Dr Tim Whatley

Somewhere slightly off the beaten track but well worth a look is The Windermere. Next to South Kenton Station, which is two stations north of Wembley Central, they've got a big marquee in the garden, plenty of space indoors, and don't increase their prices on matchdays like a lot of the pubs nearer the stadium. https://maps.app.goo.gl/rt1WUFKCtxtQcwpeA Tubes take about four mins from there to Central and run every ten minutes. Lioness Line covers the same stretch too.

A couple of thousand at The Stoop for England v Tonga felt...alright? Still a decent occasion and something for fans to follow in person while the best players were out in Australia. As you say though - those were really heady days compared to the clown show we have now

Sensational insight from Robbie Hunter-Paul there. With then minutes to go and Tonga 12 behind..."they know they have to score in the last five or ten minutes" Thanks for that

Busted! (Love that programme, the little documentaries are always so interesting)

Something I didn't know until last week - Glasgow Rangers had a basketball team for one season in the 1980s! The bought the Kingston club, won the BBL Playoffs, then the new Rangers owner got rid and they went back to SW London.

Yeah, plenty of days at The Stoop where as fans we'd be disappointed with crowds around the 3k mark. What London would do for that sort of support now.

A London RL team would kill for the crowds we're able to pull in at Roots Hall. Over 6,000 the other night for a team who, at kick-off, were in the relegation zone of the fifth tier. London maybe got near that number a few times in the old Bronquins days? To be clear - I'd love to see London getting back to those sorts of numbers but it is a long long road back.

What leagues do they play in? I've played up at Pennine Way plenty of times in cup tournaments etc. but not yet come across a team playing under the Stags name.

On that point...I got a message when I logged on to my BetFred account this morning talking about the new deal. Assuming all BetFred online customers got that same message (and seeing as I don't really bet on RL, there's no reason to think BetFred would have me in a customer segment of people with an interest in the game) then that's good PR going out to a lot of people.

#neverforget

Absolutely robbed Southend United, who had won the Southern League Second Division at an absolute canter. But it's ok, I'm over it now. Mostly.