Marc Bazeley
@marcbazeley.bsky.social
Journalism tutor at News Associates by day, the Shed Seven of rugby league writers and one half of the Baby Forces Sale podcast by night.
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The latest issue of Rugby League World features my interview with York owner Clint Goodchild as the men's team prepare for their Super League debut.
Pick up a copy here: totalrl.com/rlw
Pick up a copy here: totalrl.com/rlw
A few words with the Bulls head coach ahead of their return to rugby league's big time this evening...
🗣 "I knew at 17 years old I wanted to coach in Super League."
🐮 Most teenagers running around a rugby league pitch have dreams of playing in Super League. New Bradford boss Kurt Haggerty’s dream was to coach in it.
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🐮 Most teenagers running around a rugby league pitch have dreams of playing in Super League. New Bradford boss Kurt Haggerty’s dream was to coach in it.
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Kurt Haggerty fulfils teenage dream on Bradford's Super League return
MOST teenagers running around a rugby league pitch have dreams of playing in Super League. Kurt Haggerty's dream was to coach in it.
www.rugbyleaguehub.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:35 AM
A few words with the Bulls head coach ahead of their return to rugby league's big time this evening...
A few words ahead of the Giants' season opener away to Catalans tonight...
🗣 "Hunslet was massive for me, getting out there and getting some exposure."
🐮🔔 Huddersfield's George Flanagan Jr on how a spell in League One laid the foundations for bursting onto the scene in Super League.
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🐮🔔 Huddersfield's George Flanagan Jr on how a spell in League One laid the foundations for bursting onto the scene in Super League.
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George Flanagan Jr: How Hunslet spell forged Huddersfield star
GEORGE Flanagan Jr may have made his name at Huddersfield in 2025, but the foundations of his break-out were laid with Hunslet.
www.rugbyleaguehub.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:06 AM
A few words ahead of the Giants' season opener away to Catalans tonight...
A few words on a Salford glory days reunion at Saints...
🗣 "I’ll not harness him, I’ll embrace him."
😇 Paul Rowley on how he plans to get the best out of the mercurial Jackson Hastings at St Helens.
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😇 Paul Rowley on how he plans to get the best out of the mercurial Jackson Hastings at St Helens.
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St Helens' Paul Rowley backs Jackson Hastings thrive with freedom
PAUL Rowley has vowed to let Jackson Hastings off the reins at St Helens after the duo were reunited ahead of the 2026 Super League season.
www.rugbyleaguehub.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:42 PM
A few words on a Salford glory days reunion at Saints...
A few words ahead of tonight's season-opener...
🗣 "I used to come fishing in York...now we want to protect our boundaries."
⚔️ Mark Applegarth on the Knights' long-term ambitions ahead of their Super League bow.
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⚔️ Mark Applegarth on the Knights' long-term ambitions ahead of their Super League bow.
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York Knights' poacher turned gamekeeper eyes bright Super League future
MARK Applegarth used to visit York to poach young talent. Now he is the gamekeeper attempting to keep those players from other clubs.
www.rugbyleaguehub.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:01 AM
A few words ahead of tonight's season-opener...
"Can I just shock you? I like the EFL Trophy. Despite everything I've said previously."
February 10, 2026 at 8:55 PM
"Can I just shock you? I like the EFL Trophy. Despite everything I've said previously."
Our man Chris here might make Arthur Daley look like a paragon of virtue, but he can also lap Brands Hatch in under 56 seconds in a Honda Integra Type R...
This week, we go back to 1997 for an episode of Channel 4 documentary series Cutting Edge which examined the seedy underbelly of the second-hand car trade 30 years ago.
Cut-and-shut cars! Clocking! Arthur Smith! Plus a man who the phrase "rogue trader was invented for.
Listen here: pod.fo/e/38c9bc
Cut-and-shut cars! Clocking! Arthur Smith! Plus a man who the phrase "rogue trader was invented for.
Listen here: pod.fo/e/38c9bc
Cutting Edge: Car Trouble - Chris Fulke Greville (Channel 4, Oct 1997)
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February 10, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Our man Chris here might make Arthur Daley look like a paragon of virtue, but he can also lap Brands Hatch in under 56 seconds in a Honda Integra Type R...
🏴 🆚 ️🏴 Enjoyed a bit of U20 Six Nations action on a Friday night at the Gardens.
Then from next week it'll be every Thursday and Friday night until October being taken up by Super League.
Then from next week it'll be every Thursday and Friday night until October being taken up by Super League.
February 6, 2026 at 10:16 PM
🏴 🆚 ️🏴 Enjoyed a bit of U20 Six Nations action on a Friday night at the Gardens.
Then from next week it'll be every Thursday and Friday night until October being taken up by Super League.
Then from next week it'll be every Thursday and Friday night until October being taken up by Super League.
This was an interesting line buried in the Strategic Review...
♿️ Holding talks over uniting the two codes of wheelchair rugby to grow the sport should be considered, according to the RFL’s Club-Led Strategic Review
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RFL Strategic Review: Wheelchair rugby unification on the cards?
HOLDING talks over uniting the two codes of wheelchair rugby to grow the sport should be considered, according to the RFL's Strategic Review.
www.rugbyleaguehub.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:26 PM
This was an interesting line buried in the Strategic Review...
A few things in the Strategic Review stand out, but the fact they need to specify the salary cap "should be policed" implies it isn't being policed - at least not in any effective way - at present...
February 6, 2026 at 6:54 AM
A few things in the Strategic Review stand out, but the fact they need to specify the salary cap "should be policed" implies it isn't being policed - at least not in any effective way - at present...
Super League season launch in Manchester this afternoon, and a great day for the rugby league retro jersey nerd
February 4, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Super League season launch in Manchester this afternoon, and a great day for the rugby league retro jersey nerd
Now I've got an excuse to go by train next time I'm heading back to the old manor, to help fill the Askam space on the All Aboard to Northampton board at the station.
Kirkby-in-Furness, Foxfield and Greens Road are other Furness stops missing too...
Kirkby-in-Furness, Foxfield and Greens Road are other Furness stops missing too...
February 4, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Now I've got an excuse to go by train next time I'm heading back to the old manor, to help fill the Askam space on the All Aboard to Northampton board at the station.
Kirkby-in-Furness, Foxfield and Greens Road are other Furness stops missing too...
Kirkby-in-Furness, Foxfield and Greens Road are other Furness stops missing too...
Motorsport hasn't been the same since they stopped plastering cars with adverts for lung-busters. More on this week's podcast...
A Honda S2000 im disguise as a Ford MKII Escort touring car and an actual Ford Taurus NASCAR which has somehow ended up in the UK feature on this week's podcast.
Plus, we're incredulous that F1 The Movie has been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar.
Listen here: pod.fo/e/387565
Plus, we're incredulous that F1 The Movie has been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar.
Listen here: pod.fo/e/387565
February 4, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Motorsport hasn't been the same since they stopped plastering cars with adverts for lung-busters. More on this week's podcast...
Are we going @putting-gott.bsky.social?
Feb 1980: Pub Pentathlon ad from The St. Julian's Hotel
(+Pool; Skittles; Darts; Space Invaders; and Shoveha'-penny)
«Are you a Pub Superstar?»
(+Pool; Skittles; Darts; Space Invaders; and Shoveha'-penny)
«Are you a Pub Superstar?»
February 3, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Are we going @putting-gott.bsky.social?
In a previous life, I - for some unfathomable reason - had a vote for Super League coach of the month.
We had to pick a first choice and a second choice - and no one cared if we revealed who we voted for.
The hand-wringing from HoF voters over this ludicrous decision is tragic and hillarious.
We had to pick a first choice and a second choice - and no one cared if we revealed who we voted for.
The hand-wringing from HoF voters over this ludicrous decision is tragic and hillarious.
How close did Bill Belichick come to getting in the Hall of Fame? Buried in a column defending the deeply flawed voting process is the apparent answer: He missed it by only one vote.
Report: Bill Belichick fell one vote shy of Hall of Fame
The news is apparently buried in a column defending a flawed voting process.
www.nbcsports.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:48 PM
In a previous life, I - for some unfathomable reason - had a vote for Super League coach of the month.
We had to pick a first choice and a second choice - and no one cared if we revealed who we voted for.
The hand-wringing from HoF voters over this ludicrous decision is tragic and hillarious.
We had to pick a first choice and a second choice - and no one cared if we revealed who we voted for.
The hand-wringing from HoF voters over this ludicrous decision is tragic and hillarious.
The latest issue of Rugby League World features my interview with York owner Clint Goodchild as the men's team prepare for their Super League debut.
Pick up a copy here: totalrl.com/rlw
Pick up a copy here: totalrl.com/rlw
January 30, 2026 at 12:12 PM
The latest issue of Rugby League World features my interview with York owner Clint Goodchild as the men's team prepare for their Super League debut.
Pick up a copy here: totalrl.com/rlw
Pick up a copy here: totalrl.com/rlw
A few more words from Lindsay Anfield's recent Forty20 appearance...
🗣 "If that’s my mentality behind how I see things, well what better than try to introduce Catalans to the mix?"
🐲 Ahead of their Women's Challenge Cup bow, Lindsay Anfield believes Catalans Dragons could provide a shake-up the Women's Super League.
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🐲 Ahead of their Women's Challenge Cup bow, Lindsay Anfield believes Catalans Dragons could provide a shake-up the Women's Super League.
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Catalans Dragons could 'spice up' Women's Super League
Lindsay Anfield believes Catalans Dragons joining the Betfred Women's Super League could breathe new life into the competition.
www.rugbyleaguehub.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:25 AM
A few more words from Lindsay Anfield's recent Forty20 appearance...
A few words on a potentially trailblazing move by Lindsay Anfield...
🗣 "A few people have spoken to me about that and it something that does interest me."
🏆🏆 Could two-time Women's Super League winner Lindsay Anfield soon be coaching in the men's game?
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🏆🏆 Could two-time Women's Super League winner Lindsay Anfield soon be coaching in the men's game?
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Lindsay Anfield: Coaching in men's rugby league interests me
Speaking to Forty20 Live, the 2023 Women's Super League coach of the year confirmed she'd spoken to people about coaching men's rugby league.
www.rugbyleaguehub.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:01 AM
A few words on a potentially trailblazing move by Lindsay Anfield...
The good thing about Sky's current deal with the EFL is I can watch a lot more Northampton Town games.
The bad thing about Sky's current deal with the EFL is I can watch a lot more Northampton Town games.
FFS lads.
The bad thing about Sky's current deal with the EFL is I can watch a lot more Northampton Town games.
FFS lads.
January 27, 2026 at 10:07 PM
The good thing about Sky's current deal with the EFL is I can watch a lot more Northampton Town games.
The bad thing about Sky's current deal with the EFL is I can watch a lot more Northampton Town games.
FFS lads.
The bad thing about Sky's current deal with the EFL is I can watch a lot more Northampton Town games.
FFS lads.
Our latest selection of automotive nonsense...
This week, it's an apparently well-travelled Mazda RX-8 Nemesis and an eye-wateringly expensive Lada 1300 SL for your listening pleasure.
Plus, some Ridge Racer Type 4 nostalgia.
Listen here: pod.fo/e/3817ab
Plus, some Ridge Racer Type 4 nostalgia.
Listen here: pod.fo/e/3817ab
January 27, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Our latest selection of automotive nonsense...
In which we finally solve the mystery of how to pronounce Xedos...
It's a mix of the silly and the sensible on this week's podcast, with a beach buggy and an unpronounceable executive saloon.
Plus, Noel Edmonds reappears with Mr Blobby, and the friendly face of communist motoring.
Listen here: pod.fo/e/37c75c
Plus, Noel Edmonds reappears with Mr Blobby, and the friendly face of communist motoring.
Listen here: pod.fo/e/37c75c
January 20, 2026 at 8:37 AM
In which we finally solve the mystery of how to pronounce Xedos...
Barrow above Lockyer's boys in the Championship. I think we can just call the season now.
January 18, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Barrow above Lockyer's boys in the Championship. I think we can just call the season now.
This week's automotive ridiculousness...
This week, the weird world of second-hand cars on Facebook Marketplace brings us the hideous yet surprisingly popular Chrysler PT Cruiser and an incredible rare Alfa Romeo 33 Sportwagon which has seen better days.
Plus, some Nissan Primera propaganda with Tiff Needell!
Listen here: pod.fo/e/377940
Plus, some Nissan Primera propaganda with Tiff Needell!
Listen here: pod.fo/e/377940
January 13, 2026 at 11:05 AM
This week's automotive ridiculousness...
Have you got yours working yet @putting-gott.bsky.social?
Jan 2003: E-M@Iler Plus ad from Amstrad
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«EMAIL, INTERNET, & TEXT MESSAGES ON YOUR HOME PHONE
NOW HALF PRICE!»
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«EMAIL, INTERNET, & TEXT MESSAGES ON YOUR HOME PHONE
NOW HALF PRICE!»
January 12, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Have you got yours working yet @putting-gott.bsky.social?
A brush/roller-painted MPV and a horrendously unsafe pickup are this week's selections from the bowels of Facebook Marketplace...
Back to #weirdcarbs on this week's podcast, featuring a Fiat Multipla with a questionnable paint-job and a Proton Jumbuck which thinks it'a a Mitsubishi Evo I.
Plus, a long-awaited punk music and motoring crossover.
Listen here: pod.fo/e/37331a
Plus, a long-awaited punk music and motoring crossover.
Listen here: pod.fo/e/37331a
January 6, 2026 at 7:12 AM
A brush/roller-painted MPV and a horrendously unsafe pickup are this week's selections from the bowels of Facebook Marketplace...
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It’s 36 years since David Hirst started the 90s in absolutely sensational style…
January 1, 2026 at 8:39 AM
It’s 36 years since David Hirst started the 90s in absolutely sensational style…