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1964 CC Final https://youtu.be/zjzcghg5NKI

Getty Images - amongst the union stuff there's plenty of RL images to enjoy. http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/photos/1950's-rugby?page=1 e.g. Simply search for 1950s rugby. Works better with a decade and generic word rugby

A few years ago, when I was back in Carlisle briefly, I started a personal project (still unfinished!!) to document RL in Cumberland before the First War. It remains unfinished because I moved back to Croydon. Yes, the story of the early years of the sport in what is now Cumbria is fascinating and one that should be heard - maybe I'll finish it one day. I do, however, have a list of all the results & tables I could find for all comps in Cumberland between 1897 (when clubs started to switch) and 1914, and some years/comps include Ulverston. PM me your email address and I'll send them to you. Speaking of Westmorland, for a short time there were a few clubs in the county - Kendal, Ambleside, Windermere and, amazingly, Coniston.

Here are a couple of links that some of you may find interesting. The first is to the British Newspaper Archive, which is expanding and adding more titles every month. There's plenty of papers available on-line from RL's heartland. The downside to this site is that it costs about a tenner a month to access, though you do get a few freebie searches first. It's worth the money, IMO. http://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ The second is link to a wiki page that lists archives worldwide, with many in League-playing nations. Many of the sites are free to access. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_online_newspaper_archives Happy hunting!

I know that Polish people have moved over here, I didn't realise that flats came too.

The always brilliant Macc Lads and Sweaty Betty.

Sh it, yeah!

Thanks for the link to GrooveShark! Got myself some Primitai on now. New NWOBHM.

Ricky Warwick from The Almighty. I was dubious before going but he's surprisingly good. is a pretty rubbish crowd recording of Emerald but have a listen yourself.

Been watching this year's High Voltage festival on Sky Anytime (available until tomorrow). The new Thin Lizzy, Slash and the superb Judas Priest doing Living After Midnight, Breaking the Law and a jaw-dropping Painkiller.

Watching Scuzz. Metallica vs Iron Maiden vs AC/DC Doesn't get much better.

Can you imagine the H&S 'police' allowing that here?

Just come across the Texas Hippie Coalition. Simply awesome Red Dirt Metal!!

I've come across that mob at the Pub & Bar Expo. They were handing out samples to try so I ate my fill of crocodile, locust, snake and a number of other creatures I'd rather not be reminded of.

Bulls' testicles. A quality butcher should be able to supply them.

So you reckon that if Wigan win the GF with a squad totally chosen and assembled by Noble (but with the addition of Deacon - a player favoured by Noble for club and country) then it'll prove that the bloke's a useless coach. Yer... riiight!

###### Dutch lip sync!!! Love it!!

A much underrated band who should be better known in the UK than they are!

Chutzpah! by Ginger and the boys.

My favourite pair of boots are chewing holes in my socks. Three socks, three days and three holes. It looks like the end of a relationship. .

That brought back memories from the very dim and distant past.

Soilwork Stabbing the Drama Great metal.

A bit of a Psychobilly day for me... Reverend Horton Heat

Pretty strange for me but the last few days I've been listening to Cajun music!!!! I love it!

Now I'm being spammed by the Senior Dating Agency. Worse still, I thought that a 66 year old from Corby looked hot!