tonyXIII
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Thanks, John. Some of those street scenes were very reminiscent of the streets where I grew up (Moston & Harpurhey). Made me feel quite nostalgic.
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41 minutes ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said:
KR have just been one drop kick from winning the challenge cup
I suspect FC are due a period of success and can see it happening soon
Well done to both finalists! But you are still among the 'lesser lights' from either side of the hills, as are my lot, even after two finals in the last five years. It still leaves Wigan, Saint Helens, Warrington (except this year, it seems) and Leeds as the real title contenders.
As for your second paragraph, may I suggest a visit to Specsavers?
Disclaimer. My posts offer no intended offence to anyone.
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I don't think it is strange or that it amounts to a conspiracy. It's simple statistics.
West of the Pennines, there are three teams competing. Warrington, Wigan and St. Helens. If one has a bad year, the other two still compete.
East of the Pennines, there is now only one team which regularly competes at the top of the table, Leeds. Apologies to my friends in West Hull, but FC only compete occasionally these days and Wakefield and Castleford are mid-table at best. Therefore, if Leeds have a bad year, there is no one to pick up the baton. Simple, really.
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Thanks for the updates, John.
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3 hours ago, Saint Toppy said:
Forget about the result of the game, its about the battle of the whingers in the coaching box.
They can't both have all the decisions go against them, have the officials favouring the opposition team and both get constantly held down in the tackle while the opposition get away with everything.
My bet would be the 'whinge-ometer' slightly in favour of the petulant schoolboy in the white rose corner
Ha! This game's got nowt to do with thee!
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On 03/08/2023 at 09:45, Wellsy4HullFC said:
Bit of a bogey side for us, Wakefield.
We "should" win. Yet weve slightly underperformed last time up and they're on a huge wave of momentum.
Hull by 10. Close until the end.
I thought all the SL teams were "a bit of a bogey side" for you this year.
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Well done England.
One more game. You can do it.
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9 hours ago, Wolford6 said:
I've always said I'd pay money to watch a Welsh team play tiddlywinks.
Well, today I am watching Wales v Sri Lanka on Sky ... my first ever game of Netball,
It's a strange game ... both sides have a giant woman up front to catch the final pass and plonk the ball in the basket.
Neither team has a giant woman to play at the back to disturb the catch and plonk.
Neither team sends it's giant woman back to block the other team's giant woman.
Anyway, it's more boring than tiddlywinks.
Netball can be an interesting game to watch for about 10 minutes, and not just for the long legs and short skirts.
IIRC, the rules are a bit fiddly. You're not allowed to take a step while holding the ball (makes the players pass the ball on very quickly). You're not allowed to prevent a player from taking a shot at the net (means there is no point in sending a tall player to stop an opponent's shot). Players are restricted to which part of the court they can play in (means defenders can't attack and attackers can't defend).
It's at least 40 years since I had any involvement in netball, so the rules may have changed. My involvement was as a student, when us boys took on the girls - we got slaughtered - and as a teacher when I occasionally covered as second umpire in 'tournaments'.
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4 minutes ago, MZH said:
Massive well done to Wakefield. Massive result that not only gives them a chance of surviving, but makes them favourites to survive now imo.
As for Warrington, embarrassing. They won't make the playoffs now. In fact the way they are playing they could even finish 10th. Salford, Leeds, Hull and Huddersfield are all better than them imo.
Not at the moment, we're not! (Salford)
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19 hours ago, Old Frightful said:
More chance of Oliver Gildart scoring a hat trick at Wembley in two weeks than Salford winning this one.
(Sorry Tony!)
No need for an apology, mate.
On the deviltalk prediction thread, I had Catalans by 12 points. I should have gone for 42.
If you've got half an hour, check out the Deviltalk website. The meltdown on there is both immense and hilarious. Half a dozen wins and some fans think we're set for a GF win, half a dozen defeats and those same fans think we'll implode like that poor submarine.
Keep well, OF. And keep smiling. Like me.
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Well done, Leigh. Now go on and win the cup!
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18 hours ago, Old Frightful said:
Ha, ha. That is the funniest joke ever on here.
Am I missing something?
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1 minute ago, johnh1 said:
Because he is past it. The game is apparently being played at the Salford Community ‘Center’.
I was going to post something similar but, as usual, you beat me to it. He used to be quite good.
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58 minutes ago, MZH said:
As others have said, a win is a win. Cas are poor but they are still fighting for their lives. We lost Houghton and Tuimavave in the first half and Cam Scott had to go off for a HIA too although he did come back, so we did it pretty tough for a while but we found a couple of gears in the second half and Cas couldn't match it.
Two weeks to regroup now and get ready for a big playoff push. Hopefully Leigh do us a favour today by beating Salford.
Hopefully not!
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Good bye, David.
You were pretty good for a Swinton fan. I even forgave you for calling Salford, "the Pinks".
Thanks for the banter. RIP.
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Thanks, OF. That's more like it!
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1 hour ago, Fevrover said:
You can only beat what's in front of you.
How true that is! However, I think Trinity are finally putting the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle together. The next few weeks should be interesting.
As for Salford, least said, soonest mended! The next few weeks could be shocking.
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3 hours ago, Number 16 said:
I'm proud to announce that I have just finished my seventh Marathon in only seven days...
Or Snickers as they're now named.
Are you going for 8? Or even 16?
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YEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSS!
Done it! Won it!
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13 minutes ago, David Shepherd said:
A fact that won't be lost on Sky. They really have got us by the short and curlies. Take what you're given or we walk.
So let them walk.
In fact, tell them to persist off. You can't negotiate with blackmailers. If our income falls, then we just have to cut our cloth according to our means. Money is important, but I value my soul a lot higher.
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26 minutes ago, Tommygilf said:
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I don't think it will be sorted soon and agree that this current urgency is the result of essentially p**sing away a decade stagnating with sod all to show for it.
Well said, Tommy.
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I've never been a fan of Sky. I think they squeeze every drop they can from SL. If we had someone who knew how to run a TV channel, I would say, "Bin Sky and do our own thing." I never hear anyone talk about Freeview. How much would it cost to run our own channel, raise our own advertising revenue and take control of our own destiny? It's fta, so should mean more possible viewers.
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10 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:
once described as "the noisy neighbour" - now slamming the door in the face of their rivals
Not at all.
They just have to work out the combination of the lock.
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For John, I used to want United relegating again and again until they disappeared off the face of the Earth. I'm older now and I realise that, without United, the Premier League would not hold the same interest for a City fan, and vice versa (though the 'entitled' United fans may not realise it!).
Now is our time and I'm going to damn well enjoy it, just as I am enjoying Salford's recent resurgence.
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From "We grew up in Salford"
in The General Rugby League Forum
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Hmmm. I checked it out on YouTube. Not my style of music, but interesting, nonetheless. Thanks again.