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[9' oller]

This draw versus Baz eatons lot was probably the one i'd hoped for albeit a home tie.


Is it me or have the bulldogs always had the irritating trait of playing fixtures with parallel teams or lesser sides with less notable desire and concentration then when we're the underdogs?

Another batley blooper especially when under GT's reign was conceding a soft try seconds before half time relinquishing a decent amount of pressure or scoreline.

With JK on board i had hoped for increased consistency and professionalism with further strides towards success were karl had left off.

This Sunday should see us excitedly rushing towards a high publicity and lucrative round 5 draw but i'm not holding my breath!

Hawks 22
Bulldogs 30

[buford t justice]

This draw versus Baz eatons lot was probably the one i'd hoped for albeit a home tie.

Is it me or have the bulldogs always had the irritating trait of playing fixtures with parallel teams or lesser sides with less notable desire and concentration then when we're the underdogs?

Another batley blooper especially when under GT's reign was conceding a soft try seconds before half time relinquishing a decent amount of pressure or scoreline.

With JK on board i had hoped for increased consistency and professionalism with further strides towards success
were karl had left off.

This Sunday should see us excitedly rushing towards a high publicity and lucrative round 5 draw but i'm not holding my breath!

Hawks 22
Bulldogs 30

Ive no idea what the majority of what youve written means, particularly the bit about 'parralel teams' and 'less notable desire' but presume you are after predictions, so ill go for Batley by 12.

Edited by buford t justice, 10 April 2012 - 09:23 AM.

[LINNERS]

This draw versus Baz eatons lot was probably the one i'd hoped for albeit a home tie.


Is it me or have the bulldogs always had the irritating trait of playing fixtures with parallel teams or lesser sides with less notable desire and concentration then when we're the underdogs?

Another batley blooper especially when under GT's reign was conceding a soft try seconds before half time relinquishing a decent amount of pressure or scoreline.

With JK on board i had hoped for increased consistency and professionalism with further strides towards success were karl had left off.

This Sunday should see us excitedly rushing towards a high publicity and lucrative round 5 draw but i'm not holding my breath!

Hawks 22
Bulldogs 30

A somewhat unusual turn of phrase old chap

[Piggy's mate]

A somewhat unusual turn of phrase old chap

This should be a win for the dogs but taking nothing for granted. Hawks 8 Dogs 28

[Chairman LMAO]

Hunslet will be WELL up for this one, IMO. We'll need to turn up with our A-game otherwise we'll get turned over.

JK to stick with same side that beat Dewsbury and tighten up the final quarter.

Hunslet 8 Batley 16.

(We don't seem to do high-scoring games any more!)

[Piggy's mate]

(We don't seem to do high-scoring games any more!)
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I agree our points for (68) and points against (70) are a concern. What we need is a team we have beaten already this season and who conceed lots of points....... yep roll on Fev on the 13th May

[beestondog]

12 - 6 to the Dogs.

[RPH]

Ive no idea what the majority of what youve written means, particularly the bit about 'parralel teams' and 'less notable desire' but presume you are after predictions, so ill go for Batley by 12.

IMO. It Seems 9’ oller always tries to use as many long words as possible even it they have no
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btw 12-32 to the dogs.

[Bat Lad]

Watched Hunslet Sunday, they have massive injury problems, at least seven first teamer's are out.
They looked strong in defence, Dennis Tuffour is a handful, won't be easy but if we turn up like the first half last Friday we should be ok.

[Sir Jekyll Stocking]

IMO. It Seems 9’ oller always tries to use as many long words as possible even it they have no
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btw 12-32 to the dogs.

But, to be fair, he does know the correct spelling of 'parallel.'
I'll agree with Buford - Batley to win by 12.

[osbekon]

Watched Hunslet Sunday, they have massive injury problems, at least seven first teamer's are out.
They looked strong in defence, Dennis Tuffour is a handful, won't be easy but if we turn up like the first half last Friday we should be ok.

agree with that BL, thought their forwards were very strong, some good offloads in there too

[buford t justice]

But, to be fair, he does know the correct spelling of 'parallel.'
I'll agree with Buford - Batley to win by 12.

You spotted the deliberate mistake. Go to the top of the class.

[colinb]

Don't normally do this but here goes.

Hawks 14 Dogs 27. Att: 950. MOM : Dave ( Mennel ).

[vitocorleone]

This draw versus Baz eatons lot was probably the one i'd hoped for albeit a home tie.


Is it me or have the bulldogs always had the irritating trait of playing fixtures with parallel teams or lesser sides with less notable desire and concentration then when we're the underdogs?

Another batley blooper especially when under GT's reign was conceding a soft try seconds before half time relinquishing a decent amount of pressure or scoreline.

With JK on board i had hoped for increased consistency and professionalism with further strides towards success were karl had left off.

This Sunday should see us excitedly rushing towards a high publicity and lucrative round 5 draw but i'm not holding my breath!

Hawks 22
Bulldogs 30

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I`ll predict another dour, one man rugby bore fest.

Batley to struggle against a very enthusiastic Hunslet team, which includes a couple of reasonably effective ex batley forwards.

14-10 to Batley

Att 651

MoM Byron Smith

[Blackpool Hawk]

Think we will give a good account of our selves and could nick it if your off form and we play to our best but ul just have too much i think in the end.

How many you bringing? we only had 510 for York, which was poor, we need to be over 600 for this match!

See you in the Phoenix bar

[Nick07]

Think we will give a good account of our selves and could nick it if your off form and we play to our best but ul just have too much i think in the end.

How many you bringing? we only had 510 for York, which was poor, we need to be over 600 for this match!

See you in the Phoenix bar

Think alot of Batley fans arent quite sure where we are yet as a team this year. We looked excellent in pre-season and NRC but them quite dour, predictable and beatable in the last few weeks, albeit with signs of improvement against Dewsbury. So it's hard to predict really. We've got a good squad on paper but have struggled to break teams down in the last few games.

You guys have a few big name injuries I know, Grimshaw, Ratcliffe, etc, but will be well drilled under an excellent coach, and very confident after the win on Sunday. To add to what we always seem to struggle at the SLS. If we play like we did in patches against Keighley and throughout the game against Swinton I think the Hawks could well nick it.

I'll go with 20 points to 10 to the Dogs though after a hard fought tussle, although with little certainty as it's hard to guess what will come from the Bulldogs at the moment. Hopefully, the little bit of extra quality we have (no disrespect to the Hunslet players) in key positions will shade it our way.

I'd expect us to bring over at least 200, hopefully more, so you should hopefully be on course for your 600 target.

Fingers crossed its a good game.

[RogerT]

Well Blackpool here's one thats coming and into the Pheonix as well, must sit by Parksider and just remind him who's the boss.

[Piggy's mate]

How many you bringing? we only had 510 for York, which was poor, we need to be over 600 for this match!

See you in the Phoenix bar

the Bulldogs seem to have a loyal away following and could bring 200+ to our near neighbours. I was surprised at Swinton (not just by the result) just how many Bulldogs shirts there were.

The downsides and the reason I believe for the poor crowds at SLS is the dreadful experience of a athletic track stadium (Gateshead & Don Valley just as bad)

a/ having no choice but to sit in cramped conditions
b/ being a 100 yards from the pitch side
c/ the annoying tannoy man (if he's still there)

If the Huns had a decent ground and renamed themselves "Leeds Hawks" (or anything with Leeds in the name - look how well Fartown have done ) they may then have a chance of living up to their motto

[Blackpool Hawk]

I think u know we'd rather not have a club than change our name

[MikeFletchersBarmyArmy]

the Bulldogs seem to have a loyal away following and could bring 200+ to our near neighbours. I was surprised at Swinton (not just by the result) just how many Bulldogs shirts there were.

The downsides and the reason I believe for the poor crowds at SLS is the dreadful experience of a athletic track stadium (^{Gateshead & Don Valley} just as bad)

a/ having no choice but to sit in cramped conditions
b/ being a 100 yards from the pitch side
c/ the annoying tannoy man (if he's still there)

If the Huns had a decent ground and renamed themselves "Leeds Hawks" (or anything with Leeds in the name - look how well Fartown have done ) they may then have a chance of living up to their motto

I think you a pretty wrong about the viewing, South Leeds has far better viewing than both Gateshead and Don Valley, both those ground are an extra 10 foot from the pitch. Going to many different Rugby grounds i think the 2nd tier at SLS is one of the best views in RL.