Post subject: Re: York Game. A Recipe for Disaster?
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 2:58 pm
Hello Trouble!
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Dreamer wrote:Is that your personal opinion or an official club statement?
If an official statement is it out of consideration for our fans that support City too, or out of convenience to the directors?
Personal opinion. But I also know Gary tries his best to avoid clashing with the football when he can because he knows that Bradford City, Burnley and Leeds home games kill our attendances when our games clash with them.
Post subject: Re: York Game. A Recipe for Disaster?
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 6:40 pm
Leaguefan
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Joined: Dec 22 2001 Posts: 9721 Location: Cougarville
If we have a far superior product to Mo & Ron Ball's game and we have, then it shows how much hard work needs to be done to show how and why Rugby League is "The Greatest Game"! But if you hold your hands up and say we can't compete, then you never will.
How many people REALLY knew that Exeter had a , by RU poor standards, a team at all?
They do now due to tremendous efforts by lots of people.
RL sits and waits for things to happen and wonders why it never does.
This is not a dig at the Cougars but the game in this country as a whole. In Aus, they fight back against AFL etc but here we just don't even make the effort
regards
and ENJOY your sport
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Post subject: Re: York Game. A Recipe for Disaster?
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 9:24 pm
666
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Joined: Jan 16 2004 Posts: 1030 Location: Shoreham-by-Sea
Most do Mr Hicks, but (and this is a BIG BUT) just check the geographical location of the teams who will kick-off at 15.00 on Good Friday and then think laterally and 'TRADITIONALLY'.
In the West Riding/West Yorkshire, it was TRADITIONAL for the TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIES (by which I mean light and heavy engineering and textiles) to work on Good Friday but have both Easter Monday and Easter Tuesday as holiday.
OK, that was on the 60's and 70's but less-so since. But if you believe that the original West Riding Clubs are all playing at 3.00 on Good Friday then check the actual fixtures:
3.00 Kick-Offs:
Coventry Newcastle London Rochdale (Good Friday is a TRADITIONAL holiday in Lancashire) Swinton (As above) Gloucester
CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURES-ALL 19.30 or later
Batley Northern Featherstone Workington
The only Club which has an earlier KO is Hunslet at 2.00
The attendance will be interesting when compared with that of 5,250 on Good Friday 1995 (apologies if I am a year out but I still use my Division 3 Chamions Mug every day. MEMORIES ....
1962 and especially 1976 before the Old Trafford games.
Post subject: Re: York Game. A Recipe for Disaster?
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 10:36 am
CountyDurhamCougar
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I'm lucky enough not to work bank holidays so I will be at Lawkholme to cheer on the lads. Hoping for an improvement in performance and obviously that win which we so need.
Post subject: Re: York Game. A Recipe for Disaster?
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 10:54 am
Dreamer
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666 wrote:The only Club which has an earlier KO is Hunslet at 2.00
As I commented earlier, the only reason they are doing this is to cash in on the resurgent Leigh support. I'll bet there are more Leigh fans there than Hunslet.
It'll be interesting to see if Barry has half the Leeds squad to pick from
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Post subject: Re: York Game. A Recipe for Disaster?
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 2:41 pm
Cross Hills Cougar
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Dreamer wrote: interesting to see if Barry has half the Leeds squad to pick from
Think you'll have noticed that Barry is nicely in Brian's pocket. Hunslet play the Leeds players McDermott decrees. Dual Reg is farce. OK, seems they can't afford to put the floodlights on on Friday night, but if Cougars can afford to run a reserve side, surely Leeds and the rest of the SL clubs can.
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