Getting to the meaty bit now, two cracking ties.
'85 aside, Mike Ford doing the draw a precursor to anything?
No involvement in league since he left Oldham nine years ago and he still lives there.

Looks like The Clan isn't going to acknowledge the blunder then?

I doubt Ford will come back to league. He was interviewed on Radio Manchester last year and spoke about not being at all happy with the way his son was treated by RL clubs offering terms and what they could give him. He gave a lot of praise to RU clubs and their set ups in general and how his son is much better off in an RU academy. He sounds lost forever to Kick and Clap IMO.

Would this be the same son who has been happy to take a shedload of cash to be third choice fly half at Northampton next year rather than get some game time at Leeds?

Sounds more like being lost forever to the appeal of a big fat payday for playing reserve team rugby to me.