Re: The 19 v NZ on Saturday : Sat Oct 27, 2018 11:15 am  

Seth wrote:

Depending on the meaning of your post, Ryan Hall is injured and Greg Eden isn’t good enough.

Nah he’s a Wakey fan so will be upset that Johnstone isn’t playing. Some of the responses on the their board and other social media when they found out he wasn’t selected this week were cringeworthy. Ranging from now refusing to go to or watch the game, to hoping for a NZ win and wishing that Makinson has a shocker.

Re: The 19 v NZ on Saturday : Sat Oct 27, 2018 12:26 pm  

ThePrinter wrote:

Nah he’s a Wakey fan so will be upset that Johnstone isn’t playing. Some of the responses on the their board and other social media when they found out he wasn’t selected this week were cringeworthy. Ranging from now refusing to go to or watch the game, to hoping for a NZ win and wishing that Makinson has a shocker.

Stop making a mountain out of a molehill. Approx 3 from 22 comments (on the Wakey forum) take the above quoted views, most are content that Tom will one day get his chance.

Re: The 19 v NZ on Saturday : Sat Oct 27, 2018 12:34 pm  

ThePrinter wrote:

Nah he’s a Wakey fan so will be upset that Johnstone isn’t playing. Some of the responses on the their board and other social media when they found out he wasn’t selected this week were cringeworthy. Ranging from now refusing to go to or watch the game, to hoping for a NZ win and wishing that Makinson has a shocker.

And this is the problem with RL. It’s “fans” are too often ridiculously parochial and small minded. Fans of one club not supporting the national team because one of their players wasn’t selected is just pathetic yet it happens (and this isn’t aimed just at Wakefield fans).
At internationals I’ve seen English fans applauding players from their team when they’ve scored a try...for the opposition.

Do you think there would be any Chelsea fans applauding Eden Hazard had he scored for Belgium against England? Certainly not during the game.

We have to move the sport away from this small minded attitude that pervades the game at all levels.

Re: The 19 v NZ on Saturday : Sat Oct 27, 2018 1:13 pm  

Did anyone else just see the women’s game and an England player running over the dead ball line and put the ball down?!

Re: The 19 v NZ on Saturday : Sat Oct 27, 2018 1:28 pm  

Cringeworthy interview with Tom Burgess, sounded like acright plank of wood and prime time BBC1 could we not have picked a thicker dumber sounding player.

Re: The 19 v NZ on Saturday : Sat Oct 27, 2018 1:33 pm  

That crowd is a disgrace. The RFL needs a complete overhaul.

Anyway c'mon England.

Re: The 19 v NZ on Saturday : Sat Oct 27, 2018 1:37 pm  

Miro wrote:

Stop making a mountain out of a molehill. Approx 3 from 22 comments (on the Wakey forum) take the above quoted views, most are content that Tom will one day get his chance.

As I pointed out other social media too.

Re: The 19 v NZ on Saturday : Sat Oct 27, 2018 1:43 pm  

Sounds dead in the crowd

Re: The 19 v NZ on Saturday : Sat Oct 27, 2018 5:30 pm  

Him wrote:

And this is the problem with RL. It’s “fans” are too often ridiculously parochial and small minded. Fans of one club not supporting the national team because one of their players wasn’t selected is just pathetic yet it happens (and this isn’t aimed just at Wakefield fans).
At internationals I’ve seen English fans applauding players from their team when they’ve scored a try...for the opposition.

Do you think there would be any Chelsea fans applauding Eden Hazard had he scored for Belgium against England? Certainly not during the game.

We have to move the sport away from this small minded attitude that pervades the game at all levels.

Couldn’t agree more.

Re: The 19 v NZ on Saturday : Sat Oct 27, 2018 6:16 pm  

Him wrote:

And this is the problem with RL. It’s “fans” are too often ridiculously parochial and small minded. Fans of one club not supporting the national team because one of their players wasn’t selected is just pathetic yet it happens (and this isn’t aimed just at Wakefield fans).
At internationals I’ve seen English fans applauding players from their team when they’ve scored a try...for the opposition.

Do you think there would be any Chelsea fans applauding Eden Hazard had he scored for Belgium against England? Certainly not during the game.

We have to move the sport away from this small minded attitude that pervades the game at all levels.

I didnt have a choice today. Otherwise there wouldnt have been anything for me to clap about. Maybe the pitch announcer, hes from Leeds.

Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, tongue firmly in cheek.