Chronicler of Chiswick

I'm waiting for him to run headlong into the brick wall that's David Hughes' ego.

The telling stat for Keighley is that they've only conceded an average of 8.5 points per game. Incidentally I wasn't criticizing the time keeper but the ref who appeared to suffer from St. Vitus' dance the way his arms kept going up and down - one of our more 'interesting' officials is Mr. Mannifield (the name given on the RFL website).

It'd be good to have our play-off games at Eirias, but as you said last Tuesday the RU side have swapped round their first two home games due to pitch work with the second having been due to be played on 10th. October. We shall see - as usual. Perhaps RGC are just being careful.

Nailbiter in the end down by the seaside in Colwyn Bay (could Muzza make the players write out one thousand times 'when comfortably ahead with a few minutes to go I must not put the cue in the rack'!), although Rochdale were helped by what I made out to be over eight minutes added on time. Never mind, what's done is done and we still ended up with two points. Keighley away next week and on today's performance - HELP!!!

Leeds by 12.

All home wins bar Fev.

Wakey by 8.

Wigan by 30.

Catalans by 8.

Cas by 6.

Saints by 40.

Crusaders, Midlands, Cornwall, Keighley, Swinton.

Hey-ho, can't be helped, with rugby of one form or other being played on it for 12 months of the year the pitch would need work. Do we know definitely that we can't get Zipworld for the rest of the season?

It's going to be interesting to see what the promotees from L1 do. From what I've seen I reckon Keighley (who are effectively up already) only need a couple of big forwards to give a bit of extra heft in the pack. The second club will be a bit different - I think that as far as the Crusaders are concerned we'd pretty well need to completely rebuild the side to have a chance of staying up and I reckon the other contenders are in much the same state.

Saints by 24+.

Leeds by 6.

Salford by 8, be interesting to see the effect the weather has on the game - wouldn't fancy playing in 33+ degrees myself!

York by 10.

Wire by 18.

Wigan by 30.

Swinton, Rochdale, Donny, Keighley, Skolars. Looking at the weather forecast, I'm glad the Cru's got the bye this week.

Catalans by 8.

That's an interesting thought - Muzza and his crew could well turn London round given a free hand which would probably run straight into a brick wall called David Hughes' ego. The other problem is that they'd have to go full time and whether they'd be prepared to give up the day jobs in these uncertain times has to be doubtful.

I've no worries about the team's performances in the play offs - both the coaching staff and any players wanting a close season transfer will be doing their damnedest to show any potential new employer just how good they are.

I'm a bit puzzled about the suggestion that they're off to Rochdale who will probably be in L1 next season and have serious problems with their landlord when the Cru could well be in the Championship and get on with theirs.