Not at all. As I have done the last few weeks with Kirke's carry count (which I have fairly accurately predicted) I was relying upon what I saw. The statistics supported what I saw.



Can I just check, do you think Buderus didn't miss 4 tackles?



I don't have the benefit of the game on SKy+ any more.



As I am stranded at home recovering from a bout of gout I might have watched it again with a pen and paper as you appear to have. Instead. I shall have to retreat to the settee with Bacon, Sarnie, Coffee, packet of ginger biscuits and the Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.

You'll never fit all that and her on one of your sofa's mate, but if you did, it'd be fun picking the ginger biscuit crumbs out...

She'd have your guts for garters.



To wile away the time while you're laid up, if you enjoy the Stieg Ln novels, why not try Jo Nesbo?

Aye, they're quite good.

& they're quite long so would keep him occupied & off here for some time.

Just don't mention missed tackles or midget porn.

Finished the superb Millenium trilogy so will give Nesbo a go Old Fella. Thanks for the recommendation.

Indeed they did in terms of quantity.







Sure. Honestly I've no idea bar the one I've highlighted (to date the only missed Buderus tackle anyone has specified) which I assume also accounts for one miss each for Lauitiiti and Watkins if you include the following play.









Shame I had such high hopes for this diversion (I estimated 12 pages as a minimum) what am I going to do now.







Sweet. How did you know I watch games with a pen and paper (A4 sized notepad actually)



But not to record, missed tackles, maybe that's one for the future now the government has U-turned on the forest sell off. More usually it's try assists, knock ons, forward passes, penalties conceded, failed offloads (Buderus had one of those in the 10th minute you'll recall) and monumental, game changing brain-farts.

as far as i can recall nobody has a problem with watkins missed tackles. Its the stupid, blind offloads people don't like him doing

Stick with it, you may find the 1st one "Redbreast" hard going initially, I did, but I persevered & have found them all increasingly enjoyable.

I am just finishing the most recent one on the boss's Kindle.

Have you tried Wallender (not in the strict legal sense you understand)? Are they worth reading, or the printed version of the Killing which has just been on BBC4?

Wallender: Henning Mankell

Worth a read. Found them slow and a bit dark. For a lighter read I would go for Ian Rankin or Ian Banks' The Crow Road (good read).

Agree they are worth a go but I found them quite slow going.

Michael connelly is a good author

What the beejeejus has any of this got to do with Matt Diskin, I mean Danny Buderus.