posted Nov 8, 2008

England will have twelve sides in super league next year and the second division to help bring players through. Is it true that NZ have just one side in the Aussie league? Yet they are consistently the better side. What's wrong? Why are we so clueless in defence? In terms of player numbers surly NZ are minos, yet England didn't score for so long it was embarrassing. They won't win next week. NZ are better, stronger... I'm fed up with this rubbish England team.

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posted Nov 8, 2008

We have to be realistic on here, the southern hemisphere teams have a massive advantage, they are playing their game in their own back yard and have skill levels far above our own due to training in a fantastic environment, our players have - 5 years development due to most of them training in mud sludge and needing to wrap up before any worthwhile training can be done lets support the best that we have and hope they can avoid complete embarrassment in the final !!

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posted Nov 8, 2008

"Can't wait to see your comments Geordienz next week after we smash you. Wait and see my friend.

We know what NZ are like in World Cups, you only have to look at the Union team who bottle it everytime!"

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posted Nov 8, 2008

It was extremely embarressing the way we lost - didn't have a clue second half. It was also the first English team I have seen who were unable to face the Haka. What was that all about? Total lack of respect. Whose idea was that? I watched England face the Pacific Islanders at Twickenham in the rugby union international today. They proudly stood in a line and accepted the challenge thrown down by the Islanders. Great game followed. The rugby league boys need to follow suit!

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posted Nov 9, 2008

After the euphoria of Obama's victory, I feel like I've been shot down in flames. I'm a leaguey to my very bones, in spite of the repeated administrational own-goals. It hurts so much that we are unable to compete internationally, our game at home is now in the worst state it's ever been. I've even started watching rugby union, for all its faults and endless, inexplicable penalties, at least they still have competitive scrums and unpredictable results. The best we can hope for now is a damage limitation exercise in the form of another defeat by the Kiwis to spare us the further humiliation of facing the Aussies in the final. We have lost all credibility on the international stage and quite where we go from here, I have no idea.

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posted Nov 9, 2008

galinor: While NZ has just one team in the NRL, there are quite a few Kiwis playing in the Australian teams. Here's a few:

-Benji Marshall (Wests Tigers)
-Steve Matai (Manly)
-Issac Luke (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
-Nathan Cayless (Parramatta Eels)

Going the other way, Steve Price (in the Aussie team) plays for the NZ Warriors.

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posted Nov 9, 2008

stickimonthewing - league to your bones? Nah mate, you're not. And what the eff has an American election got to do with you? Go watch union, you sound the type

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posted Nov 9, 2008

We're just not making any progress against the Australians. The excuses about the weather have been trotted out before, but Superleague is a Summer sport!!
It has got to be related to the number of Kiwi's & Aussies playing in the Superleague. These guys are keeping our own youth players out of the side.
We need better youth development from Superleague sides, less imports, no relegation etc. etc. Does this sound a bit like the NRL administration? Hmmnnn

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posted Nov 9, 2008

howmanynamesaretaken - If you can't see what's in front of your eyes mate, there's nothing down for you. We've completely lost the plot as far as international league is concerned. Regrettable, but true and it's been like that since at least 1982. That's why some of our lads choose to switch codes, not because it's a better game, which you and I both know it isn't. Everyone knows that the only international class centres playing in Superleague, are foreigners. I hate the rugby union establishment for the way our game has been treated over the years and I hate the way the media have hyjacked the word rugby, so that in the eyes of the uninitiated, it means only one code, rugby union. But I'm not blind to the shortcomings of our own game and the death-wish that some of our administrators seem to have. We can't blame others for the mistakes we make time and time again.

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posted Nov 15, 2008

FuriousGeorge .... where art thou?
Hello? Hello?

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