INTISTT Update
Al K Hall (Junior)

Crafty denied as not so good Goode, comes good in the end!

With Leeds and Calvisano being chopped by the weather (Frost at fault again?), there were only 11 points up for grabs this weekend, but Crafty nearly took 16 of them. Only the Tiggers’ storming comeback prevented the bonus points being awarded. As it was Our Division 2 leader had to settle for ten.

In Division one, it was Tighty for the second week running who took the bragging rights, also with ten, (the Taffies let him down). Last season’s winner has now come storming from mid table obscurity to joint second in the last few weeks. He also takes over from Eastside Sammy in the Heiny Standings. Grumps, however, maintains his seven point advantage in the Overall Table with none of his nearest rivals able to close on him.

Not taking part this weekend was the Ginger Nut, but the one who really took the biscuit was Jamesie! Obviously not satisfied with his points last week, (especially the ones I gifted him), he would appear to have been a one week wonder. UNGRATEFUL SO-AND-SO!

This week Tighty looks at Safe Parking.

FREE THE RAVENHILL 1

In its short life to date the FRU has assiduously eschewed becoming embroiled in any political - with a capital P - controversy or becoming anyone's political DUPe. However we feel compelled to highlight the plight of our feathered friend - Cockatrice (CT) - even though he has been responsible for more dodgy breakfasts than Kelloggs !! (CT had thought of contacting ''The Fatty Nolan Show'' but after the lack of official response following the ''Stanleygate Affair'', CT concluded that nobody important listens to ''The Screaming Stomach'' ).

According to CT he has, at the very least, been the victim of overly zealous traffic police personnel who ''awarded '' him a fixed penalty fine while he was at Ravenhill supporting his beloved Ulster against Glasgow. However , and even more worryingly, CT raises the specter of UR / PSNI collusion in this incident. In support of his position CT highlights previous close cooperation between the mandarins of Ulster Rugby and High Ranking Officers in the PSNI's forerunner - the RUC - when a police escort was arranged to spirit Andy Ward to hospital to be at the birth of his son. CT believes that some people in UR would stop ''at nothing'' in order to see him suffer !!!

The FRU await the outcome of Cockatrice's case with interest and in particular whether or not he will ''Do Bird''