Ive only just seen last weeks grandfinal because right now I'm not living in britain.I noticed after the Wire players went up and collected their medals,they stayed on the pitch for the speech even though they must have been hurting and wanted to get off.I thought staying on the field was class and a great attitude.Good bunch of blokes good on em

A mark of respect and the way it should be at every final.

Yes they did and clapped Leeds pretty enthusiastically, they handled it better than I did, that's for sure.

Its a shame the Wire fans couldn't stay around. Our end was mostly empty while Leeds were being presented with their trophy. If the players who were hurting after being beaten on the field had the respect to stay and acknowledge Leeds as the champions then why did our fans feel the need to leave in a strop. It's basically saying "we didn't get what we want so we don't want to see the champions be crowned".

After a tough season when a team has put its bodies on the line all season and fought its way through to be champions, is it too much to ask the wider RL community, fans of the "greatest game" to stay a few minutes and give them the reception they deserve, before going home. I had a tram to catch too but waited to stand up and clap Sinfield and the Leeds players while they got their medals.

I also seem to remember us clapping the Leeds players at Wembley after a lot of their supporters had sloped off before the presentation .

Yes you did and likewise in2010.I have to say I was at Wembley ,and I flew 3000 miles becausee its common knowledge the CC is the one we really want.it was only my mate who made me stay.That's why I have nothing but admiration for the Wire players

A mark of coaching genius, stay on the pitch, feel the pain and use it next year as a motivational strategy.
"Remember how it felt guys when you saw Leeds lift the trophy............. do you want that feeling again"
Always planning that TS for you.

You are right, most Leeds fans and neutrals went off straight after the Challenge Cup as well rather than wait and see the presentation. Sadly its just an attitude nowadays, we don't have respect for the winners unless they are our own team.

Wow, yeah, like that's never been done before. Maybe that was what saints needed during their 5 grand final losing streak.

Did you see the queue for the Metro? I got straight off after the final hooter not to disrespect Leeds but to get home before midnight.

Win, lose or draw I had every intention of staying to applaud the presentations and applaud both sets of players off the pitch. However, the aforementioned Leeds fans (mentioned on other threads) who after the final hooter spent as much time with their backs to the pitch as facing it put me off. I waited and applauded our lads when they came down to our end, then I could take no more.

I started this thread as a tributet to the Warringtongton player's as fans by and large I think we are all similar really.

If they hadn't played the mind numbing Leeds Utd anthem Marching on together at full volume i might have stayed longer..However i just applauded our lads and headed towards for the metro link and i still didn't get home until 11-15 pm.

The rights to that anthem were bought in the bankrupcry fire sale.However I am of an age to still think keep right on to the end of the road is still the Leeds anthem.Although I am led to believe Wayne Rooney sung MOT with great gusto whilst wearing a rhinos top

what wayne rooney knows about rugby you could write on the back of a stamp

Edited.

He'd fit in well on here then

leeds need more classier fans like gary barlow & swanny lol

In fairness to Rooney he has been saying he watches league for a while now. I remember in the 2007 RU World Cup when England got to the final after being expected to flop early on, Rooney being asked was he watching the rugby and he said he was watching the rugby league playoffs instead. On his twitter he has posted stuff about league and retweeted league things so its fair to say he does follow it.

Nick Barmby is the main league fan out of footballers though, huge Hull FC fan.

That is true, i used to chat to him in my shop in culcheth when he lived there. Didn't want to talk football just rugby, very nice bloke aswell

Aha! I'll guess your identity soon GN. I had assumed the barbers but Barmby surely would be a designer stylist type of guy.

i said at the time that the warrington wolves players showed great sportsmanship by staying on the field to see the rhinos lift the cup,we have seen saints players well gone by that point in previous gf's

they say that you have to lose one to know how to win one,so maybe the pain of watching the rhinos lift the cup could be the spur to see wire do the same perhaps?

How many years have you been trying to work it out now?

A few, but I can't say it's been a fulltime occupation and to be truthful I forgot about it until I saw your post



Anyway I know you work in the bookies.

The Barbers and now the Bookies, keep throwing the bait out to see if you get a bite.