Not in any great rush to watch the performance from Friday, but can anyone else confirm whether fcLive website is down. I haven't been able to get on it all weekend.

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All turned out fine for Gaz today when it mattered, I'm sure we're all delighted as back to back cup wins are obviously a gazillion times more significant in tribute terms than a lacklustre pre cup final outing against Huddersfield.. Lovely stuff.

so tarquin old chap, even after winning today in your eyes we still are not a major force? please tell which team you think are a major force?

So at 10:54pm you have nothing better to do than dig up an 8 day old post to satisfy your own smug agenda.
It was a comment based on a poor performance days after Ellis announces his retirement.
That lack lustre pre cup final outing could still influence whether we make the 4 or not so not totally irrelevant.
Why can you not enjoy the success alone rather than take a comment out of context just to make yourself feel better.
Pathetic.

Make myself feel better? I'm not sure I could, I'm in absolute dreamland.









I note that since the semi final, we've beaten Salford, Saints and retained the Challenge Cup. You've posted three times to complain about the Huddersfield performance undermining Gareth Ellis and to have a go at me. Such a strange choice of emphasis. Up to you about where you want to focus obviously, but seeing that you were very concerned about the impact on Gareth I thought you'd be relieved your worries were unfounded. I'm sure we're all delighted for him, what a warrior he's been, and up there with our all time finest captains

Sad you know how many times I post.
Sad you trawl old unconnected posts take them out of context from various posters just to suit your own agenda.
Sad you're always on here.

How's that for emphasis?

I don't post often as unlike some I don't feel the need to live on this forum or feel the need to join the constant love in.

Yes I commented on a disappointing performance as did others, the purpose of a discussion forum.
And have a go at you?
I don't have the inclination or agenda to do that.
I merely replied to your pathetic trawling post.
Something you unfortunately have a lot of form for.

Look, if it's completely your choice what/how you want to post. You opine on my "form" on here, I reference yours. You were concerned about the impact on Ellis and I just pointed out your fears had thankfully been allayed. Hope you enjoyed the weekend, it's possibly a once in a lifetime thing to win back to back cups. Fantastic achievement, and made up for Ellis.

Your not a major force until you contest Grand Finals regularly there does seem to be a changing of the guard happening which the game needs as another Wigan,Leeds,St Helens grand final would bore me to death I'm actually hoping for a Hull v Castleford final two different styles could be a crackers

In reality with another cup win I suspect it'll be hard to even make the four now especially with the Thursday turnaround, let alone go to Headingley or Castleford in the SFs especially when those teams haven't had the cup final distraction. We're progressing though.

That's the point I'm making to be considered a major force you have to back it up I understand it last season getting the monkey off your back but this season you have to do what the likes of Wigan, Leeds and Saints have done and the more successful you are the more the fans expect I still think you'll make the top 4 I can't help thinking back to the game at our place when we blew a 20 pt lead since then the fortunes of both clubs went in different directions

After 2 successive cup wins. Finishing top last year in the regular season and in the semi . Hopefully top 4 this year I think we are a major force. If not who are?

Your not a major force yet for the points I've made I don't think there is a major force at the moment saints and Leeds are in transition so there's an opening I think this season is a massive opportunity to go on and win a grand final

Only in the mind of a rovers supporter doesn't winning 2 of the 3 trophies currently won in the last 2 seasons not make you a major force in the comp

You've egot to have won the Northern Rail Cup to be a major force in the ruguy league world

And hosted a world renowned sporting event, like, errr, Quidditch? Leave the KR fans to their fun, must be great to be facing promotion with a side with only a few SL standard players for the season ahead.

Beaut of a picture.
The vision AP spun to him to get him to sign for our club (when all bar one SL club made an offer to him) has come to fruition so we owe a massive debt of gratitude to our owner and captain in my book.

Indeed, and Radford!

Indeed.
Just watched the piece before the game, 'At Home with the Radfords' and had a chuckle.

So pleased for Gaz, after the washout final 2013 which was such a let down fast forward to today with two amazing cup final wins on the bounce let's go on and win the gf to finishing his career off with a massive end which would be a fitting end to such a fine career to a true rugby legend.

His ribs were knackered in 2013 otherwise he could have been our treble winning Wembley captain.

I quite fancy it tbh. At uni, when quidditch was just starting out as a quasi-sport in the real world, we once fell about laughing at the practise on the next pitch so much our coach and captain got hauled in front of the board of directors and threatened with disbandment.

With 20 minutes to go I looked at my son and said "something's got to give". I of course meant Radford's position so I could never have envisaged how the last 18 months would pan out. Still on cloud 9 tbh and I hope the players have remained grounded because you're right, a truly great side can back up Wembley with the Grand Final. We don't have the points buffer we had last season so the next few weeks are going to be hard.

The polarised trajectories of the two sides since that game is astounding and all the sweeter that it was Kirk Yeaman who lit the blue touchpaper.

Irony at its best!