You really are one special kind of moron.

you should know buddy, you should know

Yep, check







That's quite an impressive hissy fit you've thrown there. Unfortunately I'm not one of those who blame the X, Y, Z you mentioned for RL shortcomings and I have nothing particularly against RU except that I find it boring.



Merely pointing out that you took something and twisted it just so you could have your tedious repetitive RU is so much better monthly troll attempt......(oh sorry, forgot you NEVER start it

). For all the whinging you do about RL fans being sensitive about RU comparisons you don't half bitch like a little girl at every slight hint of RU comparision of the VT.

It was straight away, not in a couple of pages. And I didn't.....









...think you'll find that I recommend you insecure lads step away from comparisons, because they never stack up well. I could understand it if I started the comparing, but I don't.



By the way. To clarify a point that you seem misguided on, I do not think Union is better than League and you'll be hard pressed to find a post where I have said it. What I have said is that Union is a better run game and one we in league could learn from.

insecure



That is quite funny coming from somebody who upon reading the slightest usage of the term "both codes" (in clear reference to the on-field product only) ran off to collect some attendance and audience stats.

I didn't run anywhere...your insecure brethren happily compile them and post them on other sites...eagerly awaiting Tweets from England RL on early morning BBC figures

Turned into a good thread this.

We all know RL is a minority sport with small but hard core group of supporters. Its strength is in the club game - always has been always will be. The international game can only ever be a side show due to the lack of competitive countries.



If you look at RU its a bigger sport with a greater diversity of participating nations but for all that it is only dominant in four countries - three of which are tiny, NZ, Ireland and Wales. Everywhere it is a poor second/third to other sports. In the England/Scotland comparing its revenue streams to soccer is laughable, the same goes for France, Italy and Argentina. In Australia its a distant 4th to Rules, RL and Cricket.



The idea that RU is hugely powerful sport generating huge revenue streams simply doesn't stack up. Half the teams in the premiership are financially unstable same goes for the super 12s. Compared to other sports its a poor cousin with limited pulling power albeit significantly bigger than RL.



The difference in the two sports can be easily illustrated. The All Blacks are a brand a bit like the Harlem Globetrotters that transcend the sport - their interest is building the brand not enhancing the sport. Its like SOO - those guys must look at the All Blacks with envy - a global brand compared to made up local rivalry. Having been to both the atmosphere at a SOO game is muted and sterile the same can never be said of any All Blacks game.

guttersnipe loves to hijack good threads for the purpose of pursuing his own pathological obsessions, which are usually irrelevant to the original thread topic.

Ah yes that insecure word again. Remind us again who felt the desperate need to start a 'RL fan demographic' thread trying to troll just the other day when his weak attempts on this thread didn't work so well

Fantastic series, unlike the pointless bickering, is there a sieve to filter out the onanistic point scoring?

Only a ban on the guttersnipe by the Mods.