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  1. The first 5 mins of the second half were a bit iffy. HKR were not stood square at a lot of the PTB's. I'm also not sure the HKR player was on side when FC fullback spilled it. B+
  2. Maybe you guys would be interested in helping a fellow forum member promote their first publication? My book "Snowflake" is based on my experiences as a youth worker. It's made up of short stories about how young people engage with the world as they begin their working lives. It has a humorous slant but the subject matter serious, from drugs to crime and poverty. My intention is to compare how differing generations view resilience and therefore whether the label "Snowflake" is justified. It is released on the 2nd Feb and can be bought from most online book shops. Here's the link and thanks for taking the time to read my post. Obviously if any of you are in book clubs I would happily attend if you are kind enough to review it. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Snowflake-Simon-Ackroyd/dp/1398436666/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.nwib-Zs8SFQVixD0C_50Dw.-g2PnnUTVPeQC6bG13mAdCLwB7vn0xo_kQTPOiegBig&dib_tag=se&keywords=9781398436664&linkCode=qs&qid=1705146722&s=books&sr=1-1&fbclid=IwAR2UiAOWCFWIFHdeWQQxZUwNbsR4NgZp3qDCNUlYaBvPN4by5hSQi4jE8Jk
  3. The IMG gradings are going to be used to justify why clubs like Salford are holding the game back. For example, if you have limited resources and you allow a club to invest in a playing roster that creates debts, you diminish as a sport. Over 5, 10, 20 years this is a significant sum. Whereas, if you invest with investors wanting to build a grade A franchise then the sport grows. Thus the IMG gradings of Salford has proved to be optimistic. They know it, the RFL know it and now we have a mechanism to move Salford out of the nest and move an ambitious grade B club in that would be strategically valuable, so long as they come with investors. Makes total sense when the focus is the game, not the club.
  4. Sport was about entertainment, now it's a results business. However, how can it be a business? IMO every business can be successful but not every team, and it's the refs job to differentiate through rules and laws. Last night Marcus Rashford caused an Indian burn to someone's ankle and it's set fire to the internet. Ridiculous.
  5. They used to say that the man in the middle has a good game when he's invisible. Not today I'm afraid. He/she has to satisfy the rampant blame shift of coaches, clubs, fans, video refs, VAR's, TMO's etc and the scrutiny of TV pundits and the media in all sorts of sports. This last week we have heard about death threats towards Wayne Barnes in RU, RL refs getting it in the neck allowing the ruck to be slow in the recent tests giving England an unfair advantage, cricketers getting sent off due to having a dodgy helmet without facing a ball and Mikel Arteta and his club wanting the moon on a stick because one of their defenders fell over and let another player use his leg to score a point, even though a recent, "leave refs alone", charter has been signed by all Premier League clubs. Have we reached the bottom yet? And what other examples of foul play/ bungling/biased refereeing exists in world sport? Or can the principles of honour and fair play, overcome the rabid gamesmanship and exhibitionism that transcends all sport? What examples of Paulo Di Canio levels of sportsmanship still exist?
  6. The fact is, the attention span of a young person seeking a distraction is not great. They won't last 80 minutes but you might get 8. Hence why a lot of things demanding they're attention now are exhibitions rather than competitions. There to raise revenue, not provide rewards for effort/ achievement. I have 3 kids of my own. They all tried RL and did well but gave it up and don't watch it now unless it's a try fest. So if you want to stay relevant with them, you have to change the sport fundamentally. PS No need for stereo typing of me either, I don't read the paper and I am not old.
  7. Old man yells at people trying to platt fog
  8. A bunch of iPhone warriors who think coffee is the caffeine equivalent of craft beer? They're priorities are all consuming and self centred while living at home with mum and dad. That's why hey have money. Are you watching big brother ATM?
  9. All we need to know about Gen Z engaging in sport is how many reels and tiktok videos they watch, for free, in their darkened bedrooms.
  10. It does make the lower leagues relevant to SL. However dual reg and the loan system needs consideration too.
  11. The best solution I have heard is use league 1 for development, expansion and rebuilding by putting SL reserve grade teams in there for a meaningful comp. One up, one down, reserve grade can't be promoted . Also when SL expands, the championship promotes a team from L1 and we expand into another territory. This way SL has a vested interest in league 1.
  12. It's a thoughtless act but whoever did it didn't steal the wall next to it to build a stately home......
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