Griff

Love flying. Hate airports. And airlines.

Did we not invite community clubs to apply for membership last year and only three applied? There's no appetite for promotion to League One - let alone relegation from it.

It's never as easy as that, is it? Did anyone want to run the club? Or finance it? There's a reason why clubs want to remain as community clubs.

I've noticed that with many people. Everyone loves promotion, not too keen on the relegation part of p+r. Maybe we should promote one club a year until we have one big division. Just like we used to.

And so we turn from outrage to a purely true-but-it-doesn't-matter mode.

Check out the accounts at Companies House.

I'm not going to get into a protracted argument about the ordinary meaning of words, Gav. The "people" may have been on the floor, they may have been on the panel.

Ah - so there's another quote, mentioning the floor.

I can't read anything now ..... But "from the floor" was inferred by Les by the look of it.

By contrast, the 1993/94 accounts show turnover of £938k. Division One back then, of course, but pre-Superleague. It illustrates how difficult the finances have become for all clubs.

Couldn't find that bit, Les. Hard to believe anyone would say that, especially someone from the floor.

Starts at 6.00. Kicks off around 6.05.

Jeez - I'm not sure the sport has another 500 years in it.

It is a good enough reason - but did nobody notice this six months ago when the fixtures came out?

That's true enough.

Squad turnover wouldn't be something to which I'd draw attention as there was hardly any in the squad Craig inherited on Day 1.

I'd be surprised if they weren't.

Got your ticket, Tommy?

If you say so.

We definitely kicked off after both times.

Has that changed ? My recollection is that in 2019, it was to be played before the CC Final but that was changed to suit the BBC (or maybe somebody else).

Big assumption that something that's never happened "works really well". But I'm not angling for change here.

Yes - surprised by that as Dons had a good team in the 2000s and I would've thought they'd done a league double more than once in that decade. But, to prove that lightning does strike twice, someone was on about referees no longer advancing penalties for dissent. It happened today.

More penalties! Just what the game needs. If the referee genuinely thinks that time wasting's a problem, he - or indeed she - can stop the clock.

Sure. You would cut it - probably to 60 as you say. But you take all the urgency out of the play. There'd be a lot of standing around until everyone was ready. The game would be less of a spectacle.