Jamie Bloem : Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:39 pm  

Is this guy carrying some sort of grudge against Cas having been cut by us after a couple of games. I've noticed the odd pop at the club/fans during some of his previous appearances on Radio Leeds but last night he even seemed to embarras the presenter when he signed off by gleefully announcing Cas fans should enjoy riding the crest of the wave because it would soon come crashing on the beach. While that may be true the sentiment was totally at odds with the show's normal positivity towards local clubs. What really got me was his suggestion that we would come unstuck against the best sides, Wigan, Saints, Warrington, Leeds......and Bradford!!!!

Re: Jamie Bloem : Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:41 pm  

Seems bizarre, I've always found him to be a good summariser...

Re: Jamie Bloem : Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:58 pm  

Well, what do you expect really, all we are doing at the moment is sticking two fingers up at them all, Best thing we could do is win again on saturday and stick them up again

Re: Jamie Bloem : Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:59 pm  

Jamie doesn't holds grudges - I reckon he just got a bit carried away warning us to keep our feet on the ground I don't think he meant we would necessarily come unstuck against the so called big four, but there are testing times ahead for sure, although we have our best squad in years and at times we are playing like a top four side.
Jamie always says he's thankful to Cas for giving him his first taste of pro rugby league and he has a soft spot for us.

Re: Jamie Bloem : Mon Mar 07, 2011 2:09 pm  

smoking monkey wrote:

What really got me was his suggestion that we would come unstuck against the best sides, Wigan, Saints, Warrington, Leeds......and Bradford!!!!

I found that strange, completely ignoring the fact we'd beaten Huddersfield.

Re: Jamie Bloem : Mon Mar 07, 2011 2:21 pm  

In my opinion, Bloem is doing what he is paid to do.
A large part of the show is dependant on text messages and the conversation that stems from the messages. In order to make sure people continue to text in the hosts must generate debate and interest.

Job done!!

Re: Jamie Bloem : Mon Mar 07, 2011 2:28 pm  

The essence of what he said is spot on, too many of us think we have become saints overnight.
Facts we beat a very poor Wakey side
Fact we beat a well below par Shudds side
Fact if Fox could catch Hull KR would of blown us out of sight in the first half that they totally dominated.

Yes we are much better than i have seen for years and long may it last, but we need to keep our feet firmly planted

Re: Jamie Bloem : Mon Mar 07, 2011 2:28 pm  

steadygetyerboots-on wrote:

In my opinion, Bloem is doing what he is paid to do.
A large part of the show is dependant on text messages and the conversation that stems from the messages. In order to make sure people continue to text in the hosts must generate debate and interest.

Job done!!

I actually think that show would be a lot better without the bitter and twisted sounding text rants they often read out. Constructive debate is fine, but that show has a serious lack of it in comparison with the constant point scoring from texts and emails.

Re: Jamie Bloem : Mon Mar 07, 2011 2:44 pm  

Bonzo wrote:

I actually think that show would be a lot better without the bitter and twisted sounding text rants they often read out. Constructive debate is fine, but that show has a serious lack of it in comparison with the constant point scoring from texts and emails.

Spot on Bonzo!

Re: Jamie Bloem : Mon Mar 07, 2011 3:13 pm  

Echo Bonzo's point. See also the letters page in RLE. Goodness knows why they print most of them.