I'm so glad I posted this item. It obviously keeps people entertained spell checking.

I once met Sky's Eddie Hemmings. I said to him

"Oi, Eddie. How do you spell Clarkey's first name. Do you spell it with an F" to which he replied "No"

Next day, I saw him again, and asked him the same question. Again he said "no".

Imagine Eddie's anger when asked him the same question, four days running. Each time he said no.

When I asked him on the Friday morning, Hemmings snapped "Look, there is no F in Phil"

To which I replied "Oh good, tonight might be worth watching, then"







I put my coat on, 5 minutes ago.

Could double the money in the JJ appeal if they asked people to sponsor Clarkey to NOT mention Wigan!

Wonder how long it'll take the little (expletive deleted) to mention them ahead of the Saints v Wire game on Saturday? At the corresponding league game at LP he opened up with "Two teams here, chasing Wigan in the league ......"

So, five words into the buildup to a league game NOT involving them, the blurt still gave them a name check!

back on topic....

the try Mr Myler set up for Brett at the weekend...very Andrew-Johns-esque (a move he did v Leeds that lead to a try)

...spot a slow defender on the line (Lynch) and target him....

And it's a silent "Foste" too!

Back on track, I always thought the 'stick' he got was undeserved, he's just a support player, not worth the money etc.

Given his age, the current set up I can hope to see him developing still further and becoming top drawer. Interesting choice of future halves with him O'Brien and Ratchford when not on centre/FB duties?

Looking to the future, we're better off than pretty much any club when it comes to this area.

For me Ratchford is our future number 6, with one of either Myler or O'Brien alongside him.

Agree on us being in a decent postion, but, I'm not so sure about who will play where, (a decent headache for TS). Ratchford has been better than I expected. I knew he was good from a few Salford pals, but, he has fitted into a variety of positions effortlessly, not always easy especially at a new club.

Ratch, OB, Myler. 1,6,7. In that order.