Re: Transfer Talk V5 : Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:54 pm  

https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/rugb ... s-30824440

https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/rugb ... s-30824440

Re: Transfer Talk V5 : Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:58 pm  

Hetherington is a Rugby League obsessive, a genuine fan. He makes mistakes, of course, but his vision for the game comes from the heart, and his understanding of how hard it is for expansion clubs comes from bitter experience.

I do wish he'd employ someone, anyone, who would properly proof-read his public emails and press releases though.

Re: Transfer Talk V5 : Mon Jan 20, 2025 8:25 pm  

MjM wrote:

I do wish he'd employ someone, anyone, who would properly proof-read his public emails and press releases though.

New role for JJB?

Re: Transfer Talk V5 : Mon Jan 20, 2025 9:12 pm  

That’s funnier than what he wrote…

Re: Transfer Talk V5 : Tue Jan 21, 2025 8:26 am  

Clearwing wrote:

New role for JJB?

At one of the Ilkley Lit Fest RL events I went to JJB was one of the speakers. He was brilliant, another RL obsessive. I don't get a lot of the stick he gets, sure it is like he is trying to learn a new language, that only contains long words, but there are far worse things in life.

Re: Transfer Talk V5 : Tue Jan 21, 2025 8:33 am  

tigertot wrote:

At one of the Ilkley Lit Fest RL events I went to JJB was one of the speakers. He was brilliant, another RL obsessive. I don't get a lot of the stick he gets, sure it is like he is trying to learn a new language, that only contains long words, but there are far worse things in life.

It's easy to understand why. A huge amount of RL fans hate their own players, administrators and club personalities, and love nothing more than to slag them off for almost no reason. Part of the reason the game won't grow when it's own fans are so grumpy.

[Bullseye]

Re: Transfer Talk V5 : Tue Jan 21, 2025 9:25 am  

It's the inbuilt inferiority complex and lack of self esteem that RL has. Anyone that appears to be "getting on" is criticised.

Re: Transfer Talk V5 : Tue Jan 21, 2025 9:33 am  

Bullseye wrote:

It's the inbuilt inferiority complex and lack of self esteem that RL has. Anyone that appears to be "getting on" is criticised.

Don't be coming on here getting fancy with your middle-class, goji berry-eating, woke psychology.

Re: Transfer Talk V5 : Tue Jan 21, 2025 12:12 pm  

tigertot wrote:

At one of the Ilkley Lit Fest RL events I went to JJB was one of the speakers. He was brilliant, another RL obsessive. I don't get a lot of the stick he gets, sure it is like he is trying to learn a new language, that only contains long words, but there are far worse things in life.

Gentle mick take of a bloke with a great sense of humour, apols if it came across as anything darker.

Re: Transfer Talk V5 : Tue Jan 21, 2025 12:13 pm  

It didn't, we knew what you meant and it was funny.