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Feels reasonable to me, provided there is transparency in the scoring process.

Feels reasonable. Transparency of scoring will be essential though, both to prevent any allegations of favouritism and to stop fan meltdowns if their club isn't in the top tier.

Well obviously, he went to Cas.

Didn't hear a thing either. Plenty of swearing, but nothing racist whatsoever.

Does a lack of posts on this thread this evening suggest that viaplay aren't getting much by the way of viewers? How representative is the forum in terms of assessing interest in a game?

Aekins out, Pickersgill in by the look of things.

Pulp bassist, Steve Mackey aged 56.

Get with the times though, it's bitcoin mined now.

That's broadly the same as most clubs in the game. I assume they're all boom or bust?

Newcastle came with a game plan to slow the game down, and it worked in the first half. A change to more expansive tactics in the second half allowed Fev to pull away, made easier when they had a man advantage later on. That wasn't down to the ref, but I'd suggest was good coaching in spotting plan a wasn't working, and moving to plan b.

I'd suggest they're no more or less likely to go bust this season than any other in the 16 or so years he's been involved with the club as a director.

Newcastle came with a game plan to slow down the ruck, and it worked for much of the game. I'm not sure why people would think they'd just roll over, and whilst it might not be felt that the ref's interpretation of the rules was correct in the time he allowed, he was at least consistent with it. It wasn't the most enjoyable game to watch, however we did at least adapt to the opposition and change the game plan in the second half to become more expansive to compensate. Playing with an extra man just made that a bit easier. Atmosphere once again felt a bit flat, which I'd suggest is down to the expectation of a one-sided game, as TPH mentions. Longy said on the radio interview that Aekins had a tight hamstring, not sure how bad it was but that he'd be assessed in the week with a view to the next match. Fingers crossed, and step forward Pickersgill if he's not fit.

Anyone know why this wasn't an issue during any of the preseason matches played on it?

I also seem to recall a comment about the ground not having sufficient power to upgrade the lights, which would therefore need the DNO to upgrade the supply. That's not likely to be a quick or easy job.

A new PNG domestic side, apparently. https://www.looppng.com/tags/emk-sepik-pride

Not sure quite how this will play out, but I'd doubt he'll be back at Doncaster anytime soon.

The areas of darkness on the pitch? That's not the quality of the floodlights, it's a shadow.

Whereas the die-hards from Fax who do turn up, know they'll lose.

The more I watch early doors as it becomes available on iPlayer, the more I appreciate the quality of the writing. First time I've seen it since originally aired, and back in the day I didn't watch every episode. For me, it's now up there with Father Ted (another I didn't really appreciate when first on), Phoenix Nights and blackadder as the best comedies written.

Buy a tread wear guage, and check tyres across the width of the tread. They cost peanuts, and its a couple of minute job to check all four. A bit late now, but if they're wearing unevenly, particularly on inside or outside edges then it's likely the alignment is out. Excess wear on both edges indicates they've been running under inflated and excess wear in the centre indicates over inflated.

Not good enough connectivity at Belle Vue apparently, so no streaming.

This was one of the inspirations for at least some of the storylines. Shed Your Tears and Walk Away https://g.co/kgs/w7oHWL

Anyone else feel this seems a little light in numbers for a full season, even with DR available?

We've just re watched series 1 and 2, before catching up with the final episodes. It's enjoyable, even if half of the time we're just debating exactly where all the locations are.