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Wigan have the beating of a pretty ordinary Saints side.

Saints forwards have hands like feet today

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That Saints lad looks preciously good. The way he carries himself suggests there’s something about him that says he’ll be a genuine good’un.

Mbye. Woeful.

Yay! Chris Kendal. Join me in the ‘Don’t Go Early!’ shots drinking game.

34 next month. Good signing but a short one.

Such a pity about the send off. Could have been a classic

That’s nerdy alright - and a healthy outdoor pursuit - but nerdiness is not what I find slightly morbid. I think some people directly equate crowds with the sport’s value, as if it’s the most important thing. Actually TV deals are more important.

Meanwhile, t’other lot: ‘English rugby is plotting a revolution of the professional game with a franchise model…that centralises commercial operations and kit deals and distributes revenue equally…revising promotion criteria to include fan base, financial stability and regional value…abolishing relegation from the Premiership but maintaining promotion to support expansion [to 12 and then 14]…a rebrand.’ Torygraph.

Let’s see which morons change things when the NRL take control.

There’s something ever so slightly morbid about the obsession about ticket sales. We’re a big sport, chaps. Not the biggest or as big as we’d like to be, but pretty big. What other sports could have internationals at Wembley?

Tell the NRL...

This is where we Brits go wrong. We think successful expansion is a 5K+ attendance somewhere outside the M62. It ain’t.

Wales, France and PNG. Fishing where there are fish to expand the player base. Must be the NRL’s idea.