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I don’t know, but the great highlight programmes of the early/mid 80s on C4 were a definite primer for me.

Being a great person miles more important than being a great sportsman if you have to choose tbh. Great that he’s both.

The most powerful people in UK RL are the chairs of the top clubs. We could appoint a really brilliant administrator but unless the actual seats of power are willing to cede their authority to them then not a lot will change. Also as these different power points are ultimately competing with each other theres a real contradiction in any attempts at working collectively.

Not enough people with money like rugby league.

Dolphins, Ravens, Chargers, Cowboys, Lions, Colts, Jags, 49ers, Patriots, Jets, Commanders, Rams, Broncos, Chiefs, Texans, Eagles

Agreed and much will depend on Saints own financial planning and what they anticipated. In my view most journalists don’t understand how to read a set of accounts - it’s a very different skill set. I would really underline that too for sports journalists.

Brought great gravitas to every role his did - RIP.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 9/10 Had somehow not seen this classic with its timeless themes and interesting questions.

Depends on the paired meal Dr What? Conferences!

Cremation Bitter Leg

My father is from Liverpool and he saw Liverpool City as he had a friend who lived near where they played and we did have a programme at one point at his house. He said he once cracked a joke there about the famous A Trialist brothers starring in the game that didn’t go down too well! He is a football fan though and it’s fair to say Liverpool were starting a meteoric rise at the same time which would see them eclipse Everton et al which probably didn’t help the fortunes of Liverpool City in the battle for fans.

This is true!

I switched off at 21-7 to watch a film and missed all the fun

The first NFL Sunday is finally here - hurrah! I’m biased but NFL Redzone during the culmination of the early and late games is still absolute essential viewing as it cuts from sporting drama to sporting drama. I say this as a fan of pretty much all sport that nothing quite fits as well.

Discreet brag warning: I saw Oasis on their Definitely Maybe tour at the Sheffield Uni Octagon just after the release of Shakermaker. It wasn’t easy to score tickets then but we managed to get them and off we went. I saw a lot of the big up and coming bands like them, Suede, Radiohead, Pulp etc at small venues at the time and they are my most memorable gigs tbh. I also saw Oasis and later Portishead at Glastonbury ‘95. My main advice would be to fight FOMO and avoid these mega gig ripoffs. I had no interest in seeing Oasis again after catching them twice and my experience of Heaton Park in particular is the sound isn’t great (saw the Stone Roses there on their comeback reunion) and also that Liam Gallagher’s voice is on the wane anyway as a live act. The bands that need your money and support are playing smaller gigs. Plus if you missed it all first time around you missed it, no point trying to catch up now and for £300 you could buy a good ticket for a number of music festivals.