For the record, my initial comments, although perhaps they may seem that way, are in no way whatsoever a personal criticism or attack on Tad - his match previews are always a good, amusing read, and the odd spelling mistake can't and won't detract from that. I was merely making a general comment on the numerous misconceptions on here when it comes to basic spelling and grammar - if that makes me self righteous, then so be it - but as I believe we should all strive to be the best we can be in every aspect of life, I stand by my comments

you are. i am a builder mate, i work with my hands. i occasionally make mistakes with spelling and grammar. however i give my time for free to do these previews and if you have a problem don't fkin read them!

Giants by 8 vs the Reds and Leeds by 20-30 vs Bulls?? Blinkers!!!!!!!

Giants have a far easier game and will run up a 20+ score.

get hammered if i tip leeds and hammered if i don't!!!!!!!

giants have been poor for the last few weeks whereas the reds were robbed at hull, they played very well indeed

My own personal bugbear is the completely unnecessary apostrophe used by greengrocers and the like - e.g. " Apple's £1 ". Nice preview BTW.

A teachers opinion is not an undeniable fact; the government spending money on things is not indicative of an undeniable fact. It may well be an indication, it may well be true, but it's not an undeniable fact.

If teachers are using indications as fact these days, then it's no wonder standards are falling, but that's hardly the pupils fault.

Kid near us in Southstand had that on his shirt. Clearly fake numbers too. I had to take a pic.

Apologies for any offence caused - as I posted above, none was intended. My opinion was a general one, based on the all round standard of spelling and grammar on here, which is pretty damn poor. If I was writing something which potentially thousands of people might end up reading, I would want to make sure it was as accurate as possible, regardless of my trade (ironic I know given how much nonsense is posted on here, but one can always hope....)

I think that you will find that the all round standard of spelling and grammar on here is fairly representative of society as a whole. Personally I blame the teachers.

Depending on what that opinion is about, I beg to differ. When discussing the merits of a good education and the ability to spell correctly, teachers are as qualified as anyone, if not more so. When discussing the fact that, year in year out the standards of ability and attitude are getting worse, we are well within our rights to say it's an undeniable fact, because we have to deal with it on a daily basis. Granted, there's every chance poor teachers may be partly responsible for this, however we are not helped by kids following the example of parents who make no attempt to hide the lack of importance they place in correct spelling and grammar. Either way, standards in this country ARE going downhill, and I'm not sure which is worse - the fact that this is happening, or the fact that so few people seem to care.

Anyway, rant over - sorry to anyone I've offended, annoyed, or bored in any way - just a real bug bear of mine which rarely ever sems to get picked up on. Sorry to have disrupted this thread by going off on a tangent.

You're right - and probably on both counts - I do a lot of private tutoring each year because many teachers aren't doing their job correctly, and it's nothing short of a disgrace. Teaching is a 2 part job though, split equally between teachers and parents - sadly there are just as many kids being failed by their parents as there are being failed by teachers.

But teachers are paid to educate young people (remember, it was teachers who educated the parents of todays kids - so who is to blame that the kids are not being educated at home?)

Frankly teachers should be ashamed of themselves for the uneducated masses that are being turned out from our education system.

There does appear to have been a decline in the quality of teachers over the last few years, mainly because a lot of teachers now are incapable of controlling the class and are too busy trying to be friends with and to be liked by their pupils.
However since exam results have consistently gone up each year I'm not entirely sure how a massive decline in pupils abilities can be an "undeniable fact".

[sizeDont tell me, the exams are easier now!