gingerjon

You've made the offence and penalty up why don't you make up whether they'd be relegated or not.

I think you'll find it's in the Midlands. And also a bit ######.

If you like. But only if you drink tea from a china cup at the same time. And wear a monocle.

Sorry, this may have been covered elsewhere but I can't read this thread without banging my head on the desk. What does the 'R'? In NRL stand for? Or ARL for that matter.

Agreed. I would like to see the Challenge Cup more evenly spread throughout the season though. And obviously I campaign for a Heritage Round every time it gets mentioned.

I disagree with you but at least that would be consistent and fairly easy to check. It wouldn't however stop the Scotland/Wales/England/Ireland interchange which could all be done on the same passport.

She's not that bothered about the Commonwealth Games.

As Michael Johnson says: nobody grows up dreaming of winning the relay. And countries may send them but it's indivdual athletes competing for individual medals. There might be three Jamaicans in the 100m final but they're not running for team gold but for individual glory.

When has it happened in soccer? Full internationals of the last 20 years only please ...

The important bit being that they now cannot play for any other country.

Athletics is not a team sport. Fundamentally it's irrelevant what the flag on the vest is.

I certainly know a few RL fans down there - including a couple about five mins from Neath - and none went to yesterday's game.

Wire are beyond computers now.

Is that what he told you?

Spot on, Mr WAD. Spot. On.

Filthy professionalism.

I note the subtle use of the word 'club' so as to obscure the fact that he won the World Cup in 2000.

So, you have read the Lib Dem manifesto! For children who dislike puppies kittens will be provided.

You are Oscar Wilde and I claim my five guineas.

You are Bidisha and I claim my

I think we can all agree we'd happily sacrifice Gledhill's arms if it meant we could beat the aussies though.

Trying to find that out - I have a feeling it was anywhere on the field for a time but that he was the only player who could do this. The first goals appear not to have had crossbars either. Anyway, I now have dates for a couple of other things soccer-wise: offside in its modern form came into being but with three players not two in 1866 before being revised down to two in 1925; penalty kicks were introduced in 1891. The only change to the rules since 1925 has been the introduction of substitutes and outlawing a deliberate backpass to the goalkeeper.

I have a feeling that the only significant changes to the rules since the formation of the football league in 1888 are the creation of the penalty area, where the goalkeeper can handle the ball and the backpass. All the major changes took place between 1863 and 1888. Not sure when offside became settled though and any changes to that have been 'interpretation' rather a change to the law.

Nikon F65, Kodak TriX

I'd also join Talk Photography and ask in the Talk Basics section over there.