Simon H

Maybe! And maybe it'll come to me or I could be imagining it

Day was only rescued by Scotland pulling it out the bag! Back row was a strange one. Underhill seems more of a starter than a replacement and today's trio were way less than the sum of the parts. But then the pack in general - lineout poor, Maro poor, LCD hooked early

Was sat in a bar in Edinburgh with an old (Scottish) friend & while we held faith, I'll be honest, the combo of England having our arse handed to us and then Scotland losing to Wales was altogether too real.

Ah, Raffi. Being a Sale STH, slightly gutted he's taking Newcastle money but the last couple of seasons he's tried too hard every time he comes back from injury. If he can relax and settle, and be injury free, he can live up to his promise. He should be streets ahead of Warr but on form, isn't.

@siuttley.bsky.social Prompted by the rugby chat tonight, I've a strange feeling we may've met very briefly nearly 30 years ago, your name & face ring a bell. Either Edinburgh University or a mutual friend called Helena perhaps? Small world if so, apols if not!

Steward I feel has been exposed by the change in guard runners limiting his aerial effectiveness & his wider game being lacking at elite level. Arundell is currently a flat track bully. Mitchell I'm not a huge fan of but we've a bare cupboard at 9.

I feel he plays last season's game & doesn't innovate. Tigers win a surprise Prem, he tries to ape it at international level but it doesn't work. Saints have a good season, he picks a load & tries a bit of expansive rugby. I'm not sure how he wants to play

I've never been a fan of Borthwick and felt the win streak masked underlying weaknesses and some good fortune with only a couple of really good performances. And now that's being unmasked.

Sad to say I agree. Maybe it needs structural dismantling of big tech, which again seems far off. I've found it hard enough trying to capture tech in an arms exclusion policy for ethical investors, but there's no screen for sexism or abuse of women. When investors should care deeply.

This is a disturbing but essential read. The evidence keeps piling up, will the action needed follow though? Let's hope so.

The dodgy ice strikes again....3 women's speed skaters crash out under no pressure at virtually the same point on the track

Anecdotal evidence from Mrs H and MIL confirms that the curling saturation edge horizon was passed some days ago

All good cheese connoisseurs look for ways to get boursin

Hurrah! I picked a good time to turn it back on.....

Ta! Just got it on iPad for last two stones

Excellent, we won then?! 😂 Mrs H and MIL had had enough of curling so not been able to watch it!

He was also never a popular member of the Royals. Long known as 'Randy Andy' (🤮) and as a grifter, he's long been the weakest link. And that's from well before the Epstein stuff

Have I missed something new about Thunderbolts or is it just general discourse about the flaws of the MCU? It was definitely fun and personally I found the mental health scene very powerful.

Ed Leigh and Tim Warwood are two of my favourite commentators. Stuck a good combination, they're full of enthusiasm and while expert, they give off that raw sense of awe at seeing the amazing skills they witness. #WinterOlympics

Arrived in Edinburgh earlier and niece has just got an unconditional offer for her post-grad course, happy days! Fizzy pop about to be unleashed....

Hadn't seen that. Ugh. No doubt the ECB will contort itself to try and defend the racism.

I imagine there's zero chance of anything been done about it given nobody stands up to the game's Indian paymasters.

Today's Wordle. First guess SHITE, second guess HOIST, which was the only word possible.

Only labelled as graphic media as it's a wordle spoiler, once again my tactic of starter word being a swear word pays off. Today's starter inspired by forgetting to do yesterday's and so losing my streak....

Yep. Can imagine there's a list of suitable exercises for ACL rehab to go at. After my Bro's fractured hip he got worked hard with his exercise homework but it paid off, like short bits up & down stairs made huge difference to his recovery speed

Ah crap, sorry to hear it seems as bad as you feared Duncan. That's rough. Will let you know if I come across good rehab ideas.

Son (17 at the time) insisted I finally watch Revenge of the Sith on grounds it's best of first 3. A correct assessment, fortunately he accepts the first two are tripe and doesn't rate it best of all. My teaching has worked. (Too tired to make the obvious Jedi joke)

We hated Jar Jar Binks but it's not my maddest ever

You're more charitable than me, I've just been laughing at him as karma for his misplaced confidence 😂

Ooohh, ice hockey?

As did almost everyone.. And Gabriel captain. Or, if you're my lad, triple captaining him. Which is quite funny for me.