Where have I argued with Jord here Big Man?

I'll resist from expanding on that

You may want to have a think about the 99 pack, or ask someone who saw them. Fleary, Farrell, MCDermott, Morley, Newton., Glanville.

Just who would be bullying them?

The only fundamental change I've seen in the game is when the scrum on the 6th tackle was dropped in 1983. That reduced the importance of scrums massively as there were far fewer, and they gradually became less and less contested. Very quickly we saw the demise of the roly poly openside prop (Diclinson and Pitchfoprd at Leeds being replaed by the Rayne twins for example, who previously had been mobile second rowers) and hookers who could barely move but win the scrum. Very few of the old-style front-rowers from pre-83 would make it today. But then again today's 'props' would get smashed in the scrums (quite literally I suspect) were they sent back in time.

Otherwise although the game's changed a bit - more intense, better defence etc - I suspect any good player before and since then would have looked similar in either era.

I don't know.

Would the squad of 1918 cope?

It's about as relevant.

No because Human genetics have evolved since then. Unfortunately since 1999 the human genetics have devolved but still better than what was around in 1918.

And its a similar comparison if you're currently only 17 years old

Hate to disappoint you Damo, but genetics don't evolve that fast, if it did then none of us would have a coccyx or an appendix anymore.

Given that your average 20 year old from 1918 had just fought through the most bloody war since mankind invented war, nevertheless would be extremely fit, would eat a diet of mainly fresh food, would have very few chemicals, preservatives and e-numbers in that food, had never heard of McDonalds let alone lived on a constant diet of them and regarded sugar as a luxury, your average 20 year old in 1918 would have a very demanding manual job that kept him fit and active for at least a ten hour shift six times a week - now go away and compare to yourself.

in other words damo..."you fat"

There was someone like me living around 1918.



Watched the film Chaplin a while back and I can remember a bitter army veteran having a go at Charlie for not participating in the war. Read his book and many injured during the war thanked Charlie for his work because laughter at what Chaplin did on screen swayed the attention away from the pain of an open wound.

I’m doing a similar service today. People watch my videos thinking that life could always be so much worse!

Except for you Damo, obviously.

Your life simply couldn't get any worse.

I can't wait for the Youtube video of Damo eating his own boots.

I know all about hitting rock bottom. A few weeks ago I went from swigging Champaign in Norman to asking the job centre if they’ve got some tap water for me in three weeks.

as was Newton, Glanville, Fleary, Farrell, Mcdermott and Morley.

You think they would be bullied?

What's your basis for thinking that?

what mclaren field said.

On youtube theres an old video of downtown san francisco just before the earthquake in the early 1900's. Air l'femme d'argent plays in the background.

It plays about 6 minutes and you hardly see any fat people.

You go down the street now and every 2nd person is overweight.

Damo you're a tub of sh*T compared to people your age back then.

That earthquake was a conspiracy against fat people. And anyway whose more likely to emerge from the rubbles of an earthquake?

Bit of a flawed argument here.

Quote ="Damo-Leeds"That earthquake was a conspiracy against fat people. And anyway whose more likely to emerge from the rubbles of an earthquake? Bit of a flawed argument here.'" Don't know what you're going on about, but I found the video. None of the young people your age on it are fat. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NINOxRxze9k

Quote ="Damo-Leeds"That earthquake was a conspiracy against fat people. And anyway whose more likely to emerge from the rubbles of an earthquake? Bit of a flawed argument here.'" Don't know what you're going on about, but I found the video. None of the young people your age on it are fat. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NINOxRxze9k

Fat people my age back then were the spoilt rich offspring who could eat what the hell their want. You wouldn’t see them walking the dusty streets of San Francisco.

I disagree, the standard of player was better then and I feel the backlines then were faster also

Damo against the world or the world against Damo ??

The job Centre is going to love me tommorow -

Dear Whom It May Concern at Job Centre Plus,

For nearly two years I’ve been trying my hopes with the Job Centre but I still can’t see my dependency for job seekers allowance coming to a halt soon. The deprivation that is the result non participation in the working world has at times left me feeling demoralized . At the moment I feel stigmatized thanks to the amount of rejection I’ve experienced by applying for various types of jobs that do not meet my true abilities and potential..

I automatically expect to be shunned for any job that I apply for these days. This is not because I have no confidence in my ability to do the job. The bottom line is I have no confidence that anyone will provide me a fair opportunity without discriminating against me for lack of prior hands-on experience.

A good example of this is when I was discriminated at ASDA via REMPLOY where I worked for my job seekers allowance whilst staff at ASDA were getting a better wages than me for doing the same job. I was put on this scheme because I am somewhat hard of hearing which allows the likes of ASDA to take advantage in the wrong way.

Five weeks into that job I decided to leave because it was like a long-winded interview simply to prove myself to people seeking to recruit anyone but me at the time. After all; why have someone on the ASDA payroll when you can have someone working for free?

I’m sick to death of filling out application forms that stand a low chance of landing me a job and even more fed up of attending interviews that are unlikely to get me hired. Everything I’ve done so far as requested by job centre staff has failed to deliver anything meaningful, otherwise I wouldn’t be writing this letter. Instead I’d probably be in a job of some sort complaining about the working conditions.

In the next few months there’s a real danger that I’ll just stop applying for any job leads whatsoever because I can only put up with so much rejection. From time to time I’ve already shown glimpses of not seeing through potential job leads because I expect the same old treatment. Too much rejection overwhelms anyone and after a while its natural to find a way to avoid it.

Finally; the most important bit to close off this letter: these last few years have shown that I’m totally incapable of getting myself off job seekers allowance in a positive way. I’m now going to leave the responsibility of getting me a job to the staff at the job centre who should be better trained to help odd and special cases like mine. If JCP is unable to get land me into a proper job then we’ve failed each other I’m afraid.

Thanks for reading.




Damo-Leeds

From my experience of job centre staff you will be lucky if some of them can read some of the "big" words let alone understand them

I never enrolled into a university because my maths teacher in year eight advised me not to. However these next few weeks I shall be enrolling into the university of unemployment by completing a thesis on the subject wrote by me and edited by one of the best.

Isn't it great Conquering fears?

Can’t wait to see my new deal advisors face when I hand a right pile in..