We are well aware of whose obsession it was, thank you, and both of us are on record indicating our views on that subject. But I have not "slagged off" Hetherington on this thread, and anyway I rather think it was more his boss who was determined to get payback time, however totally disproportionate that payback might have been relative to the original stupidity.

You are right it was the Village idiot not you apologies for the mistaken identity

Good thread this.

FWIW I went to the Bulls last WCC with friends that are Bulls fans. I wanted the Bulls to win, I cheered the Bulls and enjoyed their victory.

FWIW also I could care less whether opposition fans want to cheer or jeer us. Its' a free country and it comes with being top dog.

I'd rather be in our position facing all this holstility than in the Bulls position facing, well, not much really because nobody thinks very much of them these days. When they were top dog I expect it were different and I expect their fans would swap positions with us in a heart beat.

The Iestyn fiasco isn't the reason I think Hetherington is an ar[ise[/iwipe

You will not make the play offs so I understand your bitterness! you are a dreamer.

Gary Hetherington > Bradford Bulls

Bless Ewwenorfolk and Gledhill, this is their final. They sure aint gonna contest or have a chance of winning one this decade supporting the Bulls so they back Melbourne all the way. They will wake up on Sunday morning with the big game spirit and nerves, enjoy the moment lads!

Sunday is going to see the best Aussie clubs side to hit the shores of Britain. Never has a team brought with them the 3 best players in the world. Smith in 07, Billy in 08, Inglis in 09. You simply cannot compaire to any other side. So when we beat them on Sunday, it will be the greatest archivement in SL history.

don't forget they have the worlds best forward in Adam Blair too

Oh dear.

Ryan Hoffman - Walk into any SL side without a doubt.




Confidence



Watch the 09 GF DVD can work miracles to your state of mind.

Greatest achievement in SL era?

Greatest achievement since dinosaurs ruled the earth.

Maybe a bit OTT, but what better side have played on these shores since SL began? What side in the SL era has had a tougher match?

Maybe the greatest achievement in SL era is us winning 3 in a row. But for us to then go on to face Melbourne, as a result of winning SL again, and beat them, then that's just something else when you put it all together..

It could be classed as an achievment if the Aussies actually took the game seriously.

Yep, i've heard they'll be periodically stopping during the match to have a chat or a bite to eat. We'll obviously just walk in tries while they do this - but spose that's how it is when one team aren't taking it seriously right? After all they've got their free trip to England, so none of them care if they get beat ....

YAWN

Ooo look a GF bitch

YES , exactly my reaction everytime some one uses the 'not taking it seriously' line.

Manly took it seriously last year. How do I know? Because I have played a part in Aussie preparations for all WCCs in the last 5 years.

So, in short I judged for myself how seriously each touring side took the match.

How about you?

Fact is they don't want to lose.

If we win, people like you won't be happy because 'we played a team who weren't taking it seriously' and if we lose we'll be terrible because 'we lost to a team who weren't even taking it seriously'

Melbourne are a quality side and regardless of all the pre match preparations that you 'play a part in' they have a group of players with more than enough ability and desire to want to take this match seriously and win from the moment that whistle goes. I don't buy any of this 'not taking it seriously' crap at all, sorry. Not how games like this pan out.

We have two finals a season?

You said last season that you lot at Odsal was our final.

I'm not even watching the game, so my big game spirit will go on friday night, but probably not so much the nerves.

Good luck, you'll need it.

That doesn't take into account that we're a month into our season when they haven't even started theirs. If they really wanted the WCC challenge that much, the aussies would try to get it mid-season.

Yeh I accept the preparations going into the match are different and sure, for all intent and purpose Melbourne probably don't care as much as us about this game....

...But as for taking it seriously - as soon as the game starts, they'll be up for it and want to win it just as much as we will. That's the only point i'm making.

I do agree with that then. From when they landed Melbourne probably do want to win it, but they have had nowhere near as much preparation as the SL side. Any SL side would probably want to win it more than the NRL side, just because we want to prove we're better than them, whereas they couldn't care less.