Eye on the Ball

Broken bones may not lead to shattered dreams

Published 7 May 2008

WITH the latest rumours circulating about a possible return of the iconic Aaron Lester, there’s never a dull moment at The Recre.

Now’s the time to put bums back on seats

Published 30 April 2008

WHEN the financial dust settles – the air may well have turned a bit blue at Wednesday night’s annual shareholders meeting with frank questions asked and hopefully answered with equal frankness – Whitehaven Rugby League Club will want to draw a line under it all and focus on matters on the pitch.

Stokes’ rugby revolution gathers speed

Published 24 April 2008

A rugby revolution may be taking shape at Whitehaven as Ged Stokes speeds up the side, but it’s hard to keep pace with all The Recre comings and goings.

Too many cooks or the recipe for success?

Published 16 April 2008

I BELIEVE this team can be a real excitement machine – so says Haven’s new head coach Ged Stokes, who was naturally in exultant mood after his team had played Celtic Crusaders off the Recreation Ground pitch.

Haven must start their own crusade

Published 9 April 2008

MONEY will be made available for team strengthening at Whitehaven but Ged Stokes isn’t in a desperate hurry to get the directors to open their limited purse strings.

Will Ged have the last laugh?

Published 3 April 2008

Eye on the Ball with Alan Irving

Players must now start to repay faith

Published 26 March 2008

MAKING up is hard to do, but whatever it takes and however tough the call may be, such as this Sunday’s trip to Widnes, Whitehaven will have to do it otherwise who knows what might happen next.

Now lessons must be learned from crisis

Published 19 March 2008

SOMETIMES it’s nice to be right, as we at The Whitehaven News were in being the first to say for definite that Whitehaven Rugby League Club had been saved!

Haven seek a silver lining

Published 19 March 2008

Haven seek salvation to find light at the end of the tunnel

Liam is key man for 'Fax clash

Published 17 March 2008

STAND OFF, like fly half in the other code, remains the key position in rugby league.

Haven must show their healthy appetite

Published 27 February 2008

IT remains to be seen whether the BBC commentator who described an England player as “a half wit” during Saturday night’s rugby union international has set a new style of TV punditry.

Grace needs to sweep financial cobwebs away

Published 21 February 2008

WHETHER it’s a coup d’etat or a coup de-grace, depends on your point of view, but the position is that Haven’s new directors have to breathe new life into the club and moreover new money – pretty soon, too.

Crarey aims to keep it simple

Published 13 February 2008

PAUL CRAREY described himself to me recently as “the Kevin Keegan” of rugby league and tongue-in-cheek, or not, he’s already starting to live up to the comparison with some all-out attacking.

Edmondson’s Sunday debut