Re: GF E | Wigan Warriors / St Helens (A) : Sun Sep 11, 2022 1:53 pm  

tomlufc wrote:

That Huddersfield bloke that is absolutely obsessed with Sezer creeps me out. His obsession is unhealthy.

Same

Re: GF E | Wigan Warriors / St Helens (A) : Sun Sep 11, 2022 3:24 pm  

Les Norton wrote:

Same

Jools?
I think he's actually a she.
I went on Hudds forum yesterday.
Jools is literally the only Hudds fan who makes any comments.
Basically just him/her arguing with a couple of Wakey fans.

Re: GF E | Wigan Warriors / St Helens (A) : Sun Sep 11, 2022 3:35 pm  

Simmo71 wrote:

Jools?
I think he's actually a she.
I went on Hudds forum yesterday.
Jools is literally the only Hudds fan who makes any comments.
Basically just him/her arguing with a couple of Wakey fans.

Its a shame some if the other forums and become almost obsolete, used to be good going in other pages pre and post games and the VT which us basically dead, mainly ruined by others, whilst the genuine posters have gone, even miss battles with Vastman and a few others, nothing ever serious.

We should be kind to Jools (ish) otherwise thats another gone.

Re: GF E | Wigan Warriors / St Helens (A) : Sun Sep 11, 2022 3:44 pm  

Simmo71 wrote:

So, worst case scenario for us.
Oledski - injured
Gannon - failed HIA
Newman - not ready
Fusitua - not ready
Bentley - banned for elbow. Anyone else see it clearly?
Prior - banned for violently assaulting Tomkins. Any better angles show it clearly?

How far off are Handley and Thompson?

I guess we have to hope Oledski can play, Newman and Fusitua are ready and Bentley and prior don’t pick up suspendrions.

If that all played out (I know it is a big if) we have some selection decisions to make, in particular out wide. Not sure I would be comfortable with Donaldson starting at 11-12 in a play off semi but limited choice

Re: GF E | Wigan Warriors / St Helens (A) : Sun Sep 11, 2022 4:40 pm  

rollin thunder wrote:

Its a shame some if the other forums and become almost obsolete, used to be good going in other pages pre and post games and the VT which us basically dead, mainly ruined by others, whilst the genuine posters have gone, even miss battles with Vastman and a few others, nothing ever serious.

We should be kind to Jools (ish) otherwise thats another gone.

I just think there are other platforms for discourse now, twitter, etc, which are much more pleasurable to use. Rlfans now is awful to use, with all the adverts, and the platform is about a decade out of date. It formats terribly on a phone, and audio from podcasts cuts out when browsing the site, no doubt there's some underlying way in which the site has been built that makes the podcast app think there's audio elsewhere, but it's just lots of little things combine together to make it a ballache to use.

It's not just the sh*teness of the platform, I think it also reflects a waning interest in the game in general. The quality is really bad, and the outcomes are predictable.

Re: GF E | Wigan Warriors / St Helens (A) : Sun Sep 11, 2022 5:29 pm  

FlexWheeler wrote:

I just think there are other platforms for discourse now, twitter, etc, which are much more pleasurable to use. Rlfans now is awful to use, with all the adverts, and the platform is about a decade out of date. It formats terribly on a phone, and audio from podcasts cuts out when browsing the site, no doubt there's some underlying way in which the site has been built that makes the podcast app think there's audio elsewhere, but it's just lots of little things combine together to make it a ballache to use.

It's not just the sh*teness of the platform, I think it also reflects a waning interest in the game in general. The quality is really bad, and the outcomes are predictable.

Each to their own. I personally cannot stand Twitter.

Re: GF E | Wigan Warriors / St Helens (A) : Sun Sep 11, 2022 5:54 pm  

LeedsTiger wrote:

Each to their own. I personally cannot stand Twitter.

Agree. Not sure the about the point on outcomes either. Salford reached the GF in 2019, the challenge Cup in 2020 and are 80 mins from reaching the big dance again. Teams like Cas, Hudds and Catalans have also reached showpiece occasions over the last couple of seasons. We currently have a great Saints side who have clearly been the best team over the last few years, but that won't last forever. Quality wise I reckon most Leeds fans would say the gamed peaked between 2004 and 2015 - funny that! Get rid of the current overzealous officiating and I would say the game is still a great product. Crowd figures are pretty flat but they aren't dropping off a cliff, and a successful Leeds side (and now there is real hope) would soon boost averages across the game. I do wonder if a lot of Leeds fans who have seemingly given up hope on the game were hopelessly spoiled by the greatest unbroken spell of success in the clubs history and just can't cope that we aren't top dogs anymore. But you never know, things can and do change.

Re: GF E | Wigan Warriors / St Helens (A) : Sun Sep 11, 2022 6:00 pm  

Lprhino wrote:

I guess we have to hope Oledski can play, Newman and Fusitua are ready and Bentley and prior don’t pick up suspendrions.

If that all played out (I know it is a big if) we have some selection decisions to make, in particular out wide. Not sure I would be comfortable with Donaldson starting at 11-12 in a play off semi but limited choice

Prior might get stung not on the “not a head butt” but looks like he may have stood in Tompkins arm after he fell down play acting, hard to say whether it was a stumble or deliberately.
Bentley will get banned theirs a witch hunt to get at least 2 Leeds players banned.

Re: GF E | Wigan Warriors (A) : Sun Sep 11, 2022 6:27 pm  

I didn`t see the Bentley or Prior incident clearly but neither looked anything from the bit I did see.
Prior leans into Tomkins who goes down like he`s been shot.
Bentley I thought was only putting an arm across their player not a deliberate forearm.
But we know what will happen.

Re: GF E | Wigan Warriors (A) : Sun Sep 11, 2022 6:35 pm  

Cas, Saints and Wigan fans use their own forums now, so that's probably why the inter team banter has ceased.