Agreed. Note also that TV assistance works brilliantly in rugby, and pretty well in cricket too, but in football it's a nightmare. It ain't what you do it's the way that you do it. (View Post)

There are some procedures employed in rugby that are so plainly effective that you wonder why they haven't simply been drafted straight into football. For example, if a player gives the ref some… (View Post)

That's a sensible attitude, Big G. I smoked my share before packing in, largely because of the children. I now find smoke very unpleasant but don't consider I have the right to sermonise. (View Post)

Lol! Yes, obeying the law is terribly tiresome, James. Think I'll not bother today. ;) The serious point however that it all speaks of a sense of entitlement amongst Boris and his associates. Th… (View Post)

This is a meaning of the term 'trivial' with which I am unfamiliar. As I understand it, the laws were framed to save lives and prevent the NHS from collapsing. These were trivial objectives… (View Post)