Worried Fans! : Wed Aug 12, 2009 3:52 pm  

it seems to me by reading some comments on the widnes board, that its not only us pancking over a dissapointing end to the season!

especially now 2 of their super dooper league players have gone back to wire

this just shows how close it all is at the top. literally nething can happen over next month!

COME ON FAX !!!!!!!!!!

its still there for the taking!

: Wed Aug 12, 2009 4:06 pm  

exactly ryan

if a way im glad weve had a slump, it may be good mental preparation for the playoffs

if weay well and beat sheff tomorrow night everything will start looking rosy again

: Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:15 pm  

we need to win tommorow night is the first hurdle we face if we lost tommorow night and barrow beat widnes then i cant see us catching barrow.

Re: Worried Fans! : Wed Aug 12, 2009 6:03 pm  

ryansimmsno1faxfan wrote:

it seems to me by reading some comments on the widnes board, that its not only us pancking over a dissapointing end to the season!

especially now 2 of their super dooper league players have gone back to wire

this just shows how close it all is at the top. literally nething can happen over next month!

COME ON FAX !!!!!!!!!!

its still there for the taking!

see my post on other thread "what a shame" if we don't make GF then so be it our mission is complete box ticked

: Wed Aug 12, 2009 6:20 pm  

i find it very sad that rugby league 'the greatest game of all' has reduced itself to fans not being bothered if there team wins the league because they have ticked a box on the path to promotion. no longer does the best team get rewarded for their efforts on the field its more important that sponsors and digniteries (who dont care about the game but just want a free meal) can sit comfortably in the stadiums while real fans get shafted by inflated refreshment prices!!!

The nrc was always a mickey mouse cup which essentially replaced the need for pre-season friendlies but now to make some ££'s for the rfl they came up with this brilliant idea to allow the winners the right to apply for super league and by doing so creating this feeling of apathy from the winning teams supporters for the remainder of the season.

: Wed Aug 12, 2009 6:35 pm  

Brunoshayman wrote:

i find it very sad that rugby league 'the greatest game of all' has reduced itself to fans not being bothered if there team wins the league because they have ticked a box on the path to promotion. no longer does the best team get rewarded for their efforts on the field its more important that sponsors and digniteries (who dont care about the game but just want a free meal) can sit comfortably in the stadiums while real fans get shafted by inflated refreshment prices!!!

The nrc was always a mickey mouse cup which essentially replaced the need for pre-season friendlies but now to make some ££'s for the rfl they came up with this brilliant idea to allow the winners the right to apply for super league and by doing so creating this feeling of apathy from the winning teams supporters for the remainder of the season.

hmm but didnt te RFL also say a team must be consistant? Therefore one cup win won't be enough

: Wed Aug 12, 2009 6:50 pm  

Brunoshayman wrote:

i find it very sad that rugby league 'the greatest game of all' has reduced itself to fans not being bothered if there team wins the league because they have ticked a box on the path to promotion. no longer does the best team get rewarded for their efforts on the field its more important that sponsors and digniteries (who dont care about the game but just want a free meal) can sit comfortably in the stadiums while real fans get shafted by inflated refreshment prices!!!

The nrc was always a mickey mouse cup which essentially replaced the need for pre-season friendlies but now to make some ££'s for the rfl they came up with this brilliant idea to allow the winners the right to apply for super league and by doing so creating this feeling of apathy from the winning teams supporters for the remainder of the season.

Since you can no longer gain promotion to SL by wining a Grand Final, they are both 'Mickey Mouse' cups. The main incentive for winning a GF was to gain promotion. Now it's all about being able to bid for a SL licence. At least you actually have to win the NRC to qualify. All you have to do is appear in a GF to qualify to make a bid.

To say that Widnes fans don't want to win the GF is ridiculous. It's no longer an imperative for us to gain promotion, therefore not as important, nay vital, as it once was. Both tournaments are a means to a distant ends. Nevertheless, it still gives the club who wins it the honour of being league champions. The NRC has probably gained in significance and, by the same token, the GF has decreased in significance. It is still better to win a GF imo, but neither carry anymore significance to the other in terms of gaining promotion. Other off the field issues, once you have won one or more of these competitions, come into play for that.

: Wed Aug 12, 2009 6:54 pm  

faxfan wrote:

hmm but didnt te RFL also say a team must be consistant? Therefore one cup win won't be enough

I haven't seen or heard this. Obviously competitiveness will be an issue, and a club struggling outside the play off zone for the next two years would be unlikely to get in. One win, depending on the club and yearly league placings, may be enough to win a licence.

: Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:13 pm  

Pepe wrote:

I haven't seen or heard this. Obviously competitiveness will be an issue, and a club struggling outside the play off zone for the next two years would be unlikely to get in. One win, depending on the club and yearly league placings, may be enough to win a licence.

If i am not mistaken. The RFL said something like you must contest the top 3 , incase you missed out on one of the finals. How many top 3s is anyones guess. But then thats Red Halahahaha for you .OOP's Too many laughs in that.

: Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:37 pm  

Brunoshayman wrote:

i find it very sad that rugby league 'the greatest game of all' has reduced itself to fans not being bothered if there team wins the league because they have ticked a box on the path to promotion.

i for one am not a fan that follows by them rules, screw super league! screw box ticking!

i wanna win a championship!

the path starts 2morrow nite hopefully