Re: Could Toronto, London and Toulouse all get promoted? : Tue Apr 17, 2018 4:45 am  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

How many overseas players have Leigh signed over the last 3 or 4 years?

Shed loads....but we're not discussing Leigh!
France RL is a basket case and Catalans haven't helped......the culture there is the same as an NRL retirement home......Toulouse will be the same if they head up.

Re: Could Toronto, London and Toulouse all get promoted? : Tue Apr 17, 2018 5:09 am  

Call Me God wrote:

Shed loads....but we're not discussing Leigh!
France RL is a basket case and Catalans haven't helped......the culture there is the same as an NRL retirement home......Toulouse will be the same if they head up.

They won't be the same because the Toulouse coach, Sylvain Houles, wants a predominantly French team.

Re: Could Toronto, London and Toulouse all get promoted? : Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:06 am  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

They won't be the same because the Toulouse coach, Sylvain Houles, wants a predominantly French team.

Unfortunately having a predominantly French team,won't see them surviving SL. Should they get there,which is starting to look a little brickle at present.

Re: Could Toronto, London and Toulouse all get promoted? : Tue Apr 17, 2018 6:23 pm  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

They won't be the same because the Toulouse coach, Sylvain Houles, wants a predominantly French team.

The French national side would be relegated from SL without a win........there is a massive difference between getting to SL and staying there.

Re: Could Toronto, London and Toulouse all get promoted? : Tue Apr 17, 2018 6:36 pm  

Call Me God wrote:

Shed loads....but we're not discussing Leigh!

Budgiezilla wrote:

a helluva lot/too many ....and your point being ?

The point is a club founded in 1878 (Leigh) can’t survive without signing overseas players, but a club founded in 2000 (Catalan) are expected to, according to some of you flatcappers.

Budgiezilla wrote:

Obviously Catalans do what's best for themselves, not their country/France.

Obviously Catalans do what’s best for themselves. Do Leigh do what’s best for themselves or what’s best for their country/England?

Re: Could Toronto, London and Toulouse all get promoted? : Tue Apr 17, 2018 7:13 pm  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

The point is a club founded in 1878 (Leigh) can’t survive without signing overseas players, but a club founded in 2000 (Catalan) are expected to, according to some of you flatcappers.

Obviously Catalans do what’s best for themselves. Do Leigh do what’s best for themselves or what’s best for their country/England?

No, we're helping out France, by signing French SL players!

Re: Could Toronto, London and Toulouse all get promoted? : Tue Apr 17, 2018 8:02 pm  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

The point is a club founded in 1878 (Leigh) can’t survive without signing overseas players , but a club founded in 2000 (Catalan) are expected to, according to some of you flatcappers.

Obviously Catalans do what’s best for themselves. Do Leigh do what’s best for themselves or what’s best for their country/England?

You're obviously obsessed with us, why Sir Jean ?

Full of imports yeah, we had 5 in our last game at Sheffield.....Your beloved Leeds Rhinos (also flat cappers) only have 7 overseas players......MUST DO BETTER PETAL !

Re: Could Toronto, London and Toulouse all get promoted? : Tue Apr 17, 2018 8:17 pm  

Flatcappers or Flat Clappers. Either way, this moniker is restricted to our friends from Featherstone Rovers.

Re: Could Toronto, London and Toulouse all get promoted? : Tue Apr 17, 2018 8:24 pm  

The Reason wrote: How many French players are in SL now Jean ? In 2016 Catalans had less home grown players that any other club in SL https://www.thestatszone.com/super-leag ... as-players Hello.......

The Reason wrote: How many French players are in SL now Jean ? In 2016 Catalans had less home grown players that any other club in SL https://www.thestatszone.com/super-leag ... as-players Hello.......

Re: Could Toronto, London and Toulouse all get promoted? : Tue Apr 17, 2018 8:29 pm  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

The point is a club founded in 1878 (Leigh) can’t survive without signing overseas players, but a club founded in 2000 (Catalan) are expected to, according to some of you flatcappers.

Listen you stupid pseudo white flag surrender monkey, I don't care if Leigh, Leeds or the entire SL and Championship sides from England are all rammed with ANZACS......we were discussing Catalans, so stop attempting to deflect from them and debate the issue.

Catalans are the pinnacle of French Rugby League, the top team, the numero uno side...the bees knees and the Mutts nuts, yet they have to rely on average ANZACS year on year and are rooted to the foot of the table.

It's not like there wasn't any RL in the SW of France prior to Catalans joining SL.....there is quite a healthy semi-pro competition down there that sees good crowds for their finals footie, so there is little excuse for the Catalans Dragons to be over reliant on ANZAC pensioners, looking for a nice few years on sunny beaches with cheap plonk.......and if Toulouse go up, it will be exactly the same there too......because French RL isn't producing the talent in large enough numbers.

It matters not that Leeds, St Helens, Wigan etc are rammed with ANZAC Talent, nor that Toronto, should they go up will raid the NRL.......Catalans Dragons were admitted to SL to help the French game develop......they haven't, it hasn't and all we get now are rants from the owner about an anti-french bias

As it stands, I can see Catalan v Toronto in Toronto as the MPG.........and if the French go down I see the game in France being set back by dozens of years......