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2010s were pretty good personally - at least the first half - I lost weight in 2010 and began running, did Manchester Marathon in 2015. Felt better than I ever have physically and the work I was doing was really interesting. I gained two grandsons too. Sadly the decade will always be remembered for austerity and, consequently, Brexit. Ah - the 70s. Strikes, power cuts, football hooliganism, racism. Some good music and films, though. The 80s were good because I was at Uni, got married and had my first child. By the 90s I had three kids and frankly it's a blur (pun intended). The 2000s started with some optimism but basically 9/11 and the 2008 crash pretty much began the end of the relatively stable world we had been in for a long time. The 2020s have been a sh*tsh*w so far. Can it get worse? Well, yes, but let's hope it doesn't.

Yeah, I took an early decision this morning to cancel my attempt at parkrun 399.

Recent health struggles meant I was clocking over 30 minutes and struggling to do so. Improving now and the last 3 parkruns at Mura di Lucca (Italy), Beacon (Lichfield) and Old Railway Trail (Llangollen,today) have been 28.32, 28.27 and 28.07 respectively. Getting there. I am now on 397 parkruns at 148 events.

The downside of the draft, and a lesser danger in SL too if a team isn't going to make the playoffs they can let the season drift out rather than making any signings.

I'd like to see Detroit win it this time. It would be like Huddersfield winning the SL Grand Final. The American system is meant to even things out but it's as if that has passed Detroit by.

The funding for full time developer officers and support from the RFL did for it. It coincided with the government cutting Sport England funding. Most teams didn't directly get funded, but refs were paid for (for example) and I think NL3 got travel support.

Imagine if they'd ploughed on with Stokes, Atkinson, Woakes and Carse swinging at everything. 700 lead was highly likely. But that's overkill and having the game finish today gives the bowlers and extra day of rest before they go again on Friday.

I'm looking at a nearly-new option (6000 miles) that is about 60% of its original cost, so a lot of the depreciation has happened. The battery is under warranty for 8 years and should last 10, given that we will probably do about 6000 miles a year as a second car. It will take some of the mileage load off car 1 as we won't use them both very often and will be cheaper to insure and run. The Dacia looks good value if the range of 150 miles is OK - which, if you charge from home and do short trips, it is.

Qualified for England (he's from SA) at age 24, then I guess Covid made everything weird, plus we still had Broad, Anderson, Woakes and Wood playing. If he stays injusry free and gives us 3-4 years and an Ashes win, he'll have been worth a punt.

I'm considering cementing my place in the metropolitan woke elite by getting an electric car. Anybody else got one? If so, do you have home charging? Who did you go with for the charger and what power company/ traiff do you use?

Wasn't he also in Coronation Street? Atkinson is very impressive, as is Carse. Mark "injury" Wood and Jofra "one match max" Archer will have trouble dislodging them for the India and Australia series. Stokes and McCullum seem to have the knack of picking players with no County or First Class track record and slotting them straight in.

Harry Brook is T20ing his way into the Test record books. I hope he performs in the big series coming up next year - Someone has to.

We all remember that brief moment when you could see a huge reproduction of a rugby league player on the side of a truck. RIP Eddie.

As he has pleaded guilty, I guess he can't appeal other than against the ban. I suspect he just wants to try and rebuild his career. I'm sorry this has happened - he's a really nice guy.

I did say above that people had Sheffield had signalled it pretty strongly last week.

Anyhoo, Craig Lingard is now the coach.

We'll find out.

A strong coach would - there can't be any public statements and any behind the scenes shennanigans would be stopped by a simple "do you really want me to tell the RFL about this?"

Considering everyone, including people at Sheffield, have been suggesting it it's hardly scoop of the year.

Needs a / on the end of the link https://www.sheffieldeagles.com/Eagles-News/article/club-statement-mark-aston/

Mark Aston moved to a non-coaching role pending results of appeal, with a move to Director of Rugby whether the appeal succeeds or not. https://www.sheffieldeagles.com/Eagles-News/article/club-statement-mark-aston/ This seems to be a sensible move all round. They (the club and Mark) just need to be very careful to not blur any lines at all, otherwise the RFL will come down like a ton of bricks. Who will be able to fill Mark's shoes as head coach? It has to be a strong character who can get the trust of the supporters quickly.

Should be a fascinating comp without the Aussies. Tonga favourites? A Tonga v Kiwi final in Auckland would be a thing to behold.

This may have been answered earlier, but what happens to Samoa the next time this is held - will they be in the Bowl? Basically, this is effectively a World Cup minus England/GB.

Father Ted, Blackadder, Dad's Army, Porridge, Alan Partridge, Bottom, Til Death Do Us Part, Steptoe, Fawlty Towers. Probably some others. From across the pond M*A*S*H, It's Always Sunny in Phildalphia, Frasier, What we do in the Shadows, Schitt's Creek. Currently I think "Alma's Not Normal" is the best sitcom on the box.Siobhan Finneran and Lorraine Ashburne are brilliant in it.

On almost any topic, to be fair. These forums would provide ample evidence of that.