Robin Evans

yes!

sometime after the 74 strike when the washer in the pic was installed and before the closure of the pit in 83. I'm guessing 77/78ish. The mock tudor gable end on the house puts it 60's/70's! I might be wrong like.

posted with all the subtlety of a friday night round cas, suggy! But we've both said "born into the body currently used by tommy H, we'd both be playing SL. Oh to have that ability eh? Tommy has the ability, skill and class to have been the best player in our league every season, regardless of whether he played in the pack or in the centre. Sadly, we didn't see anywhere near enough of that class and i wouldn't be surprised if that wasn't the main reason he wasn't retained. It's easy for him to moan about how he was treated, as by and large the club rightly don't wash mucky linen in public, and as such won't publish the clubs take on the issue. If he had played as he can, throughout the season-, and had bought into the "team ethic" more throughout the season, he would have almost certainly have been retained. The reason he wasn't is largely down to him in my opinion. Every player leaving a club is likely to give it that big extra against a club he's left, as i expect jim will do against widnes. Tommy will be no different when/if he gets a club. It's always happened. It always will.

perhaps phil, but that's always the case when players move on. I'm more than happy with the decisions daryl has made re the playing squad for this coming season. Both tommy and wayne both had indifferent seasons. Both could be world beaters on their day but both had too many 'off' days for those making the decisions. Some of the bretheren are keen tommy fans, same wi prycey. I just think both were too inconsistent last season.

well if he is signing for fev, the club, players, agents, officials etc have done a better job of keeping it quiet than any other player we've signed this closed season cos no-one appears to know owt about him signing for us! I would guess he isn't a rover! Only a guess like!

bon chance et bon ann

as do i lorne. Great idea which raised the clubs profile.

as i said yesterday evening, whoever is divvying up the wonga can call the stadium whatever they like. It's great to see the bod developing other business partners from the locality. However, i'm with mart. It'll only ever be Post Office Road to me and the chris moyles stadium thing had run it's course.

very disappointing but safety has to come first. Roll on 2010!

anyone got any news? On or off?

other than quota exemptions, what rules are being broken to accommadate them?

a most suitable organisation oldrover.

Aye he did Colin, and a blindingly good player and all round nice bloke he was/is. But his better and most effective positions were arguably centre or Full Back. Subjective is the debate.

Witty!!

and I'm assuming you don't go around plugging leaks with your finger and you're NOT called Johan van der Spliff!!

It could Bob, as you say, easily end up that way, but hasn't. I'm made aware of complaints being made and by whom, but I can't for the life of me see where or how racism comes into it. A conversation between suggy and his black mate, prompted a discussion about the jamaican team and black half backs - (well more about 7's than 6's) and suggy brought it to the forum. If he'd simply asked the question, " how many good black scrum halves have there been over the last x years and who were they??" - it might not have propted the complaints. Then again, it may have. I fight inequality as part of my job - everyday! I loathe marginalisation in all it's forms. I'm not seeing it here. and suggy and Terry, Shaun Edwards had ginger)ish) hair!!!!!! GITS!!!!!! lol!

just seen the weeks forecast on country file. Looks bleak. Can't see the game being on

looking at next weeks forecast i'm not sure the game will be on! A cold week ahead.

It takes all sorts to make a world Bob. Each to their own. Live and be happy!

But in all seriousness, it is no big deal. When you look at what percentage of gay people make up the populus and compare that with sport, one could conclude that Thomas' "outing" of himself is relatively meaningless these days though he has made this public disclosure at the very end of his pro ting days at aged 35! I can only think of Fashanu (can't remember whether it was John or Justin) as being the sole person in a high profile sport to "out" himself prior to today. The averages might indicate that there are many more who feel unable or unwilling to disclose their homosexuality whilst playing pro-sport. As a rugby fan, my interests are:- i) can he break a tackle ii) can he run fast iii) can he tackle all day iv) can he kick/pass/organise I really don't care which side he butters his bread!

oh you short round bouncey thing! You appear to have a little "associative transactive disorder" going on there! You have all the subtlety of Enola's little lad and the witish capabilities of Herman Goering after a particularly bad pint of Urlsganbrau in 1940! A good comedian needs to exude humility and pathos! The above attempt was at least, "humiliatingly pathetic"!! Now toddle along to the cubs and play nicely with the other little boys you like - and don't forget your subs or you'll never make a "sixer"!!

don't set him off Bob!!!!!

But "the word on the street" is often so very wrong. That's why the criminal justice system requires proof beyond all reasonable doubt!! I'd like to see an effort made to re-try the garden area, but I can understand a reluctance to engage in that persuit given the seemingly uncontrolled behaviour of the local halfwit populus! It's difficult to put into any kind of words what my feelings actually are without stepping over the line of decency. Little sh1tz!

Thing is Dave, if we (RL outside SL) go under, it will only be a matter of time before the whole game becomes a memory.

I agree with almost all of your post other than the one point. I actually enjoy the play-offs nowadays. In footy and rugby they have been a resounding success and extend the number of meaningful games for many clubs right to the end of the season and obviously beyond. Finishing higher in the league gives you increasing advantages the higher you finish for the play-offs. A good system, not infallable, but one which provides enhanced entertainment for the fans, and usually the team finishing top has, more oft than not (from memory this so again, subject to scrutiny), gone on to win the comp. i.e. Barrow last year! I broadly agree to almost everything else you post.