For all the unanswered questions about rugby league's latest reach for the big red panic button, one fascinates me more than any other. What the hell is Gary Hetherington playing at? www.realclass.co.uk/gary-hetheri...

New episode of the Real Class podcast is out, featuring @jonnyhughes1990.bsky.social making his full debut and lots of exasperated sighs at the last seven days open.spotify.com/episode/10MY...

Imperfect Origins are the perfect Origins. www.realclass.co.uk/now-thats-wh...

New episode of the Real Class podcast is out. We're trying really hard not to get carried away. Meanwhile, @jonnyhughes1990.bsky.social has a staring contest with John Cartwright and now wants to be one of the lads with Danny McGuire. www.realclass.co.uk/the-real-cla...

New episode! Tui Lolohea running across the motorway, Joel Tomkins giving Catalans the afternoon off, and a preview of next weekend's Challenge Cup final www.realclass.co.uk/the-real-cla...

Stephen Crichton is in the conversation Has Critter quietly become the best rugby league player in the world? by @robconlon.bsky.social www.realclass.co.uk/stephen-cric...

New @realclass.co.uk podcast is out. I did predict last week that a coach would get sacked after the Saints vs Catalans game. Just not the right one. Oh, and can Harry Newman please just wind his neck in for once? www.realclass.co.uk/the-real-cla...

The Renegade or a Confused Spirit Albert Camus. Albert Vete. Albert Kelly. Thierry Al(i)bert. All names synonymous with rugby league greatness. @jonnyhughes1990.bsky.social is feeling philosophical www.realclass.co.uk/the-renegade...

New @realclass.co.uk podcast is out: - Challenge Cup semi-finals - Wondering why everyone got rattled by Luke Keary calling Super League "unwatchable" a week after Sky's broadcast of Leeds vs Hull KR went down in the second half - A leaky bucket hat www.realclass.co.uk/the-real-cla...

This jumped to the top of my "to read" pile and is absolutely brilliant. Funny, moving and very interesting. Give it a read! @robinince.bsky.social

I wrote this little piece for @realclass.co.uk about the state of rugby league, and how only one referee can possibly save us now... www.realclass.co.uk/maybe-we-nee...

Maybe we need to accept chaos. Maybe, just maybe, we need Thierry Alibert He's the only man who can save us now. by @jonnyhughes1990.bsky.social www.realclass.co.uk/maybe-we-nee...

New episode! We're already rewatching old Leeds games to make ourselves feel better + Fantasy Draft problems and our Super League cult hero XIII👇🎧 www.realclass.co.uk/the-real-cla...

This episode of The Infinite Monkey Cage about the sound of music was great to work (draw) to today. @robinince.bsky.social @brianeno.bsky.social Worth a listen... www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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It was fun to write about the experience of taking my bandmate to his first RL game in Goole for the @realclass.co.uk podcast/blog. I'm just a tiny bit scared they'll be better than Cas before long... www.realclass.co.uk/good-morning...

"Good Morning From Another Rugby League Town…" @jonnyhughes1990.bsky.social's day with Goole Vikings pretending to be Louis Theroux. www.realclass.co.uk/good-morning...

Montreux. Lake Geneva.

More fun with great friends

"I wasn’t even there, simply following along at home, and the emotional power of the song and this moment bowled me over." Annie Zaleski reflects from afar on the two performances of "Pretty Persuasion" last week at the 40 Watt in Athens in "Here We Are." anniezaleski.substack.com/p/here-we-are

First post. Blue sky in Barcelona. See what I did there.