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I may be misremembering the Dabo incident. There was certainly uproar that the ref awarded a free kick, when it was just a fucking good tackle. I may have imagined the yellow. Apologies if i have misled anyone!

Does that make them "real fans"??? Tongue in cheek remark, by the way!

Cheeky fucker! I missed that. Well spotted. Where’s VAR when you need it!

I thought they would have brought more than they did, being top and all. There’s something about a night game to promote the atmosphere isn’t there?

Which part of that annoys you, Nick? PS You aren't that whining Brummie "Nick" on CWR phone-in, are you?

What time's kick off?

I turned off the phone-in while planning my escape from Century Park (won't make THAT mistake again!) - it was excruciating!

Probably more suited to the match thread, but i thought the ref HELPED the atmosphere. We were united against him rather than people getting on the players' backs for not getting stuck-in! A point was a great result - but was so close to being all 3 towards the end. Bit confusing with two sets...

Jeez Garrison Lane was slow after the game tonight

I detest the idiom "job's a good'un"

The traditional rugby towns & cities have solid fan bases and there is massive appetite for the game. I'm thinking of Gloucester, Leicester, Northampton, Bath and Bristol. Chuck in Quins too. But anyone remotely nomadic or yo-yo (Saracens, Worcester, Newcastle, Irish and dear W*sps) just haven't...

It's from association studies rather than causation, along the lines of bacon sandwiches causing bowel cancer, which is patently not proven, and date from the use of the heavier ball. I'm afraid i am (as a research scientist) always dubious about interpretation of this kind of data. Sorry.

... or a wannabe centre-back challenging a centre-forward for an incoming free kick (yes, i have heard that sometime happens at other clubs!)

Ooooh - where do i click?!

Absolutely right, Nick.

Even with the so-called "protective" headgear that kids and amateurs have to wear, the impact is far greater than a 410-450g football. They need to be taught how to head properly, or they are going to suffer a higher risk of injury when they are faced with heading the ball later on.

Starts again tonight, according to a colleague. Never watched it myself - don't think i have the right platform!

And yet the media still endorse the continual, far more severe percussive risk from boxing?

Yeah, that pad-bonding stuff has been really great! :cigar: