Ben Barba and Colombian Marching Powder

[Walt Flanigan]

Yeah and remember how the NRL headed by ch 9 got down on the ground and licked the floor for them to come back?
Those blokes just shit on the NRL and up and left.

Barba probably didn't even want to go to rugby.

Ok great. So French Rugby Union is a competitor then.

 

[Valheru]

They actually do speak English there .
I went there and spoke English the entire time.

Only one problem with that. I don't know what language barba speaks but it certainly isn't english.

 

[carcharias]

I know you don't think that but go back and read Carchy and Myrrkhen comments, they are both struggling to understand why he cant play rugby and serve his NRL suspension at the same time and arguing that he should be allowed too. Carchy even argued that French RU isn't a competitor of the NRL ffs.

It's not as far as I'm concerned
How many games of French rugby have you watched?
Is it even possible to watch it here in Australia?
I wouldn't know
I'll never watch it
I'm pretty sure I'm like most rugby league fans too when I say union is dogshit boring.
I can't even sit through a bledislow cup match.

It's on par with soccer.
...and that is one shithouse sport.

So I can't see many NRL fans suddenly dropping the game on account of Barba playing 3 months of union in France.

It's not a rival code
It's just another sport

Blokes can box while still having footy contracts.
Or do shit lowes commercials
Or own pubs
Or be accountants
Or get paid to work on rival radio stations and tv stations.

 

[AdelaideSharky]

Yeah and remember how the NRL headed by ch 9 got down on the ground and licked the floor for them to come back?
Those blokes just shit on the NRL and up and left.

Barba probably didn't even want to go to rugby.

He didn't he wanted to stay at the Sharks, but the NRL gave him no choice.

Look at how many times $BW (not forgetting his antics in the toilet with David Warner's missus) has shat on the league and the NRL time and time again and Channel 9 bend over and lick his nuts and you wonder why I ask where is the consistency?

 

[betcats]

It's not as far as I'm concerned
How many games of French rugby have you watched?
Is it even possible to watch it here in Australia?
I wouldn't know
I'll never watch it
I'm pretty sure I'm like most rugby league fans too when I say union is dogshit boring.
I can't even sit through a bledislow cup match.

It's on par with soccer.
...and that is one shithouse sport.

So I can't see many NRL fans suddenly dropping the game on account of Barba playing 3 months of union in France.

It's not a rival code
It's just another sport

Blokes can box while still having footy contracts.
Or do shit lowes commercials
Or own pubs
Or be accountants
Or get paid to work on rival radio stations and tv stations.

Sharkshocked told me you don't actually believe what you are saying so i'm just going to laugh at you: Hahahaha.

 

[carcharias]

Sharkshocked told me you don't actually believe what you are saying so i'm just going to laugh at you: Hahahaha.

I just don't like the way the NRL operate.
They're a shambles full of yes men and liars.

 

[carcharias]

Ok great. So French Rugby Union is a competitor then.

Can you name one French player without googling it?

 

[Walt Flanigan]

Can you name one French player without googling it?

No. Why?

 

[muzby]

Can you name one French player without googling it?

Remi Castry

 

[myrrh ken]

a TL;DR of all my posts is:

NRL are hilarious.
Radio silence about re-registering his contract.
Only come out after Barba chances his arm.
Oh we're def concerned about your welfare first and foremost.
But you can't do that.

and then going off track picking fights with people

 

[Nice Beaver]

No. Why?

I think his theory is, if we can't watch it on TV it's not a rival code.

Forget that they can come in and poach our players (which they have done on multiple occasions). Forget the fact its a sport played with mostly similar skills and players of similar strength and builds. Forget that lot of league players have played rugby at some stage and vice versa.

It's the fact we can't watch it or name their players.

Women's cricket is a rival sport of the NRL. We can watch it and know a couple of players names. Likewise, surf lifesaving. Lawn bowls is a rival code of the NRL too.

But rugby is not if it's overseas.

Australian rugby is, not French.

Got it?

Lol.

 

[betcats]

I just don't like the way the NRL operate.
They're a shambles full of yes men and liars.

We can agree on that.

 

[myrrh ken]

Also can any Canberra fan who's reading confirm this? As im genuinely unsure of the setup with the coal train.

Not Skeepe though, he'll complain about a ref somehow.

No one wants to talk about it. Especially Walt.
I'm sure the NRL would either rubber stamp the train and trial or at least have the power to intervene.
I guess they hope everyone has forgotten.

 

[SharkShocked]

I just don't like the way the NRL operate.
They're a shambles full of yes men and liars.

That was as clear as day, so now you Betcats get laughed at for not seeing it.

 

[SharkShocked]

No one wants to talk about it. Especially Walt.
I'm sure the NRL would either rubber stamp the train and trial or at least have the power to intervene.
I guess they hope everyone has forgotten.

Would be interesting to know whether he actually has a contract registered by the NRL.

I will say that their doesn't appear to be clear guidelines (to the public) around contract registration.

But most governing bodies operate this way to be fair.

 

[betcats]

That was as clear as day, so now you Betcats get laughed at for not seeing it.

Umm he is still in hear arguing that French RU isn't a competitor of the NRL after you said he doesn't actually mean it hahaha you f**king idiot, you are wrong again.

 

[myrrh ken]

I think his theory is, if we can't watch it on TV it's not a rival code.

Forget that they can come in and poach our players (which they have done on multiple occasions). Forget the fact its a sport played with mostly similar skills and players of similar strength and builds. Forget that lot of league players have played rugby at some stage and vice versa.

It's the fact we can't watch it or name their players.

Women's cricket is a rival sport of the NRL. We can watch it and know a couple of players names. Likewise, surf lifesaving. Lawn bowls is a rival code of the NRL too.

But rugby is not if it's overseas.

Australian rugby is, not French.

Got it?

Lol.

So NRL won't let a player play womyn's cricket. Triggered.

What about boxing?

 

[SharkShocked]

Umm he is still in hear arguing that French RU isn't a competitor of the NRL after you said he doesn't actually mean it hahaha you f**king idiot, you are wrong again.

Your argument was about the suspension. Not whether Union is a competitor.

Back to the shanty.

 

[carcharias]

Umm he is still in hear arguing that French RU isn't a competitor of the NRL after you said he doesn't actually mean it hahaha you f**king idiot, you are wrong again.

I prefer to call it " on here" arguing.

 

[betcats]

Your argument was about the suspension. Not whether Union is a competitor.

Back to the shanty.

Yes it was, stupid.