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Former Primary Teacher / Headteacher, now Senior Education Policy Advisor. ❀️ Family, friends, travel, food, drink, music, sport. Cardiff Rugby πŸ”΅πŸŒ‘ Embrace the chaos!

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One of my favourite movies when I was younger.

05.12.2025 08:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
"At this time I felt I had to start defending myself otherwise I'm going to be rag dolled
by him.

"At this time I felt I had to start defending myself otherwise I'm going to be rag dolled by him.

At this point in his career, Etzebeth would have been better off just taking the maximum ban versus the legacy-destroying claim that he was shit-scared of a knackered 15-stone 23-year-old from Aberdare.

04.12.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 92    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 7

So tell me again how Nigel Farage, who just took the largest ever political donation, from a Tory mega-donor, and another donation from the Viscountess wife of the non-dom owner of the Daily Mail, is planning to "take on the establishment"

04.12.2025 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2362    πŸ” 875    πŸ’¬ 79    πŸ“Œ 25

Not sure people think it controversial, I think it’s more the lack of trust that the right resource, expertise, provision can be implemented to ensure support is in place without the battle.
Schools feel underfunded / under-resourced, families feel ignored, & specialist staff feel under-capacity.

04.12.2025 08:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly this.
It’s in the WRU’s own interest to have the β€˜weakest’ investor take over Cardiff. The last thing they’d want is an ambitious & competent, driven ownership - one that could actually challenge WRU β€˜plans’…

02.12.2025 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Of course if they actually wanted the best deal for Cardiff & not the best deal for the WRU, then a major investor in Welsh rugby at Cardiff would be a major headache for the WRU. Four teams, is the last thing they want. Major investor? Ych a fi.

2/2

02.12.2025 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If you’re making up your plans on the back of a fag packet, that’s always the risk, I guess…

02.12.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If the WRU try to work this through because it’s a β€˜neat’ solution, it’ll only be for their personal advantage - not for the good of Welsh rugby.
A catastrophic decision for Ospreys, Swansea, players, staff, fans - going against population data WRU say they’re interested in.
Dire for Cardiff too.

02.12.2025 07:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Awful, awful news.

01.12.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s great that BBC’s Chris Mason is giving his opinion about the Chancellor β€˜misleading’ the public on the economy, prior to the Budget…

I wonder where this refreshing accuracy scrutiny was during the lead up to the Brexit referendum, which has caused far greater damage to the economy?

01.12.2025 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Supporters of the pro teams in Wales have been predicting this collapse for nigh on 20 years, but were ignored because the national team was successful.

01.12.2025 09:33 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wow - PHENOMENALLY effective ad. Will send chills down your spine if you have young children. And a brilliant message about being careful what you post online about your kids. Great work Irish Data…... Wow - PHENOMENALLY effective ad. Will send chills down your spine if you have young children. And a brilliant message about being careful what you post online about your kids. Great work Irish Data ...

This is a chilling, but brilliant warning about sharing information about our kids online.
It’s too easy to assume only the β€˜nice’ people will be interested…

Child safeguarding is everyone’s business.

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30.11.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It was great to see Dave Reddin with a smile on his face, celebrating the pay rise with a nice day out in Cardiff.

Pob lwc a llongyfarchiadau, Dave!

29.11.2025 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

Terrific results for Scarlets and Cardiff, seriously brave showing from the Ospreys and the Dragons absolutely robbed.

Perhaps the WRU are the ones who should be cut?

29.11.2025 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

Mauling Try Fest!

30.11.2025 09:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dear Lord! Has that turkey still got a pulse?
Nice array of beige, moisture absorbing side dishes too…

29.11.2025 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A pointless money making exercise only. Served nothing other than to demoralise a lot of inexperienced players.

29.11.2025 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Should be.
To be that dominant as a side, be under little to no pressure & STILL allow yourself to deliberately gouge is so weak, it’s pathetic. Just laugh in our face, point to the scoreboard, sledge the players as much as you wish, but that’s never acceptable.

29.11.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Should be a very long ban. Utterly deliberate.

29.11.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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29.11.2025 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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Collateral damage just to make the money.

29.11.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oh Dave!
Smug grinning as the team you’re supposedly leading is being humiliated is not a great look.
You may think it proves your point about the pro clubs.
It certainly proves the point that as far as your concerned it’s all about you…

29.11.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is now Wales' biggest ever defeat in Cardiff. The shot of Dave Reddin smiling as it happened is fucking poetry.

29.11.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

Only if Apollo Creed was Stan Laurel…

29.11.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Richard Collier-Keywood, WRU Chairman, watching Wales lose 0-54

Richard Collier-Keywood, WRU Chairman, watching Wales lose 0-54

If anyone wants to know what it looks like to have fun every day in your job, here it is…

29.11.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wainwright’s yellow was probably correct.
The idea that it was more deserving of a harsher sanction than the Leinster / Dragons challenge last night is what confuses people…

29.11.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh good.
Here come the SA replacements… 😳

29.11.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€˜Lads, it’s fewer than a point a minute… just… let’s try to keep it that way…’

β€˜Lads, EXACTLY a point a minute… just… let’s try to keep it that way…’

29.11.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The WRU advertising tickets for upcoming Ospreys games at the Principality on the same day where they’re having to start a 22-year-old hooker at six because Wales have injured or called up the majority of their squad.

Is that what Dave Reddin meant when he talked about working together?

29.11.2025 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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