I think I may have deleted my original, adding back now
I’ve been writing about rugby for over a year now and have loved every minute, a fan of both codes means I always have something to watch and to share my thoughts on. Add in a good portion of cricket and I rarely find myself sitting around doing nothing. I genuinely love the sports I watch and will even find myself at a football (Wendyball) game if I’m lacking rugby.
I find the words flow when I’m talking sport and with that in mind I’m going to have a go at writing about life in general and the reasons the #365HappyDays are so important to me.
Where to start? I have a lot to share bit I think I’ll start a mere 5 years ago.
To set the scene I need to tell you about my family, well, my children. Luke was born on 2 October 1987, so it’s his…
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365 Happy Days 
I’ve read some of your rugby articles and I find it very interesting. I’m from Germany and have recently started writing my own blog. It’s a bit different from yours as you focus on experience while I discuss current topics like salary cap, overseas-player,etc. I’d love if you could read it and even promote it if you like it. You can find it here: http://www.theoffloadrugbyblog.tumblr.com
Thanks for your time
Teemu (The Offload Rugby Blog)
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Glad you find them interesting, I’ll have a look from Twitter a bit later and let you know what I think
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Thanks
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One comment on a quick look, try not to have big blocks of text. I was told by a guy that he found it hard to read what I was writing. I was really grateful for that. So for intheloose I’ll try to put a space between most sentences
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Thanks for the info, I’ll try to change. The most important thing for me is that you like the content.
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What I’ve read so far I like. I’d have Maro 2nd though 😎😎
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He had an impressive season so far but, as with most young players, he still lacks some discipline. The best young player is definitely Henry Slade
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I agree on Slade, I saw him last week, he was superb
I think Maro will be England captain in time
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Looks like we had the same weekend. I watched Wasps and the game in Milton Keynes last week.
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Yes we did! I at 3 this weekend, Quins, Wasps, Saracens! How about you?
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Well, just the two matches, although I had to watch a football match on Monday. AFC Bournemouth is my favorite ‘not rugby club’.
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Which are you going to? Is that the Bournemouth going up? What an amazing thing!
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Yes, amazing to think a club is five minutes from liquidation and they keep alive just by the support of their fans. And now, thanks to the best manger there is, three promotions in five years.
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It’s brilliant! I do like football but rarely have the time to go
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When I have the choice I usually prefer rugby. By the way, did you manage to get ‘good’ tickets for the RWC? My best match is All Blacks v Georgia.
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I got 9 games, I’m at that game, got the 2nd qtr final in Cardiff too. And France v Italy at Twickers amongst others
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Almost all of my games are in the Millennium. Everybody says: “It’s the best stadium, great atmosphere”. That’s a joke. Just look at the Six Nations. If you can hear ‘Swing low’ in the stadium their fans are definitely not the best.
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See, I disagree on that, I love the Millennium, it’s far send away my favourite. Too many drunks at Twickenham for me
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Well, might depend on where you sit. For me, there’s nothing better than a day at the Twickers. In two weeks for the World Sevens.
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I’ve sat all over the place at Twickenham and on international day so many are too focussed on beer and not the rugby.
That’ll be good, going both days?
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Yeah, not as good as XV’s, but still a great show. Reminds me a bit of cricket, spending a whole day in a stadium.
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I love my cricket! At Essex as we speak! And looking forward to 11 Ashes days although it might be a bit painful.
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Have tickets for the Ashes at Lord’s, 4th and 5th day. Hopefully England will hold out so long.
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I have day 4 I think, I only got 1 day there. 2days in Cardiff, Birmingham, Nottingham and 4 at the Oval
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Lord’s is always hard to get tickets. I might not have the best atmosphere, but it’s such a magical place.
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Again, I love it! Did you see I had dinner in the Long Room a few weeks ago? I had to pinch myself!
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I’m afraid no, I’ve once been in the pavilion thanks to my Middlesex membership.
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Lovely! I’m looking forward to spending time in the pavilion at the Oval this summer
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Never been to the Oval, still wondering why. The Rose Bowl near Southampton is quite nice.
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You must come! I went for 2 days last season to Southampton, I really liked it
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Getting tickets for the Oval is probably a little bit easier than for Lord’s. If Englands not possible, I’ll watch a Surrey match. Sangakkara and Pietersen are far better than any England international anyway.
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I’m a member at Surrey this year, England included, so I get my seat guaranteed
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Hopefully they’ll do something. The performances against the WIndies were horrible. Especially Bell and Trott.
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Telling me! But fancy putting Trott to open! So wrong!
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England’s future needs to be build around young and promising players like Root and Buttler.
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I agree totally! We need big changes!
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The biggest problem is that nobody realizes how much the game has changed. Just look at the World Cup. NZ, Australia and South Africa score over 400 and England still thinks 300 is a good score. The game has changed and England need to adjust.
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They play red ball players in the white ball game, it’s in need of specialists
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Yes, but currently either there are none or the coaches simply don’t care.
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I think there are some in County cricket. But they get overlooked for some reason
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By the way, as I’m still getting started with my blog I enrolled for place on the Bloggers’ Bench of the Premiership, but sadly I haven’t got a reply. Do you know anything about that?
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I only know that I have a place, which is very pleasing, not sure when they’ll let people know
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Ok, then I’ll just take a look how else I can get some readers
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I’m not sure how they decide who goes,
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Well, let’s see. Did you already managed to read some of my articles, do yo like them?
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I did, I read the 2 most recent, and yes they were good
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Thanks, that means a lot to me. Could you possibly help me by promoting it?
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I’ll RT when I see something I like, how about that? Tag me in
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Thanks, sounds great. All my articles go on Twitter anyway, so it would be a great opportunity for me. Thanks
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Strauss looks set to become the new ECB director, maybe he’s going to bring some change.
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I do hope he does, Cook should step down as captain, but then who else do we have?
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Quite difficult, Anderson might be a good choice, but who knows how long he’ll be around
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Jimmy works as the captain on the pitch I think, having watched 11 days last summer and you’d have thought it was him not Cook
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In the past I sometimes had the feeling that even the Lions were better than England. They need a complete overhaul.
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