Eye on the Ball with Alan Irving

That fateful day at the seaside!

DO you remember the day we went to Blackpool? Or more to the point how could we possibly forget it?

Last updated 9 February 2012
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Step forward ‘The Don’

IT’S amazing what a bit of belief can do – let alone a few choice words. The twin factors certainly worked a treat in the second half for Whitehaven against the Leeds Rhinos XIII on Sunday.

Last updated 2 February 2012
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Rhinos boys are back in town

LEEDS are back in town – the Recreation Ground welcome mat is well and truly being put out for the reigning Super League champions.

Last updated 26 January 2012
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Time will tell who is the real deal

IRONICALLY two ex- Whitehaven players proved try scoring match winners in Sunday’s local derby.

Last updated 19 January 2012
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Ready for up front battle royal

PLENTY of new faces on view and perhaps Sunday’s Ike Southward Memorial match at Derwent Park will bring a fresh dynamic for both Haven and Town.

Last updated 12 January 2012
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Nothing is cast in stone or bronze yet!

BARROW has Willie Horne, Warrington Brian Bevan and St Helens Kieron Cunningham. We are talking statues.

Last updated 5 January 2012
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Who’s got the best boot?

LEEDS supremo Gary Hetherington’s recent description of his club skipper Kevin Sinfield as “the finest kicker in the history of rugby” slightly shocked me.

Last updated 29 December 2011
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You can’t beat a festive discussion!

WITH no Christmas local derby in the offing after all – Town can’t raise a team – it’s a chance to indulge in a little bit of RL nostalgia.

Last updated 22 December 2011
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Christmas in Copeland - RL style

DON’T know whether ‘The Don’ knows it yet but Christmas in Copeland for Haven’s new Australian head coach will be a bit special, more blood and thunder than academic I’ll wager.

Last updated 15 December 2011
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Warm welcome in chilly Whitehaven

DON Gailer will arrive in Whitehaven today possibly feeling a bit chilled but he can expect a very warm welcome at his new club.

Last updated 8 December 2011
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IF ever an incentive was needed to build a sports stadium and moreover to have it completed on time we now have it. Copeland’s successful bid to become one of the host areas for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup is exactly that.

Last updated 1 December 2011
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What lures RL star to Baa-Baas?

MANY league fans wouldn’t set foot on a union ground, or even give the 15-a-side code a second glance on TV. Will that all change on Sunday?

Last updated 24 November 2011
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Who is your RL icon?

WHICH rugby league icon should be cast in bronze to stand almost shoulder to shoulder with Soccer’s Bobby Moore at the entrance to New Wembley?

Last updated 17 November 2011
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Is rugby’s Berlin Wall falling?

IT’S a case this week of the Union and the League. Wigan’s partnership with Saracens is historic stuff.

Last updated 10 November 2011
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England must strike a blow for RL

THERE’S only one rugby game – league or union – which can reasonably take top billing this weekend.

Last updated 3 November 2011
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Not in my back yard!

IS NIMBY-ISM creeping into professional rugby league? As Red Hall gets set to fast track four new clubs into its lowest tier from far flung parts of the country there could already be whispers of Not in My (Our) Back Yard from some established clubs. Or it’s okay as long as we’re not part of it.

Last updated 27 October 2011
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