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Originally Posted by MFKS
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It's better than discussing the actual topic tbfQuote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
Oh by the way - rugby league is crap.
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Because you keep getting kicked out of that one. We trying to hide you over here for a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
Hey I leaving the country in 7 ****ing hoursQuote:
Originally Posted by plague
I trying to steer clear of getting banned in the meantime ok bruh??
I have more pressing things like wondering how blotto I getting in Honkers tomorrow??
Just wondering.. how many of you lot bagging the junkies and addictions etc.. really just fat ****s who punch away copious amounts of sugar each day and contribute just as much strain on the health system?
Oh my gawd, those mongs from the NRL are presenting some minor team selection announcement as if it was the FIFA World Cup draw... WTF???
SOO is close to if Not the biggest sporting event in Australia tbfQuote:
Originally Posted by turbojetfireV8
I had a small snicker seeing that on "your rugby league station" NBN last night - "and now we cross live to Star City for the announcement of the team and SOO captain", some bloke who I honestly had never heard of. At a pinch I might accept it if it was the cricket captain.Quote:
Originally Posted by turbojetfireV8
So 5 minutes of that, then some other sport. No mention of the Socceroos squad and 30 seconds of the EPL final day and Chelski lifting the trophy.
Then there was an ad and after the break - "and now to NRL".......I know why they do it but it grates.
The UEFA Champions League Final is one of the biggest sporting events on the planet - wait till you see the coverage it gets on Nein News next week. An interview with an NRL player talking about his personal struggles in reserve grade will get more air time.Quote:
SOO is close to if Not the biggest sporting event in Australia tbf
Apparently porksey's mate, whom dry-humped the small dog and had it filmed and sent public, is in this State of Origin NSW squad.
Why do you get so salty at something you claim to have no interest and no understanding of?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jetmaster
It's a pretty unhealthy way to live your life. It's not necessary.
Just change the channel. Plenty more places to get your news. Go find them it will make you less cranky.
Cheers,
Plague.
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Originally Posted by Jetmaster
5 star post.
Have shown to friends/family etc.
Well in sir.
Wish I could mate.....but its dinner time and the bogans in my household want it on in the background every night.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
Only relief is when there are A-League games on.
Such is life.
So turn off the tv and have a conversation and try and convert your bogan brethren.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jetmaster
Serious though:
Actually is that a thing? Do people have the telly on during dinner?
Our house it's a cold hard no, except for when the news is on and there is something "important" we are listening out for.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
Truly enjoying the Knoughts implosion.
For the lolz check out the Herald comments - Knoughts have their own Membah, called "Seano".
Difference is Seano thinks all is hunky dory in Knightsland and won't hear a bad word without rabidly responding on behalf of "the boys".
The continued failure of the Knights has opened the door for the Jets, but so far we haven't stepped through.
Newcastle haven't had any sort of success from their sporting teams for years - hopefully the Jets can start winning and gaining the ascendancy in the region because once Wests take over the Knights, I believe they will sort them out.
The Knights are way closer to being successful (esp long term) than the Jets.
Hey have also been much more transparent at managerial level which will buy you a lot more sympathy from your fans vs treating them like garbage.
Rugby League is much easier to win with the addition of a couple of key pieces. On field the Knights are much closer than the Jets.
Again though, why anyone ever thinks that it has to be 'them' or 'us' astounds me. If both teams are successful the support will be there. It's only ever a very small group of wankers in both sports who seem to think otherwise.
That's true. Support will be there.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
For me, the difference is in the corporate dollars.
Wrong. The Knights have gone into a rebuild, but mistakenly believe this means bringing in youth, when rebuild means you bring in quality. Now they have a bunch of sh*t 20 years olds that in five years time will be sh*t 25 year olds. Hardly a bright future.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
Yeah again though that's been a Jets failure since day 1.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeterpool
team could be killing the comp yet if the admin treats local business like it has since day 1 then they'll never get anywhere near the Knights.
Again, the Knights made everyone with a small biz happy to chip in a bit extra feel like they belonged to the club.
Jets want to be in the 'sales' business, Knights have always been in the 'reorder' business.
There's a huge difference.
Funny part is the V8's gonna come to town and teach both clubs how to do corporate properly.
Those guys are the best in Aust sport by a mile.
But as usual they'll get sneered at as bogans etc etc etc.
True - but it's also an example of the price you have to pay in staying financially viable as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
Hard to explain but it used to be a very family orientated sport where we all knew and looked out for each other - today everyone is just a number who's value is determined by how much coin the corporate machine can shake out of you.
Admittedly, things had to change and without the current setup we'd have nothing - but it's all just so sterile and lifeless now that I would be lucky to watch 10mins of it a year let alone turn up to meetings.
How people can be loyal to a team / brand these days is beyond me when the cars are all practically identical apart from the badge on the grill.
I can remember seeing E49 vs GTHO vs Monaro vs XU1 - that was racing.
We should also remember that it was also corporate types who played a big part in closing down so many of our tracks over the past 40 years as well.
Without disagreeing with you about the old timey days I'll make a few points.
As a group, V8 drivers are by far the most marketable and accessible athletes in Australian sport (a mandated policy btw).
Agree on the 'level of racing'. As with any sport trying to achieve parity, the one team with 'an' advantage automatically has 'all' the advantage. (Sub in 'money' there also).
Newcastle is a great example of what they do right though.
Street tracks generally are 'bad' for racing (lack of overtaking etc). A better race for the purists could have been held elsewhere in the city area on wider roads with better opportunities for competition. But the visuals of the track around the beach. The access for fans to facilities, hotels, transport, and the appeal to corporate support, let alone how stunning it will look on TV meant that Newcastle CBD was the perfect option to have the race.
So what the V8's did was essentially sacrifice the purity of the race itself in order to enhance the whole sport.
I think that's pretty brilliant thinking, and I'm amiss to think it happens in any other sport on that level.
Smart people.
The drivers were always accessible - probably more so in the past than they are today - simply because the drivers in the early 1980's out numbered the spectators.
how many slabs can you bury in the park at newy beach before the constabulary get wind of it?
Oh yeah but I was comparing them to modern day 'football' players who just don't seem to understand the role of media in promoting the sport.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dunster
Yes there 'exceptions' in each code but as a whole I'd rate them all pretty poorly.
Find yo self a mate with an apartment on track.Quote:
Originally Posted by q-money
Old Warren Smith will be combing those beaches nice and early to scoop up any contraband.
What has this V8 love got to do with rugby league?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKZHbGszZDQQuote:
Originally Posted by plague
footy suxQuote:
Originally Posted by Jetmaster
I dunno.... I once "outsmarted" the NYE regiment by walking around past where the Grain Store is now, and dropping my esky over the other side of the railing into a garden bed.Quote:
Originally Posted by q-money
Proceeded to get pummelled by about 8x teenage boys later in the evening, good times
Hmmmm join the dots. simple cunce can rejoice all in one townQuote:
Originally Posted by Jetmaster
Anyone catch the Drugby League game today??
Wonder how many dead Knights fans there will be after that effort
**** I think they have raised the bar and Bert Boogaard and the boys need to step up
Gee that will take some topping even for us
I dont watch much league but watching the end 20 minutes or so of that game it just felt like i, like many others, knew the knights would find a way to lose that gameQuote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
I don't watch Rugby League except I just happen to be watching when it's time to laugh about something to do with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tommyjet
Reminded me of that game in Brisvegas where the Gypos choked in the final 4 mins or the 99 UCL final where Bayern imploded in Injury Time after dominating the gameQuote:
Originally Posted by Tommyjet
what sort of plastic fan thinks that a game of rapist ball bears any resembelence to one of the greatest miracles of all time?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X1aaFyNBMg
absolute disc race
Griff would be rolling in his new swimming pool
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Originally Posted by q-money
How many you need me to "store"?Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
So just got my letter from Wests about taking over the Knights. After rambling how great the move is and that Wests "recommends" members support the resolution You are told to attend any West club in the next two weeks and vote "Yes".
How the f&*^ do you vote "no"?
Doesn't say and doesn't say what numbers are required either - fix!