell them your leaving for somewhere ' better ' without actually ' winning ' the right on the pitch

How to make friends and influence people

What is your evidence for that?

Also "their" is not spelt "thier", not even in Leigh schools.

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 6:55 pm  

[quote="Alice's Phallus"]What is your evidence for that?

Also "their" is not spelt "thier", not even in Leigh schools.[/quote]

Not much of an argument there

As for evidence , since when did you ever bother with things like that

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 6:55 pm  

Starbug wrote:

The elite clubs were not too pleased with Toulouse ' ditching ' them to play in the Championship , hence why Toulouse couldn't find anybody to play a friendley against them as preparation and thier refusal to let them compete in the Lord Derby Cup

So now you have Toulouse not wanted by the clubs in the Championship over here or wanted by thier ex rivals in France

The best way to alienate fans and clubs and make them feel worthless , tell them your leaving for somewhere ' better ' without actually ' winning ' the right on the pitch

How to make friends and influence people

So you were talking about Toulouse and Catalans being taken out of the French Elite League and entered into SL and The Championship.
Not so sharp?

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 7:02 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

So you were talking about Toulouse and Catalans being taken out of the French Elite League and entered into SL and The Championship.
Not so sharp?

So I just read it the wrong way

No comment about the rest of the post though , it's easy to be ' supportive and interested ' when you are looking down , not quite the same when you are the ones directly affected though

I'm sure if the owners of our bigger clubs Saints and Leeds stated they want to play in the NRL because SL was not as good you would be suitably impressed

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:19 pm  

Has the massive success of Le Cats ( and potential massive success of TO ) had a negetive effect on the French Domestic league? Are things as bad as it looks in the Elite League? There must be positives going on?

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:24 pm  

spooneryork wrote:

Are things as bad as it looks in the Elite League?

How bad is it exactly? any links?

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:54 pm  

Haven't Lyon asked to leave the Elite league next season? Rumours of other clubs in financial difficulties.

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 9:33 pm  

spooneryork wrote:

:( Haven't Lyon asked to leave the Elite league next season? Rumours of other clubs in financial difficulties.

as far as i know if they do another team will take their place.
toulouse also want to enter a team.