maybe. but he had a decent win earlier and had a punt.

I hear this all the time from impulsive punters who lump on sizeable stakes on a whim. They always tell you when they win, they are always betting with their previous winnings but they rarely (if ever) divulge their significant losses

very rare he bets to be fair. having bought his first house he can't afford to!!!!!!!

Has the infamous Margin Meter officially been retired now?



No wonder Clarkey used to wear that scrum cap all the time, you wouldn't want anyone messing with that barnet.

Was thinking that myself, noticable by its absence in last weeks game. Short lived and, erm, e

I actually thought it was good. It wasn't there to predict the outcome of a game, it was to give an indication on the way that games following that pattern usually ended up. Unfortunately most people can't see beyond the numbers on the scoreboard for how a game is progressing

I could never understand the need for the margin meter - I thought it was Stevo's job to come out with rubbish.

Looks about as menacing as John Wilkin.

I'm just not buying him with clenched fists. It doesn't work.

I think it was the Central Park hairdresser on the other side of the lense. I heard Clarkey was unlucky to lose the decision.

Yes that haircut just reminds me of an archetyple Wiganer

Pah! Luck doesn't come into it silly. It's all pre-determined by 'The Gods'.

I take it that's a prototype margin meter on his wrist there, telling him that Australia aren't going to win the Ashes for another 20 years.

Clarke produced some stats after last week's match V Les Catalans and Trent Robinson even made reference to one of them (metres made) in the post-match interview with Eddie Hemmings.

Opta:

=#0000BFLeeds ..... =#FF0000Les Catalans
Metres Made .......... =#0000BF1152 ..... =#FF00001215
Carries .......... =#0000BF196 ..... =#FF0000214
Tackles .......... =#0000BF347 ..... =#FF0000271
Offloads .......... =#0000BF7 ..... =#FF0000 10
Attacking Kicks .......... =#0000BF9 ..... =#FF000010
Runs from Dummy Half .......... =#0000BF17 ..... =#FF000033
Tackle Busts .......... =#0000BF17 ..... =#FF000014
Marker Tackles .......... =#0000BF39 ..... =#FF000024
Clean Breaks .......... =#0000BF7 ..... =#FF00005
40/20 .......... =#0000BF0 ..... =#FF00000
Kicks In General Play .......... =#0000BF15 ..... =#FF000019
Missed Tackles .......... =#0000BF14 ..... =#FF000018
Errors Made .......... =#0000BF16 ..... =#FF000013
Penalties Conceded .......... =#0000BF10 ..... =#FF00009

Clarke in his after-match analysis had:

Metres Made - Leeds =#0000BF1024 Catalan =#FF0000886
Clean Breaks - Leeds =#0000BF8 Catalan =#FF00003
Missed Tackles - Leeds =#0000BF10 Catalan =#FF000020

Robinson was right to raise an eyebrow or two as the stats Clarke produced post match have since all been contradicted by Opta.

Difficult to know who you can trust these days.

Trust in TVOC.

Anyone except Phil Clarke.

To steal Wheels' adopted name for tvoc -

"Believe in The Teev"

I'll bet that the Aussies were absolutely bricking it before they flew out looking at that photo as Clarkey looks like he's nothing more than a member of a boy band



That 94 tour brings back lots of fond memories for me personally as i actually went to 10 of those tour games

I'm not sure if these dates are correct or not as i've been on wikipedia to check out that 1994 tour programme

October 5 Leeds
October 8 Wigan
October 12 Castleford
October 16 Halifax
October 22 Great Britain
October 26 Sheffield
November 1 St Helens
November 5 Great Britain
November 13 Bradford Northern
November 15 Great Britain

Now that was a proper tour

I think I've still got that album somewhere:

Saw Saxon at the Queens Hall - May 1983, great gig that.

I still have one of those Kangaroo Busters T Shirts

A shame to think, if that photo is taken from Open Rugby, that I fell for something promoted by someone who would go on to become so unpalatable.

I trust Philip had his Roo Buster T-Shirt on under his GB kit to cushion his fall.

Saw them about four years ago in Sheffield, supporting Motorhead..Biff has not matured well, not so much a fine wine, more an out of date vinegar.

Biff must be in his 60's these days - it's a bit sad when past it rockers still try to cut it. Saying that Lemmy can still rock out.

I'm not a fan of that kind of music.The passing and funeral of Levon Helm,which was held on friday just reminded me of why even at 71 his legacy will last

Please, please tell me he's not still kitted out in spandex kecks