Watching the game back at the moment. Lee Jewitt is a horrible (and not very good) player. Threw 2 forearms straight into Griffin's face when he was on the floor, and I remember him losing his temper later on in the match too. Gonna be a massive liability for Rovers this year if he isn't careful.

Speaking of fond memories, a fond Easter Monday memory (other than Sid Domic uppercutting Ewan Dowes whilst celebrating a try against Rovers) would be when Rovers got stuffed 84-6 at home against Wigan.

Who have Rovers got tomorrow?...

That should have been a sin-binning.

Not forgetting Artic Roll. A Bransholme favourite only at Christmas though, ruined one when I had the last portion much to my Old Man's chagrin. He had set his heart on it bless him. Artic Roll wasn't the only frosty thing on the Menu that year I can tell yer.

A classic.

nowt wrong wi angel delight mild rover,our lass always makes sure there's a packet in the cupboard for me,or it means divorce.married 56yrs,and kept that factory in business.lol.

Clearly seen on the TV replays.He pushed his forearm twice into Griffins jaw and face whilst Griffin was on the ground
Little wonder Griffin reacted
He should get a one match ban for that

I think the extent to which they're referenced are a good indicator for a couple of reasons. Firstly the more the old stuff is referenced as a proportion of reflections, the greater the implication that, given everyone loves success, there's been less of it recently. And secondly as mentioned as silverware memories get further away, there's a smaller proportion of the fanbase that have a genuine personal connection with them.



Equally I could counter that you're trying to make history more important, patronisingly more "meaningful", because your club's most successful time is decades ago. My personal connection to Wembley 16 is huge. We had the tale of coming back from our holiday in France (and going back again!) to attend as a family what we expected to be another defeat but couldn't not be there. Just in case. We attended as a family with my brother and watched in horror and then ecstasy as Ben Currie slid towards the line. We called my mum, now 80, from Wembley Way after the game. She is too frail to attend now but has been a fan from being a little girl and could hear Old Faithful ringing out in the background. You can imply I'm heartless from leveraging more emotion from this than having a picture of Kemble above the fireplace, but there it is. I might prefer to watch La La Land with my daughter than On The Town too.




I don't think I've said it was "so boring". Who was it that once said the game "should be about the here and now and anything else is selling the fans short"?..

They're such grubs. Seen images of Blair giving the Hull fans the finger and Masoe treading on Bowden's hand. Rude and unpleasant. Should have concentrated on some fairly basic maths and getting their numbers right - how hard can it be with a man over?

He lashed out later in the game at Washbrook after he got tackled. You couldn't tell if it was a slap, push or punch because the camera was on a long shot and they never showed any close up replays.
At Magic Weekend we could do with getting Connor running at him/involved in tackling him. Knowing Jake he wouldn't mind taking a punch to the face to get Jewitt red carded.

Neil Hudgell, I'm assuming?

Whoever it was, they were right about that being how to run the team. Building for the future, five year plans and the principles that were meant underpin licensing are fine for running the club, not the team. Despite what SmokeyTA used to try to tell me - never see him and Jamie Peacock together, do you? Hmmm.

In the minutes before checking my Euro Millions numbers, I sometimes reflect, starry-eyed, on how I would run the club as really positive force in the community, reveling in doing the right thing at a grand old institution. And how I would demand the first team be run with a clear-sighted, ruthless (cynical if needs be), opportunistic immediacy that would make Shaun Wane look like an innocent.

What I didn't like was that after Connor scored his try and he gave a "come on" gesture to the Rovers defence while strolling in, Kendall pulled him to the side and had a word with him about his taunting.
I remember somebody on here mentioning it during a previous game (Warrington maybe) where Connor was winding people up. The ref having a word with him to stop it. But why should he? He isn't breaking any rules of the game,not hurting anybody,and if the opposition are dumb enough to let him get to them then it's their own fault and they need to learn to control their own emotions.
He can't be sent off for laughing at people so what's the point in having a word with him.

We need captain(s) to be on hand to defend jake with situations like that.

I said the same at the Time, Kendall had a word with his but honestly what can the refs so about it? Absolutely nothing.

I meant that all 3 were won the hard way - none could be considered as one off bits of luck.

Maybe he is....

Rules of the Game/Misconduct

(i) behaves in any way contrary to the true spirit of the game.

Let's be honest.
He is one irritating .
But he plays for us so he gets special dispensation.

To me it is more showboating than taunting, and pretty innocuous. You’d have to have a bit of a thin skinned to see it as provocative. At worst, if I was being a very po-faced, you could say it was a bit immature, but at 23 you maybe still get a pass for that. if he’s trying to cultivate an image as an irritant, he maybe feels it is incumbent on him to do something, and I think that is about the right level - noticeable, but no big deal.

I’ve no particular issue with the ref having a word either though. It’s just one of the subtle nudges we all get as we grow up and it won’t be dismissed as youthful exuberance forever. Without these little social cues, I might not know not how ridiculous i’d look doing a dab at 42, for example.

Connor is the future. He’s not a bench player
Radford should play him for 80 mins every game
Now !

That and Greenwood using his knees to dislodge the ball and to give the oppositions body some attention.l

So tarquin where would you play connor every match?

I watched the game over a few beers in a spanish bar which is quite appropriate as rovers played like a pub team

I’ve thought about this some more, and I still disagree. I just don’t think it is how most sports think. Which is no criticism of the minority, but I think you’re unusual in this respect. As I am myself, in others.

Manchester United fans have enjoyed enormous success since the 60s, but Best, Law and Charlton are still legends.

Zidane and Cristiano Ranaldo’s successes, and time, haven’t diminished the standing of Alfredo Di Stéfano at Real Madrid.

Kubala was voted Barcelona’s greatest player of the 20th century in 1999, despite despite Cruyff, and their dream team of the 90s.

I’m not diminishing the importance of the likes of Whiteley, for example, achieved. But I never saw him play. My personal emotional connection however is far greater to recent successes which I experienced first hand. I must be unique. Many would say this is a good thing.

Undoubtedly.






I would, but you know how I said I am also unusual in some ways...