Re: The Final : Sat Nov 28, 2020 4:22 pm  

I have no idea how but that game should be used to promote the game. It would be a shame to be only showed every now and again by sky.
RL must be. At the bottom of the pile when advertising itself

Re: The Final : Sat Nov 28, 2020 4:43 pm  

Eastern Wildcat wrote:

Halifax did win a game the year they went down. The reason why they ended up on zero points was due to a points deduction penalty.

Still, back to the subject, last night was a classic

Hence the question marks, but they were absolute easy beats and were relegation certs from the start, as were Hudds, Salford and Leigh at various points, that no longer seems to happen.

It was due in the most part to SL containing some players who should have been nowhere near. Now clubs seem to recruit better. There are still a lot of average players in SL but they do seem to be more professional.

Re: The Final : Sat Nov 28, 2020 4:53 pm  

lampyboy wrote:

Must admit I'm really looking forward to tonight's final and don't care who wins it. The aggression of Wigan and the faster skills of Saints should prove to be a close match. Quite often in the big games big players can go one of two ways, they either have a belter or one to forget.
Think it will be a close run encounter.

I don’t think the SL product has ever been the problem. Until we win at international level we will never prosper. What made RU was winning the 2000 WC, it created household names. That is what attracts advertisers, they want winners.

It no coincidence that RL peaked in the early 90’s when the likes of Offiah and Hanley offered a real threat to the Aussies. They were never up there with Gazza but most sports minded people had heard of them. Offiah was even a Nike poster boy, we are a million miles away right now from that.

If we could win the WC next year and bring some post Brexit joy it would be a massive boost to the games and it’s players profile.

However our ability to balls up at international level is legendary. Still that was once the case with cricket and they got over it. Let’s hope Wane is the man.

Re: The Final : Sat Nov 28, 2020 5:21 pm  

Scarlet Pimpernell wrote:

What as kicking it off a tee to do with not dealing with the kick that St Helens scored from when French should have kicked it into row Z.

You were comparing Hardaker and Grix - not French......

Re: The Final : Sat Nov 28, 2020 7:08 pm  

For very different reasons it will be remembered like the 1968 CC final; the drama decided in the last second. literally, after a closely fought battle. Great final that will be talked about for years to come.

Re: The Final : Sat Nov 28, 2020 7:13 pm  

Redscat wrote:

For very different reasons it will be remembered like the 1968 CC final; the drama decided in the last second. literally, after a closely fought battle. Great final that will be talked about for years to come.

To a degree but although it was long before my time 1968 is sporting legend not just RL. Don’t think anything that tragic or theatrical will ever happen again, it was pure emotion.

Re: The Final : Sat Nov 28, 2020 7:20 pm  

So, for all who watched the final, do you honestly think the current wakey team can play at that level, do we have the attitude & mind set, do we coach that level of intensity ?

Re: The Final : Sat Nov 28, 2020 7:37 pm  

TrinTrin wrote:

So, for all who watched the final, do you honestly think the current wakey team can play at that level, do we have the attitude & mind set, do we coach that level of intensity ?

Don’t get the question.

Clearly not this season, 2018 maybe.

Saints are on a high, a not very different Saints we’re a poor side only a few years back.

The only difference Iis money, that’s pretty obvious I would have thought.

I can’t help but think you are fishing.

Finally in 2003 we were crap, nearly relegated, a year later we were unlucky not to make a final that we could have possibly won.

So your point is?

Re: The Final : Sat Nov 28, 2020 8:15 pm  

BarnsleyGull wrote:

You were comparing Hardaker and Grix - not French......

No I was comparing the error by French that cost Wigan the game and that of Grix which cost us the win against St Helens. Why would you think I would be referring to Hardaker, I thought it was obvious but don’t worry any future posts I will try to dumb it down for you.

Re: The Final : Sat Nov 28, 2020 8:57 pm  

vastman wrote:

Don’t get the question.

Clearly not this season, 2018 maybe.

Saints are on a high, a not very different Saints we’re a poor side only a few years back.

The only difference Iis money, that’s pretty obvious I would have thought.

I can’t help but think you are fishing.

Finally in 2003 we were crap, nearly relegated, a year later we were unlucky not to make a final that we could have possibly won.

So your point is?

I think it's a reasonable question, vasty.
On Friday you could see the total commitment of each player on both sides. They all looked as though they were playing for each other.
Whereas on many occasions when watching Trinity I get the impression that certain players are of the opinion, " Can't be bothered. Let so and so do it". We sometimes look like just 13 individuals and not a TEAM.