The only good thing about the last few days (on a rugger not soccer basis) is that Leigh triumphed on the slopes of Batley. All predders called it (two points apiece) but more than a few posters seem a tad off-piste with one Jamie Acton. Still at least Harold’s happy.
Most of the assembled were dag last weekend – a very low scoring round and what a wretched result between Toulouse and London!
COMPLETELY unrelated and with all usual disclaimers (no characters living or dead etc&) and as the soccer world cup is on, does anyone remember a contrived draw between Austria and (the then) West Germany that saw England’s elimination and new regulations being introduced that meant that both final group games had to be played simultaneously? Just asking (no points on offer).
Sadbong has to announce that, in cricketing news, after a dashed well nurdled 458 runs (with a fine cover drive for four in our last fixture – his Last Post) Cokey has “retired hurt”. Sadbong did offer to be his runner but he said “Nay, the’t awreet, Bongo”. There is some corner of an increasingly foreign rugby field that will be forever Cokey. The Fellowship is Broken.
No predder went for the Tou-Lon (no, not another Crapaud team, merely Bongser’s spreadsheet) draw. All wanted and predicted a ‘French’ win. Not to be. No good for Leigh and also blasted all the Jokermons out of the water from the off!
Bongser forgot in an earlier post to congratulate the magnificent Toronto Wolfpack, a team that he has always admired, on being champions (or league leaders or some other garbage that only Red Hall could spawn) elect. More on that later. Yup! Two more points for all in attendance.
What the ‘Fax went on the next day? No favours again for Leigh there. The top four bar has been raised by another point (as has the top five bar). Only Vancouver Leyther saw that gathering cloud looming on the horizon. VL was one of only two to get four winners from six. The other was Chazzer who was the sole soul to predict a ‘Dale win. The clown was furlongs out – margin of 8 – Bongser much closer in his quest to be the inaugural draw predictor. Bongser’s, albethey paupered, match fixing bribes are obviously not working. Swinny are a part-time team and should appreciate ‘alf a mild. Ingrates!
Well, after this micturate-poor round, Bonger by called the margin of DEW-BAR correctly to score 10 overall and take the WWB of 25 alongside Pubbers whose correctly played Joker saw him on the same score and become our new glorious leader. What a fortnight for him!!
Standings:
Pubbers on 590
Atomic on 587
Charlie on 569
Wanderer on 521
Zools on 475
Bongser on 474
Cokey on 458
WLJ on 385
Van L on 363
Diggers on 114
LX111 on 98
SaBadSel on 22
Ackers on minus 4 (at best)
On a personal note to the beatified (and being, rightly, fast-tracked to canonisation) Paul Rowley, Bongser hopes that your fledgling team wins all its remaining three regular season games including its last match with Featherstone. He has always applauded your coaching aplomb and your well documented integrity.
Go with the Faux!
46 points plus an added 25 giving 71 and a move up to third in the league. Would have been phenomenal had Bongser not been Lloyd Bridges the previous weekend!
