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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 6h

"For the problems are not all solved and the battles are not all won—and we stand today on the edge of a New Frontier" 26,074 days and counting. Does the clock stop at 26,075?

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Will this week never end?! It feels forever ago to be celebrating at Headingley. I've taken no pleasure from the build up so far & think the anguish will only get worse I blame Gary Slater in part: I can't get the title of his book of Wire's inter-war near misses out of my head: "So Close to Glory"

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Delusion reason #5: pleasantly surprisingly to see the relative experience of the Wire team > Wakey in GFs. 5 winners, and only 2 to have played & not won (and only 1 of those with Wire). The players won't have the baggage the fans do! Wakey in contrast: 0 winners, 2 losers (McMeeken's lost 3!)

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Delusion reason number 4: Wire have never lost a final to Wakey* (*they've also never won one either)

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I've just caught the second semi. OMFG. Delighted as I was, I now feel slighty sick. I was comfortable playing Wigan knowing how it would conclude. Now we're in a 50:50 game. #itsthehopethatkillsyou

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

GF tickets booked. First time progeny in tow (just one of them; the other has more interesting things to do!), first time we're not in our doomed Stretford End. Delusional reasons #2 & 3 added to the list. Why do we do this to ourselves?! #itsthehopethatkillsyou

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I can't believe I've only just realised Ben Currie has never played in a Grand Final! Reason #1 to be delusional about next Saturday already in the bag.

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I think I'm officially an old man: thought I'd better watch the poster game of our new overlords to see what all the fuss is about. But NZ Warriors V. Newcastle I just found as unwatchable as most SL games. Apparently a 'great game' but all I saw was constant stoppages & more references to...

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“All of these fans are witnessing something most of them have never seen before“ 😂

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This could be interesting / disappointing / addictive / expensive... www.superleague.co.uk/article/6587...

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Super League and Select Cards announce landmark trading card partnership

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Oh god, I can see it panning out again: beat Rovers at home, beat Leeds away, then another GF loss to Wigan. It’s inevitable isn’t it?! Or maybe we’ll just get hammered next week 😂

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Been meaning to do this for a while. I've a long list of honours for other players. I won't spoil the fun by sharing here, so feel free to play along and guess away...

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A great weekend for RL games: looks like I've wrapped up my Fantasy league, and I hit peak prediction accuracy... Wigan by 46 (spot on) Wire by 6 (was by 2) Wakey by 18 (was 16) TOXIII by 10 (spot on) Yellow cap in the RKC Superbru goes a long step towards securing the podium.

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

So, after months of 'negotiations', the NRL offer is... £425k per club per season for a 50% stake in SL 😂 Funded by a TV deal in Aus that SL could probably get most of themselves if the NRL didn't interfere. I expected a lowball offer, but that's ridiculous. Time to move on.

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Of all the things to adopt from soccer’s international game, use of the term ‘friendly’ for international matches falling outside specific tournaments is one everyone should rail against!!

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Thanks @collinstony.bsky.social for sharing this with me months ago. No longer behind a paywall, so sharing on here! Enjoy (especially @ancientandloyal.com I suspect!) www.nytimes.com/athletic/626...

nytimes.com

How many games have Manchester United actually played? (Published 2025)

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

One of my favourites in a good while. Love a good origin myth buster and no-one does it better than @collinstony.bsky.social

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Wigan come out on top in the battle of the fascist voters. Not good news for Wire, who now face what looks like an insurmountable double hurdle of beating the quad holders AND overcoming their final pie-eating nemesis to win the cup. #alwaysouryear

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Sub-2... Just mind-blowingly, staggeringly, utterly incredible. I don't think the enormity of this means that much to most folk, but Sabastian Sawe's performance today must surely be the peak of human sporting performance (so far!)

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Puts my complaints of the pain of filling up the car earlier into perspective when hearing that Artemis burns 5,500 litres of fuel a SECOND on launch 🤯

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Repping the 96 kit today. Half they made them baggy back then: still fits 😊

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

They make it hard to love this game sometimes. I've been a big advocate of the Championship clubs getting a home tie against SL clubs. But what's the point when they just switch venues? Was looking forward to a day out in Sheffield and a new ground. Will find something better to do now instead.

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

"The only clue to what man can do is what man has done" 'Nuremberg': brilliant. Best film I've seen this year. Watch it!

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Am I the only one finding the rage-baiting on Sinfield not becoming the 4th RL player to be knighted rather irksome?

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Louis Kasatkin @louiskasatkin.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

A fog bound,sodden pitch looking like the battlefield of Towton 1461 ,a true Classic as witnessed by renegade #RugbyLeague correspondent #TheManInTheStand for #LeedsOtherPaper

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

First time uploading a video to YouTube & you have a binary selection to make on whether content is made for kids; intrigued as to whether I should say yay or nay, I read the guidance. Forgive me for being rather confused what to do given that my video falls into the chasm between the illustrations

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Putting aside its American saviour narrative and factually inaccuracies, Band of Brothers is still an incredible watch, even third or fourth time around. ‘Why we Fight’ especially is a masterpiece, and Ron Livingstone’s performance exceptional. Feels more poignant relevant now than ever before 😢

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

AI is about to revolutionise our productivity &/or destroy humankind apparently Yet at a micro level my iPhone can’t play a podcast via BT in the car whilst I have another phone connected via AA Am I wrong to doubt the grandiose statements of nirvana/annihilation because of this daily experience?

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

So Championship fixtures announced and a 10 team play-off confirmed. But seemingly no-one knows how it will work?! Am I missing something?

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

This is the kind of stat I could spend a while digging into…

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Patience required at this stage. Need to wait for water parameters to settle, then first fish will go in - hopefully this weekend 🤞 But tank now all set-up and IMHO looking good 😊

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

1st of December delivers reminders of past Christmas memes on other social media platforms. "I never truly feel the Christmas spirit until I see the 'Tony Blair being held back from attacking you in the pub' card."

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Wonder how much RLC has paid to 'partner' with eCal to allow fans to sync fixtures to their calendars for next year. Bearing in mind that this service is already available from @rlrecordkeepers.bsky.social and was available to them for free if they'd only bothered to respond to me 🤔

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Tony Collins @collinstony.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

If you haven’t yet read “Roy Francis: Rugby’s Forgotten Black Leader” a certain major online retailer is offering the hardback for just £6.99 - it also makes a great Xmas gift (or so I’ve been told).

Ad for “Roy Francis: Rugby’s Forgotten Black Leader” showing the book’s cover.

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

This. I don’t think the genie will ever go back in the bottle now, but as my reserves GF experience proved, the game is soooo much better without unnecessary off-field interventions. It’s also contributed to a major increase in ‘simulation’ and appeals as players stand there like Christ the Redeemer

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

I saw the anniversary yesterday, and said to my youngest: “I was your age when that happened; she had been the Prime Minister since I’d been born”. She replied, quick as a flash “Jeez, I’ve had about 10” 😂

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Feeling underwhelmed about RLWC26. A combination of remoteness of it, manufactured format giving primacy to money over competitive integrity & lack of hope for England. A WC is supposed to generate global interest; this one is a function of where the sport globally really is & won’t do that IMO

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Despite a fragmented day, flying solo with the girls whilst the good lady is away, managed to make more solid progress. Not far of having the set-up finished now (another week I reckon)

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Why do clubs persist in peddling lies over their formation date? All a part of the post-truth landscape I suppose: Wigan 1872, St Helens 1873… I do wonder if Saints didn’t have theirs wrong, whether Wigan would feel the need to stick with their falsehood too?

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Actually, it’s just a great programme. Most clubs can’t be arsed with the hassle of producing one these days. But even if they did there’s no chance Stan Doffish’s article would sneak past the editor/ work experience kid compiling it, for fear of damaging ‘the brand’. And the game is poorer for that

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

That’s a great programme cover! Anyone wanna play name the trophies?!

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

“What Labour needs to do is to pick a position and argue for it in its entirety” Tbf, this can be applied to pretty much any area of policy, not just immigration.

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

A long but rewarding day yesterday, sorting this out. Today’s task, get it wet and warm 😊

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

“They aren’t even asking the right questions”. If you couldn’t be bothered reading my thread last week, give this a listen. Tony says the same thing here! Excellent listen as always (and not just because I 100% agree!) 👏👏

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Good lord. Of all the things that could be picked over, the choice of London venue must be sooo far down the list. Headingley (20k) was great, but Wembley (60k) wasn’t. Is there a better proxy for the parochialism of the game than this?!

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

A sensible post below. There was an image this morning that brought home the fact that NH and SH RL are operating in different worlds… It was CommBank stadium, with the backdrop of Sydney’s skyscrapers. For me it epitomised the vastly different macro factors the RFL have to contend with V the NRL…

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Neil Ormston @neilormston.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Ending the season as we started. Full of smiles and mis-placed optimism 😂 Not sure we’ll get on the pitch like we did at Haven, but similarly blessed with unseasonable weather, and a shorter drive home at least. C’mon England!

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