we always have it rammed down our throats by the "always your year" brigade that league placings and cups mean nothing. It's the play-offs that count, so forget about where they finished in their league.

To the decent Saints fans
Fair play to your side. They still wanted to play, even when they were getting a gubbing.

To the Stains fans that were laughing at our expense, in a close game on Friday night....
well......, I bet you're a little quiet tonight. I hope your next pooh's are hedghehogs.

Well this scoreline isn't going to do us any favours with the Aussies when it comes to discussing next years WCC.

do you think the guys at the Champions league think the same when the Swedish champions, dutch champions, turkish champions, norwegian champions, etc etc never get to a Champions league final and take the prize off Barcelona or Real madrid? No they realise there have to be winners and have to be losers.

Just change the format make it a round robin tournament and if its two Aussies in the final then so be it.......

I think I will just pop round to Saddened's house and remove all medicines from his bathroom cabinet before he gets home.

Read everyone else's posts, it seems only you don't get it and just keep your talk ridiculous.

It's the revenue FB. If they think nobody will watch the matches because it's a no contest, they will not be interested in sending teams.

Wind your neck in, Duck. Just because you disagree with someone, doesn't mean their comments are ridiculous. Isn't this the same thing that you keep on complaining about when people call your comments?

Jesus, this forum is going right down the er.....

....what don't you get, duckie

biscuit's come up with some good points, which prove that the NRL is a competitive league, from top to bottom
Transpose this to our comp.
Do you honestly think that two years ago, London Broncos finishing at the ar53 end of SL, would be at the elimination semi-final of the following year's play-offs.....no, I don't think so, either.

I think it's a great pity ,with hindsight ,that the mighty Wigan didn't win at Old Trafford then we could have seen Wane's chin hit the floor.

Hey look further back and you'll see he was the one who said my comments were ridiculous, I just bounced it back again.

No, No, No and No

The Pies would have been at their unsufferable best, had they won.
That muppet jonh would've been crowing nonstop...

....and, more importantly, which chin of Monkeyman's would have been on the floor.....I'm going for the 3rd of 7 chins.....salad dodger

Yeah ok.....Brisbane broncos coached by Wayne Bennett are , and St George with Widdop and world cup winning half back Benji Marshal and state of origin full back Dugan and the rest etc etc are on a level with Widnes.

you peddled the "not interested its a friendly" line from Day one and fair play to you you seem to have stuck with it, but like I said unless you understand the NRL and you and the others clearly dont ........its a Stupid comparison to make.

I'm just off to catch up on how Chelsea murdered Burnley at home yesterday...... as
Chelsea have been top all season and Burnley are at the bottom ...makes sense to me...

I didn't see his comment okay. I apologise for that.

And stop complaining about me over PM, I'm not interested in your "personal battles with keyboard warriors". You carry on, I'm here to talk Rugby League/Warrington Wolves.

I challenge you to dig out that quote....

Thank you

Why do we have to pander to the Australians all the time? Sick to death of it. Referee a game differently so as not to upset the little darlings, let's try and make a go of this tournament, just so there is the slight possibility that they MAY accept an invitation to the next tournament. Everyone walks on eggshells just to please them.

If they don't want to do another one, so what? **** them. I'd quite happily see a revamped Lancashire v Yorkshire or an end of season Exiles series instead of another WCC blow out should the Australians decide not to bother.

I'll save him the bother

page 5 of this very thread, about the 5 entry down.

I agree Lancs and York plus Cumbria, Wales & France in a 5 nation tournament then probably go to a 7 nation format with, Scotland and Ireland in eventually and stick with it as an annual tournament.

Reinstate GB & I Lions and only players that quality in the home nations can play for them as in State of Origin.
And most importantly, we don't try and copy the Aussies and call it the pathetically name 'Origin Series'!

We call it 5 or 7 nations.

I haven't seen it.
Why don't you copy and paste it?

If the Aussies want to make this a regular thing, then GREAT.
BUT, (if the stories I've heard are true, sometimes they get twisted along the way) the Aussies were on a bit of a freebie....that MUST stop (if true).
These are competitive games for the teams involved, but we shouldn't be financially crippling ourselves, just to accommodate them for a fortnight, for two competitive games, then a Challenge match.

However, WFIII, (not having a go at you, directly) the LancsYorks, Exiles thing, leaves me colder than ice-cream. And attendances prove it.
We've done OK out of this weekend, as a club, and (bar Stains' nilling) as a competition

I see no reason not to have a home nations tournament and a WCS too and a World Cup and Ashes tour of the Aussies want it.
If I understand it, it was them that didn't want the Ashes anymore.

Fairly new to RL, first season actually, so have never seen the teams from NRL. But from first impressions there is a pretty big gulf between the two leagues.
why is this? Heard on the commentary at end of saints Sydney game that the wage cap may have something to do with it?
Have to say though I really enjoyed all three games, and if a similar comp is held over here I'll look to attend all games.

oh man you are childish... I understand that's a personal insult and I'm beyond caring you have single handedly ruined this board.

already in this thread you accused Asgardian of not understanding your view ("you cant fathom" i think you said) despite having many others agreeing with his post ( none agreed with yours )..but it wasnt your view so naturally [ihe[/i didn't understand.......did he???

you even had the temerity to start an argument with him over the meaning of "Fathom"

you then argued with yourself that we all live in Lancashire.......get this ....no one cares.....

you knocked the credibilty of the format you definitely stated you were more interested in the Salford game than the St George game - which is fair enough by the way........if you didn't directly say your not interested you haven't made a single positive post related to the WSC.

then you said to me directly "read everyone elses posts only you don't get it" ???
The only posts i read where people have mentioned the lower positions of the NRL sides being the sole reason why we should beat them was you and St Pete on the Wigan forum I think, I haven't read anyone else say that. So I said it was ridiculous talk i didn't say you were ridiculous or you rubber duckie are talking ridiculous, its a general comment that i find that talk ridiculous.

love me youve even got a guy to apologise to you because he now thinks I called your personal post ridiculous

I dont believe you understand the clear arguments I made about the useless comparisons of last years league positions... I thought I made some fair points... the NRL is a good league. Hell James Graham said it was the most competative league in world sport I guess he would know....

if i don't understand what I'm saying get stuck in to my silly points rip them to bits ....come on....do it..... I should be easy meat the rest of the forum apparently agrees with you ? you'll have friends to help you.....

oh dont mention you're earlier post regarding the Charity shield result:
Champions South's vs rubbish 11th placed St George...... 12-12....

it kind of blows your league position guide to who must beat who completely the out of the water..........

You call me childish?
Can you find the quote or not.
Do yourself a favour and click the foe button.