Tyrone Shoelaces

One of the best games I ever saw was Hornets 7- Dewsbury 2. The tackling was immense. Going back when Dewsbury were a top side with Stevo in his pomp at hooker. He's still be best hooker I've ever seen.

That's an old time rugby league score. I'm not a fan of the summer rugby basketball type scores.

Yeah there are some real knobs supporting Yorkshire rugby league teams. My lot have hit a bit of a wall. It's a really @#/? weekend when both Rovers and Hornets lose badly. Away at Batley today.

I was underwhelmed with his appointment but I was prepared to give him a chance. If you can't rally the troops for a game as important as today I'm sorry but you haven't got what it takes. Keith Hill again for me. Somebody who knows how to operate on a shoestring in the League we'll be playing in next season.

Okocha was top class. For Bolton fans he'd be up there with Tugay.

He played no 6 now and again but he was no 4 most the time. He had a spell at no 6 when Andy McEvoy was at no 4 before Andy moved up to join the strikers.

Dougie was quicker and he had that change of pace that did people. Tugay was a better passer of the ball though. First time I really saw him play he floated a long ball down field for Jansen to run onto. He'd put back spin on the pass so just as Matty got to the ball it sat up perfectly for Matty to lob the goalkeeper. Brilliant.

Tugay would have been what was known as a wing half then, either No 4 or 6. When I first started teams were just beginning to copy the Brazilian style of play which was 4-2-4. Teams had one predominantly attacking wing half supporting the forwards along side a deep lying forward and one predominantly defensive wing half covering the centre half. You can guess which role Tugay would have played.

Well when I started watching in the 1961-62 season Dougie was playing on the right wing but it wasn't long before he was moved to the attacking midfield role wearing the No 10 shirt. I'd have him in midfield Jim, you want you best player on the ball as much as possible.

It's not the losing Baz, it's the manner of the losing. England never really turned up. Ireland played exactly like everybody knew they would and yet for 80 minutes we'd no answer. That did me st the end when we had 90 seconds to get out of jail and we kicked the ball away for an Irish line out ! Dumb rugby doesn't sum it up.

It's an old saying but you can't play without the ball in rugby. Any team that needs a try to win the game with less than 2 minutes left yet kicks for touch so the Irish can have a line out deserves to lose.

Oh dear, just when Scotland fancied their chances. Blown away. That's the best England have played for quite a while. Scotland were really dangerous from a yard out.

Sorry, yes I do mean Escare, where Esteve came from I don't know ! Don't know what's going on in Super League, Saints going nowhere, Leeds going nowhere, Hudds ditto, Wire struggling at the moment Salford and Widnes no great shakes , Bradford gone and getting beat by Hornets. Wigan should run away with it.

I don't follow Super League as much as I used. I didn't realise Wigan had several players missing also. What this Esteve like at full back ?

I had first half of The Wire v Wigan game on GMR last night. Sounds like Wigan are going well with George Williams starting to look the part. What's gone wrong at Warrington ?

Playing against men even at a lower level will toughen him up. He'll learn how to give as good as he gets physically and look after himself off the ball.i

Yeah we ran Hull KR very close and should really have beat Halifax in the two games we lost. Spurned a couple of very kickable penalties at a crucial time against Halifax to run the ball instead and came up empty. Hornets v Oldham on Sunday - the big one !

At a normal club you may be right. Rovers don't fit into that category. Any promising young players will be sold for the first half decent offer that comes along. They have even got the sense to hang on to them and maximise the fee. Sad I know but remember who told you first.

Great weekend team wise. Rovers win and my lot win away at Featherstone. We've got a Super League coach in the making in Alan Kilshaw.

Maybe his wife gets him dressed like some others on this board.

Premiership football standard players at Rovers ? Have you been in a coma for the last five years ? That ship sailed a long while ago. However if you want to start a fighting fund I'll see if I can find Wayne Rooney's agents phone number.

Cardiff is the big test. If we can actually win that game I really will start believing we can get out of the mire. If we run out of steam at 70 minutes again in this one we'll be made to pay.

A pal of mine watched Cas' s previous game. He was very impressed.

Too easy. Any dingle will know the answer to that one.

Nah, that's much too simple a way of behaving.