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  1. midlands hobo

    Other Clubs in 2026

    Donkeys play Hull KR tomorrow night. its 1c with a snow warning for tonight tomorrow rain. Feels like -9! welcome to Yorkshire boys!
  2. midlands hobo

    Whats the biggest blowout score line you've seen in person

    thats not 'funding' that was a 16m covid loan so the league didn't go broke when all the fans were banned from attending games. Union got one too. They repayments are due shortly. English union premiership clubs are massively up shit creek over it and a few look like they could go under
  3. midlands hobo

    The sad state of UK RL

    i believe Hunslet posted at 62k profit. but they are part time.
  4. midlands hobo

    The sad state of UK RL

    there is no div 3 now. super league, championship then non leauge. League 1 got wound up last year and merged into the championship.
  5. midlands hobo

    The sad state of UK RL

    So i've decided to make my own thread so we can all laugh at the joke of the RFL. On top of the previously mentioned Featherstone, Salford and Halifax collapses this last year. Barrow have today put out essentially a collection bucket asking the wider RL community to riase 5k (yes just five...
  6. midlands hobo

    Whats the biggest blowout score line you've seen in person

    there is no government funding.
  7. midlands hobo

    Whats the biggest blowout score line you've seen in person

    The big problem is the structure. all clubs have an equal vote. so anyone hoping to change anything has to get almost unanimous agreement and the clubs will not vote for anything that is not in their immediate interest. Toronto being a classic example. to bring Toronto back in after covid would...
  8. midlands hobo

    Whats the biggest blowout score line you've seen in person

    Football rules all here. Annoyingly for me as i hate the bloody game. Its cost pure and simple, if you drive you can't drink, if you don't drive there is shocking public transport especially between yorkshire/lancashire. so unless you can put in a good home crowd you get negligable travelling...
  9. midlands hobo

    2026 pre-season

    No real worries, i thought Gilbert looked a bit too tired after 20 mins but another week or so he'll be good. Fleggs great return. Cobbo i'm still not convinced he's got the attitude. I saw a show about the chicago bulls and a guy was saying Jordan could turn it on and off at will and he never...
  10. midlands hobo

    2026 pre-season

    Cobbo looking lazy again to be honest. he's doing 'just enough'. Schneider isn't anything special. as i said before can knock over a drop goal in the dying mins but thats about all i'd rely on him for. Great to see fleggs cross the line.
  11. midlands hobo

    Whats the biggest blowout score line you've seen in person

    Just a little update on the sad state of British RL. we've just lost our 3rd team in the last few months. Salford went bust end of last season and the current Salford is a phoenix club in the championship. and so far in 2026 we've lost Featherstone Rovers and this week the taxman killed Halifax...
  12. midlands hobo

    2026 pre-season

    in fairness their 1-7 had 1 first grade appearance between them. the Cowboys rightly ripped through them in the first half. This is what these games are for though isn't it so young players get a run out against more experienced guys to see how they react.
  13. midlands hobo

    Recruitment and retention

    Warrington and former Canberra player George Williams confirms his return to the NRL next year with an unknown team. The fact its not been announced seems to suggest he isn't a priority.
  14. midlands hobo

    2026 pre-season

    Perhaps being told actually you're not going to get a spot on potential alone and being dropped has had the desired impact. Just needs to be kept on a short leash and occasionally woolf will need to give him 8 lace holes.
  15. midlands hobo

    Recruitment and retention

    The game i was at on Sunday it was Dark (5pm ko) misty, drizzle 3C and blowing a strong wind. there were two people from Widness next to me in shorts. For me the idea of doing more than drinking when its above 20C is enough to make me want an Ice bath. 5C shorts and flipflops. 8-10c depending...
  16. midlands hobo

    Whats the biggest blowout score line you've seen in person

    British rugby league is and always has been in a shit state. There is no money in it, my club is now in the second tier (championship) as the third tier folded. we get central funding from the league which I'm not 100% on but i believe is about £100k (for the year) The sport gets zero media...
  17. midlands hobo

    Recruitment and retention

    My concern over Knowles is how well he can deal with the heat. The guy is from Barrow in Cumbria and has played in St Helens since he was 15. Neither place is regarded for their hours of sunshine or dry weather. The mist or rain is usually that bad I'm afraid the guy will get headaches if he's...
  18. midlands hobo

    2026 pre-season

    I'm not a fan of cobbo as I've said before i think he's bone idle and will be the 40yo guy at reunions crying into his chips about what he could have been. He definitely has potential and when he's in the mood is one of the very best but more often than not he just doesn't seem bothered.
  19. midlands hobo

    2026 pre-season

    pretty sure the first round is first full weekend of feb
  20. midlands hobo

    2026 pre-season

    I still think Fuller is the best option at FB, in attack at least. his defence has at times been a tad off positionally but his heart is unequalled. Fuller ducking under a tackle with options to hammer or herbie for an offload makes you a realistic 100m threat attack. Hammer at FB just...
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