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Thursday - Warrington v Salford Friday noon - Hull derby & Saints/Wigan Saturday - Catalans v Toulouse Sunday - Huddersfield v Leeds Monday - Wakefield v Cas Not sure about you, but that's a great set of TV fixtures that only covers one round rather than 2. Can't blame it on broadcasters if you can still get games on, surely?

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A good Friday afternoons game would have resulted in a far bigger attendance.

No return on the big trebles bet. Only Roman Mist won and Janadil fell when leading in the race prior to the Irish Grand National. A couple more placed. As a result it meant that my selection in the Irish Grand National (Max Flamingo) was essentially null and void. So I took a separate £5 each way punt on Max Flamingo and on a whim a £5 each way on Lord Lariat (66/1 at time I placed bet who was tipped in Sporting Life’s site as a potential each way option) just to maintain interest for the race. Pretty amazed at the result: £406 for Lord Lariat and £19 for Max Flamingo! Talk about luck!

I do understand the point that players like (Bailey) Hodgson, Dom Young and Harry Rushton going to the NRL doesn't do a massive amount for English Rugby League but I think there are several factors to consider here. 1. With just 3 youngsters at the moment and no signs that others will follow in greater numbers, it is hardly a player drain at this stage (this is a reduced negative rather than a positive of course). 2. Talented young rugby players these days are very aware of where the potential pay packets can come from and scouts/agents will be all over them. I would much rather they go to the NRL than Union for pretty clear reasons. 3. They may not spend their entire career over there and so we could see some very good players return to the British game. 4. If these players help England do well internationally then it has a very positive effect on the profile of the sport and player numbers, viewers etc. so they could benefit the British game without even playing here.

Sky only had games on good Friday and Easter Monday didn’t they. I’m sure sky would be happy to have one round of fixtures over the Easter weekend, I don’t think the reason we have 2 rounds is their demands. We really do need to fix this and cut out the 2nd fixture, playing twice in a weekend is ridiculous.

I’d say my old team Wath Brow are probably the best supported,they regularly get 200-300 crowds with 1000+ for derby games with Egremont & Kells. Thatto,Siddal & Egremont usually have a decent following at home

Jackson Hastings running the show for WESTS against PARRA and claiming the spoils with a 40-yard field goal five seconds from time. Awesome to see him reeling away in jubilation and mobbed by his fellow Tigers. Good to see a smile cracking onto the face of Michael Maguire as well. Been a tough start for them and they desperately needed that pick-me-up.

When Hastings came to the Tigers I rated him highly, big mobile ball playing five-eight, I genuinely thought he could turn them around, so I`ve been a little surprised when he was never getting a mention as an option in your English halves. I just assumed it was something to do with him not being a `real` Pom or something. Unless you`ve got better options I reckon you`d be crazy not to pick him, imagine him with a half decent running halfback, could be a great combination. BTW in case you Pommies didn`t know, his old man was Kevin Hastings, Daly M winning halfback for the Roosters in the 70`s and 80`s, I was a kid when he was in his prime but I remember him clearly and can remember people used to always say he was one of the best half-backs never to play rep football, unfortunately his career coincided with one P. Sterling and Steve Mortimer. I reckon Jackson hasn`t fallen far from the tree.

I know it's against Saints, but have Wigan ever taken 10,000 to a semi final in recent times? They usually only manage half of that at Leigh or Warrington, not sure 10,000 will go to Leeds? Giants will have more than 2,000 don't worry!

Well done, I am pleased for you. I read the Sporting Life too, though sometimes I am not sure which tipster to follow.

Went along to watch Workington afc play on bank holiday Monday in the northern premier league- west division, I think it is classed as 8th tier and to be honest the game wasn't pretty, although 2 great direct free kicks won the day,crowd over 1300 on a day when the NPL had 10 attendances over 1000,anyway barring an unlikely slip up next Saturday from warrington rylands, the reds will be at home in the play offs against any one of Marine,leek town or runcorn linnets

Talk about luck … I backed Run Wild Fred in the National and it fell , and stuck with it at Fairyhouse … and it fell . Well Fred , you can run wild coz you cant jump !

Well a high up board member of one of the semi finalists told me between all 4 clubs they are struggling to get anywhere near filling it.

It was basically a prequel to good bits in the desert. I did like it but having watched David Lynch’s version and the Sci Fi channel’s mini series, I’m not sure if this is any better? Maybe that’ll be answered with part 2

As I say, I appreciate the viewpoint. And if it were more than the 8 or 9 Brits over there including the 3 youngsters then I would share some concerns. But from a purely selfish note, I really enjoy the NRL and watching a Brit in a number of the teams every week adds an extra level to that enjoyment so I am ok with the players over there at these levels.

It’s better than relegation fodder, so for us this is continued progress. Meanwhile, er, moving in the other direction…

It’s potentially good for the England national rugby league team.

Hence my frown , I was being facetious , but it's what the clubs agreed , isn't it ? My opinion is and always has been that if the money isn't there , neither are the camera's , only caveat with that is the lower tier clubs should have been producing a highlights/preview show over a decade ago , who knows where that could have led to by now ?

Not sure whether I will be able to go to this due to work but wondering how many will attend, was at reds game on Easter Monday and was told that these next months are critical for the project but both clubs are 100 % behind the idea, a bit of praise for the reds crowd though 1300 or so and a lot of young kids and groups of teenagers at what was a pretty poor standard of football

And semi-finalists.

Mid table,something Leeds fans can only dream about.

Kr are getting great crowds and have reached the semi-finals of the challenge cup so far this season on top of getting their act together off the pitch regarding their home ground. So yes they(KR) have been a success story this season.

Indeed. Last year as well. The club definitely feels and looks on the rise both on and off the pitch. They are most certainly on a upward trajectory.

Hull KR have been a real success story this year.

There'a far too many films stealing creative space like this and when viewed alongside the scraping the artistic barrel ones, usually called remakes or prequels, it does seem the film industry has lost its way ... big time.

1,975 at the West Cumbria derby

I’m not. They are rugby league attendances in a rugby league attendance thread. End of.

I guesstimated around 300 when I was at Heworth the other week. £2.50 to get in rather than £15-£20 though.

Good news for Rushton but a hell of an assignment to make his debut against the Panthers.

Saddleworth Rangers and Millom are also well supported

Nearly 145,000 spectators for last round of NRL.

Based on what?

6519 for Huddersfield v Saints. Think we'd sold our 1300 allocation before kick off so around 1500 away, 5k home in the end. Highest for that fixture at Huddersfield since 2014 by the looks of it.

It looked great on tv. I don’t know why everyone says their ground is an embarrassment, it’s a dump for sure but their crowd looks good in it on tv, much more so than many SL clubs.

Got a big bet on today to celebrate the running of the Irish Grand National: Kempton - 2.55pm: Saga 10/11 Fairyhouse - 3.15pm: Folcano 7/1 Kempton - 3.30pm: Diamond Bay 9/2 Fairyhouse - 3.50pm: Whiskey Sour 6/1 Kempton - 4.05pm: Roman Mist 10/3 Fairyhouse - 4.20pm: Janadil 1/1 Fairyhouse - 5.00pm: Max Flamingo 10/1 35 x £1.32 trebles (stake £46.20) max return £7,262.84 Basically any combination of three winners returns some money. My own view on the Grand National is that it’s much safer for the horses now than it was in the past with the changes made to the course. I think the focus is on having a fatality free event and there was a run of Grand Nationals in recent years where this was achieved. With so many entries though there is more potential for a jumping mistake that can lead to a fatal injury for a horse - although it must be kept in mind that a horse can suffer a terrible leg injury along a flat section too.

I’m actually very positive about the figures. Our last 3 attendances against Newcastle were 1221 earlier this season in the cup, 1212 in 2018 (at Bootham Crescent) and 1181 in 2017 (also at Bootham). If we go with 1750 for Saturdays game, our league average this year is 2227. The last full season average was 2125 (before COVID etc). I think we’ll break 2500 average this season, so a near 20% increase, while not something to write home about, shows steady progress which is what the Knights seem to aim for on and off the pitch. Overall though while I’m not too concerned about crowds I just feel as a club we need to work harder. As usual I’m reluctant to criticise and I don’t know how restricted the club are by the stadium management company but the match day experience needs a lot of work. At Bootham we had bands playing, entertainers, cheerleaders, zones set up for the kids. At the LNER it’s half an hour of music then an 80 minute match, the match itself is pretty decent atm but more work needs to be put into making match day an event.

No idea. Genuinely can’t answer that one.

That thing where you watch something on the telly and really enjoy it, then go online afterwards to discover a bunch of other people moaning about how ###### it was. People who can't even compose an interesting tweet sitting in judgement on the professional writing of 45 minutes of modern television. That's my experience of any new episode of Doctor Who nowadays. It goes without saying that I will always enjoy a new episode of Doctor Who. I sit down to watch it with that as my intention. Always have, always will. There isn't a single episode that I have seen, from the original series through to the modern day one, that doesn't have something to recommend it, in my view. That's why it is my favourite show. It doesn't mean every episode is a stone cold classic, or that there aren't some I rewatch more than others, or that Genesis of the Daleks is on a par with Time and the Rani. But I genuinely appreciate every actor who has played the part, every writer who has written for it and every part of the production team that has put it on screen. I feel sorry for those who watch something they claim to love, and then spend all their time pulling it to bits. If the internet had existed in 1963. Doctor Who wouldn't have lasted longer than its original 13 episode run. "Yeah, I liked the first one, quite good, but then three weeks of stone age men wittering on about fire and the lead actors fluffing their lines, no thanks, boring and amateurish, I gave up on it, the test card would be more thrilling..." Meanwhile, nearly SIXTY (count 'em) years later, Doctor Who is still on air, still pushing boundaries, still throwing out glorious little surprises to those who have stuck with it, such as the trailer at the end of the latest episode heralding the return of two much loved characters (no spoilers) in the regeneration special marking the Beeb's 100th birthday later this year. I can't wait to see what happens next!

The NRL using the standalone SOO weekend to ''relaunch'' international RL, according to the Oz media source. Jeez, have to admit I find this self-importance and NRL-focused viewpoint rather nauseating. To see the NRL being described as saviours re-launching internationals is a rather audacious example of the paid-up media in lock-step with NRL messaging. The Parish news is probably jolly good news for SAMOA. Hope they get out a solid team for the test match.

The young Bulldogs girls team made it to the start line yesterday. A defeat on the field, but a massive win for the club.

Akdeniz Warriors is also a new team from Antalya on the Southern coast. They are connected to the Akdeniz Mediterranean University. After faltering a bit, this will be their first game.

Just had myself a great double bill. Raiders of the Lost Ark & The Italian Job, both absolute classics!

With Shaun Wane as coach it wouldn't matter if he won the Dally M half back. No chance

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How many in the premier League for example? Exactly... You can't compare.