To be honest in the future I'd most like to see us playing good rugby league on a regular basis. All thoughts of SL and franchises and revenue streams etc are doing my head in, important as they are. I don't pay money to stand and watch accountants debate, I go to watch rugby league.
This is why a lot of the time I'd rather watch a video from 2000-2004 than shell out £16 of my hard earned. The quality of the game at this level has dipped in the last few years in my opinion.
Think of the crowds ten years ago; I remember very clearly, Oldham, Major Semi-Final 2000. A great game watched by about 3500. We didn't really have a hope of getting into SL that year but it didn't matter. We were playing a good style of rugby under Terzis that had been developed under Millward's first tenure. Thats why people came to watch.
Since the SL year, IMO, apart from some really good spells under Benson and some flashes this year, it just hasn't happened on the pitch enough to make the public pay to watch.
We concentrate [ifar[/i too much on off-field issues. It's not our fault; thats just the nature of the beast as it stands in this non-relegation, franchise climate. Now that our SL hopes are put to bed for at least 3 years, if not forever, I'd like to just see us focus on the team, the players, the matches and the game of rugby league. After tonight I realised we're lucky to have it in our town and it might not be around forever.
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Why oh Why do our wingers drop back 20 to 30 mtrs at the second tackle sheffield noticed this and had a field day on the wings because of this this has happened quit a lot over this season WRONG tactics
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Probably because 2 weeks ago they kicked us to death early in the count attempting 40/20's, was a catch 22 situation though, don't drop back and they kick do drop and they run it wide.
Their backs were just way too big & strong, Higson had a good game though!
Not many 40/20's at LSV due to it being full size BL is a good 10 shorter for a 40/20, carp tactics when we are weak in that area, but it went to shreds when Maden let the ball roll late on and got caught in goal.
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