great gala up at crigg today , no only was it short sleeved weather thanks for that mate came out of blue a night alone so plenty of zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz anytime young sponge wants to sleep in the shed lets us know , i still cannot explain why he did his Hollywood ending or what the hell he had on his feet but 60 meters is more like a cross country to the now newly named austin.

great games and parents all round and to top the gala theme off this weekend my liccle doggie came 3rd in her 1st ever gala for obedience and won one of those Rosette thingies . sounds like cas had a good weekend as well .

season over now for crigg but no rest for the wicked training as normal eh Ernie?

Oh aye - Tuesday night .. Be there or be square ( whatever the chuff that means ) .

The six million dollar man was as good as gold last night mate - welcome anytime .

BACK ON LINE with u16s u17s u18s remaining in a winter league for the forseable future.

the u12s,13s,14,15s will then start their league games in march with a proposed 10 or 12 team league in their respective league,the numbers are unknown for two reasons firstly the pennine league remains in winter and many clubs such has fryston,normanton to name two have made the move over to that league has they dont want summer rugby,secondly their is talk that yorkshire juniors could be on the verge of merging with the humberside league.

all sounds interesting but i suppose we will all know in the next few days.

Chuffin hell - hope it just stays as it is . I know our lads can't wait for competitive rugby to start .It's not just that though , your'e not only gonna need a big squad to cover holidays but more important than that , we've had more injuries than ever playing on the hard pitches at the end of the season .Another month and i don't think we'd have anyone left !

my lads team the new under 14s at Stanley will be going to summer rugby next year,
short season sept to aug then start in march

talks of a premier league which will mean a merge between leagues

im all for t-shirt weather as a touch liner but i think 1 very very bad winter as sent cash hungry clubs O T T.

i know many clubs missed out on massive financial input not only the current credit climate clamping down on the Friday sky nights at the club houses but the amount of junior games in November / December as virtually nil due to frozen pitches or at very best flooded pitches but what will summer provide as a reverse in consequence.

if we have glories summers with red hot days and not rain , the fields will be rock hard dusty and as near to raw concrete with grass as your gonna get and armature RL especially at junior level can not sustain the ground maintenance . failing that your gonna get nice days where grandma flo & co take billy bob and family to the caravan on a weekend. 2 weeks away at skeggy for some , bar b-qs for mums n dads .... in short a hiding to nothing

may look nice on paper but rugby players were taught to dive in mud for a reason . i just hope n pray it don't go belly up cos its our kids who suffer and the collars and pen pushes who just blush and say whoops.

prem leauges will kill teams of snowmiester / RE SUPERDUPER LEAGUE

not sure the summer league will go down well with Lewis, he loved the winter months in the mud

i know where your coming from with the injuries we`ve finished the year with 1 lad in pot with a broken foot and another needing physio for ankle ligament dammage which is very worrying,a big squad is a must has they get older and whilst you will see more impact injuries lets not forget that injuries will happen any time of the year its just the nature of the game.

its uncharted and unnecessary ... not looking forward