Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:33 pm  

gutterfax wrote:

Oh dear....envy is a terrible trait.

Too right GF, until our game gets the same media treatment and coverage I am not ashamed to say I am envious.

You claim to be a fan of both codes of Rugby,if we got the same coverage which would be the bigger game,I think I know the answer.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:35 pm  

cjhatesunion wrote:

Too right GF, until our game gets the same media treatment and coverage I am not ashamed to say I am envious.
You claim to be a fan of both codes of Rugby, if we got the same coverage which would be the bigger game,I think I know the answer.

Like in Australia?

Oh the irony cj. The hunter has become the hunted. Surprised you bit to be honest.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:44 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

Like in Australia?

Oh the irony cj. The hunter has become the hunted. Surprised you bit to be honest.

I am on about over here Catalancs,yeah I bit because I am fed up of our game being treated like a second rate sport.

If the media in this country treated both games as equals I reckon RL would overtake union eventually,don't you agree.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Mon Dec 05, 2011 9:45 pm  

cjhatesunion wrote:

I am on about over here Catalancs,yeah I bit because I am fed up of our game being treated like a second rate sport.

If the media in this country treated both games as equals I reckon RL would overtake union eventually,don't you agree.

IF......it's all you ever hear from bitter RL fans.
Tell you what, IF my aunt had bollox, she'd be my uncle.....and HE could then try-out for the Olympic 7's team for 2016

Rugby League overtaking Union in the UK? do you also post under the name dally messenger? 2 Games in the last month.......both Wales at Home, both v Australia.........the respective attendances has nothing to do with the Media.........supply and demand is what it's all about....one game got 69k, the other 5,300.....

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Mon Dec 05, 2011 9:59 pm  

cjhatesunion wrote: I am on about over here Catalancs,yeah I bit because I am fed up of our game being treated like a second rate sport. If the media in this country treated both games as equals I reckon RL would overtake union eventually,don't you agree. I was highlighting Australia cj as it's a country where union and rugby league have had equal media coverage on the whole and league has come out on top, certainly at club level. The thread on the VT about BBC cuts to local radio might interest you.

cjhatesunion wrote: I am on about over here Catalancs,yeah I bit because I am fed up of our game being treated like a second rate sport. If the media in this country treated both games as equals I reckon RL would overtake union eventually,don't you agree. I was highlighting Australia cj as it's a country where union and rugby league have had equal media coverage on the whole and league has come out on top, certainly at club level. The thread on the VT about BBC cuts to local radio might interest you.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:24 am  

Catalancs wrote:

For the money? Has union really become so base?

More for the opportunity to win an Olympic Gold to be honest, players play for the same 2 trophies every year in Rugby League, someone like Sean Long who won them both a number of times and had nothing left to achieve in RL but still loves the game might have fancied it.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue Dec 06, 2011 8:02 am  

gutterfax wrote:

IF......it's all you ever hear from bitter RL fans.
Tell you what, IF my aunt had bollox, she'd be my uncle.....and HE could then try-out for the Olympic 7's team for 2016

Rugby League overtaking Union in the UK? do you also post under the name dally messenger? 2 Games in the last month.......both Wales at Home, both v Australia.........the respective attendances has nothing to do with the Media.........supply and demand is what it's all about....one game got 69k, the other 5,300.....

I come onto this thread to discuss all matters Rugby Union, please stop banging on about Rugby League all the time... you do realise that there are dozens of message boards and hundreds (if not thousands) of threads about Rugby League on RLFANS.COM (there is a bit of a clue in the name) – can’t you pick one of those to talk about RL all the time?

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:10 pm  

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Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:26 am  

On the not understanding link, from my experience the game is like that at every level, players play in structures and are told where to run, but not when or why (if that makes sense).

My first year in our 6th form team, we were struggling until a coach with a strong RL past got more involved and taught us firstly how to defend, and then to play what's in front of you, not what it says in the playbook and turned our season around.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:04 am  

Goochie wrote:

On the not understanding link, from my experience the game is like that at every level, players play in structures and are told where to run, but not when or why (if that makes sense).
My first year in our 6th form team, we were struggling until a coach with a strong RL past got more involved and taught us firstly how to defend, and then to play what's in front of you, not what it says in the playbook and turned our season around.

Hence the wink.
I haven't played union to any serious level but I've watched plenty over the years. Quite often in a game I'm waiting for the referee to tell me which law has been broken as it's impossible to tell from the sideline or armchair. I think it's got worse over the years as when, as a young lad, I watched Orrell, I don't remember being as confused so often as I am in some games now.