Human Punk

Well that's very kind of you, but what makes you think I'm a "neutral sat at home"?

A real shame for Grace, desperately unlucky with injuries. If he can stay fit for a year or so it's not too late for him to recover some of that early magic. Worth a gamble I'd have thought.

Yeah always liked Gigot. He was never far from doing something mental. Hope he has a happy retirement.

Turns out Ponga's rubbish anyway, the lad Sharpe is way better! As for Scotland, I'd rather see Cam Murray, Angus Crichton, Campbell Graham and all the rest with good Scottish names than watch another debacle like the WC Italy defeat again.

Really pleased for the Giants and Robinson. Thought Burgess deserved FCs MOTM award.

Used to like Odsal during the Bullmania days. It has its own microclimate that's 10 degrees colder than the coldest place in the rest of the UK at any given time though, so it must be terrible nowadays.

Your cup really is half empty and with a hole in it! Agreed Wellens needs to get it right or ship out (much as I hate to say it), but Mbye deserves a bit of slack - his performance against Salford pretty much single-handedly got Saints into the top 6 last year.

Favourite - Cas Least - Wilderspool. Usually the new stadiums lack atmosphere compared to the old ones, but Wire are the exception.

While Tom Grant's decisions were in a least one instance unfathomable, the fact is that we don't have a surfeit of top refs, and we have to support and nurture the ones we have, unlike when Ganson was in charge (whose contribution to the current unhappy state of affairs shouldn't be forgotten).

I think we can agree from his horrible stint in charge of England/GB that he'd rather play some bang average Aussie out of position than give an Englishman a go. But it's just as likely that he's just a bit of a dotard. From what I can see he's the oldest top-level domestic coach in the world in any sport. Sir Alex Ferguson called it a day when he was 'only' 71. How Bennett keeps getting a gig I don't know. Dodd just needs to hang in there and wait for him to get emptied.

Hi, and welcome. It's a long time ago now, but I also got into RL after watching a game by chance on TV, and have never regretted it. It's a great sport to watch on TV, and even better when you're at the ground. From a neutral perspective, my recommendation would be Cas v Leeds, which is kind of thought of as a derby of sorts. I haven't been to one for a fair few years, but there was always a great atmosphere, and it's a chance to enjoy one of the last remaining old-style grounds seeing you've missed out on Central Park, Knowsley Road, the Boulevard, Wilderspool (although that was a bit shoite) etc. Cas fans will hopefully be able to say that it's still as good as I remember it!

I'm struggling with that 'hip drop' offence. As I saw it, Ipape's feet were always on the ground and he was just executing a tackle. Isn't a hip drop where you use your body weight as the main force in the tackle? I didn't see Ipape doing that. Is it just me? Did I miss something?

I can understand Leeds being awful - that's a squad full of 2nd rate players. What happened to the days when they were full of home-grown talent like McGuire and Burrow backed up by top Aussies like Buderus and Webb. None of the current squad come close. Croft is still living off the reputation of one season. What I can't understand is how Catalans, who do have that quality of player, can look so clueless. Worrying times for McNamara, I'd say.

Well that's some sort of consolation at least.

What actually is the current situation? Has the takeover happened, and the new owners have failed to make any funds available? In which case you might suspect that the plan is to fold the club and flatten the stadium for redevelopment. Or can the takeover still fall through and someone else pick up the pieces?