Embarrassing wasn't it? ''Iz ee in,yes ee iz,no ee izn't'' Like some kind of pantomime routine.What made Ray doubt Whitehead had scored, God only knows because it was crystal clear.

I love listening to his commentary, I couldn't care less if he pronounces a name wrong or whatever. It's entertaining. I hope he is given the CC final this year ahead of the other guy, Woods. It'd certainly be a nice reward from the BBC after landing the MBE.

If you think the commentary by Ray French is bad, you have obviously never heard the Eddie Waring pronunciation of the French test side. Trust me it is pure comedy gold, unfortunately it put back RL attempt to be taken seriously by the BBC decades.

Rugby League is a Northern sport.

I don't have a problem with hearing archetypal northern accents like Ray French, Brian Noble or any of the others talking about it.

Can't understand them a lot of the time but it doesn't diminish my enjoyment of the game at all.


Who on earth was that Halifax player interviewed after the Fax v Bradford game the other day?

Obviously Whitehead placing the ball on the line confused him. He needs to be forced into retirement.

Does tha know lad,I am reet glad to eer it.Me whippets el be reet exarted an all.

Presumably it was because Bentham, being the lazy swine that he is, took an age to get over the line and blow the whistle. I didn't think he was going to give for it a moment as well.