Re: Would a Wembley visit change things : Wed Jul 24, 2013 5:05 pm  

Most of us seem to agree that while a Wembley trip might be fun, being a competently run and properly funded club is rather more important.

Re: Would a Wembley visit change things : Wed Jul 24, 2013 5:16 pm  

mickyb1234 wrote:

As for the international game!! honest answer, I don't think the majority of RL fans in the UK really care about a successful international team

Not only many RL Fan, the rest of the country have little interest in an England RL Team, attendances this weekend will be interesting as very little seem to have an interest in The Challenge Cup, while Nigel plays his fiddle in Red Hall and keeps telling us it is the best season ever! does he realise what a complete joke he is, no wonder he never replied to my letter.

Re: Would a Wembley visit change things : Wed Jul 24, 2013 7:22 pm  

I am curious as to why the Challenge Cup has lost its attraction. Is it just down to the scheduling of ties and the mid season final, or is there something else involved?

Re: Would a Wembley visit change things : Wed Jul 24, 2013 9:18 pm  

It would only change things for the 150 hard-core fans the club has left. It won't for anyone else. That's effing sad.

Re: Would a Wembley visit change things : Wed Jul 24, 2013 10:41 pm  

Torbreck wrote:

It would only change things for the 150 hard-core fans the club has left. It won't for anyone else. That's effing sad.

Those hardy souls will be at Leigh, and if there is a triumph it will be for them!

Re: Would a Wembley visit change things : Thu Jul 25, 2013 12:42 am  

On making it to Wembley, there'll be a lot more southerners there as there was in 99. A lot of whom then didn't follow the team as it was faltering in SL, or maybe they were just curious. This was then followed by a 2000 season that was below what we had experienced in SL (Second Last). We then recruited people like incumbent Origin and Test players and finished 6th.

I suspect it may attract more people, but if it's like 99, not many want to watch a crap team. Which is why attendances and long term followers on this forum have just jacked it in.