Round Five Round Up
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Bongser is pleased to see Widnes off their knees and for us to have had, therefore, a full programme of seven games for us to have a poke at.
CHEADLE LEYTHER wrote:
Sorry B & B, Must eat humble pie......
No apology necessary, Chayders. Forgotten, especially as you have furnished Sid Rumpo with the theme of this week’s ramble.
In Laurie Lee’s “Cider with Rosie” the author speaks of his early school days and recalls that retribution always came for the crime that he’d forgotten (Bongser paraphrases as he hasn’t a copy to consult). So it was for a gentleman of this parish and of Bongser’s drinking acquaintance. For the sake of this story, we will call him Howard which, coincidentally, is his real name.
One dark evening a few winters ago, this author was alone and failing to appreciate the draughts through the arrow slits in the stone walls of Bongser Towers when there was a knock at the portcullis (no relation to Stan). Bongser raised the barrier to find the aforesaid Howard standing sheepishly on the drawbridge.
“Bongser, I’ve come to apologise,” said he.
“Errrm, what for, Howard?”
“Ah don’t know but Ah’ve come to apologise for it!”
“What on earth are you talking about, Howard?”
“Ah’m told that Ah was very rude to you on Friday when we were in The Pendle Witch together.”
Readers should know that that The Pendle Witch is a very capacious and accommodating, Athertonian good time gal!
“Howard, we were both Juan Kerred. You’re a sound bloke, if you directed some harsh words this way, they were probably well merited. Come in and grab a beer!”
“Ah won’t, Bongser. Ah was told Ah ‘ad to apologise and that’s what Ah’m doin’”
“Okay, Howard, who was it that told you that you had to apologise?”
“It was Barry.”
“So it was Barry, was it? Would that be the same Barry that is the biggest wind-up merchant in Bent if not indeed in all the six vills?”
“Errrm, eerr, yes, ‘though you haven’t met Charlie & Maurice on RLFans yet!”
“Howard, there is nothing that Bongser remembers for which you need apologise.”
“Well, if neither of us can remember,” finished Howard, “Worrever Ah said, Ah probably meant!!”
Cheeky spiffing chappie!
To the round-up.
Friday’s game saw Sheffield tonk Batley. Bongser thinks that he recalls Sheffield topping the table the season before Leigh came to pre-eminence and the former had a Widnes wobble. They seem to be back after a flawless start to this season. Five marks to all punters on that one and another five each to all for wins by both ‘Fax (another agonisingly close defeat for Swinny – hope they get mullahed next week) and The Trannies. Gotta feel for Dewsbury, two full scores up with a quarter of an hour to play and they celebrated a DG only to lose their legs and lose the match to the full time arrivistes. They still, it has to be pointed out, ran the Trannies closer than Leigh did! Bravo.
Onto the main event:
charlie caroli wrote:
Bongser predicting a draw, York 20 v Leigh 20, I think it will be closer than that.
Would that it were, Chuck. Had Ridy not been so slippery-shod amidst the dying embers of the game and, thereby provided a drop goal rather than a flop goal, it could be argued that 9 all was closer than 20 apiece (and proved you unwittingly right). It would also have seen Bongser claim the mucho points for the first ever correctly called draw and walk away with the WWB instead of the wooden spoon! By such fine margins.... It should be noted that Juanderer was equally close at a mere one point out on the margin. He (unlike Bongser) scores five as does Darth Caroli who had The Eboracums by 10 (on this forum at least, the hedge better had them down for a 6 point win on The Bulls’ one – moo(dy) cow!)
Only EVVO, Pubbers & Vanners predicted a French win at Odsal and only the former alongside Bongser & Donners wrongly predicted a win for Barrow. The latter match was notable however for the week’s only correct margin. Well done to Vanners. It might not yet be time to unstopper the Brasso, but the Turtle Wax can be dug out tonight!
The renaissant Chemics got a home win that saw less than half of us correct.
Only Pubbers’ Leyther loyalty saw him miss a Pokemon, but Vanners leads as we enter the realm of General Ignorance. Or not, as it would seem. Pubbers held his form to be only 6 pts out from the actual BBQ target of 438. He was trailed by EVVO (by a mere 3 further differential points) and then by Charlie (10 out). That sees Pubs take this week’s 25 points of laurel. Bravo, Sirrah!
So to the scores on the still early doors:
Chazzer 303 J+jjjj
Pubbers 296 jjjj
Donners 282 J+jjjj
Zools 270 jjjj
Bongo 255 J+jjjj
EVVO 214 J+jjjj
Vanners 204 J+jjjj
Tommers 181 jjjj
Chayders 164 jjjj
