No closing down, no energy, no passion…. and you’d bring on Jordan Rhodes 😀 To do what exactly?

If all we have is that starting 11 -with little back up, we’ll be relegated.

and when earth dies, there will be nothing. Truly nothing. except for the stars and the planets, but no one will ever see them, no one will ever know they existed. No one will know we existed.

He’ll metaphorically spit in the face of the club that found him, invested in him, nurtured him, coached him and were willing to give him his big chance. He’ll then join a bigger club who having put nothing into his development will sell him on at a later date for megamoney if he makes it and ditch him - having lost nothing- if he doesn’t. Not right is it?

James Webb telescope live tracking. Absolutely fascinating.

Parkinson better than Rashid? Never.

I would love that to be true, I really would - but if you’re arriving at the table when everyone else has eaten, you can only have what’s left.

Thanks for your contribution @Ianrally I watch these old clips with mixed emotions. The memories are fantastic but the footage? I think were these players really as good as I remember? Old film footage certainly doesn’t flatter anyone or anything. All I can think is there’s absolutely no reason why the natural skill levels of those guys shouldn’t be at least as high as it is now. The coaching, speed of the game and tactics of teams is far ahead of what it was then for sure - but skills/ability I don’t think so. Whatever BRFC is now, those memories will always live on.

Duggie playing against France 1957

Watching cricket, recording Ruggers

What a fantastic first ever win last week and now a first ever series win for Ireland in New Zealand. Absolutely superb performance. New Zealand have a lot to think about.

At this point we don’t need a head of recruitment, we need players. What was Broughton brought in for then?

I was wondering why Lancs didn’t declare at tea, or just later. When I thought about it though, that would have meant giving Somerset around 8 hrs to bat where they could have put Lancs in real trouble. By declaring overnight they’ve taken defeat out of the equation. Batting longer yesterday allowed Lancs to get max batting points - plus is it 8 points now for the draw? Somerset 48/3 I think they probably went about it the right way.

Good day out at Southport today. Keaton Jennings 318 was the fourth highest by any Lancashire batter in history and the highest by any Lancashire batter since 1990. Lancs close of play score was a tremendous 624/9 Theres an outside chance of a Lancs win but this pitch is an absolute featherbed. If Lancs want to win the league they won’t want many more of these.

Stunning technology. It’s difficult to know what to say about these things. The scale of all this is just simply beyond anyones comprehension. I’ve also heard people say these photos look no different from many Galatial photos seen over previous years - which to most people won’t. what staggers me are the people who just aren’t interested in these things - beyond a quick glance. I just don’t understand that. How can anyone not just stand in awe? We earthlings in the main, can only look and wonder. The chances or probabilities are that we on earth are the only intelligent beings in the entire universe. In one way that belittles our own lives, yet on the other it makes us all so very special. Thanks for the photos @bluebruce

I don’t disagree with any of that Glen - but want to add there’s still every opportunity to get out of this league with the right owners, the right manager and the right blend. You don’t have to be the richest club. look at Blackpool, Bolton, Burnley and Wigan just for starters, they all did it. Don’t let the Tony Mowbrays of this world talk us into believing there’s nothing that can be done.

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Gleason would have been really helpful.

I said “IMO, that team wouldn’t win many games in a season and would be in big danger of relegation.”. I didn’t say it was a foregone conclusion. yes, there will be signings but we aren’t just supplementing a decent squad as in some other seasons. We are needing experienced, quality players just to get us competitive and I’m worried whether we can get them.

Please don’t trivialise other opinions that the current squad is simply not good enough. I didn’t say relegation was a foregone conclusion.

Someone earlier posted their best team from our current squad. IMO, that team wouldn’t win many games in a season and would be in big danger of relegation.

It’s not about other squads, it’s about ours.

Right now, with our current squad I reckon we’re on course for last place in the league. I don’t remember thinking that before. Lots to do.

How privileged are we to watch this? #englandindia

This has been an incredible collapse by Lancs. They have just lost 8 wickets for 43 runs after Salt and Buttler gave us a good start.