Mike Critchley
@mike-critchley.bsky.social
Sports writer St Helens Star and Leigh Journal. Rugby league fan, author and pub ticker.
Happy Lancashire Day folks
November 27, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Happy Lancashire Day folks
Review of last Saturday’s Clone Roses gig at Shepherd’s Bush Empire
www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/2564438...
www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/2564438...
St Helens band The Clone Roses' tribute to Mani at Shepherd's Bush Empire
ST HELENS-based tribute band The Clone Roses paid tribute Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield at Shepherd's Bush Empire
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November 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Review of last Saturday’s Clone Roses gig at Shepherd’s Bush Empire
www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/2564438...
www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/2564438...
One for you @cheetss18.bsky.social in Brixton yesterday
November 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
One for you @cheetss18.bsky.social in Brixton yesterday
Clone Roses knocking it out the park and doing St Helens proud
November 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Clone Roses knocking it out the park and doing St Helens proud
Met up with my best man and former Birmingham MetroNews colleague Damian today in Brixton earlier today. Plenty of good tales
November 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Met up with my best man and former Birmingham MetroNews colleague Damian today in Brixton earlier today. Plenty of good tales
My dad Brian would have been 88 today. I’ll raise a glass later
November 22, 2025 at 6:55 AM
My dad Brian would have been 88 today. I’ll raise a glass later
Clone Roses pay tribute to Mani ahead if tomorrow’s big show in West London www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/2564069...
Tribute to Stone Roses Mani - a humble lad who delivered iconic bass lines
TRIBUTES have continued to pour in for Stone Roses and Primal Scream bass player Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, who died yesterday aged 63
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November 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Clone Roses pay tribute to Mani ahead if tomorrow’s big show in West London www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/2564069...
Birthday present from our Rosa!
November 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Birthday present from our Rosa!
Where else to start my 60th year but Cracke in Liverpool. We go back a long way
November 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Where else to start my 60th year but Cracke in Liverpool. We go back a long way
Where the Saints summer era began
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www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/256290...
1996 - the year that kicked off Saints' Super League successes
SAINTS have been blessed with many memorable seasons over the decades – but next year sees the 30th anniversary of the first Super League success
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November 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Where the Saints summer era began
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www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/256290...
Farewell Sheffield till next time - a city with so many quality pubs.
November 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Farewell Sheffield till next time - a city with so many quality pubs.
1,826 Two & Six, Sheffield
November 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
1,826 Two & Six, Sheffield
Fat Cat, still an old Sheffield favourite
November 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Fat Cat, still an old Sheffield favourite
Shakespeare- one of many old favourites in Sheffield
November 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Shakespeare- one of many old favourites in Sheffield
In Sheffield…nipped in the Old Shoe, now off to Vocation
November 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
In Sheffield…nipped in the Old Shoe, now off to Vocation
What a wonderful photograph
November 15, 2025 at 11:43 AM
What a wonderful photograph
Anyway…weekend is here!
November 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Anyway…weekend is here!
Brilliant response to this - including a player who faced the All Blacks…definitely writing a follow up www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/256183...
Can you spot the two future Saints in this winning Cowley Sevens team?
TODAY'S #ThrowbackThursday features as remarkable picture of a trophy-winning Cowley Sevens team from the late 1950s with two future Saints
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November 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Brilliant response to this - including a player who faced the All Blacks…definitely writing a follow up www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/256183...
Spot the two future Saints?
www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/256183...
www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/256183...
Can you spot the two future Saints in this winning Cowley Sevens team?
TODAY'S #ThrowbackThursday features as remarkable picture of a trophy-winning Cowley Sevens team from the late 1950s with two future Saints
www.sthelensstar.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Spot the two future Saints?
www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/256183...
www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/256183...
Saints confirm new signing
www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/256169...
www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/256169...
Saints confirm the signing of Wigan Warriors three-quarter
St Helens have confirmed the signing of Wigan Warriors three-quarter Jacob Douglas
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November 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Saints confirm new signing
www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/256169...
www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/256169...
This week in Saints
www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/256162...
www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/256162...
This Week in Saints: Powerful Welsh centre Scott Gibbs grabs two tries
THIS Week in Saints saw Welsh centre Scott Gibbs score two tries in the Regal Trophy game
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November 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This week in Saints
www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/256162...
www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/256162...
Wrong time of the year for my washing machine to pack up…
November 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Wrong time of the year for my washing machine to pack up…
Like this place in Liverpool
November 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Like this place in Liverpool
1,823 The Regent. Walked up through Chapeltown and then into Chapel Allerton to tick off this gem
November 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
1,823 The Regent. Walked up through Chapeltown and then into Chapel Allerton to tick off this gem
The end of my 48th RL season as specky/scribbler
November 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The end of my 48th RL season as specky/scribbler