Sad to hear about Mick Scott, who gave such good service to Fax and Wigan - his daughter, and Mick Turner’s, and David Oxley’s grandson, all inspirational. And the @dementiauk.bsky.social clinics are such an important recent introduction rugbyleaguecares.org/news/maratho...
Record puffin count on Skomer, off Pembrokeshire, for second year running. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Turns out Peregrines are religious. Wakefield flying the flag for RL
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Enjoyed this, although I quite like the term Benji-ball, lazy or not.
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Ospreys en route, Oystercatchers on the Recre pitch, Great Black-Backed Gull in the car park, and ev charging - no finer rugby league trip than Whitehaven in the spring
Always the best five a side of the year - the swallows have returned to Hough End - they seemed so happy to be there
Near the top of a long list of damn good league players who have gone on to lucrative coaching careers in union
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Not Jesus, obviously, just some bloke selling loaves and fishes
"The image clearly depicts me as a simple vendor of seafood sandwiches"
John Cartwright still looking good for a role with the Sith in any future Star Wars films whenever he leaves Hull. Has to be the silliest stock picture in sport.
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A pleasing coincidence that after watching Tom McKinney make an impressive try-scoring debut for Salford on loan from Warrington yesterday, I'm now listening to his namesake presenting the Radio 3 breakfast show from another part of Salford. Love his Staffordshire vowels.
A lovely extract in The Observer from a piece by @tjaldred.bsky.social in this year's @wisdenalmanack.bsky.social Almanack (published Thursday) on cricket's traditional links with mining
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Super game at Salford - 79th minute drop goal from Leon Hayes to beat Batley 29-28
Always a relief to hear the first willow warbler of the year. A couple singing around Ees this morning, although Chiffchaff and Blackcap much more prominent #chorlton
Now 120 points in the two #nrl games at Optus - with 8 mins to play. Not far short of England’s second innings total there in the winter. What a great competition it is
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Armed police on the tram platform at Cornbrook - seems a bit excessive for Lancs v Derbyshire
Remarkable Rugby League riff from the ever entertaining Dave Fletcher on the bbc cricket commentary. Drifted from Salford to Papua New Guinea in the course of an over, with cheeky mention for his fellow Boltonian D Hadfield. Conclusion seems to be the game is doomed 😊
Lancs v Derbys, first day of cricket at Old Trafford for the summer - wish I could stay! (Although it is a bit chilly)
Unless I’ve missed it this hasn’t made the main bulletins on any tv / radio - certainly not the same impact as Farage and badenoch urging more drilling. Humanity is weird
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A simple five word answer this weekend to why NRL wants to invest in British League - Dom Young and Kai Pearce-Paul. They should be superstars in this country as well as Aus. Tigers-Knights next week 🔥
Hats off to Kaue and Ryan @cougarmania.bsky.social for making this happen - had been due last autumn during Ashes but the Kiev kids got turned back at border control.
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Not sure he is to be honest - I think Bobby may have been keener (possibly Hornets?). A surreal highlight of last few years was taking League One trophy into exec box at Boundary Park where T Cannon was sitting next to the Speaker - and we all had a minute's silence for Bobby. He'd have loved it
Bonus to get back from Wire and be able to watch Catalans v Toulouse - full house at Brutus as well? Stick with it and this could become the dream Easter derby for rl trainspotters - definitely more competitive than warrington-Leigh today
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Wow, Reece Walsh - brilliance and bravery in the space of two minutes - looking forward to seeing Verhoeven too #nrl
Keeping Dave Hadfield’s spirit alive - Mike does such a great job covering St Helens especially when he’s got so many pubs to visit
Lovely hearing Sid Waddell and John Gwynne on the Manchester darts montage just now. If only John was still around for an aggressive late night drive to Northampton for Lancashire’s first game of the season tomorrow. Good Friday start doesn’t feel right to me - it’s a rugby day
