A great big thank-you to all the lads for taking their collective foot off the gas in the last 50 minutes today!! Oh dearie Bongser!

Good luck with your “tea cosy” challenge Bongster

Will you be having fries with it.

Thanks for that pat on the head

, Pingu. As it happens Bongser has not been in the FC since his student days though he imagines that The Arzoo curry emporium (wherein, on the production of an NUS card, one could buy a “Chapati Butty” (four chunks of curried chicken in raita wrapped in flat bread) for just 50p!) has long gone. Late & lamented, alas.







As it happens, Charles (good evening how are you?), Bongser was not feeling confident as Fev were already racking up the points – though he was starting to relax a little it must be admitted.



He is not looking forward to the charity event but imagines that it will be less of an ordeal than playing 50 minutes of rufty-tufty RL with a ruptured testicle. Tea cosies off to Jack Hughes – that took some balls, errrrmm!



Bongser’s predictions are woeful (as pointed out), but he predicts that The Centurions will not meet The Bulls again this season and that we will meet again next season. We’ll have the jolly then. Bongser has (upon the advice of a Mancunian barmaid) suddenly become a Vegan (were the Vegan’s in Star Trek?) so “B&B Bongser can’t have any wool”. He has been researching materials that, whilst still unpalatable, will not kill him if ingested.



Meatloaf once sang the mysterious lyrics, “I would do anything for love but I won’t do that!”



Bongser would do anything for charity but he wouldn’t put the second eff in snuf it!



Favourite charity? Christies Hospital, Manchester (bought five more Christmases for my Dad (first person on serious stuff) when, three months before the first one of those he was diagnosed with terminal cancer and told that he probably wouldn’t see that one).



However, Bongser has chosen a charity that both clubs might relate to – Rosey McNally’s “Two Hips, One Knee” appeal. Chalmers was very compassionate in releasing Greg from his contract, but Rosey’s problem is a helluva stinker for a young couple (with kids) to face. Whatsoever club Greg is playing for, he always leaves it all on the midden.



PLEASE watch a space when the time arrives.

Well Bongser , I salute you ,myself I’m well, for a change it seems things are going good , last year was very difficult for Mrs Caroli and myself but things have improved greatly.

On to the Rugby, at 40 - 0 after 20 minutes I expected a landslide but was disappointed,I never take owt for granted but would never expect you to put your good self in harms way.All a bit of banteranyway good to see you are fine, onwards to Sunday a win by the smallest of margins will do me . Let the games begin as Jigsaw used to say.Lead on.

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EVVO’s own highlighting btw. Yup, EVVO, before the first relevant game, so perfectly acceptable as per the rules on Page 61 of this thread. It would seem that you were not the only one to misread the BBQ (Charlie you used the term BBQ on The Bulls’ forum last week – on there it is merely termed “Bonus”). Pretty sure Atomic & Budge were also mis-readers, the former (as there were no DGs in the featured games) would have been closest by doubling his punt. Sorry A, can’t help.



Let’s do the BBQ first. 110 by Bongser's wreckoning (may as well point out my own spelling mistake last week). The self-correcting EVVO closest, just six out (25 points) and just edging out Chayders who was a mere seven away (18 points). Controversy for the last podium place. This outcome is not catered for in the aforementioned rules (lax of B&B). Zools & Bongser were each ten out but in opposite directions – 15 apiece (Rule P applies).



Let’s not faff about, EVVO played an all round blinder. Pokemon (matched by Juanderer – great 0-0 draw for Bolton’s N N N Nineteen year olds this weekend btw), one correct margin (also matched by the same shark - that incidentally notched fifth spot in the BBQ – a winning performance most weeks but not this).



Congrats, EVVO, throwing in your 25 point WWB, your score this week is 195j.



Four canal bhajis (see what Bongser did there?)



Bongser hates Wiggin but will give them their due, they nearly always seem to come good towards the business end of the season (and this round they did win by the correct margin for Bongser on the Wire WPL). Don’t hate Wanderer but he’s doing a Pah!!



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Wanderer 1,554 JJjjj

Chazzer 1,498 Jjjj

Bongser 1,449 Jjjj

Vandaman 1,427 Jjjj

EVVO 1,392 JJJjjj

Pubbers 1,264 Jjjj

Zools 1,227 JJJjjj

Chayders 1,208 JJjjj

‘Tommers 857 JJJjj

Zillers 217 jj



Time capsules are ticking – Ccup final soon and Leigh just a couple of home games to go. A lot could change.



Puntables out tomorrow (Saturday start).

Ok, less of this holding back. Hold on to your candle sticks, it’s time to go full Brasso here in Canada. Mrs VL has a soft lint free cloth at the ready. Wanderer here I come !

Oooerr missus.

Sorry Bongser, but I wish to make an objection As regards BBQ. Your calculation of 110 points for last week appears to be slightly adrift. Now I don’t like to brag , but I do have an A level in Maths with Stats (grade E), and by my calculations the total points in those matches for goals was 112- i.e Salford 20, Wakefield 10, Barrow 20, Batley 6, Featherstone 22, Halifax 14, Rochdale 20. Added together that makes 112 and my self closest by 5. This is absolutely vital for the race for the coveted 7tg place!!!

No need to apologise, Chayders, you are quite correct (apart from the bit where you said "Now I don't like to brag...." Still recall you doing so on The Bulls forum before our match at Odsal earlier this season). However, Bongser can't argue with a Grade E A Level in Maths with Stats - his own Grade E was in A Level Maths with Mechanics





His, this time deliberate, mis-spelling of reckless really was a wreck!!



So you gain 7 pts, taken from EVVO (sorry mate - but he is correct), Zools becomes joint second (on the BBQ) with said EVVO, Wanderer extends his lead by 2 pts (sorry Vanners - might take another few rubs of your candlestick) and Bongser loses five. Thine host will edit these into the above.









Hope this correction helps with the battle for "7tg" place. Btw, what grade did you get in typing?

Duly done. No positional shifts.

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Trannies XX-YY Hairnets

Tools XX-YY Bullfrogs



Sunday:



Rams XX-YY Bulls (Bongser likes a bit of a RamBull, as you know)

Leigh XX-YY Wiggley Woos

Eagles XX-YY Barrow Wights

Swine XX-YY 'Fux

York XX-YY Fev



BBQ: Let's go for Leigh's home attendance again (less chance of Bongser having to retake his Maths exam!)



Calm Seas and a Prosperous Voyage to you all. May the best Bongser win.

I would say more chance!!!

Do the jokers need using in the next 3 games or do they continue into the playoffs.

Just asking because its something I always forget about.