I like the idea of a long weekend in Spain/France to watch the frenchies play my team. It sure beats a wet night on the temporary stands of Hull Kr (how temporary is temporary?). We enjoy the planning, the build up, the travelling and the crack with the locals, who are usually very sporting. The downside is obviously we have lost a heartlands club to make way for them and I thank the stars it's not us. Perpignan is expensive, but we put most of our money over the border into Spain. From there we travel over to France and watch what we spend because it aint cheap (5.60 euros for a pint of Amstel...ouch!!). Watching my team abroad makes me feel more travelled and international, it elevates the standing of our game and my team.

I still put money into the local teams and will go and pay to watch Batley, Featherstone, Dewsbury and others ususally because I have friends who are supporters and some of these places have good real ale pubs near the ground and are full of knowledgeable friendly rugby league folk who you can have good conversations with and get a wide perspective of comments and ideas.

What a stupid thread. Do you really think that people are going to invest the £200 from going to Catalan away games into their clubs' youth development? Or that people should not be allowed to spend money in other places other than the North of England? To be honest this just strikes me as some sort of BNP-esque nationalistic rant.

if I can dig it out I read an article on viewing figures that showed a large league following in the south, I'm sure the welsh team has added more from there and RL is now shown across Europe Due to the inclusion of the Dragons .




Don't think its BNP-esque but definitely Narrow Minded

Can I also just point out:

It's perfectly possible to have good rugby league conversations with knowledgeable local fans in Perpignan - it's a rugby league heartland with historic links to Cas (after our first Cup win in 34 we played them in the first ever cup winners' cup. Arthur Atkinson scored.)

I've been a Cas season ticket holder for a nber of years and never had the impression that our successful junior development is funded by bucket collections.

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I have never said that.....'people should not be allowed to spend money in other places other than the North of England?'.

You make it up....you regard a differing opinion to that of yours as stupid.....

and then you make suggestion that my post is a BNP-esque nationalistic rant.



Absolute quality!!!

Maybe he just regard stupid opinions as stupid?

If you don't like people disagreeing with your views, and offering their opinions on them, you probably shouldn't post on a public discussion forum.

imo. of course.

Doh!!!



My last post being that, he wasn't expressing my opinion!!! He was making it into an extreme right wing view, that suited the angle he wanted to oppose.

Your suggestion that I don't like a disagreeing opinion is doing pretty much the same. Look at the number of other peoples posts where I have actually said 'respected' or 'good point' following another persons differing opinion.

The whole point of a forum is to discuss opinions, and justify the basis upon which an opinion is made. Just referring to them as stupid, is more reflection of an inability to intelligently debate a topic.

a long weekend in castleford or a long weekend in perpignan? i can see how this will take time to consider

It's Cas every time. Isn't it?