To all the Koukash bashers with their parochial northern blinkers,this is the reason we need people like the doctor who can see the glaring disparity and who is thinking of ways to take the brit up a level

the last thing we should do is run away from tough competition, we should regroup and do what needs to be done to close that gap. The WCC/WCS in whatever format is an opportunity to celebrate when we win, and learn when we lose.



That's what we should do right now, no over-reaction to a loss against a very special side, not throw our hands up and say sod it we can't compete and stop bothering, its a time to take stock and make the changes necessary.



We need a proper pathway from 6-20, to develop better players, to teach them skills earlier, to test their weaknesses earlier, to improve them earlier, to improve them more and to do it to more players from a bigger pool.



We need to amend the SC and bring in a marquee exemption, if we are to be the best we need to be playing against and with the best regularly. Losing our best players damages our league and we have seen it written large this series. Our players, even our best players don't know how to deal with the best antipodean players because they simply don't have the experience.



We need to improve the quality of SL, a simple game of basic error free football beats us because our players don't play against it. Their mistakes aren't punish, they are given chances, they get piggy backed up the field. You need to be far better to win the NRL than you do SL, that's why they are producing far better players and teams than us.



We need to keep playing these games and international games, our players need more exposure and more experience playing against better players.

So what's that got to do with the ref? Were your wingers scared cos they didn't think they'd get the protection? Was Penny injured from the high shot? He didn't look it. If that tactic was working the why change it? Warrington weren't good enough to implement tactics that worked. Get over it

Are you on glue?

No, it's an issue of too few kids playing the game here.

Settee that is actually has leather overlaps glued,so in effect I am on glue you boring gimp

Are you on a butt plug?

Well I knew they had quite a few more but that's a bit of an eye opener tbh.

Miles behind? No, more that Souths are miles in front.



Our talent pool is a lot smaller

Part of the reason the pool is smaller is there is no money in the sport, if you're good at football and rugby it's a no brainer.



2 teams on more than half the salary cap kept another 2 teams to within 6 and 2 points respectively.



People need some perspective, we are nowhere near a level playing field yet we still compete.

Really?

They managed 3 more regular season wins than 10th placed Parramatta last year and one less than Manly and the Roosters. They are a very good team, but the NRL has a top 10 that are all quite capable of winning the comp this year.



What the 3 games have show us is that the NRL sides, even with a couple of weeks to go before their competition starts are in better shape than the best SL has to offer....they are fitter, stronger, faster and more talented. Benji Marshall, a player we were assured was "no loss and past it" when he went to the dark side was better than any of the english halves on show over the weekend and he wasn't even the best of the NRL lot......that's how far Superleague is behind the NRL.

I’m not sure what everyone’s striving for? (not you personally)



The Salary Cap could be increased which may afford clubs to purchase maybe a Sam Burgess, but only one club though, he’s a class above. But ultimately, even with a S.B we still couldn’t win an International competition, don’t dredge up the N.Z tour.



With all this money allegedly available if the Cap was increased, we could go down the football route, abolish the quota stuff & get a team of Galacticos (Aussies) to be the best club side in the world.



Unfortunately, back in the real world, the game doesn’t have that kind of money, unless of course some of the money men at certain clubs were prepared to take a sizable financial hit, and for what, to see their team win S.L & the W.C.C.



The game will never climb the sporting popularity ladder to the dizzy heights of Football & Union, never receive similar T.V rights, sponsorship or media adulation.



It is, what it is, a fringe sport, ok, we all love it but, come ‘on.



On a personal note I’d be happy if my team makes the eight.

Take them stupid avatar glasses off then?