Futtocks

This game's been a bit see-saw.

Warriors 18:34 Bulldogs at FT. The Dogs are in the finals, while the Warriors were just a bit flat in the last home game for some of their stars, most notably Shaun Johnson.

Still adjusting my brain to the Bulldogs being any good at all, let alone this good.

Arthur, not Henry. Henry was the Proms guy. Given the average TRL member's world view, maybe we could license "It's the End of the World as we know it" from R.E.M.

Manly 10 up very quickly, but the Tigers just had a try disallowed for a forward pass.. Brooks getting booed for different reasons this time.

It usually is, and in much better quality than Freeview Red Button.

He seems to have disappeared from all Tennis coverage, regardless of the channel. Maybe he came up with something so boorishly offensive, even a TV company couldn't brush it under the carpet. Anyway, long may it continue.

A pedant writes*, "Bayesian". *types, actually.

This has got its own thread now, and some information has been made available about the BBC fixtures.

John Clegg, aged 90. Best known to those of a certain age, as La-di-da Gunner Graham in It ain't half hot, Mum!.

I think it was like the previous time; one game every Monday. But the money they were offering wasn't considered worth it. There's a thread about it somewhere a few pages back.

1. It would take more money and effort to get RL in this country higher in the public consciousness than the NRL would be willing to spend. You can't just transplant what works in Australia to the UK. 2. People would march in the streets. More importantly, we'd never hear the last of it on here (or the Conspiracy Theory Thread). 3. The Championship was offered a TV deal, but it was from a company that pays absolute peanuts. The Championship turned them down, so they show the European Rugby Union Champions Cup instead, who must have been even more desperate. 4. Yes, now Oldham seem to be digging themselves out of the doldrums, it's a positive time to get involved.

Hard to celebrate the Ashes without those two teams. At least it's not at Lords.

MCG to host Australia v England 150th anniversary Test https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cx2leg1w08ro

The weekend was bookended by an underdog win from London and a close-ish finish in this one. Wigan/Saints was a good watch unless you support St Helens/Warrington/Leigh.

Huddersfield 20:12 Castleford in the end.

It must be a generational thing, but when they mention Fenton Rogers, I can't help thinking of May to December.

That's how you'd normally pronounce it in French, but maybe there's a regional influence from over the border.

Remember when Jermaine McGillvary had Robbie Farah ram his forearm into Jermaine's mouth and accuse him of biting?

A biting accusation from Mikey Lewis.

Leigh 12:0 up at HT.

Sam Stone fails HIA. At least Salford have 13 players back on the pitch.

Meanwhile, Umyla Hanley has gone through a couple of tired tackles to score.

Two in the bin for Salford now!

What about Liam?