Re: Countdown to Game 1- Catalans : Sun Aug 06, 2017 7:25 pm  

Well one went our way one went against us so they cancel each other out really don't they? Those decisions didn't cost us the game.

Re: Countdown to Game 1- Catalans : Sun Aug 06, 2017 9:09 pm  

Just had another look and side on view you can see the ball is grounded in goal before touching the line, sadly it was a good call.

Re: Countdown to Game 1- Catalans : Sun Aug 06, 2017 9:50 pm  

Really proud of the team for the great effort that they put in. There was no shame in that defeat.
Catalan finished tenth in Super League for a reason. They are a poor SL team. I feel that they are headed for the MPG. If Hull KR play well and do a Leigh and cement a SL place, then Catalan are in trouble.

Re: Countdown to Game 1- Catalans : Mon Aug 07, 2017 7:27 am  

Having now watched the game from Perpignan, I have to say the French TV coverage was rather poor. When I have previously watched Catalan games on TV, I have never taken too much notice. Makes you appreciate how good Sky are at covering RL.

Re: Countdown to Game 1- Catalans : Mon Aug 07, 2017 11:42 am  

Bosty, have to agree with you, they looked pretty dreadful, not taking away anything from our lads performance.
I think macbanana will not last very long there the chairman will very quickly get rid of him. I think for them the only blessing they have is they have 4 home games, so a lot of teams will run out of steam in the heat.
French tv hmm less said I think

Re: Countdown to Game 1- Catalans : Mon Aug 07, 2017 12:19 pm  

There was an admirable turn out of us London Broncos fans at Perpignan on Saturday. The big debate as we sat sweltering in the bar before getting the bus to the stadium was, would we have more fans than players? Well we did, but only just. Eighteen made it in total, to my mind the fact we only had ten days notice. Hotels rooms were hard to find as were flights and therefore not cheap.
Getting time off this time of year was an issue for some, I know. Plus people were away on holiday.
So I know fans from other clubs will laugh, only eighteen fans! In light of the circumstances it was not at all bad.
We still managed to make a lot of noise, much to the annoyance of Catalan fans who tried to silence us.

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Re: Countdown to Game 1- Catalans : Mon Aug 07, 2017 2:08 pm  

So I know fans from other clubs will laugh, only eighteen fans! In light of the circumstances it was not at all bad.
We still managed to make a lot of noise, much to the annoyance of Catalan fans who tried to silence us

Agree, cost of flights at such short notice at that time of the year was prohibitive. My son hoped to get over from Dublin, but flight alone was £280....................

Re: Countdown to Game 1- Catalans : Mon Aug 07, 2017 2:15 pm  

We tried and for two of us it was going to be £530 then the hotels. However boss decided such short notice in school holidays was a no go and therefore work beckoned and I obeyed

Re: Countdown to Game 1- Catalans : Mon Aug 07, 2017 10:18 pm  

Would have loved to have gone but working got in the way. I would have been surprised if any other club would have taken many over.
Hmmm mpg in Catalan maybe ?

Re: Countdown to Game 1- Catalans : Tue Aug 08, 2017 10:13 am  

I dread to think what the weekend cost us in all, so I am not even going to try. But we really had a great time.
Fans of other clubs underestimate the effort that our away support puts in. Even our home support comes far and wide.
If the MPG is in Perpignan then at the moment flights there and back at just over fifty pound. Bring it on.