In Good Lad Terry, the club has to find a new captain. As Chas says, 'To be skipper of a club like Cogdon you have to be one of the lads and not - if you know what I mean - summat like a good teacher.' This time there only seems to be Tony, rebel at home and away, 'you couldn't trust him with our cat,' unless Terry could do the job. He is a good lad, Terry. But a captain? The fight begins...
Linda has every wife's problem these days. The ends just won't meet and Mick won't compromise on life's ' essentials ' - car, phone and colour TV. It has to be more overtime and he is already working more than the hours God sends, so he is too tired to play rugby, which presents Linda with a most unexpected dilemma.
Melvyn visits the club after years of working away. In the bar he is goaded by Paddy, who is still playing at 45. Melvyn's pride is hurt and agrees to a challenge match in six weeks time but soon discovers age has caught him up.
Tony Gaydens likes living life dangerously, so when he and wife Jean join Ned and his wife for their 10th wedding anniversary they end up at a drag club. His girlfriend Sheila turns up and Tony's life begins to unravel when he goads Ned.
Tony head hunts a 17-year-old former England winger Billy Harris and brings him to the club. Tony believes he a future England international but he needs handling with care. After his debut in the Second XV there are queries about his bottle after he is singled out.
Local lad made good "Snotty" Craven gets Cogdon RU eight tickets for the England international against Scotland. After the game, they soon find, without "Snotty", that working class players from the North are not welcome.