100% League Network:
You know what we’re talking about here: The RFL’s statement about rugby league being a family game, foul and abusive language will not be tolerated yada yada yada—played over the tannoy at the start of each half. That’s fair enough—they have say that. Nevertheless, I sill can’t get my head around the policy of having a child (or at least a voice pitched-up to sound like that of a child’s) speak said statement. It’s obviously an attempt at some kind of psychological mumbo jumbo, as if you calling the referee a wanker is literally harming the children. It’s a pretty underhand tactic, but does anyone believe it’ll work? What’s a kid gonna do about it? Bite your ankles? Scuff your jeans up a bit?
What The RFL should have done is use an authorative voice. Someone like Mr. T or ‘Dirty Harry’. Maybe we’d think twice about uttering our choice verbals if it meant avoiding Clint Eastwood sticking a Colt 45 up your arse.
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