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I like the bit where he says that the crowd looked larger than that reported. Tax fiddling even then perhaps? The game really was unstructured back then and heavily reliant on scrums. No wonder RU reckons its the pure form the game, they're still doing it.

Sheffield seem to be finally finding their form - a couple of personnel changes but a very solid performance at Batley last week (despite being down to 12 men, a decision overturned on DVD review) and a win at a very warm Toulouse last night. That should be Featherstone for the Minor Prems, if it wasn't already. Unlucky for Dewsbury today, but Whitehaven look doomed and Keighley have to do something special to escape. Batley play all 3 I think before the season ends. The Dewsbury game in particular should be a cracker.

Wayne Rooney I rest my case

I played golf at Rotherham on Monday

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/8797367.stm When I saw Whitehaven at Fev earlier this year they looked like relegation candidates. They now look even more like thy're going down. The finacial situation has been a concern for some time now, and relegation will certainly not help that. Workington are no closer to a revival at present and the chances of a West Cumbrian SL team seem to lie only with both clubs going bust and being forced by this into a merger, as any other sort of merger seems highly unlikely.

http://www.therfl.co.uk/about/news_item.php?id=18323 The profit isn't very much but then again it's better to pay it out to the clubs, grassroots, the Benevolent fund, facilities etc. than pay tax and have it in the bank. Well done, RFL management.

Without the BP, it would be 2 for a win and Keighley would probably have been -6 at the start Featherstone Rovers 22 Leigh Centurions 19 Halifax 18 Barrow Raiders 13 Sheffield Eagles 11 Widnes Vikings 10 Toulouse 10 Batley Bulldogs 8 Whitehaven 4 Keighley Cougars 1 Dewsbury Rams 0

They must be virtually unused as well - the chances of retaining all that kit after playing for a season are pretty low!!

I had a curry from Tesco's last night. Quite mild, because I was sharing with daughters who don't like spicy curries.

http://www.therfl.co.uk/about/disciplinary_item.php?id=1606 One match. You have to be a rich SuperLeague club to get leniency with this sort of offence. I'd go with: Woodcock Thackeray Yere Ropati Taulapapa Lindsay Brooks Howieson Cook Stringer Szostak Corcoran Green Subs: Hepworth Barlow Exton McDonald

Yes I can, I was there!!! What about the first try, was he in front of the kicker?

Footage is lower quality probably due to limited lighting but still not bad.

You can have my feedback - it's excellent.

Depends on the snow that is forecast for tomorrow as well... Some games are already scheduled for midweek next week, looks like there'll be a few more.

One of the old school refs (can't remember which one) once said that if both sets of supporters booed him off he can't be far wrong!! It would have been easy for Gareth to have blown a lot more but do we necessarily want to see that? What I saw was a tough game of rugby league in difficult conditions where both defences were excellent and tries were hard to come by.

Yes but you didn't shout.

This often happens in amateur rugby when there's a fixture pile up at the end of the season. Cup and League game decided in one go.

Can't play midweek next week because we're playing Monday!! Might have to postpone the league game and play it on the 28th!

Hunslet Warriors from the Yorkshire League are coached by Dean Sampson and have our former player Caldon Bravo in their ranks. Ovenden's run is amazing. It's about time we had a home tie against an amateur team. Although I was at Thornhill the other week and they were celebrating the 10th anniversary of beating the Eagles. The video of the game was on the big screen in the clubhouse - I was shocked at how slow and ponderous the game seemed compared to what we see now at DVS. However the pitch was in a similar condition to how it was after the recent U2 concert.

Not great but the plus side is we might know exactly what we need to do to qualify as this will be played after all the other games (weather permitting)

Aye, see you ya drunken sassanach that yes are!!

We were exposed on our left side defence against Featherstone. With Yere and Talapapa in the side we should be a lot stronger in defence and will certainly give the opposition something to think about as well. There's certainly some competition for wing positions. Especially if the ex-SL winger is signed.

They were at the game.

Oldham is a rugby league hotbed and the state of their professional club is a disgrace. From being a strong club with their own ground there's been a gradual descent into a situation where they can't find anywhere to play in their own borough. Selling the ground, putting their faith in the council and a football club and serial mismanagement. It can only be rugby league.