<r>People talk a lot about "the speed of the modern game". Well I watched an archive game on Wigan TV yesterday, Wigan v Saints 1998 from the Andy Farrell era. Modern SL (and most NRL) looks so pedestrian by comparison! The game was 'a thrill a minute' in those days; we've lost so much.<br/> <br/> S...

Last Wigan/Saints game I went to I saw a young 'Romeo and Juliet' couple, she in a Saints shirt, he in a Wigan one, holding hands. They couldn't have been more than 15-16. I thought it was so sweet!

It's more fans I dislike than actual players; (almost) anyone who plays our tough sport deserves some respect, I think. And Cas seem top of the league there. There's an ugliness about the attitude and atmosphere from their fans which I don't see with Leeds, Wire, or Saints fans, for example.

<r><QUOTE author="OJ"><s>[quote="OJ"]</s>Good riddance, Yorkshire is welcome to him. Can imagine that the residents of the village he lived in and one man in particular are celebrating at seeing the back of him<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> Well, you can't just leave that hanging there...! <E>:lol:</E> </r>

<r>Not a bad result on the face of it against a pretty much full-strength Leeds side. And it showed in the first half when Leeds started to play more like we expect from them. But as noted upthread, I was amazed at their poor fitness. They were hanging on for dear life at the end as we pressed for t...

<r><QUOTE author="Caboosegg"><s>[quote="Caboosegg"]</s> <br/> is this not also down to Shorrocks has proven he can play his position at SL level (from the few games hes played so far) Rocky wants to be a half but so far hasnt shown hes capable at SL level, where as he was showing he was a good stand...

<r><QUOTE author="God"><s>[quote="God"]</s> You look at Tierney and his attitude and he's been well rewarded, something about Rocky doesn't seem right and it's the same at Cas.<br/> <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> Indeed. Even the like of Shorrocks, who has unfussily plied his trade in the U-19s and bided h...

<t>Slightly OT, but I don't suppose anyone else is watching the mildly amusing Son Of A B****, Brazilian comedy series box-set on All4?<br/> <br/> It's about the life of a top football referee unravelling: career, marriage...<br/> <br/> The referees (and I assume this really happens in Brazil) enter...

It'd be a big blow if it is the season, but then again, we've managed without him for almost the whole year...

<r><QUOTE author="The Yonner"><s>[quote="The Yonner"]</s>Sam pulled off two try scoring plays to turn what would have been an abject defeat into a glorious victory. He did just the same at Hull KR.<br/> <br/> Very exciting stuff, but I worry that having to grind out so many of our victories this sea...