Ladbrokes cross bar challenge : Sun Aug 27, 2017 9:10 am  

Was there ever a more lame half time competition. The Ladbrokes Cross Bar Challenge, They build it up offer loads of money then the person chosen to take part walks up. You know that they cannot kick it twenty metres let alone the thirty, so hitting the crossbar is impossible. It is just a waste of time. To prove the point Kevin Sinfield had a go. Okay he made the distance as you would expect, but the ball sailed over the bar by at least five meters. If they are going to do a half time event, do one where people have a chance to win.

Re: Ladbrokes cross bar challenge : Sun Aug 27, 2017 6:34 pm  

I have done it twice in a row, never when it mattered but hey

Re: Ladbrokes cross bar challenge : Mon Aug 28, 2017 8:04 am  

They picked a girl in her twenties, who probably had never kicked rugby ball in her life. That is what makes it so lame.
NB, you would not have been selected as you had a small chance of winning. That is Bookmakers for you.

[Uncle Rico]

Re: Ladbrokes cross bar challenge : Mon Aug 28, 2017 6:47 pm  

We (Wire) actually had a winner last game of last season and the guy won a trip to Australia including a game, think he picked the Cowboys all part of being sponsored by Emirates.

Most lame/daft half time challenge was away at Widnes where a guy drove Bentley convertible onto the plastic pitch with the roof down. No idea what the prize was but the challenge was to kick a ball 20m and one bounce it in the car.

Good luck this season and next, obviously apart from this weekend

Re: Ladbrokes cross bar challenge : Tue Aug 29, 2017 9:20 am  

I was at Everton, probably ten years ago now when a guy walked away with a new car. He had to hit the cross bar TWICE , with a round ball , which he actually did.

Re: Ladbrokes cross bar challenge : Tue Aug 29, 2017 3:13 pm  

They use a round ball in sport? How odd lol
See these things can be done! And if it was easy what would be the point

Re: Ladbrokes cross bar challenge : Wed Aug 30, 2017 11:18 am  

northernbloke wrote:

I have done it twice in a row, never when it mattered but hey

If my Aunt had balls shed be my uncle.......lol

Re: Ladbrokes cross bar challenge : Wed Aug 30, 2017 7:27 pm  

I remember when they used to have that at London Crusaders. The average crowd was about 30, and I was never selected to have a go - gutted!