s.e.s.k.u 1,893 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Ok. .so there's been plenty of criticism for the antics. .diving..play acting of the footballers in the world cup. And rightly so..It sets a bad example to kids watching that cheating is ok as long as you win ? So does anyone on here follow super league? Or nrl? 2 of my lads play league. .and I never thought I'd say it but it blows football away in many ways ..The big hits body on the line mentality and the respect for the officials is the" stand out" for me. I love it. Go hard for minutes and shake hands at the end. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
robbo 802 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Played it until I was forced to retire at 46. It is IMO a far better game than football simply because of the antics that footballers get up to. Diving, cheating ,abusing the ref etc. Also loved the physical side of it when I played. No matter what happened on the field you shook hands and clapped each other off the pitch at the end. Who do your lads play for. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiercel 6,986 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 I don't follow league I follow union, but all the above comments are applicable. Get smashed with the ball, get up, no fuss and get on with the game. TC 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wales1234 5,425 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Play union now but use to do abit of leauge for crusaders when I was 16 -18 but rugby players have far more respect than football player if you swore at a ref in rugby thats a few weeks ban ! And the diving and cheating ij football is getting out of hand when I use to finish a leauge game I would be black and blue ! And if hurt people say football is rougher than rugby haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frann 882 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 too right. Seems theres much more respect and fair play in rugby. I wonder if football's ridiculous wages are partly to blame for some footie players acting like idiods towards refs etc :hmm:pay a young lad £100,000 a week and you're bound to get that "spoilt brat" attitude off some. Thinking they can get away with murder. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stabs 2 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 League is the best spectator sport for me. I love it. I live in a country with the best league football in the world....and I support the worst team in the league.....bloody Raiders. We do seem to suffer from a few of the players being a few sandwiches short though.....too much money and too much piss. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twobob 1,459 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 the greatest game in the world to play and watch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
s.e.s.k.u 1,893 Posted July 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Played it until I was forced to retire at 46. It is IMO a far better game than football simply because of the antics that footballers get up to. Diving, cheating ,abusing the ref etc. Also loved the physical side of it when I played. No matter what happened on the field you shook hands and clapped each other off the pitch at the end. Who do your lads play for.they play for Upton. .In Yorkshire junior league. . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
s.e.s.k.u 1,893 Posted July 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 League is the best spectator sport for me. I love it. I live in a country with the best league football in the world....and I support the worst team in the league.....bloody Raiders. We do seem to suffer from a few of the players being a few sandwiches short though.....too much money and too much piss.stabs iv been watching the nrl on premier sports this season and I agree..its a level above our super league. .im really looking forward to wednesdays origin game. .It will be brutal. .I haven't really got a team I follow but my kids like the rabbits and warriors due to the English lads in their teams. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zigzag dan 784 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 My son plays semi pro for Coventry Bears , hoping to get a pro contract as they are fully pro from next season , he has also played union up to county standard , ( also boxed , winning 4/5 till he had to choose a sport ) , Bird ,Tomo , Strongstuff ,off here know him ,and will vouch for him when I say , RUGBY , has moulded him in to what he is , thank God I took him to a rugby club when 5 years old , we watch the football together ,laughing as grown men roll on the floor ,like they have been shot , hes not yet 18 and has broke nearly every finger , lost several teeth and as a 16 year old , dislocated a finger during a tournament , had it put back in , went back on ,,won the game ,then 5 days later , won a boxing match with a unanimous decision , not something I could see Suarez or Robben doing ...............or me for that matter ! 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiercel 6,986 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 What's the old saying?.... Rugby is a game for hooligans, played by gentlemen. Football is a game for gentlemen, played by hooligans. :whistling: TC 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 9,599 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 My son plays semi pro for Coventry Bears , hoping to get a pro contract as they are fully pro from next season , he has also played union up to county standard , ( also boxed , winning 4/5 till he had to choose a sport ) , Bird ,Tomo , Strongstuff ,off here know him ,and will vouch for him when I say , RUGBY , has moulded him in to what he is , thank God I took him to a rugby club when 5 years old , we watch the football together ,laughing as grown men roll on the floor ,like they have been shot , hes not yet 18 and has broke nearly every finger , lost several teeth and as a 16 year old , dislocated a finger during a tournament , had it put back in , went back on ,,won the game ,then 5 days later , won a boxing match with a unanimous decision , not something I could see Suarez or Robben doing ...............or me for that matter ! yeh he bloody strong+ tough young'un don't upset him mate lol , yeh footballers do seem like wimps compare to other sports.my lad plays football as since he was 8 years old he 27in now, he had bang+bumps over the years, most times just carries bruises here+there.But he told me ages ago that on the legs even with shin-pads its still painful from a whack, and todays boot don't give any protection what so ever, ive seen his feet when they been raked over with studs , looks painful. and amateur level they do kick the shit out of each other , Robben prob last 5 mins on sat or sunday league Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zigzag dan 784 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Don't worry Ray ,I can still handle him ! .................as long as I get the first one in !! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 9,599 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Don't worry Ray ,I can still handle him ! .................as long as I get the first one in !! I know mate he still be a handful though lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ossie n Arch 1,682 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Union for me. But Rugby all the way. We used to have aThursday night Cricket team made up of the Rugby lads, just a bit of fun in the off season. Some of the Cricket teams took it too far, what with sledging and that. Funnily enough, none of them wanted to play a return game of Rugby against us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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