: Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:57 pm  

Mark_W wrote:

We could blame Bulls

I'd personally rather win knowing the opposition have no excuses.

You know the Aus pres will make a meal of it if we win and Manly' warm up game was cancelled etc. They'd call it a fix.

Some people may not be bothered though so....

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:58 pm  

Cant see it happening (although his point is valid) as Quins will object. I think they will get a good crowd by attracting the Aussies down in London to the Manly game. It will also bring out a lot of neutral RU supporters why might fancy seeing the best attacking team in the world play.

Who wants to go watch a poor Bradford team

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:58 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

They should just schedule it for Challenge Cup semi-final weekend - neither of them will have anything else to do...

Neither will Leeds so we could play you and Quins?

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:59 pm  

Hollywood Harrigan wrote:

It will also bring out a lot of neutral RU supporters why might fancy seeing the best attacking team in the world play.

Manly arent a bad side either though you know

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:59 pm  

Mick Gledhill wrote:

Neither will Leeds so we could play you and Quins?

On the same weekend Mick? Why not, you might as well get two defeats out of the way at the same time I suppose.

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 1:00 pm  

RossRhino wrote:

I'd personally rather win knowing the opposition have no excuses.

That'll never happen as long as it's Aussies that are losing.

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 1:00 pm  

RossRhino wrote:

:wink:

I'd personally rather win knowing the opposition have no excuses.

That is never going to happen while the match is played here in winter with a only home support. A warm-up doesn't make a difference to the Aussies opinion of this event.

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 1:16 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

On the same weekend Mick? Why not, you might as well get two defeats out of the way at the same time I suppose.

Or Bradford to pick up four points and move eight clear at the top

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 1:23 pm  

I'm guessing Bradford would have been consulted re starting their season a week early. If they agreed to this, they get little sympathy from me. No good complaining about fixture congestion now; had their game not been called off they'd've had a less congested season than many of their rivals.

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 1:29 pm  

tvoc wrote:

That'll never happen as long as it's Aussies that are losing.

Mark_W wrote:

That is never going to happen while the match is played here in winter with a only home support. A warm-up doesn't make a difference to the Aussies opinion of this event.

very true but we know ourselves that these excuses will go on forever as long as the competition is 'unfair' on the aussies. nothing we can do about it, but it would appear Manly are taking the competition more seriously than most so lets see what happens.