Rugby League is dying

[2150_souLJA]

Another week another embarrassing incident for Rugby League.

The game is just a joke right now, every other week we get a headline about the rampant Cheating, Racism, Sexual assault and other assorted numbskullery that are associated with league at the moment.

Its like league and its players has become oblivious to the social changes happening around us and is still stuck in the 1960s.

I am embarrassed to call myself a rugby league supporter right now. the league has become a disgrace and a laughingstock. Lucky the socceroos put up such a sh*t performance in the World Cup cause I dont see League is going to maintain its fanbase with the direction its currently going down.

 

[Glenn]

Hmmm AFL has had racism issues, Football (Soccer) has had racism issues in the past and both have survived, no reason to doubt why the code can't learn from what has happend, and move on just as the above codes have.

 

[Someone]

So its you that works for Channel 7 news?

Over-dramatic much?

 

[Timmah]

Soccer's endured decades and decades of racism. It's hardly a death knell.

 

[2150_souLJA]

Rugby League doesnt exist in a vacuum. There are so many choices for what people can do with their spare time these days and people are going to vote with their feet and wallets.

Dont tell me this rubbish isnt hurting the league because its making the sport and its fans look more bogan by the day.

 

[2150_souLJA]

Soccer's endured decades and decades of racism. It's hardly a death knell.

What on earth are you on about.

Soccer is a global game, how can a global game be racist.

 

[Phil McGrawhan]

Another week another embarrassing incident for Rugby League.

The game is just a joke right now, every other week we get a headline about the rampant Cheating, Racism, Sexual assault and other assorted numbskullery that are associated with league at the moment.

Its like league and its players has become oblivious to the social changes happening around us and is still stuck in the 1960s.

I am embarrassed to call myself a rugby league supporter right now. the league has become a disgrace and a laughingstock. Lucky the socceroos put up such a sh*t performance in the World Cup cause I dont see League is going to maintain its fanbase with the direction its currently going down.

Good piss off ..dont let the door hit your arse on the way out.

 

[Eelectrica]

Why because we've got players making a strong stand against racism? That stuff makes the game stronger if anything.

 

[BDH]

Why do people actually respond with meaningful responses in threads like this?

 

[2150_souLJA]

Why because we've got players making a strong stand against racism? That stuff makes the game stronger if anything.

Players shouldnt have to make a "stand" against racism. This is 2010.

The fact racism at all exists within the camp shows the racist and bogan culture thats killing the game right now.

 

[TheDalek079]

perhaps if clubs were going defunct, and the crowds start shrinking then we can say league is dying.

go find the guy who wants to ban teams who lose by 50 and start up an idiot club

 

[2150_souLJA]

This reminds me of that Spanish coach Aragones calling Henry a black merkin in Spanish during their training session. Furthermore Spain is a racist country and look how well their economy is going.

The difference is, Aragones is 70 years old, Joey should know better.

 

[cupid]

I love how Andrew Johns is the one who said the racist comments but somehow the whole of the NRL is racist.

 

[Someone]

You, Like the media, are turning a small incident into a big deal. f**k off.

 

[2150_souLJA]

Too many racists in the game and following the game in general to be honest.

Remember that thread a few weeks ago attacking Polynesians and their "gang hand signals", what a crock of sh*t.

 

[ParraEelsNRL]

Just typical, one moron in RL does or says something stupid and it's the code that's wrong and dying, another moron from any other sport does it and it's the person in the wrong, not the code :roll:

 

[2150_souLJA]

Just typical, one moron in RL does or says something stupid and it's the code that's wrong and dying, another moron from any other sport does it and it's the person in the wrong, not the code :roll:

1 isolated incident = sweep it under the rug
2 isolated incidents = benefit of the doubt
3 isolated incidents = cause for concern

See where Im going here?

 

[ElectricEelMan]

Just typical, one moron in RL does or says something stupid and it's the code that's wrong and dying, another moron from any other sport does it and it's the person in the wrong, not the code :roll:

Spot on.

Either the original poster is a troll or he is so gullible to fall for the anti-rugby league propaganda sprouting throughout the media.

 

[Dogs Of War]

1 isolated incident = sweep it under the rug
2 isolated incidents = benefit of the doubt
3 isolated incidents = cause for concern

See where Im going here?

Soccer would have died 100 deaths if that was the case. Get back to your AFL forum and stop trolling here.

 

[sarahk]

At the end of the day it's as simple as 'if you dont like it ,change the channel'.

If anything this whole origin thing came at a good time because i was deadset sick of hearing about Folau. I would rather hear about how one of our players took a stand for something they believe in then how someone left to go to another code.

As far as im concerned, rugby league is better for it!.