Mark Connolly Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Just now, The Naitch said: Elite level TV theme tune IMVHO. See also Ski Sunday and Wimbledon. Exactly. The wormhole was partly due to the return of Ski Sunday to the schedules. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, Mark Connolly said: I've just been down a youtube wormhole, listening to classic TV themes. I'm sure I've said this before, but ALL sport shown on the BBC on a Saturday should be introduced with the Grandstand theme. This version for any hour-long cricket slot: ^^^ this boie in the middle gets it. Edited January 10, 2022 by Hedgecutter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyP Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 11 hours ago, BFTD said: That commentary is tremendous. Most ragingly biased chat I've heard since tapping in to a The Rangers stream when they played us. Do rugby league and union people still utterly despise each other? I had two teachers at school who went off on obscene homophobic rants about the other type of rugby (no idea which one was their code of choice). Not as much now, I think it was because league was professional and union amateur. Also a class divide, again league very much a northern working class sport while union was for posh boys. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 11 hours ago, The Naitch said: Elite level TV theme tune IMVHO. See also Ski Sunday and Wimbledon. And the Open golf. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 8 hours ago, SlipperyP said: Not as much now, I think it was because league was professional and union amateur. Also a class divide, again league very much a northern working class sport while union was for posh boys. That was the reason. Football could have gone the same way, the original professional teams were all from the north of England, and a working class supported sport.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyP Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 1 minute ago, Jacksgranda said: That was the reason. Football could have gone the same way, the original professional teams were all from the north of England, and a working class supported sport.. I've a story about rugby that will bore the tits off most, but here goes. I lived in Australia as a youngster and played all sports, rugby (league), soccer, cricket and swimming, all at decent level as a bairn. Then moved back to Scotland. Rugby at high school for the first time for many, but not myself. I was the Maradona. So much so, I was sent off in a game against Dunfermline High for unsporting conduct. I was taking the piss, I just stood under the posts, until someone came to to tackle then put the ball down. By the forth try the Dunfy boys had gave up and didn't come back. So I stood until the ref (our PE teacher) blew and told me to stop taking the pishe. I never touched it down and just kicked into the trees. Sent off and was told in the dressing room by him, that's your last game if you keep that pishe up. 'this game is for gentleman'. Kept on picking me for all sports, even though I kept on doing. We then went to play Waid Academy (posh boys). That said PE teacher was on the side-lines creaming his puff as I controlled the game. Only scored 2 try but kick about 4 drop kicks. (First time our school ever been them). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 8 hours ago, SlipperyP said: Not as much now, I think it was because league was professional and union amateur. Also a class divide, again league very much a northern working class sport while union was for posh boys. The posh/pleb thing wasn't universal. I think the governance of Union was indeed by the old school ties but for large parts of the country it was a working person's game. I live in South Wales and the Valleys communities all centred around the rugby clubs. I don't think posh people are allowed in the Valleys and they're certainly not allowed out alive. South West England is very similar. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyP Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) 36 minutes ago, coprolite said: The posh/pleb thing wasn't universal. I think the governance of Union was indeed by the old school ties but for large parts of the country it was a working person's game. I live in South Wales and the Valleys communities all centred around the rugby clubs. I don't think posh people are allowed in the Valleys and they're certainly not allowed out alive. South West England is very similar. You are correct, that the welsh took as a game for all. Reason they have shite fitba until now. ETA - welsh union player were also look down on when they took 'the wage' and join league Edited January 10, 2022 by SlipperyP 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Snooker theme is also top quality. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 How about this? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyP Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 There is a vinyl record for sure. I/dad had it. That has loads of BBC tunes.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Got a box of Galaxy Truffles left over from Xmas, so thought "They'll do for snacks in the van". Wrappers are fiddly though, so had the master idea to remove all the wraps and just carry the chocolates in the box. Without wrappers, there's barely enough chocolates to cover the bottom of the box 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 12 hours ago, SlipperyP said: Not as much now, I think it was because league was professional and union amateur. Also a class divide, again league very much a northern working class sport while union was for posh boys. Although it's "northernness" is relative to London. At top level it's basically played between different junctions of the M62. in the north of "The north" union take precedence. The north east regional league covers the area between Teeside and the border and it needs Edinburgh and Glasgow to pad that out to 12 teams. The divide between professional and amateur made for an inevitable class difference, but it was only inevitable at the top level of the gamefor the few players that people would pay good money to see. For the game in general it meant that Rugby League developed as a commercial attraction in competition with Football while early Rugby Union was developed principally as a game for players as opposed to spectators which is why it's a lot harder to argue that Rugby League is better to play than to argue that it is better to watch. Although people from Hull might still try to persuade you of both 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 31 minutes ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: Although it's "northernness" is relative to London. This really bugs me. Places like Sheffield claiming to be Northern. If the UK was a body, Sheffield would be the belly button. Even taking Scotland out of it, it's barely in the top half. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWorldwideJr Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 3 minutes ago, scottsdad said: This really bugs me. Places like Sheffield claiming to be Northern. If the UK was a body, Sheffield would be the belly button. Even taking Scotland out of it, it's barely in the top half. I live near Birmingham and have met a few folk from around London who are under the impression that they now live in the North. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Just now, Melanius Mullarkay said: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Shaftesbury FC of the Wessex Premier Division play at Cockrams. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 This really bugs me. Places like Sheffield claiming to be Northern. If the UK was a body, Sheffield would be the belly button. Even taking Scotland out of it, it's barely in the top half.Mind you given that we struggle to agree on quite what constitutes “The Highlands” we’re not in a great position to criticise our English friends 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 14 hours ago, SlipperyP said: I've a story about rugby that will bore the tits off most, but here goes. I lived in Australia as a youngster and played all sports, rugby (league), soccer, cricket and swimming, all at decent level as a bairn. Then moved back to Scotland. Rugby at high school for the first time for many, but not myself. I was the Maradona. So much so, I was sent off in a game against Dunfermline High for unsporting conduct. I was taking the piss, I just stood under the posts, until someone came to to tackle then put the ball down. By the forth try the Dunfy boys had gave up and didn't come back. So I stood until the ref (our PE teacher) blew and told me to stop taking the pishe. I never touched it down and just kicked into the trees. Sent off and was told in the dressing room by him, that's your last game if you keep that pishe up. 'this game is for gentleman'. Kept on picking me for all sports, even though I kept on doing. We then went to play Waid Academy (posh boys). That said PE teacher was on the side-lines creaming his puff as I controlled the game. Only scored 2 try but kick about 4 drop kicks. (First time our school ever been them). I had a similar one when we were playing Bellbaxter. Scored about 3 tries then for the 4th I was well clear and blew a raspberry at the guy trying to catch me. Ref gave a penalty for "ungentlemanly conduct" and gave me a bollocking. Waid humped us though, c***s. Same with Buckhaven. We were skinny wee 13 year olds, their team came out twice our size and sporting moustaches. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 22 hours ago, Newbornbairn said: I had a similar one when we were playing Bellbaxter. Scored about 3 tries then for the 4th I was well clear and blew a raspberry at the guy trying to catch me. Ref gave a penalty for "ungentlemanly conduct" and gave me a bollocking. Waid humped us though, c***s. Same with Buckhaven. We were skinny wee 13 year olds, their team came out twice our size and sporting moustaches. It's ironic all this "ungentlemanly conduct" shite when I remember a rugby playing workmate's tales of fruit knives in socks and pagars on the pitch. It's like being taught Queensberry rules and then being told about a typical Saturday night in Good Companions, Oxgangs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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