ALEX BATTYE 2. Diet fascists
THE HUDDERSFIELD CAPTAIN AND FRONT-ROWER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND
1. Football backchat
It’s been nice to see my hometown club, Huddersfield, do so well by getting promoted to the Premier League, but generally speaking I’m not really a football fan. One thing that winds me up is the total lack of respect footballers show to the referee with their petulant behaviour. I know it is creeping into the top end of rugby with players asking for TMO referrals rather than respecting the referee’s decision, but it’s nothing in comparison to football.
TRP VERDICT: It’s a red card to football and a green light for you.
I’m the type of person who can’t just have one biscuit with a cup of tea, I have to eat half the packet. So, I struggle to understand people who adhere to a ridiculously strict dietary regime that appears to just make their life miserable. It can’t be right when you start taking your own meals to restaurants because you’re that inflexible. TRP VERDICT: Congratulations, you’ve brought home the bacon.
3. Baby gadgets/fads
I’ve got a 14-month old daughter and the amount of baby gadgets we’ve got is incredible. I am sure we could bring her up perfectly fine without most of them. Why, for example, do we need a baby bath thermometer. Surely testing the water with your hand and using a bit of common sense