That’s where the problems arose, making setup unsustainable. What are owners expected to contribute, and what is WRU funding for? There have been too many opaque answers to those questions. I imagine the MoUs and regional licence agreements will look very different from those that came before.

Is there any TV programme more Caucasian than ‘Antiques Roadshow’?

I forgot about Dragons. For the structure to work, regardless of 3 or 4 regions, it does still need all teams to be of same makeup so that Cardiff privatisation would have to happen sooner rather than later.

Everyone’s doing this ‘9 Albums’ thing so here’s mine…for today.

The butt of the issue here is that the regions are a mishmash. You can’t have a solid governance structure if there are two union-owned teams and two private-owned. Even after a reduction to three, there would be one not the same as the other two. Every remnant of the Moffett mess needs to be gone.

The money side of things needs clarity if they want buy-in. Was discussing with another this morning the £30m made up of £10m to community and £20m to pro game. What is the breakdown of that £20m? Also, have they budgeted for a penalty from URC for dropping a team? If so, how much is that?

Just finished. My main take, given what I’ve been looking into, myself. Keystone was commissioned after the 3-team decision, but from what I gather, its stated task was to assess location, not whether Wales should have 3 x teams.

Jesus. It’s as if there are no lessons to be learned from the past 80-90 years…

His shows have changed. There’s a section of the crowd now who go there just to whoop and holler at his points like a rally as if to wind up the others in the arena. Sadly.

Some reading tonight so. Want some feedback after?

Ukraine blows up Russian data centres and immediately and mysteriously online talk about Germany’s Far Right AfD virtually disappears. Stop Putin you stop the Far Right.

People are just awful. Umpteenth example.

Addendum: I’ve just re-read this thread and it is absolutely pockmarked with poor diction and awful typos, so I hope it made sense to anyone reading it. Was done in one fell swoop. Had I drafted it and gone over, probably would have changed my mind and not put it up.

Definitely keep an eye out for those close to you. Watch out for signs and be an ear as much as possible. We all move on but never forget. She should have had there the kind of life that I have here. Her son doing well, by the way. There. That’s my take on suicide. You just never know so be kind ❤️

I have been asked to speak in front of students and a group about this over time but I refuse to, because there isn’t a happy ending. All I can share is mistakes and signs to look out for. The rest is really up to the person, but with as much help from you and others that they will allow.

I knew instantly what that meant. Hanged herself when everybody was out in the house. Left her son. Left her sister. Left us. It was all just too much in the end. She struggled so much and most of the time, came out on top.

Then one night I was in bed, in Lanzarote actually. Phone rang around 3am. No way was I taking it. Would ring back. Next day on social, I saw a friend posting, ‘How could you?’ I rang another friend of ours and asked ‘Ok, what has she done now’ only to be told ‘She did it, Justin’

Called me one panicking before her appeal. Judge was sympathetic apparently but kept sentence. Disgraceful, given her condition when this happened. So it ate away at her for a month or so.

In her psychotic state, my ex texted that woman and threatened. That woman panicked and called the police. It became a federal case so had to go to court. Community service and other limits were sentenced. In a small town, that is huge. She couldn’t handle it.