Re: Million pound game : Mon Sep 26, 2016 6:09 am  

Jake the Peg wrote:

Who paid for your stadium? Hull pay about 15 grand a week in rent. How much do hudds pay?

We were smart- we pay a rental based on the number attending- so about a tenner a week.

Re: Million pound game : Mon Sep 26, 2016 7:40 am  

Sheepridge Giant wrote:

With you KR,because you are the underdogs,much like Huddersfield are against Leeds & Bradford.

Hull FC got looked after with the KC stadium,had it all handed to them on a plate.

Bravo..you're gonna need a bigger boat

Re: Million pound game : Mon Sep 26, 2016 11:29 am  

Sandro II Terrorista wrote:

I think this will be the most horrible game I have ever attended.

Speaking from last year's experience it definitely will be. There is no elation in the victory, just out and out relief!

Re: Million pound game : Mon Sep 26, 2016 12:34 pm  

King Street Cat wrote:

Speaking from last year's experience it definitely will be. There is no elation in the victory, just out and out relief!

Agreed. I've been fortunate enough to see my team in Cup finals and Grand finals and the build up is excitement mixed with a few nerves.

The MPG is completely different. It was just awful. The week leading up to it and the day is just filled with dread. I didn't enjoy one minute of the game. Even had we won i would have been saying the same. It's just an awful experience and it's even worse if you lose

I wish you luck!

Re: Million pound game : Mon Sep 26, 2016 1:09 pm  

Agree with above 2 posts - horrible week and awful game to attend. No pleasure in the process at all. Having been there last year and won, you would think that would make it a pleasurable experience? Not at all, a bit of short term relief maybe (sorry Matron!), but that's about it. Relegation battles over a full season I have lived with and even enjoyed, because the rub generally works itself out equally over 8 months. The MPG is just a terrible example of a marketing persons concept of a 'thrilling idea'. I won't be watching it, don't take any pleasure in seeing other people's disappointment - and just watch how much the cameraman seeks out younger supporters on the losing side, hoping to find some inconsolable fan shedding heartfelt tears at their favourite teams demise.

Not for me, Sky and the RFL can stick their MPG where the satellite dishes won't pick up the signal.

Good luck to the Robin's, either way it will be all over this time next week and that isn't a bad thing at all.

[Mild Rover]

Re: Million pound game : Mon Sep 26, 2016 1:18 pm  

Red, White and Blue wrote:

either way it will be all over this time next week and that isn't a bad thing at all.

That very much strikes a chord.

Whatever happens we'll have some different problems/challenges/opportunities ahead. Even if they're not the ones we'd choose, at least they'll be new.

Re: Million pound game : Mon Sep 26, 2016 1:39 pm  

Red, White and Blue wrote:

Agree with above 2 posts - horrible week and awful game to attend. No pleasure in the process at all. Having been there last year and won, you would think that would make it a pleasurable experience? Not at all, a bit of short term relief maybe (sorry Matron!), but that's about it. Relegation battles over a full season I have lived with and even enjoyed, because the rub generally works itself out equally over 8 months. The MPG is just a terrible example of a marketing persons concept of a 'thrilling idea'. I won't be watching it, don't take any pleasure in seeing other people's disappointment - and just watch how much the cameraman seeks out younger supporters on the losing side, hoping to find some inconsolable fan shedding heartfelt tears at their favourite teams demise.

Not for me, Sky and the RFL can stick their MPG where the satellite dishes won't pick up the signal.

Good luck to the Robin's, either way it will be all over this time next week and that isn't a bad thing at all.

got say agree with all that one up one down with 14/ 16 teams in SL is the way forward what you do over a full season is what matters not one game or one ref decision, increase the money in the top league from sky and stop settling for scraps from sky we have the best sport on TV we just don't sell it for what its worth hence the reason we have crap like this for TV

Re: Million pound game : Mon Sep 26, 2016 3:03 pm  

The team which wins the championship should automatically promoted,leigh should have been promoted last season and fully deserve their place in S/L hopefully not at our expense.If we want a play off system let them create one,but the championship winners should be promoted,also the super 8 system is a waste of time,cas,widnes and wakey were basically just making up the numbers and despite cas having a good super 8s and taking 10 pts out of 14 and having the 2nd best number of points,they have finished 9 pts away from the top 4.It makes no sense basically playing for not very much.

Re: Million pound game : Mon Sep 26, 2016 3:10 pm  

This is the system we've got and one we've all been playing with all year, so, it is what it is.

However, having spent a total of one week at the bottom of the table in ten years, finished above Huddersfield in the regular season and above Salford in the rubbish eights it'll feel extremely harsh if we lose on Saturday.

Re: Million pound game : Mon Sep 26, 2016 3:17 pm  

As a Wakefield fan who was at the MPG last year I can confirm it is horrible. Yes we won but it was close and my celebrations were more a sense of relief than achievement.

As a neutral I think it is too close to call, I personally hope you guys win but i think it will be decided by only a couple of points.