We won - Joan and me loved it .............. it was strange and beautiful to be on a crowded London Tube train full of northerners. All talking or singing - dressed as pirates or clowns. There was banter about very local regional boundaries and even highways which separated on team from another. And the Pie eaters (a local team from Wigan who always fail to beat us) they were present as good rugby league supporters and giving the the Saints spekies some stick.When it was all over we went back into central London and experienced a culture shock. Being with a northern crowd for half a day had taken us back to our cultural roots and London seemed so diverse and colourfully cosmopolitan. The travellers from afar would be even more touched by the experience.
Good day and great to meet with Marina - 10 years since she has been in London ........ beautiful human ............
The game was not that good. I had the same feel last year at Wembley when we won. We can play so much better and we will need to when we play the Pie-eaters on Friday.
Now life is moving on - got stuff to do this week which will churn my soul - I will feel the pain of those I will work with - and I want to .............
