Ive never stood up for a journo before, but far from a third rater, Christopher Irvine is a first class operator. His blog I admit can be a bit over the top at times but that's what a blog is meant to be. It's witty, controversial, informative and ocasionally outrageous.
His stuff in the paper is top notch. I see a lot of the papers and believe me he gets more in the paper than anyone. The only toe curling here applies to the views of Marsden giant.

Two pieces here this week from Mr Irvine in the Times. Excellent stuff. www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/ ... 866940.ece www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/ ... 865393.ece try finding anything in the Telegraph, which has completely given up on league. Its why I've given up on that paper.

Two pieces here this week from Mr Irvine in the Times. Excellent stuff. www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/ ... 866940.ece www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/ ... 865393.ece try finding anything in the Telegraph, which has completely given up on league. Its why I've given up on that paper.

I agree entirely, his witterings this year have been pathetic.

Nobody talking about the game? It was worthy of a page feature in a 300,000 circulation sports paper in London today, reaching commuters across the capital. I guess that's more coverage than Chris could generate, even if he had something positive and/or insightful to write on the sport.

I have just looked at your past posts. There are an aweful lot of links to the Times

I wonder why?..............

Another toe curling 'poster' promoting Mr Irvine. Almost certainly the sad man himself or one of his 'cap doffing' moronic students.

That you think a mediocrity like Irvine is so good tells me all I need to know about your journalistic and RL knowledge

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Quote Gordon Ramsay is Cod="Gordon Ramsay is Cod"Two pieces here this week from Mr Irvine in the Times. Excellent stuff. www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/ ... 866940.ece www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/ ... 865393.ece try finding anything in the Telegraph, which has completely given up on league. Its why I've given up on that paper.'" Excellent stuff? You must be joking. Two pieces that are fluff. Not one eloquent phrase or RL insight between them. They are the equivalent of articles telling us Gidley's favourite colour and Hall's favourite pre match meal. It is dreary.

Quote Gordon Ramsay is Cod="Gordon Ramsay is Cod"Two pieces here this week from Mr Irvine in the Times. Excellent stuff. www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/ ... 866940.ece www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/ ... 865393.ece try finding anything in the Telegraph, which has completely given up on league. Its why I've given up on that paper.'" Excellent stuff? You must be joking. Two pieces that are fluff. Not one eloquent phrase or RL insight between them. They are the equivalent of articles telling us Gidley's favourite colour and Hall's favourite pre match meal. It is dreary.

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I believe that what's called 'being prepared' - can't imagine Mr Daly fancied writing an article post 8pm on a saturday night so makes sense to get them both ready during the week before, ready for someone else to hit the update button.

Chris is a true RL fan, he can take a negative spin on anything.

Absolutely no idea what you are on about. Are you on something ?
I profess no journalistic knowledge. I'm an accountant! But I do
acknowledge that The Times and their correspondent cover rugby league best of the quality papers. I'm not sure you'd read a quality paper anyway.

Give most of the morons in here a web site to flesh out and they would last about 2 minutes before running out of interesting things to say.

2 minutes progress from your diatribe then, shorty.