Tomkins saw that I'd put Garcia in my Fantasy team & realised he had an opportunity to shaft me. Not do be outdone, Adrian Lam saw fit to play neither Halton nor Hanley. Meanwhile Nene bombed meaning I got 6 points from 4 players. To go with the 11 from 3 last week. Season over after 2 weeks 🤦
Original?!
It only works one way...
SL club away: enticing fixture for home fans, interesting away day for SL clubs.
SL club home: unattractive oppo for home fans, trek for a flogging for a bus load of cannon fodder followers.
One helps launch the year, the other's a pre-season warm-up.
Yep, I do! Surprised it was missing as it's hiding in plain sight :-)
I couldn't get there at the weekend - what trophies did they have?!
Friendly, so doesn't count ;-)
Kudos if you can find a pic of the Club Championship...
(took me a while to find it, and I was shocked when I did!!)
I feel in a perpetual state of "what's the point?" atm.
"The decision to revert the game to the Halliwell Jones Stadium offers financial benefits for both clubs and allows for a larger crowd".
Not hard to see why the game is where it is right now, is it?
Unrivalled in our ability to win one-off comps
Captain Morgan, ITV Trophy, Club Championship
No-one else comes close
#alwaysouryear
They make it hard to love this game sometimes. I've been a big advocate of the Championship clubs getting a home tie against SL clubs. But what's the point when they just switch venues?
Was looking forward to a day out in Sheffield and a new ground. Will find something better to do now instead.
"The only clue to what man can do is what man has done"
'Nuremberg': brilliant. Best film I've seen this year. Watch it!
Am I the only one finding the rage-baiting on Sinfield not becoming the 4th RL player to be knighted rather irksome?
A fog bound,sodden pitch looking like the battlefield of Towton 1461 ,a true Classic as witnessed by renegade #RugbyLeague correspondent #TheManInTheStand for #LeedsOtherPaper
I think the benefits were explained to anyone prepared to listen. Sadly the majority weren’t.
First time uploading a video to YouTube & you have a binary selection to make on whether content is made for kids; intrigued as to whether I should say yay or nay, I read the guidance. Forgive me for being rather confused what to do given that my video falls into the chasm between the illustrations
Err, number 6?!
Must be getting nervous now!! So close...
Putting aside its American saviour narrative and factually inaccuracies, Band of Brothers is still an incredible watch, even third or fourth time around. ‘Why we Fight’ especially is a masterpiece, and Ron Livingstone’s performance exceptional. Feels more poignant relevant now than ever before 😢
I’m half a point ahead then: I saw some of Amandaland when the missus watched it a month or so back. But nowt else (though I have seen a few earlier versions of stuff listed: Andor, South Park, Squid Game)
AI is about to revolutionise our productivity &/or destroy humankind apparently
Yet at a micro level my iPhone can’t play a podcast via BT in the car whilst I have another phone connected via AA
Am I wrong to doubt the grandiose statements of nirvana/annihilation because of this daily experience?
Subbed, as otherwise it was 181 words I guess
I’d feel better as a Salford fan today than yesterday. They can now move forward having been in limbo for 12 months. Hopefully hindsight judges today as a positive step.
I beg to differ. The club still exists; it’s different to the legal entity owned by rogue traders that was liquidated today. I expect the Reds will rise to take their place in the 2026 Championship. This was a necessary step to get the club back on track.
So Championship fixtures announced and a 10 team play-off confirmed. But seemingly no-one knows how it will work?! Am I missing something?
This is the kind of stat I could spend a while digging into…
Patience required at this stage. Need to wait for water parameters to settle, then first fish will go in - hopefully this weekend 🤞
But tank now all set-up and IMHO looking good 😊
The front of a Christmas card from Tony and Cherie Blair, showing the couple and the logo "Season's Greetings". Tony is half-angled towards the camera and Cherie has her hand on his chest. They are both slightly miling, but Tonys smile could be viewed as a threatening stare.
1st of December delivers reminders of past Christmas memes on other social media platforms.
"I never truly feel the Christmas spirit until I see the 'Tony Blair being held back from attacking you in the pub' card."
I've somehow survived the day. It's got a lot harder now the girls insist on Xmas songs 24/7 (and have done since October...)
Wonder how much RLC has paid to 'partner' with eCal to allow fans to sync fixtures to their calendars for next year. Bearing in mind that this service is already available from @rlrecordkeepers.bsky.social and was available to them for free if they'd only bothered to respond to me 🤔
Ad for “Roy Francis: Rugby’s Forgotten Black Leader” showing the book’s cover.
If you haven’t yet read “Roy Francis: Rugby’s Forgotten Black Leader” a certain major online retailer is offering the hardback for just £6.99 - it also makes a great Xmas gift (or so I’ve been told).
This. I don’t think the genie will ever go back in the bottle now, but as my reserves GF experience proved, the game is soooo much better without unnecessary off-field interventions. It’s also contributed to a major increase in ‘simulation’ and appeals as players stand there like Christ the Redeemer
