Eye on the Ball

Board to be all Cumbrian?

HAVEN’S season may be over on the pitch but it certainly isn’t off it. Only a year since Whitehaven RLFC went into administration, ownership is set to go into new ‘Cumbrian’ hands – essentially I believe those of current directors.

Last updated 22 September 2011
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Dont’ be too hard on yourself David

SO David Seeds quits Haven, a shock to most fans, but life goes on. Now the search starts in earnest for the next head coach.

Last updated 15 September 2011
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Can Haven turn on that winning Raaz-amataz?

WHATEVER might be happening in the boardroom – I have heard rumblings – everybody will need to get behind the Whitehaven team in their challenging quest to progress in the Championship One play-offs.

Last updated 8 September 2011
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Sunday times could be vital

SUNDAY’S crucial affair at Cougar Park may not be win or bust for Whitehaven but it’s getting pretty close.

Last updated 1 September 2011
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Waving the flag for West Cumbria

BOTH our West Cumbrian senior rugby league teams were riding the crest of the Energy Coast wave last weekend.

Last updated 25 August 2011
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Sign out with a swagger

PERHAPS someone should hang a note on Haven’s dressing room door saying something like ‘no chance’.

Last updated 18 August 2011
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Is all-Cumbrian dream tie on cards?

IT’s going down to the wire. And could the Championship One play-offs end in a West Cumbrian dream tie?

Last updated 11 August 2011
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Is the wait over?

IT’S finally reached Copeland Council’s offices! ‘Why are we waiting?’ was the question I put a fortnight ago in relation to the frustrations concerning the new Copeland community sports stadium.

Last updated 4 August 2011
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£10m a year for Energy Coast

AT least £10 million a year of nuclear-funded cash will be available to support Britain’s Energy Coast regeneration schemes.

Last updated 28 July 2011
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No easy street for Haven

“I WAS embarrassed,” said David Seeds. A huge indictment of Whitehaven’s shocking and shapeless performance in the 44-0 defeat by Swinton.

Last updated 28 July 2011
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Why are we waiting?

THERE’S a bit of frustration down Recre way. Most of it centres around our much-vaunted plan for that state-of-the-art community sports stadium.

Last updated 21 July 2011
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1,200 jobs as Drigg expands

EXPANSION of the low level radioactive waste repository near Drigg will create 1,200 construction jobs.

Last updated 21 July 2011
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Getting out of the ghetto

THE notion – perhaps more of a possibility – of Whitehaven and Workington Town eventually forming a joint West Cumbrian outfit to play in Super League gathers force.

Last updated 14 July 2011
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Put us back on map

LET’S look forward to Sunday’s ‘Help The Heroes’ game at The Recre when South Wales Scorpions are visitors and at the same time heartily congratulate Cumbria on a magnificent performance in the RL Nines.

Last updated 7 July 2011
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Calling all players: Killer instinct required

A BUMPER crowd, the Kells end roar, and a handsome win over the old enemy...resurgent Whitehaven enjoyed a decent Sunday.

Last updated 30 June 2011
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Confidence is high at Sellafield

CELORDMARL NUCLEAR reactors could only be the start of new business coming Sellafield’s way.

Last updated 30 June 2011
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Tough new curbs on dog-owners

TOUGH new measures and wider dog controls are about to become law in Copeland in a bid to curb “irresponsible” owners.

Last updated 23 June 2011
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Who will walk the plank on Sunday?

SPARKS will doubtless fly in Sunday’s local derby clash at The Recreation Ground. But I reckon this eagerly awaited return will have added impetus as the race for prime Championship One positions gathers pace.

Last updated 23 June 2011
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Time for Haven’s half-term report

IT’S like night and day, says Whitehaven’s go-ahead chairman Richard D Raaz comparing the club’s sharply contrasting fortunes in the space of nine months.

Last updated 16 June 2011
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No more tears, time for GB cheers

IT’s still a long way off until we host Rugby League’s World Cup with the prospect of one or more matches being staged in a super Whitehaven sports stadium, perhaps also at Derwent Park.

Last updated 9 June 2011
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