loiner81 wrote:No, this just isn't on. It looks like the caterers weren't taking the game seriously either. https://twitter.com/big_eric2611/status ... 9345815552 Mac out. Have McDonald's got a franchise at Headingley?

loiner81 wrote:No, this just isn't on. It looks like the caterers weren't taking the game seriously either. https://twitter.com/big_eric2611/status ... 9345815552 Mac out. Have McDonald's got a franchise at Headingley?

Nope not missing the points at all. Merely pointing out people on here are grown adults fully capable of making their own decisions on whether to attend the match with no gun pointed at their head. Let's be honest McDermott could've called it a training run BEFORE the match and it wouldn't have had much effect on the attendance.

Sorry but anyone who thinks yesterday's game and all previous Boxing Day matches, since the birth of summer rugby. were ever anything more than a marketing & training exercise isn't just missing the point..... they're also missing a few brain cells.

That must include the hypocrite Coach then because BEFORE the game it mattered & he refers to last years game more than once as a marker for what then occured throughout 2016.
Also you weren't there flower so can't even comprehend how bad it actually was & that's allowing for the result not mattering or that its a friendly

Just so we are clear no-one went yesrerday expecting a GF winning performance or a 60-0 drubbling full of free flowing International standard RL.
What was served up compared to previous years & allowing for selection pre-season & it being a friendly was 100% garbage from start to finish for every reason outlined.

Welcome to the world of sport. Performance isn't a gimme and teams and individuals have flopped on the biggest of occasions never mind a friendly.

We used to actually win Boxing Day games in the early 80's.

Having been to the match......this is a very accurate report. http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/s ... -1-8306454

Having been to the match......this is a very accurate report. http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/s ... -1-8306454

We did indeed.

Boxing Day 1980 lost 2-5 at home to Fev courtesy of a penalty goal to Kevin Dick for Leeds and a Steve Evans try converted by Steve Quinn for Fev. Leeds team that day was Hague, D. Smith, Wilkinson, Heselwood, Atkinson, Holmes, Dick, Harrison, Ward, Pitchford, Eccles, Carroll, Cookson... Subs: Dickinson, Dyl.

Boxing Day 1983 beat Fulham at home 30-6... Tries to Andrew Smith (2), Trevor Clark, David Creasser, Gary Moorby and Keith Rayne and three Creasser goals. Fulham try David Hull, goaled by Steve Diamond.

Boxing Day 1984 beat Cas at home 20-14... Tries to Mark Conway, David Creasser, Paul Gill and four goals to Creasser. Cas tries Ron Sigsworth, Kevin Ward and three goals by Robert Beardmore.

Boxing Day 1985 beat Dewsbury at home 28-8... Tries to Kevin Dick (2), Tony Currie, Andrew Smith and six goals from Creasser. Dewsbury try Chris Mita and two goals from Chris Vasey.

The whole point of pre season games are to get some structure (as well as making money on this one ) sadly structure and Mac do not go together