Marc Bazeley
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· Sep 30
Oldham and Toulouse Olympique make their case for Super League spots – Total Rugby League
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🗞 My latest Rugby League World feature, looking at the application process to join an expanded Super League, is now online.
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Well worth a read for some deep insight into what went on at Salford from someone who was there...
👹 Exclusive: Former Salford Red Devils CEO Paul King has opened up about the events that led to the financial decline and liquidation of the Super League club.
✍️ @johnnyddavidson.bsky.social has the story.
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✍️ @johnnyddavidson.bsky.social has the story.
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Salford Red Devils’ fall: Paul King reveals the pressure, promises and pain that drove the club to ruin - rugbyleaguehub.com
BY JOHN DAVIDSON Exclusive: Former Salford Red Devils CEO Paul King has opened up about the events that led to the financial decline and liquidation of the Super League club. Salford are being liquida...
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December 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Well worth a read for some deep insight into what went on at Salford from someone who was there...
I have some questions. Like why is he being presented with it by John Virgo and Linda Robson?
It’s Ludo Miklosko’s birthday today, so here he is receiving a telly as a MOTM award in the early 90s.
Tremendous.
Tremendous.
December 9, 2025 at 7:44 AM
I have some questions. Like why is he being presented with it by John Virgo and Linda Robson?
One of the ugliest cars ever to grace the roads or one apparently beloved by some of the worst people of its decade on this week's bout of automotive nonsense...
This week's episode sees us looking at two ridiculously overpowered executive saloons with a Ford Scorpio Cosworth and a Citroen CX Turbo.
Drag coefficients! 1980s dictators! Grace Jones! Plus, a painting that proves a car really can be art.
Listen here: pod.fo/e/362aa4
Drag coefficients! 1980s dictators! Grace Jones! Plus, a painting that proves a car really can be art.
Listen here: pod.fo/e/362aa4
December 9, 2025 at 7:25 AM
One of the ugliest cars ever to grace the roads or one apparently beloved by some of the worst people of its decade on this week's bout of automotive nonsense...
Following England during this year's Ashes like...
December 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Following England during this year's Ashes like...
Maybe it's just me, but having the UK Championship and Mosconi Cup on at the same time seems like a really bad piece of planning
December 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Maybe it's just me, but having the UK Championship and Mosconi Cup on at the same time seems like a really bad piece of planning
Surprised we managed to make it through this entire episode without referencing Del Boy falling through the bar.
Though we did talk about Michael Knight getting punched in the crotch and Magnum PI shooting a nun off a ladder...
Though we did talk about Michael Knight getting punched in the crotch and Magnum PI shooting a nun off a ladder...
Ever fantasised about being Michael Knight or Del Boy?
Well, good news! This week we've found a Pontiac modified to look like KITT and a Reliant Rialto as the Trotters' three-wheel.
Plus, a ludicrous Duckhams competition from 1991 to win a Sierra Cosworth.
Listen here: pod.fo/e/35e2e5
Well, good news! This week we've found a Pontiac modified to look like KITT and a Reliant Rialto as the Trotters' three-wheel.
Plus, a ludicrous Duckhams competition from 1991 to win a Sierra Cosworth.
Listen here: pod.fo/e/35e2e5
December 2, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Surprised we managed to make it through this entire episode without referencing Del Boy falling through the bar.
Though we did talk about Michael Knight getting punched in the crotch and Magnum PI shooting a nun off a ladder...
Though we did talk about Michael Knight getting punched in the crotch and Magnum PI shooting a nun off a ladder...
Hang it in the Hyacinthe Riguad 👏👏👏
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Hang it in the Hyacinthe Riguad 👏👏👏
A tribute to the madness of TVR and Peter Wheeler on this week's podcast...
TVR is apparently back!
So, what better way to pay tribute to those manly maverick geniuses than looking at a Tuscan which has been cared for better than the owner's offspring and a Cebera which may or may not have once been used to sell marital aids?
Listen here: pod.fo/e/35911c
So, what better way to pay tribute to those manly maverick geniuses than looking at a Tuscan which has been cared for better than the owner's offspring and a Cebera which may or may not have once been used to sell marital aids?
Listen here: pod.fo/e/35911c
November 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
A tribute to the madness of TVR and Peter Wheeler on this week's podcast...
The streets will never forget
November 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The streets will never forget
Test cricket is magic, isn't it? For once I don't even care that England are going to lose. Remarkable stuff
November 22, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Test cricket is magic, isn't it? For once I don't even care that England are going to lose. Remarkable stuff
Join us as we try to answer the question of what comes first: Finishing building your kit car or your spouse divorcing you?
On this week's episode, we go back to a time when everything was very angular after finding a Triumph TR7 and a Ginetta G26.
Plus, we learn how to speak like second-hand car salesman courtesy of Jason Dawe.
SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/episode/4WGf...
Plus, we learn how to speak like second-hand car salesman courtesy of Jason Dawe.
SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/episode/4WGf...
November 18, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Join us as we try to answer the question of what comes first: Finishing building your kit car or your spouse divorcing you?
Strong Father Ted 'Lovely Girls competition' vibes in the search for Miss Oldham Rugby here.
Also, Tom Waite won New Faces in 1973, so the fact that's apparently still his biggest claim to fame 18 years later gives you some idea of how his career panned out.
Also, Tom Waite won New Faces in 1973, so the fact that's apparently still his biggest claim to fame 18 years later gives you some idea of how his career panned out.
Today in 1991: Oldham beat London Crusaders 16-10 in the Regal Trophy at Watersheddings. #RugbyLeague
November 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Strong Father Ted 'Lovely Girls competition' vibes in the search for Miss Oldham Rugby here.
Also, Tom Waite won New Faces in 1973, so the fact that's apparently still his biggest claim to fame 18 years later gives you some idea of how his career panned out.
Also, Tom Waite won New Faces in 1973, so the fact that's apparently still his biggest claim to fame 18 years later gives you some idea of how his career panned out.
If nothing else, this does feature some snazzy infographics.
So, there's that...
So, there's that...
🗣 "If we can’t fill Wembley we’ve got to be realistic and accept that, and look elsewhere."
📊 John Kear has questioned Wembley's international future, but do the numbers back up his view?
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📊 John Kear has questioned Wembley's international future, but do the numbers back up his view?
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John Kear calls for Wembley international rugby league rethink
England's Ashes series opener against Australia drew a record crowd to Wembley, but do the numbers back up John Kear's view?
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November 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM
If nothing else, this does feature some snazzy infographics.
So, there's that...
So, there's that...
Good job rugby league isn't littered with a history of failed tie-ups with football clubs.
Also, North Wales Crusaders say "Hi"
Also, North Wales Crusaders say "Hi"
🏴 Former NRL chief executive David Moffett says he wants to team up with Hollywood superstar Ryan Reynolds and launch a top level rugby league team in Wrexham.
✍️ @stevemascord.bsky.social has the story.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Good job rugby league isn't littered with a history of failed tie-ups with football clubs.
Also, North Wales Crusaders say "Hi"
Also, North Wales Crusaders say "Hi"
It never ceases to amaze me the random things which crop up from rugby league history. For example, who knew Alvin Stardust was club president of Mansfield Marksman?
I wonder if they ever did make it to Wembley for the 1985 Cup final? Wigan vs Hull, Peter Stirling, Brett Kenny, and all that
I wonder if they ever did make it to Wembley for the 1985 Cup final? Wigan vs Hull, Peter Stirling, Brett Kenny, and all that
November 11, 2025 at 8:43 AM
It never ceases to amaze me the random things which crop up from rugby league history. For example, who knew Alvin Stardust was club president of Mansfield Marksman?
I wonder if they ever did make it to Wembley for the 1985 Cup final? Wigan vs Hull, Peter Stirling, Brett Kenny, and all that
I wonder if they ever did make it to Wembley for the 1985 Cup final? Wigan vs Hull, Peter Stirling, Brett Kenny, and all that
A mix of laughter and sadness on this week's podcast...
This week, we've somehow ended up with examples of the same car. Namely, the Vauxhall Calibra V6 2.5L.
Plus, we pay tribute to Quentin Wilson.
SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/episode/5nt6...
Plus, we pay tribute to Quentin Wilson.
SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/episode/5nt6...
November 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A mix of laughter and sadness on this week's podcast...
A Saturday lunchtime of low-quality League One football
November 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
A Saturday lunchtime of low-quality League One football
If Hull KR don't do a special WCC kit featuring a silhouette of Mark Broadhurst lamping Shane Bernardin then they're missing a trick.
Hull KR could bring out a special kit for the World Club Challenge, based on that they wore against Queensland, but it faces the risk of being nicked before getting here. #RugbyLeague
November 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
If Hull KR don't do a special WCC kit featuring a silhouette of Mark Broadhurst lamping Shane Bernardin then they're missing a trick.
If you're going to waste half an hour, you might as well waste it listening to this...
This week: A crashed Vauxhall VX220, one of the worst cars ever made, and the role the girl from A-Ha's 'Take On Me' video played in British automotive history.
Listen below or wherever else you get your podcasts from.
SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/episode/1IbP...
Listen below or wherever else you get your podcasts from.
SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/episode/1IbP...
November 4, 2025 at 8:43 AM
If you're going to waste half an hour, you might as well waste it listening to this...
Reposted by Marc Bazeley
It’s the 50th anniversary of this iconic moment in English football.
Franny Lee and Norman Hunter have a difference of opinion at the Baseball Ground.
Bring yer dinner.
Franny Lee and Norman Hunter have a difference of opinion at the Baseball Ground.
Bring yer dinner.
November 1, 2025 at 8:20 AM
It’s the 50th anniversary of this iconic moment in English football.
Franny Lee and Norman Hunter have a difference of opinion at the Baseball Ground.
Bring yer dinner.
Franny Lee and Norman Hunter have a difference of opinion at the Baseball Ground.
Bring yer dinner.
I've always felt the nine most terrifying words for anyone in British rugby league are: "I'm from the NRL, and I'm here to help."
🗣 "Yes, we could certainly have some great negotiations but we’re not here to negotiate, we’re here to help. That’s the difference."
💷 Peter V’landys says the NRL would never use the RFL’s World Cup debt as leverage – but it has to be repaid.
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💷 Peter V’landys says the NRL would never use the RFL’s World Cup debt as leverage – but it has to be repaid.
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V'landys says RFL must pay World Cup debt - rugbyleaguehub.com
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October 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I've always felt the nine most terrifying words for anyone in British rugby league are: "I'm from the NRL, and I'm here to help."
That time of the week again...
Do you like the VW Polo Harlequin?
Do you like it enough that you'd modify your Golf or Passat in the same manner?
Turns out some people do, as we found out on our latest episode.
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Do you like it enough that you'd modify your Golf or Passat in the same manner?
Turns out some people do, as we found out on our latest episode.
SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/episode/3ZDn...
APPLE: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
October 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
That time of the week again...
A few words from Wembley...
🗣 "A lot of union guys will be tuned in today to see the great sport that is rugby league, and I think we would have won a few over tonight."
🦘 Mark Nawaqanitawase and Angus Crichton on rugby's two worlds moving closer at Wembley.
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🦘 Mark Nawaqanitawase and Angus Crichton on rugby's two worlds moving closer at Wembley.
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England vs Australia: Rugby's world in union at Wembley Ashes clash
SEVERAL of South Africa’s players preparing for this year’s Autumn Nations Series were there. So too was British & Irish Lions star Henry Pollock, fresh from helping Northampton Saints go top of the G...
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October 27, 2025 at 9:37 AM
A few words from Wembley...