Robin Hood and Rugby League

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Then the director and then possibly the make-up people, because seriously, when your fight scenes are less realistic than wrestling, you have problems. I accept the wrestlers missing by miles but when you are filming and get to do re-shoots, use them Mr. Director because I could tell those punches weren't landing. Also, why did neither of them have bruises at the end, because they so would have.

Other than that it was quite good (yes, the week the writing, if not the plotting, works everything else goes to hell). I think I'm slightly in love with Djaq, deeply amused by the Sheriff and how he treats Guisbourne (never mind all these people demanding Guy/Robin, where is my d/s Sheriff/Guisbourne porn) and don't think I will ever love this as much as I did in the moment when Will and Alan came out with 'I like her'/'I think I love her' at the same time.

Although Little John saying 'Not sorry' may run it close.

For once Marian had semi-decent dialogue. Saints be praised. And was good.

I'm not entirely sure who won the Robin v Guisbourne argument, but someone might want to tell the scriptwriters that making Robin unlikable does not make him edgy or cool. It makes him an arse. Then again, I think everyone knows how I feel about Much.



Now on to rugby.

First, having finally seen the generally disgraceful behaviour of Willie Mason (and various GB players responding to it), I'd like to say I'm appalled. Because I remember seeing photos of Paul Deacon having to be carried off the field and the fact that he then had to have reconstructive surgery on the roof of his mouth. Many hours thereof. In a more selfish vein, Saints lost the Superleague last year because Sean Long was out for a couple of months due to a broken cheekbone and orbital thanks to a late, deliberate tackle. So cut it out, all of you.

But it was nice to see Great Britain win. I know it was just the Australians lulling them into a false sense of security, as they do every now and again, only to pound them into submission. Yet every time we hope against hope. And the knowledge that Darren Lockyer is just that good.

Goodness knows who GB will use instead of Long given that he's gone the way of many recent Saints greats and has been retired for GB service (seriously, from about 1992-1999, the GB coach was always a Wigan person, and if you played for Saints you didn't get a look in, so they all switched allegiance to Ireland) for reasons as yet unspecified. It's not like Danny Maguire is up to the job. He's not bad, but he's not Long. Richard Horne was the chosen replacement, which I can see the sense in because he really might well be that good but he unfortunately had his first match against Australia, which aren't exactly brilliant conditions to do scrum-half magic in.

Then again, we're talking about a coach who takes Rob Burrows on tour and then doesn't play him. Noble's an idiot, or at least not a good coach. I suggest a new coach for GB, preferably one without team affiliations, because in light of the problems with Long, it must be said that Noble is the Wigan manager so I trust him as far as I can throw him.