A few years ago I’d probably say no to an eight team NRL Europe.   However, RL is dying a slow death, managed decline, and it needs something radical to grow.   I’ll take a strong 8-team comp with the smaller clubs in a reformed lower Suoer League. London, Cats, Warrington, Wigan, Leeds, Saints and the two Hull clubs all in the NRL-E.

NRL branding to keep it sounding ‘national’ and use all their expertise to run it.   Grow slowly from there with the addition of another French club when able.


If it doesn’t work we haven’t lost anything really.   How much longer can we even stay known outside of the M62 corridor.   An ageing fan base, and some prehistoric facilities.   Did anyone see the Cas Cats game?   It was like watching a VHS of a 1980s Micron video rental.


Im all in. 

Good old RL, whoever is choosing the music at Magic has their finger well on the pulse with Kenny Rogers and 99 red balloons. And why do they keep playing 'it must be love' during breaks in play? Total cringe stuff. 

Pleased I watched the Hudds Hull game. Very enjoyable. Some good stuff on show. Hull had a 2 minute brain explosion and it cost them. Quite rightly one sent off, and one sin-binned from Hull.


The Cas match was a bit one sided, but that ~60m run by Faalifi (?) to score was a great sight to see.

Some dubious officiating in this semi. Pretty sure Catalan grounded the ball that they gave as a HKR try. There seems to be a general concensus that HKR are angels and can do no wrong. 


Absolutely fed up of this year's newest parlour trick of tackles lying between the acting half back and ball player. Wigan and Saints did it a lot in the last few weeks, I know individuals have always done it but it's becoming the latest thing they'll need to change the rules for, I bet. 

Anyone else wondering where Jon Wilkin is.

“Fatty bum bums… blowing out their ar’s”


Well that was my thoughts, KR we’re desperate for HT. Catalan must be wishing the first half was 50mins, because they were beginning to look comfortable in the hot conditions. 


Ref gifted KR a try though. Cats made that dead in goal for me.