By Whaley Shark on January 23 2012

 So our crusade for European glory ended last Thursday at a cold Edgeley Park, washed away in heavy sleet showers. I guess that was always the most likely outcome, given our big shakeup and a group with two French teams... Read Article 

By Whaley Shark on January 14 2012

I need some padding to keep things ticking over before Thursday’s game, so I thought I’d look at the other Amlin groups, and think a bit about how things might turn out. I am writing this piece with a fair... Read Article 

By Whaley Shark on January 2 2012

 Just over a year ago, I sat in the upper reaches of the Caterpillar Stand at Welford Road, and watched us go down 54-21 to Tigers, conceding eight tries in total, giving Tigers a bonus point before half time, and... Read Article 

By Whaley Shark on December 29 2011

Janus, the Roman God of Gates and Doors, Beginnings and Endings, is the guy for whom January is named, and is depicted with two faces, one looking forwards and the other backwards. So it seems appropriate both to look back... Read Article 

By Whaley Shark on December 19 2011

 I’m a bit slow off the mark today, thanks to the day job, but here are a few thoughts on yesterday’s match. I felt it was a good performance- we looked like a team, played at pace and with creativity,... Read Article 

By Whaley Shark on December 10 2011

With an awkward gap between matches (at least those I can get to), which risks the message board going to sleep, and a couple of weeks away from the Premiership for European action, it seems a good time to take... Read Article