Just Browny

Yes. I think of Field and Dufty as having a similar running style, in that they have a very clear eye for the 'shape' of the run they have to make so they can run on an arc without losing speed or looking like it is much of an effort.

If you put it in the same slot as Champ games, people moan that half the potential audience are already at a game and/ or that Champ crowds will be affected. Put it at the same slot as SL games and people moan that it has no chance of succeeding. Squeeze into another slot (e.g. Monday nights) and people moan it is rubbish for fans. I think I'd look at putting a Sunday afternoon game on Super League + and sub-contract the Sportsman to produce the coverage.

Is it? How?

I like it as a fun idea. I think a more realistic adaptation (given this is basically what the NRL think they've achieved with the PC) is to do it for RLEF countries.

Not a big fan of using charity as a vehicle for hybrid nonsense. Hope it raised a few bob.

Agreed. For a final based on an end of season play off series, there's no particular reason why the final *has* to be a neutral venue: the main reason on RL is that you need a neutral venue is for the extra capacity.

This afternoon the only top level sport was, erm, Scotland v Portugal in the rah rah. It seems a real shame to me that football pretty much abandons a few weekends per year and we don't take advantage.

Knowsley Road:- Smell of wintergreen and various other chemicals round the back of the stand. Hope, variously extinguished at some point between the first 5 minutes and the last 5 minutes. Despair. Trudging back through that grim car park, which seemed to be full of puddles in all weathers and at any time of the year.

You're not Willie Mason are you

Yes. Bit of a leftfield one, but snooker is a game which is played to a high level in no more countries than ours, and has some highly intricate rules, but seems to have a roster of referees from all over the world. How did they do it? Can we have the same. You only need to find half a dozen willing and able people and train them up.

Halifax have signed Ronan Dixon and Brad Graham from Dewsbury, Jack Hansen from Sheffield, Owen McCarron from Whitehaven, and Charlie Graham from Keighley (was already at Fax on loan). And they've re-signed McComb, Jouffret, Saltonstall, Fairbank, and Hird.

The good news for Walker is that he has youth on his side. I've always liked Smith, but agree he is more 'top half of Championship' than Super League.

https://x.com/Joshuacharnley/status/1856412342512193835?t=6cbOdcD-bZiDDxaai3NtOA&s=19 Well done.

Yes hopefully they will be able to bounce back now and start to slam dunk a few two-pointers.

Agree with your conclusion but for a different reason. We can only wrest our players away for England so many days a year; we should be using as much of that time as possible for 'proper' internationals.

I think the LDL are now the premier DL. And the Swinton badge is terrible.

That is a bloody dark turn after such a nice, if sad, farewell. John D will be on in a bit to say "I don't know why we bother."

First half NZ v England, winner stays on to play Australia in second half? Call it a Tri Nations.

It will have been brought down to a one match series with Australia, but we will be comforting ourselves that it is a good start and something to build on.

Leigh's recruitment seems to be based on building up one hell of a future quiz question.

Have they... changed the colour of the badge so it matches the Home Bargains logo

It does seem to be an RL phenomenon. You wouldn't see 2,000 folk not turning up or empty single seats at Twickers for a 6N match or whatever they are calling this series of games.

Oh don't worry, Johnny rates the English players even lower.

Very happy to pop back and admit my guilt if it doesn't happen.

As far as I'm aware I can 'complain' (if that's what I was doing) about whatever I fancy provided the moderators agree.