theboyangel

And he’s toast!

Yes, regardless of regional rivalries you never want to see anyone ill. Hopefully a speedy recovery for Mowbray

Oh dear Luton

I imagine the dressing room will rally around the player and further strengthen their belief that Beale is an absolute no mark stealing a living this will not end well for Beale

I don’t learn and should know better. I’ve always been fairly lucky with hangovers as rarely have them - nowadays I just get really jaded, although last night was a mix of red wine and IPA (which I hardly ever drink) so a little fuzzy today. The first Guinness of the day is a struggle for sure.

Back in Sutton for the weekend - caught up with some mates last night in Boldmere and stupidly stayed out until 3 am… already in Sutton meeting another mate before ‘drinking in town’ with guys I joined my job with 28 years ago for our annual reunion. I already know it’ll get messy!

That guy just isn’t funny…

Brilliant and welcome news, however we have to be realistic as to when he will be match ready and hope that the intensified training schedule won’t aggravate his injury.

Extraordinary times, as I've had 2 cinema trips in 3 days. First off was Argyle on Monday night. A much toned down version of The Kingsman to accommodate a younger (wider and more profitable) audience. It was a little bit hit and miss in places but overall an okay action/comedy. My biggest gripe was the latest Beatles song being repeatedly woven into the soundtrack... Tonight was The Iron Claw, which was well worth the watch. I appreciate some rasslin' aficionados will point out some factual errors in the film timeline but the story of the Von Erich curse was very well acted by the main seven actors and helped along with some terrifically bad haircuts and 80s outfits.

I’ve got a bunch of old tickets up in the loft somewhere. I know I’ve got a Foo Fighters ticket for £7 at Leeds Cockpit for Dave Grohls first tour, post-Nirvana definitely a good handful of tickets from Eddies too!

How much?!?!? jeez - I was expecting £80-£100 so have registered but doubt I’ll get any for that much. Shame as I’m in London for Ty Segall the night before in Camden.

Did not see that one coming! he was great back in the day to be fair

What hope is there for Kraven The Hunter? admittedly the trailer looks ok so I kind of hold a little hope it’s not going to be as bad as Snorbius, Venom Carnage etc etc

4 major injuries in one season it’s awful for Boubs and for the team as we have no one as good as him in that position.

England won’t beat Scotland (our narrow blitz defence will get easily bypassed by Fin Russell), Ireland (let’s face it - we’ll get schooled for 80 minutes) or France (who despite stuttering so far, are still a better team than us) England are far from being a cohesive unit with an identifiable gameplan. Our set plays are predictable and rarely pay dividends, with players panicking after 2 or 3 phases of play and opting to kick into space instead of resetting and going again. Borthwick is channelling his inner Stevie G and relying on individuals producing a little bit of magic! There are glimpses of positivity but that’s on the individual players and rarely on passages of play. Borthwick is not the answer to making England a dominant force in world rugby - the third place at the World Cup is a complete misdirection in how we play rugby but has gifted him more time in the hot seat than his brand deserves.

I think it’s pretty much a given that Ireland will (convincingly) beat England at Twickenham. England are a disjointed mess at the moment within a transitional phase that isn’t being implemented swiftly (or effectively) England have some great individuals and can play dynamic rugby but not consistently throughout 80 minutes and their new blitz style defence can be easily bypassed with quick hands and wide ball. Ireland have nothing to fear and should scoop up another grandslam!

It’s an absolute cracker and gets better with each play!

Not the greatest advert for rugby. Two poor teams for sure. Neither will win another game this tournament (as I can see Italy turning over this current Welsh team)

England still very ragged in attack. Always a fumbled pass at the vital moment gifting the ball back to the opposition. A very nervy five minutes to hang on

But the referee did see the ball being held up (which was confirmed on the replays as initially on the French leg) but requested TMO to confirm if it was grounded. To say he arrogantly made the call is slightly absurd. Sadly for the Scots, the footage wasn’t as conclusive on the grounding with many limbs obscuring the view. They could’ve guessed it probably was grounded but couldn’t say for definite, therefore couldn’t award the try. It’s tough on Scotland but that’s the way it is.

Wow what an end to an otherwise poor game. Scotland can feel hard done by at the death but should’ve put the game to bed in the first half.

Somehow, Scotland have contrived to allow France to take the lead. second half has been a poor spectacle so hopefully France taking the lead will spark the match back to life

Just don’t call him mate (mate)

Currently just a point off the bottom three