Adding science to the backs v forwards session

Don’t ask me why I never thought of this before, but at least I thought of it now, kind of, so that’s progress.

With my usual gift for timing, I only stumbled across the Freakonomics podcast on the Super Bowl this week, a handy fortnight after the actual event it was discussing.

The idea was a neat one - to get former American football players to discuss what people should watch for, whether they were settling down for their once-a-year fix of the sport or hard-core fans bringing a high level of appreciation to the event.