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[TheGoodOne]

The boys effort tonight was absolutely fantastic the defended well and the first half was a brill effort from everyone going up that hill isn't easy and the lads showed determination and a great fighting spirit they showed against featherstone a few chances went begging again but they picked themselves up again I thought they where three main players tonight one of them being Ben jones his effort in the games that have been played has been amazing he looks strong he drives it in well he looks sharp and his defense has defently improved also another player stood out for me George flan he changed the games when he came they were a lot more fast play the balls he scored a wonderfull try and gain us penalties and the main man again was Esders he saw a lot of ball tonight he took it in well and showed the power he has done the previous games and his defense was solid as always so any of them three players man of the match for me solid performance from the lad but them three in particular caught my eye again.
Well played boys keep showing the fighting team sprit you are and you will do well.

Edited by TheGoodOne, 06 April 2012 - 10:36 PM.

[HaroldShand]

Are you 'on' something? I think you're getting a little too excited over a game that was, in reality, a pretty uninspiring contest between two teams who barely offered an ounce of invention between them. Then again, difference in opinion is the spice of life, I guess.

[TheGoodOne]

I thought it was an exciting game towards the last 10 -15 minutes you was on the edge of your seats the boys played well considering batley are tipped to win the laugue.

[HaroldShand]

You're kidding, right? Tonights game was possibly the dullest, most lifeless Batley-Dewsbury derbys that I've seen in over 20 years of watching them. Not even in the last 10-15 minutes, with the game in the balance, did many people seem excited.

Edited by HaroldShand, 06 April 2012 - 10:55 PM.

[TheGoodOne]

Maybe it was but you can't knock the lads effort Batley with an ex super leauge coach and tipped for the title boys did me proud and a lot of other dewsbury fans not just me will be happy too well they should be.

[HaroldShand]

Ehhhhh? Yes, Batley have an ex-Super League coach, but the sides are evenly matched in terms of playing personnel. If anything, I'd say Dewsbury have the stronger squad on paper! I think you're fooling yourself a little bit here.....
Given the respective recent form of both teams, I'd say that most Dewsbury fans would be pretty disappointed with tonights showing and result?

Edited by HaroldShand, 06 April 2012 - 11:05 PM.

[TheGoodOne]

We all have our opinions so lets just leave it at that shall we.

[HaroldShand]

That's true. As I said, opinions differ between people. I just think that any fans from either club who think tonight's game was exciting - either in terms of the game itself or prospects for the rest of the season, are massively wide of the mark.

[funkmaster flex]

I must have watched a different game too.

The first half defensively was good, we did will keeping Batley at 10, they were coming down the hill like men on fire and so for that respect we were ok. Thankfully though Batley were boring and so really we had only one man rugby from them to contend with. The Batley try was contentious to say the least and I reckon had it gone to VR it wouldn't have been given due to the Batley player being so far offside he was pretty much in Zuccinis.
Our attack in the first half was abysmal, poor, boring, non existent - Call it what you will. We looked like we were running in quick sand and don't recall us making more than about 20m per set.

The 2nd half going down hill something sparked in both sides and Batley decided to throw it round a little whereas Dewsbury upped the pace. We had some great pace, but unfortunately the errors cropped up and we began playing ourselves as well as Batley.

This is the third time I have now watched Batley and have to say they are quite possibly the boringest, most predictable team to watch in the game today. The problem for us is that they have Ben Black and we don't. He pretty much ran the show every time he touched the ball last night, thankfully Batley are so boring they decided to stick to one man rugby most of the time, because every time Black got it they looked dangerous and if he had got more ball the scoreline could have been very different.

In terms of the quality of the game the scoreline is a bit flattering to both sides really. It was nothing like the derby we have come to expect and the intensity and urgency just didn't seem to be there. Not a bad game by all accounts, but it was really a forgettable performance that will probably and sadly only really be remembered as "that game Faal got stretchered off"

Congratulations go out to Batley, but I really think Kear is killing what was last year a fantastically fluid team full of skill and cohesion with boring, predictable one man rugby.
As for Dewsbury it was a usual day at the office, i.e we still have not managed to figure out that Rugby League is a game of 80 minutes and not 50, and that flashes of magic here simply will not suffice.

Edited by funkmaster flex, 07 April 2012 - 08:02 AM.

[Ackroman]

I watched on TV and it was a really good game. Even teams don't throw it around for fun, it becomes a bit of an arm wrestle. I think Batley completed better than Dewsbury and got a bit lucky with 2 tries but that's the game we love. Cain Southernwood's try was fantastic to watch and I think Dewsbury actually had more clear chances. The winger dropping the ball with the line begging was a bit poor and Austin's brain fart was comedy but overall a great game.

I think a draw was the fairer result but on chances made, I think Dewsbury edged it. The scoreboard is what counts though.

[Netherton Ram]

The title of this thread is probably the most incorrect i have ever seen.

We did not play well at all.

We do not seem to think as a team. Where is our kicking game? We never use the slope at Batley, when we should be kicking and pinning Batley back with kicks. The pitch there is ideal for this but we never do this. The kicking game last night was appalling from Walker.

Also, at the play of the ball the first receiver spent most of his time running into the markers and getting tackled.

On our last sets of 6 why did we not kick early from the scrums when Batley had no full back? This giving us a chance to run down and gain the ball. Nothing to lose with little time on the clock.

Another point is why do we only seem to get going in the last 10 minutes of a game when chasing a game? It's fine Austin asking the fans to get behind the team in the last 5 minutes but why not perform as a team before the last few minutes.

Most Dewsbury fans around me where disgusted by the performance last night.

[barackoRAMa]

Thegoodone, If you thought that was a good team performance,your judgement is as flawed as warren jowitts team selection.
The game time he gives to george flannagan is disgraceful.To constantly treat our best potential match winner in this way is a
reflection of warrens lack of ability to select his best side,and as for the continual futile policy of constantly having his players
banging straight back at the play the ball area,well it would be laughable if it wasnt so boring and unproductive.

[malc]

I watched on TV and it was a really good game. Even teams don't throw it around for fun, it becomes a bit of an arm wrestle. I think Batley completed better than Dewsbury and got a bit lucky with 2 tries but that's the game we love. Cain Southernwood's try was fantastic to watch and I think Dewsbury actually had more clear chances. The winger dropping the ball with the line begging was a bit poor and Austin's brain fart was comedy but overall a great game.

I think a draw was the fairer result but on chances made, I think Dewsbury edged it. The scoreboard is what counts though.

how do you watch the game on TV

[malc]

how do you watch the game on tv

[grumpyoldram]

Thegoodone, If you thought that was a good team performance,your judgement is as flawed as warren jowitts team selection.
The game time he gives to george flannagan is disgraceful.To constantly treat our best potential match winner in this way is a
reflection of warrens lack of ability to select his best side,and as for the continual futile policy of constantly having his players
banging straight back at the play the ball area,well it would be laughable if it wasnt so boring and unproductive.

I really hope we aren't heading down the same path as last year - good start and downhill from there on. See in the press WJ is talking about re-signing cosgrove and getting Fletcher out of retirement - two more failures from last years debacle and both second rowers (you can never have too many second row come centres). Should wait and see what comes out of the Bradford situation rather than signing more squad fillers IMO - what next ? Ryan Glynn, Josh Wilson, jumbo walker ? Agree about the treatment of Flannagan, I suppose he'll eventually get fed up and go back to Batley (or fev).

[Ramite]

Thought we were poor for most of the game , no cutting edge or kicking game. Not sure how we got to within 2 points of batley. Batleys kicking game was excellent and kept us pinned back for chunks of the game. Still don't think we have the balance of the team right. Has been said Flanagan doesn't get enough game time and crossleys spells on field are too long but the bench doesn't have enough forwards on it. Having Cain and George on the bench and them playing so little increases work load on the starting props , it showed against fev , they looked tired with 10/20 mins to go.

[silverback]

i thought it were a half decent game but not brilliant thats for sure, we went from one man up stuff to trying a bit of allsorts on the last for a change,at least we wernt left to simply turn it over on the last with some stupid greedy play as we jave done these past few weeks, you could see some were playing for their shirts again,wally looks to a lost a few pounds and got even more pace,that lad walker is a real workhorse and the lad walmsley is probably one a best players have seen in a lot a years but the lad aint realised it yet so a lot more to come me thinks, as for the flanny job how wj leaves him sat on bench so long when your porky 9 is blowing out his ar** is unreal, but thanks wj cos if flanny were on from start you would have won by at least 12, for the few minutes he gets how does his point tally up against cookes minutes on the pitch??.i really wish we had kept him and really dont see him taking much more rubbish treatment by coaching staff before he moves on.he sure got a nice cheers from the dogs fans too.

[Wakefield Ram]

I really hope we aren't heading down the same path as last year - good start and downhill from there on. See in the press WJ is talking about re-signing cosgrove and getting Fletcher out of retirement - two more failures from last years debacle and both second rowers (you can never have too many second row come centres). Should wait and see what comes out of the Bradford situation rather than signing more squad fillers IMO - what next ? Ryan Glynn, Josh Wilson, jumbo walker ? Agree about the treatment of Flannagan, I suppose he'll eventually get fed up and go back to Batley (or fev).

Cosgrove has signed for Hunslet(?) and hopefully won't be back. Fletcher was a decent player, but never spent enough time on the pitch. It would be interesting to see the points scored with Flanagan on the pitch compared to Cook / Blake, but I suspect WJ has decided he will be an impact player all season and WJ is never one to change a losing formula. We really need to beat Hunslet as the opposition gets tougher and yes it will inevitably go downhill and we may lose the next 5-6 games after Hunslet. The early season optimism and team spirit will be eroded by regular defeats. I think we have a better squad than last year, but the same coach, so hard to see anything above bottom three again.

[grumpyoldram]

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Cosgrove has signed for Hunslet(?) and hopefully won't be back. Fletcher was a decent player, but never spent enough time on the pitch. It would be interesting to see the points scored with Flanagan on the pitch compared to Cook / Blake, but I suspect WJ has decided he will be an impact player all season and WJ is never one to change a losing formula. We really need to beat Hunslet as the opposition gets tougher and yes it will inevitably go downhill and we may lose the next 5-6 games after Hunslet. The early season optimism and team spirit will be eroded by regular defeats. I think we have a better squad than last year, but the same coach, so hard to see anything above bottom three again.


I suspect WJ has decided he will be an impact player all season and WJ is never one to change a losing formula.

[NickD]

, as for the flanny job how wj leaves him sat on bench so long when your porky 9 is blowing out his ar** is unreal, but thanks wj cos if flanny were on from start you would have won by at least 12, for the few minutes he gets how does his point tally up against cookes minutes on the pitch??.i really wish we had kept him and really dont see him taking much more rubbish treatment by coaching staff before he moves on.he sure got a nice cheers from the dogs fans too.

Best post of the last few days. Just a pity WJ either won't see or won't pay attention to it.....