On our 32nd Podcast we are joined by a good friend of the show Lancashire king pin Jason Parkinson to discuss the Manchester Open.We discuss our new venture into live streaming and tackle the new Bowls England competition formats.Should the alarm bells be ringing for the sport at the Commonwealth Games on the back of an interview.Plus there is our five minute take on the World Of Sport and a what happens next shaggy dog story to finish off with.Thanks again for your support and to our sponsors Bowls Is Bowls and Lean2SucceedWe hope you enjoy the show.

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Dog's Life

On show 31 we catch up with Scott Bryson and Kevin Wilkie, the lads have recently set up SK21 a bespoke bowls clothing business in Scotland. We discuss attire in the sport and question whether how we look on the green really makes a difference when it comes to attracting a new audience. Here is the link to the lads Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SK21Scotland/ We also have a drop in from Tom Warner to discuss the Bournemouth Open later in the season and have a brief chat about its history. Below are links for the tournament where you can download an entry form or get further details.Website - www.bournemouthopenbowls.co.uk Email - admin@bournemouthopenbowls.co.uk Facebook - www.facebook.com/bournemouthopen Our World of Sport section has made another show and we have some general bowls chat. We also have our regular competition supported by our current podcast sponsors Bowls is Bowls and Lean2Succeed. If you have missed any you can catch up on the other 30 shows via this player of our website - www.wrongbias.com

Get Shirty

On our 30th podcast we have a great chat with Katie Bulmer Cooke who is an award winning Fitness Trainer, Speaker and Consultant as well as being a contestant on TV&apos;s The Apprentice. There will be many a bowler itching to get back on the green for the upcoming season but fitness could be a huge factor for some having been stuck in lockdown for what seems an eternity. Katie discusses "Bowlsfit" which was created following a discussion in 2017 and will be making a comeback in the very near future. How did it start? Why do we need it? Who will benefit? How can you do it? Just some of the questions covered and like the sport itself, do not knock it until you try it. We also discuss Katie&apos;s time on "The Apprentice". How did she find Lord Sugar, Karen Brady and Nick Hewer and what was the overall experience. Our World of Sport segment returns, we have our regular competition and cover some bowls topics. We hope you enjoy the show 

BowlsFit

On our 29th podcast we look back at the event that rocked the sport and made the national newspapers – the World Series Bowls, it promised so much but was left in tatters. We catch up with Mark Courtney who provides a full account of the timeline of events. While most think it is old chip paper news we discuss how ongoing work is pursuing justice for the lost funds. After his appearance on show 28 "Lancashire Hot Shot" we have some some left over chat with  Jason Parkinson.We have added a new feature covering the World of Sport. As always we have our Competition sponsored by Alex Marshall Sports plus our podcast sponsors, Lean2Succeed and Bowls is Bowls. We hope you enjoy the show 

Where Did It All Go Wrong?

Our 28th Podcast is now live.On tonight’s show we have Jason Parkinson. You may have heard his sultry tones at the recent WBT event in the commentary box at Potters. Jason joined us to talk about his role in the commentary box alongside Nicky Brett which was so well received, we also get answers to some pressing WBT questions and we catch up on some interesting work the lad has been doing in his role within his native Lancashire and his plans to extend a similar project into the Northern Counties. Jason is a great character in the sport and has some strong views on where he would like to see it progress. We are sure you will enjoy the show as much as we enjoyed recording it Our prize draw for the "What will be for the OSC" competition will take place over the weekend so keep your eyes open for the last chance post, again many thanks to Alex Marshall Sports Ltd for their support. You can also listen to this podcast and the previous 27 at our website www.wrongbias.comThanks again for your support

Lancashire's Hot Shot

“What will be for the OSC?” our 27th podcast is now live.Our guest is the current Open Singles Circuit top man Neil Smith, during the show Neil will expand on his decision to step down at the OSC and he will also give us an insight into how the OSC has developed.We also get Neil’s views on the WBT and a bit of in house chat.Richies Round Up makes a return plus we have our usual Alex Marshall Sports Ltd sponsored competition.

What will be for the OSC?

Our 26th podcast “Au Revoir 2020” is now live, it is a continuation of our Open House forum chat, during the show we cover Potters, live streaming and we ask the million dollar question.We both pick out our highlight of 2020 and also tackle the BBC  and of course there are some of the years bloopers.As it is our Boxing Day show our competition is a bit special, up for grabs is an Aero Fleece Jacket (any colour and size) kindly donated by the shows supporter Alex Marshall Sports Ltd who even in these tough times for bowls suppliers has continued to support the podcast which we are very grateful for, also up for grabs is another Amazon 4k Fire-stick plus some of our Wrong Bias bits and bobs.As we give 2020 the big finger let’s look forward to 2021 and get back playing the sport we all love.Stay safe and many thanks for your support over the last 12 months. 

Au Revoir 2020

Well it has been a while since our last podcast but we are back with show 25 “Open House”.We have tried something a little bit different with an open forum of invited guests, in the first of two parts we tackle the world indoor singles championship selection issues, old rivalries, straight bowls, a bit of short mat plus a little bit more.We have our usual competition and once again thanks to Alex Marshall Sport’s Ltd for their support.(part 2 will be aired on Boxing Day with our usual special Boxing Day competition)Thanks to our forum guests - Dom Picksley, Boyd "Happy Bowler" Dumbrell, Bruce McCall, Graeme McDougall, James Wombwell, Ed Morris, Craig Burgess, Stephen Beamish and Lauren Farquhar.  

Open House

Our 24th show will hit the air waves at 7pm tonight, it is called Loose Men - The Sequel.It features us going "commando" again, it is short and sweet (that could be our new names)..... we discuss several topics ranging from the sports image to the Wembley of bowls debate plus Richie's Round UpKeep your ears peeled for details of a new format for the next show There is our regular competition with a couple of shirts up for grabs, again we are very grateful to Alex Marshall Sports for their support. Again thanks for your support and we hope you enjoy the show.

Loose Men - The Sequel

Show 23 is a follow on from our "Simply The Best" tribute to David Bryant.Our two guests are Alex Marshall MBE and David Corkill. The lads tackle a shed load of topic's and generally kick the can down the street.We have our usual competition sponsored by Alex Marshall Sports who we are again very grateful for there support. There is no Richie's round-up this week.We hope you enjoy the show and feel free to comment on own Facebook good or bad we have broad shoulders. 

Two Leg-ends and a Can

Show 22  is dedicated to "Mr Bowls" - David J Bryant CBE.Two friends of the show Alex Marshall MBE and David Corkill return to discuss the great man and take a trip down memory lane to understand what made DJB the icon of bowls around the world.There is our usual chat plus Richie&apos;s round up, we have our usual competition sponsored by Alex Marshall Sports and there are also details of a further competition via the website with a chance to win an Amazon Firestick.As always thanks for the support and we hope you enjoy this tribute to the great man.

Simply The Best

We have called show 21 "Nellie's Road Trip" as we are joined by Ireland team manager Neil "Nellie" Booth.Neil is currently on a road trip around Ireland visiting 52 outdoor bowls clubs and taking a three end challenge, it is all for a good cause as he is raising funds for two mental health charities Mindwise' and 'Pieta House' We also delve into all things Ireland and Bolty goes all snooker loopy on us.There is a return for Richie's Round Up and of course our usual competition which is kindly sponsored by Alex Marshall Sports Ltd.We hope you enjoy the show and again many thanks for the support 

Nellie's Road Trip

Well three weeks seem like a month..... but we are back.?On our 20th show "Back To Indoors" our guest is the EIBA&apos;s chief executive Peter Thomson.Peter gives us the low down on all the work the EIBA have done to get indoors bowls back up and running.As its another milestone we have a chat about the 29 great guests we have had on the show.There is a Blooper special and as usual we have our competition which again is kindly sponsored by Alex Marshall Sports Ltd.As a Brucie Bonus we have a re-run of one of Bolty&apos;s infamous Bowls or Balls?Thanks again for your support and hope you enjoy the show.

Back To Indoors

On our 19th show we have a chat with former World Indoor Singles champion Mark Dawes to discuss the impending closure of his indoor club and the huge impact it will have to so many members of the sport. We also discuss his world title winning journey and get to know more about the quiet, unassuming character we see gracing our greens.......or is he? We catch up with Ian McCombes the general manager of "Just Bowl". For anyone who is not aware of this fantastic organisation and what a positive effect they have on peoples lives whilst promoting our sport then please take some time to have a look at the website www.justbowl.org where you will find a wealth of information and case studies that really makes great reading. We see huge benefits to clubs with the Just Bowl equipment and would highly recommend adding it to your facilities to give your Open Days a positive impact and an alternative way to interact with new and existing members.Mark Dawes also tackles a "Lancashire edition" of Bowls or Balls and we have our usual competition which again we are grateful to Alex Marshall Sports for there support.We hope you enjoy the show and again thanks for all your support.

Just Bowl With Mark Dawes

On show 18 we had the pleasure of having another Scottish legend, Paul Foster MBE joined us via zoom for a chat.Paul's achievements are phenomenal and it takes a 2 second search to bring up a lengthy list so it was nice to chat about what has made him the player he is today and to get an insight into the make-up of his career and the fact that he was a decent footballer.How did his delivery style come to fruition? How did his partnership with Alex Marshall and Jack 7 Victor? We find out what that is all about.More important than all that though was his participation in Bowls or Balls. Potentially one of his career highlights .Richie’s round up has been furlonged or has he just gone down the beach but we do catch up on a few topics.Plus we have our regular competition kindly sponsored by Alex Marshall Sports.We hope you enjoy

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