TheScotsman

You mean the Edinburgh League because we keep winning it?

Nice try Rob. The only drawback is............. Monarchs v Berwick = 44-46 Monarchs v Worky = 49-41 Monarchs v Weegies = 46-43 Monarchs v Devils = 54-36 Monarchs v Newcy = 46-44 Monarchs v Ippo = 52-39 Monarchs v Berwick = 50-40 Monarchs v Scunny = 49-40 Monarchs Select (3 guests + r/r) v Sheffo = 56-36 Monarchs v Dry House = 45-44 Monarchs v Weegies = 48-41 Monarchs v Redcar = 62-28 - hallelujah brothers!! Monarchs v Devils = 39-30 Monarchs v Rebs = 50-43 Monarchs v Panties Select (4 guests + r/r) = 59-33 So our average result is approx 50-39. And v Redcar is the only win by more than 26 points. So no big home advantage this season. But this is the time for the legends to stand up and send the tractor boys chugging back down the A1 with their exhausts scraping on the ground!!

Underdogs with a 26 point lead? How does that work?!!!!!

Cyclone is obviously right. We are highly unlikely to claw it back - but just imagine if we did! Cookie and Sedgy would be back up banging the drum! Losing the Wee Man has been a killer blow but it's an opportunity for a new couple of legends to step up. But the tractor boys will be going all out to impress the scouts from the Showground to try to win a place in the queue for the revolving door. Agree about Zummerzet - really unfortunate timing - and Tungate has maybe dropped his form a little.

Of course we shouldn't have a chance........................... But what if....................................? The lads are already Legends so this would take their legendary status to a new Almighty Legends level. Even better than Wolves beating Poole!!

Have faith in our Monarchs team!

13 x 4-2s and 2 x 3-3s then the golden heats!

Stage 1 achieved by the skipper tonight. Stage 2 on Friday?

Can only hope and pray.

Damn! At least it's not dishwater.

Getting more confident each time I read my post!! And I see Mr. Hawkins is getting his excuses in for not being there on Friday!!

'Fraid not. I'm seen as a bad luck charm at Armadiddle. We hadn't lost at home for donkey's years till I turned up in June last year and we proceeded to lose at home by 6 points to the Weegies. Fortunately we turned them over big time (by a dozen points) at their emporium 2 days later!! Nice 15 point max Mr. Cookie!! Ben Hopwood - conqueror of Somerset's BWD is The Man in for The Wee Man. No problemo!!

As I said before - I don't like him, I just don't dislike him quite as much as I used to. 2.5 out of 10 now instead of 0.5 out of 10. But the big question is.............. .......... can Ben Hopwood deal with Connor Coles the same way as he did with Bradley Wilson-Dean last week? We know Kaiser Kevin is back on it after his illness as witnessed by him beating Cookie twice last week. (Has anyone done that before?!!) We know Smiling Sam is an international superstar. We know Flyin Ryan wants to finish his career with another title. We know Erik Riss is a current and two-time World Champion. We know that Mark Riss is really upping his game now - and is the brother of a current and two-time World Champion. We know that Max Cleggy is the current NLRC and Under 19 Champion. So the pedigree is there - just need a wee bit of luck and some decent refereeing.

A furrball in other words!!

Err so Ben Bonkers doesn't do aggressive?!!!

Hmmm - pretty poor really!!

You probably struggle up there because the track is SMOOTH - no fox holes in the middle!! And because Mr. Hawkins could never find it!!

Mibbees aye an mibbees naw!!

Actually we only need 13 x 4-2s to make up the 26 points. And then it's Golden Heats and being the home team we should be bankers to go through from them. So stick that in your vuvuzela/tractor exhaust pipe and blow it!!!

1.3 miles from Armadale station. Then a taxi ride.

I'll be fine it's you lot I'm concerned about - especially baldyman!!

I see the Somerset leg of the semi final is Friday 7th October. I don't know if there is any seniority in getting the second leg of a tie? But if so then presumably Somerset's home match will be the first leg. No provisional Ippo or Us semi final fixture on BSPA so it looks like the Ippo leg may not be till 13th October which matches the fixtures on the Ippo site. So another 2 and a bit weeks to go!! It'll be freezing by then!!

Thought this was the 2016 thread? So you've missed the cutoff date for changes!!

Wish the Fish a long and happy retirement. So many great memories especially from Ashfield and Kings Lynn. But................ it's not new news really. Most of us expected it.

Of course they work. Just need your millionaires biscuit tin to pay enough folk to put them down and take them back up. And of course we are too poor for that. That's the rumours going round.