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The Final Hooter (2017) - Episode 20

For many teams it was Mad Monday and we at the Final Hooter decided to decant to the pub!

 

Adrian Jackson and Dave Parkinson were joined by Liverpool Echo and BBC Merseyside journalist John Lawless and chatted about all sorts from League One Shield to Super League Dream Team and even John's thoughts on expansion.

 

We have audio from Gary Thornton and Jermaine Coleman after Hunslet's League One Shield success over London Skolars, we hear John chatting about St Helens semi-final with Castleford in the company of Justin Holbrook while Adrian caught up with Mark Percival and Albert Kelly after their Dream Team selections.

 

Adrian also chatted to Daryl Powell, Brian McDermott and Lee Radford about how Castleford, Leeds and Hull are looking forward to the semi-finals respectively.

The Final Hooter (2017) - Episode 19

On the latest Final Hooter podcast Adrian Jackson and Dave Parkinson take us through the RL world.

We hear from:

• Warrington boss Tony Smith after victory over Leigh
• Peta Hiku talks about cutting his Super League experience short
• We have views from both sides of the Hull KR v Widnes game, including Tim Sheens, James Greenwood and Denis Betts
• Justin Holbrook talks about St Helens win at Wakefield
• New Swinton chairman Andy Mazey has our last word with an in depth interview with Dave

We'd like to thank Johnny Lawless, Steve Manning, Angela Powers and Sky Sports for assistance with our audio on this show. 

The Final Hooter (2017) - Episode 17

Adrian Jackson returns to the Final Hooter with Dave Parkinson.

The two banter and discuss last week's results.

Steve Manning chats to St Helens Zeb Taia.

There is post game reaction from Denis Betts after Widnes Qualifiers win at Halifax and from Tony Smith after Warrington's 52-24 success over Catalans.

Adrian catches up with Lloyd White and Dave chats with Hull KR skipper Shaun Lunt.

We also hear from Sheffield Eagles boss Mark Aston after his side defeated Swinton in the Championship Shield.

Love Rugby League Weekly Audio - 11th August 2017

Dave Parkinson hosts Love Rugby League Weekly alongside James Gordon. Our Facebook Live show now has a podcast version for those people that would like to listen to us on the go.

In this episode Dave and James talk through some of the current stories in RL, review Wakefield's win over Leeds and mull over all the weekend fixtures.

The Final Hooter (2017) - Episode 16

Dave Parkinson returns with LRL Podcast "The Final Hooter"

He is joined in the studio by Radio General Sports Presenter David Birch.

In this episode we hear from Steve Manning talking to Ian Watson of the Salford Red Devils and Shaun Wane of Wigan Warriors following their Challenge Cup Semi-Final tie.

Our presenters talk at length about both Semi-Finals, look back on all the action from the Kingstone Press League One Super Eights and Shield, talk stats, game promotion and Swinton Lions.

The Final Hooter (2017) - Episode 15

The Loverugbyleague.com podcast returns.

Dave Parkinson hosts the show and looks back over the results from Super League, Championship and League One.

He comments on some of the stories in the media in addition to interviews this week with:

• Warrington Wolves skipper Chris Hill.
• Returning second row star Ben Currie.
• Widnes Vikings second row Tom Olbison.
• Wakefield Trinity powerhouse David Fifita.
• London Broncos boss Andrew Henderson.

The Final Hooter (2017) - Episode 13

Dave returns with this latest episode of The Final Hooter podcast.

Included in this show:

We chat at length to Andrew Henderson of the London Broncos.

Dave speaks to Steve Tyrer of Halifax about reserve rugby league and his career after the centre reached 2000 points last Sunday.

Phil Fearnley was in Perpignan to speak to Catalans Dragons new boss Steve McNamara after the Dragons thrilling win over Leigh Centurions.

Steve Manning catches up with Wigan boss Shaun Wane and Warrington Wolves Kurt Gidley.

After tragedy at Culcheth Eagles, Dave speaks to Leigh Easts Simon Reynolds about Adam Cooper.

 

The Final Hooter (2017) - Episode 12

The lads are back with their look at what's going on in Rugby League.

Dave chats to Neil Kelly and Gareth Moore of Dewsbury after their win at Oldham. He also caught up with Kyle Amor following Saints comeback win against Salford and chatted to Mike Grady after North Wales Crusaders beat South Wales Ironmen in the Welsh derby.

Adrian caught up with Widnes Vikings Chris Houston following the success against Leigh Centurions.

There is the usual banter from the pair as Adrian asks about the use of a big word and talks computer games and Bradford Bulls.

The Final Hooter (2017) - Episode 11

The Loverugbyleague podcast returns.

This time out Adrian Jackson and Dave Parkinson look at the Kingstone Press Championship with special focus on the games between Oldham v Hull Kingston Rovers and Swinton Lions v Batley Bulldogs. 

We hear from Tim Sheens and Shaun Lunt from Hull KR and Dave chats to Batley boss Matt Diskin and second row Brad Day.

Adrian also caught up with new Huddersfield recruit Jordan Turner to talk about returning to the UK, victory over Warrington nd his Australian experience.

The pair also look at League One before then turn to Super League and chat about who is likely to finish in the bottom four and who has already secured their spot in Super League for next year.

The Final Hooter (2017) - Episode 10

Adrian Jackson and Dave Parkinson return with their look at the Championship Summer Bash.

We speak to Paul Crarey and Jamie Dallimore after their Barrow Raiders picked up the first silverware of the domestic season.

Alan Kilshaw runs the rule over Rochdale's win over Oldham. Andrew Henderson gives reaction to London Broncos win over Featherstone. The pair chat about Hull KR and Bradford.

We also have the thoughts of Mark Aston and Sylvain Houles after successes for Sheffield Eagles and Toulouse Olympique, and chat about the last game of the weekend involving Heavy Woollen derby rivals Batley Bulldogs and Dewsbury Rams.

From a double bill of Super League games Adrian chatted to Salford's Mark Flanagan to ask about the continued success of Salford Red Devils.

The Final Hooter (2017) - Episode 9

Adrian Jackson and Dave Parkinson return - Adrian full of the joys of Magic Weekend.

Dave looks forward to the League One Cup Final and we hear from North Wales Crusaders boss Mike Grady.

Dave also gets the thoughts of Batley boss Matt Diskin and Oldham boss Scott Naylor ahead of the Summer Bash.

Adrian was a busy man at Magic. We have reaction from Chris Chester (Wakefield), Shaun Wane (Wigan), Tony Smith (Warrington), Rick Stone (Huddersfield), Ian Watson (Salford) and Daryl Powell (Castleford).

Alan Rooney chatted to St Helens new boss Justin Holbrook, Adrian caught up with Castleford veteran Andy Lynch and both Adrian and Dave chat to Adrian Morley about coaching, retirement and Salford.

The Final Hooter (2017) - Episode 8

Dave Parkinson returns after an extended time away to join Adrian Jackson to discuss Rugby League at all levels.

We talk Magic Weekend, Ladbrokes Challenge Cup, National Conference League, League One and League One Cup in this episode.

Siddal skipper Shaun Garrod chatted with Dave about facing Toronto in the Cup, the development of his club and being the only team in the Conference strata to remain unbeaten.

Dave also caught up with long serving North Wales Crusaders fullback Tommy Johnson who has recently passed 1000 points for the Wrexham based side.

The Final Hooter (2017) - Episode 7

Adrian Jackson and Dave Parkinson are back with their latest podcast. We hear from Tom Gilmore about Widnes victory over St Helens and John Winder about Wigan's success against Catalans Dragons. New Dewsbury Rams coach Neil Kelly also joins our hosts to discuss going back to the Rams.

Adrian and Dave also talk about the Challenge Cup, looking at last weekend's results, Championship, League One and even touch upon streaming and the England squad named to take on Samoa.