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a resounding beating. probably concede within first 5 mins and lose by 30+ points. but I've been wrong before...

anyway for what it's worth I'd like to see Danny Ward in the job. I know that won't happen as we will (predictably) go for the cheapest option.....and he's got a good gig at Hull KR...possibly getting the top job there at some point. hey ho..... will be interesting to see which direction the club goes with this one.

He may be referring to our ubiquitous kit man....... or maybe not

woeful. again. no spirit. again. poor effort. again. was watching the players closely as they congregated under the posts after the tries during the 2nd half. not bothered. so consequently I'm done for this year I'm afraid. good luck and I hope things turn around but even though I emotionally detached myself from getting worked up (winning or losing) by watching Batley many many years ago after too many disappointments,I simply won't watch players who don't give a to$$. season too far by many of them.

dreadful performance so far against a somewhat average bulls team. this is the worst Batley side I've seen in years with so many players out of their depth. you get what you pay for im afraid. I fear now that our stay in the championship is finally at an end. so many basic errors and lack of spirit.

Thank you. Thought I was watching another game from everybody else.

poor poor poor result. we need a new fullback. simple as that.

I don't think it can be underestimated how important this win was. if we'd lost,the season (as young as it is) would have been a great harder and the confidence it's given us after the thrashing at Halifax can't be measured. to go down to London with the injuries and missing players and pull off a win is a testament to the playing staff and coaches. one swallow doesn't make a summer,as the proverb goes,but if we back it up with any sort of win against Hunslet then I'm a happy boy. in the immortal words of Al Davis... "just win baby".

I'd generally agree with KTF. it wasn't just Sunday that Butterworth has been quite poor. I was hoping we might have offered decent terms to Hooley but obviously that would gave cost us more floodlight bulbs....... but I'm not going to single him out though because the entire team was poor. we looked lethargic and unmotivated to say the least and it's been a very very long time since I've seen that before from a Batley side. Playing players out of position and having half a pack is no excuse. I honestly didn't expect to win,and went fully expecting to lose. but lack of effort and the way we simply capitulated after 15-20 mins? no....no excuse. The thing that worries me is that the players missing (Manning,Brown,Walshaw,Cooper?) will all be possibly retired next year. so is this what we have to look forward to?

at this rate we'll be lucky to get no points at all. woeful in all departments. this is not acceptable at all. injuries or no injuries. players looking uninterested from the start and I've wasted lots of money to be here for my first away match of the season. not the first time unfortunately over the years granted,but I expect a bit of effort. something not right here at all.... we're only 4 games into the season and we look absolutely shattered and spent after 20 mins.

36- 0 halftime.....oh dear

well we have 2 hookers at prop this afternoon....things must be bad in the front row department. kibula gledhill brown cooper Flynn all missing. either injured or unavailable. grim indeed.

I recall a freezing cold midweek fixture at Thrum Hall. must have been a rearranged match and me and my Dad went over on the service bus. I think there were 6 Batley fans there,Halifax had a top team and were expected to wallop us. we lost 5-4 or 6-5 or something and Don Fox was Prop. late in the second half he showed and dummied about 3 Halifax players deep in our own half, shot through a gap and set off directly towards where we were stood (I can still see it now after all these years.its weird) he must have run 60-70 metres before he was hauled down....my Dad was apoplectic with rage that no one had backed him up and we'd have won the game....it was a grim ride home I can tell you. even now it pops into my mind every so often. sheer skill and magic from Don. I was glad I saw it.

I can't for the life in me remember this game. I watched it last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. what a performance from Dewsbury!! Sterling defence and full blooded attack...very very unlucky not to win it..Dennis Trembath,John Carroll,Haggerty and Paul Forber etc....tremendous entertainment!!

exactly my thoughts