Re: World Club Challenge : Wed Oct 19, 2016 10:59 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

It should be the 2 champion teams who play each other, none of the fabricated, extended comp

Then should the champions be those who finish top after the regular season in your view and the top eight and grand final be another fabricated comp?

Re: World Club Challenge : Wed Oct 19, 2016 11:02 pm  

Football is all about the champions league and union have the Heineken cup again we can't organise a p up in a brewery as a sport

Re: World Club Challenge : Thu Oct 20, 2016 4:20 am  

sausagefingers wrote:

Then should the champions be those who finish top after the regular season in your view and the top eight and grand final be another fabricated comp?

No, the champions are the GF winners. Everyone knows that

[Kosh]

Re: World Club Challenge : Thu Oct 20, 2016 6:59 am  

Meh. Would have been nice but honestly not bothered about this. One less opportunity for injuries and one less game to play in a crowded season.

Re: World Club Challenge : Thu Oct 20, 2016 7:41 am  

sausagefingers wrote:

Football is all about the champions league and union have the Heineken cup again we can't organise a p up in a brewery as a sport

Got to agree, one of the best sporting products on the pitch and the worse organised off it.

Change the league format/relegation every few years
No major international comp that free to air channels pick up on
No idea what matches will be played or what venue only months before they are scheduled
Disciplinary committee that is not worth the seats they sit on

Just off the top of my head

Re: World Club Challenge : Thu Oct 20, 2016 7:48 am  

Headlight seems abit misleading "Hull FC suffer World Club Series rejection" was we really rejected or just couldn't find a club for us to play?

Just means one less game to play that's all, but the RFL need to sort 2018 after the 2017 finishes get it set in stone before the playoffs and Challenge Cup so there's no confusion.

Or is that too easy??

Re: World Club Challenge : Thu Oct 20, 2016 8:36 am  

smudgersmith wrote:

Got to agree, one of the best sporting products on the pitch and the worse organised off it.

Change the league format/relegation every few years
No major international comp that free to air channels pick up on
No idea what matches will be played or what venue only months before they are scheduled
Disciplinary committee that is not worth the seats they sit on

Just off the top of my head

Err.... The world cup is/was shown on the BBC

Re: World Club Challenge : Thu Oct 20, 2016 9:41 am  

Large Paws wrote:

Err.... The world cup is/was shown on the BBC

Only the England games and the final, the rest were buried on the little watched Premier Sports.

Re: World Club Challenge : Fri Oct 21, 2016 6:25 am  

Pretty good appraisal of the situation here from HDM http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/854890811?-4338:2393:0

Pretty good appraisal of the situation here from HDM http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/854890811?-4338:2393:0

Re: World Club Challenge : Fri Oct 21, 2016 8:57 am  

Sheephead wrote:

Headlight seems abit misleading "Hull FC suffer World Club Series rejection" was we really rejected or just couldn't find a club for us to play?

Just means one less game to play that's all, but the RFL need to sort 2018 after the 2017 finishes get it set in stone before the playoffs and Challenge Cup so there's no confusion.

Or is that too easy??

If they couldn't find anyone willing to play you, does that not mean they rejected the opportunity of playing Hull?

Warrington were the 3rd wheel in the first series, but people wanted to play them (baring in mind they finished 5th and knocked out of play offs in the Semi). The season after St Helens played in the 3rd wheel game after finishing 4th and losing their only play off game. Both had teams come over, so I would say if they couldn't find you a game, its because you, and the silly system has been rejected.