Tom Doig

Joshua Tarling, tercero en la contrarreloj, en @Eurosport_ES: "Contento de tener la cabeza ocupada en otras cosas" #LaVuelta26

Everyone at Netcompany INEOS is heartbroken by the tragic passing of Finlay Tarling. Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with Josh, Michael, Dawn and the entire Tarling family, as well as Fin’s teammates, friends and all those who knew and loved him We stand together with Josh and his family at this incredibly difficult time. Rest in peace, Fin.

Thanks for your critique, Janet. We actually tried a couple of episodes where House (Hugh Laurie) (please put the brackets in the right place) gets it right first time, but they were only 6 minutes long. NBC weren’t happy. Then we tried some where House never gets it right and the patient dies. The audience wasn’t happy. One could apply your trenchant analysis to other art forms: JS Bach wrote 30 Goldberg variations on the same chord structure; Frida Kahlo painted 50 portraits of herself; Henry Moore, what?? The point is, or was, variations on a theme; if all you see is hospital, medical blah blah, then it wasn’t meant for you. Nonetheless, I look forward to your first novel!

You have to build it around the strengths and weaknesses of your team and your game model. That can vary massively from having wingers who can consistently win the ball back, to whether you set up with a 9–15 or 10–15 backfield, and what your chase detail looks like off the back of that. It also links to how you defend and what your overall game model looks like. Gold standard example are South Africa, often kick short so their forwards aren’t wasting energy on long kick sprints, then being asked to fly off the line defensively only for the opposition to kick long back to them and overwork them in an already high tempo game. • Saves forward energy • Strong aerial wingers • Good transition attack • Best scrum in the world if you or the opposition knock it on • Opportunity to be aggressive defensively, as opposition are playing off scrums in the 5–15m channel If the scrum is a genuine strength like it is for South Africa / England /Italy (currently) the short kicking game can give you huge return. It cant be random, it can’t sit with just one coach who works one side of the ball. It has to be aligned to team identity and game model which can allow your repeatable opportunities to bring the strengths of your game to life. A HUGE part of the game, especially Test level where the devil really is in the detail and you need to be an every time team.

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Last year, I made this brief stage-by-stage #TDF overview, and I was very surprised by how many people saw it and all the positive feedback it got! So I have made a new version for #TDF2025, which I will be sharing tomorrow along with a downloadable iCalendar! Stay tuned!🚴‍♂️🌻💛

This is the best scrummaging analysis I’ve ever seen from a major broadcaster More of this please 🙏 @davidflatman

World Mental Health Day 2024 Please talk. Check on your team mate. Check on each other. 🤝

This marketing video for the Royal Armouries in Leeds has made my day. 😂

Gosh this is brutal 🔥

💥GAME DAY💥 Online Programme available here ⬇️ anyflip.com/jcqma/frfe/ The Big Match 📅 22nd June 🕰️ 15:00 🏡 Grove Park, SK8 7NB 🏆 North East 🆚 North West 🎟️ £5 on the gate 🍔 Food available 🍻 Bar is open History making game 💯 #northrugby