Blog 26/1/2008 Last week I talked about enjoying your Rugby. This week I am wondering if the first team thought about enjoyment before they took to the Park. The first ten minutes was like watching all the men in a shopping centre, you know they are only there because they have to be. Remember there are always options. My option would be to walk out on the field next week smiling and try to maintain the smile for 80 minutes. It is difficult without giving your best. The second team travelled to Preston. Not an easy call to play rugby at the home of the grasshopper. Nor did they play pretty rugby, either side that is. A hard well fought game. The seconds had visited Preston just before Christmas. They then came a commendable second to a strong Preston side. It is therefore a good sign for Rochdale that today they came out on top! Well done. Perhaps the "second" team tag is not deserved. I do hate having to commend a side, especially two weeks on the run. What else can I do. A great start to 2008 chaps, keep it up. The Vets played Sale. They won. Not through superior skills, not even through experienced tactics, they lost because their opponents did not know how to win! Yes, it always gets back to the old one that winning is a habit. Dennis Bowers again takes the medal. He knew that The Calcutta Rugby Club membership fell due to the withdrawal of the free bar for members. Which international hooker's father was an amateur boxing champion? Dennis also told me that programs for young children were called "For the Children" prior to Watch with Mother. Was he correct? Of course he was but Dennis remembers those days well. The days when Muffin the Mule was a television programme, the wireless still rules the airwaves and the King was on the throne. We all remember Swapshop, Noel Edmonds attempted to extract our favorite possessions for a half eaten jar of marmite. We remember Cheggers and Maggie Philbin. John Craven even swapped News. Who remembers who provided the culinary tips? A good clue is that it was NOT Posh Paws. Answers should be sent to our quiz address. I will see you next week. [26/01/2008]