Surprised we managed to make it through this entire episode without referencing Del Boy falling through the bar. Though we did talk about Michael Knight getting punched in the crotch and Magnum PI shooting a nun off a ladder...

Hang it in the Hyacinthe Riguad 👏👏👏

A tribute to the madness of TVR and Peter Wheeler on this week's podcast...

The streets will never forget

Test cricket is magic, isn't it? For once I don't even care that England are going to lose. Remarkable stuff

Join us as we try to answer the question of what comes first: Finishing building your kit car or your spouse divorcing you?

Strong Father Ted 'Lovely Girls competition' vibes in the search for Miss Oldham Rugby here. Also, Tom Waite won New Faces in 1973, so the fact that's apparently still his biggest claim to fame 18 years later gives you some idea of how his career panned out.

If nothing else, this does feature some snazzy infographics. So, there's that...

Good job rugby league isn't littered with a history of failed tie-ups with football clubs. Also, North Wales Crusaders say "Hi"

It never ceases to amaze me the random things which crop up from rugby league history. For example, who knew Alvin Stardust was club president of Mansfield Marksman? I wonder if they ever did make it to Wembley for the 1985 Cup final? Wigan vs Hull, Peter Stirling, Brett Kenny, and all that

A mix of laughter and sadness on this week's podcast...

A Saturday lunchtime of low-quality League One football

If Hull KR don't do a special WCC kit featuring a silhouette of Mark Broadhurst lamping Shane Bernardin then they're missing a trick.

If you're going to waste half an hour, you might as well waste it listening to this...

It’s the 50th anniversary of this iconic moment in English football. Franny Lee and Norman Hunter have a difference of opinion at the Baseball Ground. Bring yer dinner.

I've always felt the nine most terrifying words for anyone in British rugby league are: "I'm from the NRL, and I'm here to help."

That time of the week again...

A few words from Wembley...

It's a good job the Cowboys traded away Micah Parsons to improve their run defence, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to stop RJ Harvey rushing for a 40-yard TD or JK Dobbins carrying for 111 yards for the Broncos last night...

A few reflections from the Ashes opener...

"And now we go live to Jake Connor"

"The history books will have to be rewritten." "What will they say?" "They'll say 'Angus Crichton stepped Alex Walmsley and ran 20 metres to score'. Everything else will be a footnote."

The one saving grace so far is that the Wembley DJ is playing the Ramones over the PA at half time

Afternoon. Big game today, apparently

They've already had the players-only honesty session as well. If this doesn't work then I guess all that's left to try is taking the ketchup away from the training ground canteen.

Believe me when I say there is A LOT for me and @ryanlambie.bsky.social to unpack here...

If there's one thing rugby league needs to bring back, it's referees pointing firmly at the ground to signal the awarding of a try.

More to the point, do we believe anyone in charge has actually thought that far ahead?

Already looks like we're going to need our tinfoil hats for the IMG grading and Super League 2026 announcements at 10am tomorrow then.

Wonder what the Match Review Panel would have made of this...

More automotive weirdness and the usual other nonsense for your consideration...

The good news for Brian Callahan is he now has plenty of time to read up in the NFL Rulebook on what a catch is

Chris Orr's recent appearance on The Bye Round podcast was fascinating listening, but this part stood out particularly...

"Reece Walsh said if I don't drink lots of toilet water, I'll only be good enough to play for Western Clydesdales." #NRLGrandFinal

The Real #BattleOfTheBorough... #RugbyLeague #SLWigLei

Boy, that statement from Derek Beaumont just kept going, didn't it?

When Barrow dethroned the Cup Kings. The County Cups might be little more than a footnote in RL history now, but this win still means a lot to people. Some star names on that Widnes teamsheet too: Lydon, Gregory, Tamati...No wonder this Barrow team was immortalised in the club's hall of fame.

Yeah, sure, threatening not to play a semi-final in a row over away ticket allocations. That's an entirely sensible approach. Another perfectly normal day in the perfectly normal world of rugby league...

This week's automotive nonsense, where me and @ryanlambie.bsky.social discuss the automotive equivalent of Turkey Teeth...

🗞 My latest Rugby League World feature, looking at the application process to join an expanded Super League, is now online. 👇👇👇

A few words on some weekend sporting drama that wasn't the Ryder Cup...

When are we going to get the French commentary version of 'Wide to Wright' then?

There's nothing which brings the Brits and the rest of Europe together in a shared sense of purpose quite like a golf course full of Americans

Ooooh, pointless nostalgia! We used to be good, you know...

If getting up at 7am on a Saturday to watch the Queensland Cup grand final is wrong then I don't want to be right

October's Rugby League World includes my feature on the Championship clubs applying for promotion to next year's expanded Super League. Great to speak to Cedric Garcia at Toulouse and Oldham's Mike Ford to get their thoughts on the process. Go buy a copy: www.totalrl.com/rugby-league...

This muck again. It is better value than a Perodua Nippa though, we can at least guarantee you that.

This wording keeps cropping up in press releases. It was in the one announcing the vote for Super League to expand to 14 as well. Having made such a big song and dance about how Super League is absolutely definitely going to 14 in 2026, it's notable RLC are so publicly giving themselves wiggle room