Re: 1 Week to go and the BBC : Fri Feb 13, 2015 12:02 am  

galliant wrote:

knockersbump, GF was talking about elite pro sport. The Gaelic sports are played nationwide in the UK, doesn't mean its a national sport.

I don't give a flying one about gutterkn0b, I'm no longer interested in what that fool has to say on this forum.
as far as I'm concerned RL IS nationally played and as such should be recognised, the BBC give airtime to local RU in pretty much every regions' local news but at the same level (2nd/3rd tier etc) they barely mention RL.
The flaws are ultimately at the door of the RFL.

Re: 1 Week to go and the BBC : Fri Feb 13, 2015 2:19 am  

knockersbumpMKII wrote: as far as I'm concerned RL IS nationally played and as such should be recognised So is Hockey....and it's more demographically diverse than League, but has less whiney fans when it comes to demanding national coverage! 17 of the 23 English clubs in the top 2 tiers of RL play in a county that includes the word YORKSHIRE. If it were any more local it'd be called Shinty! JB Down Under wrote: You can't be semi professional, you either get paid to play or you don't. You can be part time which is what you were trying to say. Oh dear http://www.thefreedictionary.com/semiprofessional http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/semi-professional engaging in an activity for pay or gain but not as a full-time occupation

knockersbumpMKII wrote: as far as I'm concerned RL IS nationally played and as such should be recognised So is Hockey....and it's more demographically diverse than League, but has less whiney fans when it comes to demanding national coverage! 17 of the 23 English clubs in the top 2 tiers of RL play in a county that includes the word YORKSHIRE. If it were any more local it'd be called Shinty! JB Down Under wrote: You can't be semi professional, you either get paid to play or you don't. You can be part time which is what you were trying to say. Oh dear http://www.thefreedictionary.com/semiprofessional http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/semi-professional engaging in an activity for pay or gain but not as a full-time occupation

Re: 1 Week to go and the BBC : Fri Feb 13, 2015 2:28 am  

Counties in England with top 2 tier RL sides........REGIONAL?

Re: 1 Week to go and the BBC : Fri Feb 13, 2015 8:29 am  

So where's your super duper graphic showing all three of the RFLs professional leagues?

Re: 1 Week to go and the BBC : Fri Feb 13, 2015 8:32 am  

The Avenger wrote:

So where's your super duper graphic showing all three of the RFLs professional leagues?

Desperate much.?

Re: 1 Week to go and the BBC : Fri Feb 13, 2015 10:37 am  

gutterfax wrote:

Counties in England with top 2 tier RL sides........REGIONAL?

What do the different colours mean?

Re: 1 Week to go and the BBC : Fri Feb 13, 2015 10:53 am  

gutterfax wrote:

Desperate much.?

I wouldn't say you were desperate just a little deluded