Well it happened, the season after lifting the county championship for the first time in a lifetime, they go and get relegated for the first time since the county championship was split into two divisions. Once Durham won those two games on the bounce, the writing was on the wall. The chances of them winning those last two games were remote enough the way they had played this season, but add the September weather to that and it was always a forlorn hope.
Not having seen much of them, it's hard to say what went wrong for the red rose county this year, but weather apart, i don't know if it was worse for Lancs than their competitors, the batting, especially in the first part of the season was sub standard to say the least. There 's a problem with that top order, how many times the middle and tail end have to try and bring some repectability to the scorecard.
I read Chapple wants another go next season, and i'm not saying he doesn't deserve it, but they can't keep on relying on him to lead the attack. Looking at that the track that was produced for the t20 international on Monday, it looks like the old pacy Old Trafford wicket will be back for next season. Will that mean the end for Gary Keedy, it will be interesting to see how Lancs go on next season in division 2 in the four day version of the game.
On the one day front, even though they disappointed again in a semi final, i like the look of the side and hope one day trophy success may be just around the corner. They played some good stuff in the 40 over and T20 version of the game and looked a formidable unit.
Worrying times at Salford RL as well, i can't stand that city reds bollocks, i never call them that. It's been obvious the move to a new stadium hasn't really gone to plan. Letting Matty Smith go Wigan early, presumably because they needed the money was a poor sign after a reasonably encouraging first half of the season. My worry for them is how on earth will they ever build anything there if the continually have to let their best talent go. A look around super league and how many ex Salford players have gone on built on the promise they showed at Salford. Looking at things from the outside Sean Long seemed to be behind at lot of the good things that happened in the first half of the season, i'm wondering how long they will be able to keep hold of him in the future.
Having to move there game becasue of Sky and the fact Sale have moved in, was all too sadly predictable. Stockport county fans don't have fond memories of ground sharing with Sale sharks and their owner Kennedy.
The clown that is BoJo has had some negative press in the last couple of weeks from both left and more importantly for the country and for Johnson from the right. Bruce Anderson a Cameron loyalist went for the jugular, i still can't believe that he is a serious candidate for leadership of the tories, the man is just a complete chancer. Saying that i wouldn't cry if he was as i don't believe for a minute he would become prime minister for one minute. Mind you with the populist press behind him, covering the mess he leaves behind, who knows, George Bush managed to get elected twice, as Suzanne moore writes, Boris Johnson is no laughing matter.
Simon Jenkins loved the olympics but, but loathes the political attempts to hijack the glory, he could have added by people who weren't particularly keen on the idea of hosting them in the first place. The only political lesson from them, was that the state can make a difference, and outsourcing to the private sector should have been completely discredited, but with an election coming up that they are going to lose and jobs to find post 2015, that particular gravy train will go on and on. I suppose the question then will be has the Labour party really got rid of the "New" prefix, or will this redundant ideological claptrap beloved of Blairites and tories alike, see a new lease of life in austerity Britain after the toresi having been given the elbow.
Loving this news, Led Zep to release DVD of the 2007 reunion gig, after it's had a short theatrical run. How the west was won is a fucking brilliant package, i'm not sure which is the best, the first disc or the second, obviously the second had more variety with the best stuff from the latter albums, but it does also show there propensity for overdoing it, especially the Earls court show's. I still love it though, only to be played at a high volume. The reunion gig was supposed to be pretty special, so i can't wait to get my mits on it and indulge myself.
Not having seen much of them, it's hard to say what went wrong for the red rose county this year, but weather apart, i don't know if it was worse for Lancs than their competitors, the batting, especially in the first part of the season was sub standard to say the least. There 's a problem with that top order, how many times the middle and tail end have to try and bring some repectability to the scorecard.
I read Chapple wants another go next season, and i'm not saying he doesn't deserve it, but they can't keep on relying on him to lead the attack. Looking at that the track that was produced for the t20 international on Monday, it looks like the old pacy Old Trafford wicket will be back for next season. Will that mean the end for Gary Keedy, it will be interesting to see how Lancs go on next season in division 2 in the four day version of the game.
On the one day front, even though they disappointed again in a semi final, i like the look of the side and hope one day trophy success may be just around the corner. They played some good stuff in the 40 over and T20 version of the game and looked a formidable unit.
Worrying times at Salford RL as well, i can't stand that city reds bollocks, i never call them that. It's been obvious the move to a new stadium hasn't really gone to plan. Letting Matty Smith go Wigan early, presumably because they needed the money was a poor sign after a reasonably encouraging first half of the season. My worry for them is how on earth will they ever build anything there if the continually have to let their best talent go. A look around super league and how many ex Salford players have gone on built on the promise they showed at Salford. Looking at things from the outside Sean Long seemed to be behind at lot of the good things that happened in the first half of the season, i'm wondering how long they will be able to keep hold of him in the future.
Having to move there game becasue of Sky and the fact Sale have moved in, was all too sadly predictable. Stockport county fans don't have fond memories of ground sharing with Sale sharks and their owner Kennedy.
The clown that is BoJo has had some negative press in the last couple of weeks from both left and more importantly for the country and for Johnson from the right. Bruce Anderson a Cameron loyalist went for the jugular, i still can't believe that he is a serious candidate for leadership of the tories, the man is just a complete chancer. Saying that i wouldn't cry if he was as i don't believe for a minute he would become prime minister for one minute. Mind you with the populist press behind him, covering the mess he leaves behind, who knows, George Bush managed to get elected twice, as Suzanne moore writes, Boris Johnson is no laughing matter.
Simon Jenkins loved the olympics but, but loathes the political attempts to hijack the glory, he could have added by people who weren't particularly keen on the idea of hosting them in the first place. The only political lesson from them, was that the state can make a difference, and outsourcing to the private sector should have been completely discredited, but with an election coming up that they are going to lose and jobs to find post 2015, that particular gravy train will go on and on. I suppose the question then will be has the Labour party really got rid of the "New" prefix, or will this redundant ideological claptrap beloved of Blairites and tories alike, see a new lease of life in austerity Britain after the toresi having been given the elbow.
Loving this news, Led Zep to release DVD of the 2007 reunion gig, after it's had a short theatrical run. How the west was won is a fucking brilliant package, i'm not sure which is the best, the first disc or the second, obviously the second had more variety with the best stuff from the latter albums, but it does also show there propensity for overdoing it, especially the Earls court show's. I still love it though, only to be played at a high volume. The reunion gig was supposed to be pretty special, so i can't wait to get my mits on it and indulge myself.
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