Egg-chuckin comes t'Reebok

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:45 am

Club Challenge in Feb...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 218818.stm

David Lee's Hair · Post by **David Lee's Hair** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:51 am

I'm not against it, but didn't it reallly screw up the pitch last time?

And given it keeps breaking up, having a bunch of 15-20st blokes running around on it wont help

Crouch > Davies · Post by **Crouch > Davies** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:09 pm

Let's hope we're going for the 2001 result as opposed to the 2003 result....

Dave Sutton's barnet · Post by **Dave Sutton's barnet** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:15 pm

Crouch > Davies wrote:Let's hope we're going for the 2001 result as opposed to the 2003 result....

aye, thought of you this morning when I read that. Oof!

Dave Sutton's barnet · Post by **Dave Sutton's barnet** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:16 pm

David Lee's Hair wrote:I'm not against it, but didn't it reallly screw up the pitch last time?

And given it keeps breaking up, having a bunch of 15-20st blokes running around on it wont help

And yet we keep picking Nolan...

David Lee's Hair · Post by **David Lee's Hair** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:36 pm

Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:
David Lee's Hair wrote:I'm not against it, but didn't it reallly screw up the pitch last time?

And given it keeps breaking up, having a bunch of 15-20st blokes running around on it wont help
And yet we keep picking Nolan...

Aye at least these guys can run and change direction DSB

boltonboris · Post by **boltonboris** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:40 pm

Looking forward to the game, should be a cracker. still concerned about the pitch though and it just goes to show the club will take money for this rather than host a decent game of footie

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:46 pm

maybe it'll pay for a new pitch?

David Lee's Hair · Post by **David Lee's Hair** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:50 pm

It may pay for the new pitch but would Ebenezer Gartside let us have it??

Dave Sutton's barnet · Post by **Dave Sutton's barnet** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:55 pm

multiple revenue streams... and ten days before jackburn come to visit... so the ball won't be on the deck anyway...

Crouch > Davies · Post by **Crouch > Davies** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 5:06 pm

communistworkethic wrote:maybe it'll pay for a new pitch?

Depends how much a new pitch is these days. I doubt the revenue that the RFL would make from this would pay for a tenth of a new pitch, never mind the pittance Bolton will make.

Dujon · Post by **Dujon** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 9:50 pm

23 Feb - still a long way off. It'll be interesting to see how the Broncos perform given that they will not have had a competition game for five months. With a bit of luck St. Helens will have tired players and thus even things up a bit.

What are these games usually like? Dire rugby or scintillating exhibitions of skill and strength?

Crouch > Davies · Post by **Crouch > Davies** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 9:52 pm

Usually a one sided roll over which the English team wins easily. Not this time though.

Dujon · Post by **Dujon** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:15 pm

Thanks. I had the thought in the back of my mind that the Australian teams hadn't been all that successful in these games.

Crouch > Davies · Post by **Crouch > Davies** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:19 pm

Last Australian win was in 2003 when we got humiliated 38-0 by Sydney. Also played at the Reebok, actually.

Dujon · Post by **Dujon** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:29 pm

I don't follow the game all that much, just enough to talk reasonably sensibly to customers and friends who do. Sydney City/Eastern Suburbs/The Roosters are nominally my team. It's probably like football in the U.K. - if you admit you don't 'have a team' many people look sideways at you.

Why the comment 'not this time though'. Have St Helens lost the plot this season? Yes, I could go a-Googling but it's best to get the information from the horses mouth. (sorry Crazy if you're reading this).

Crouch > Davies · Post by **Crouch > Davies** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:32 pm

Oh no, we're a strong team (losing Jamie Lyon would weaken anyone) it's just that Aussie teams rarely take this game seriously. But this game has been arranged specifically so Brisbane's big guns can play so we're going to have to up our game. If every player plays to their best I do genuinely believe that we're the best team on the planet though.

However, "not this time though" refers to what I expect to Brisbane's competetiveness. We beat them in 2001, 20-18 in highly dramatic circumstances to win our first and so far only World Club Challenge. They put out their full team, played their heart and soul out, and looked gutted at full time, they just got undone by us.

It should be a great game. I just hope we win it.

Dujon · Post by **Dujon** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:55 pm

Again, my thanks.

Let's hope that Brisbane does indeed take the game seriously and turn it into a genuine contest. They are a pretty good team (or were - I don't know what change of playing staff has occurred since September) which is to be expected, I suppose, given that they won the Minor Premiership last season.

Whatever, I do hope that it's a good game for the fans who turn up at the 'bok. Good luck.

jetsetwilly · Post by **jetsetwilly** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 10:11 am

Am I right in thinking that its a Friday night game?

Any idea of how much tickets are and where to buy?

Crouch > Davies · Post by **Crouch > Davies** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 12:26 am

It is a Friday night game. I'm not so sure about prices but I do know you can pick the tickets up from the Reebok office or the RFL. They aren't on sale at Saints yet...

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