jamescolin

Rovers by a margin of 55. The faithful will be there so I reckon on 1000.

I can see the argument from both sides. Yes it is still early doors and we will get better but I think the point the people who are said to be moaning are making is that we are to all extent and purposes out of the NR Cup, after only two games. Only two games gone and we are strugglng to get into the top four of a set of clubs that we should be the leading light of. If you look at the Halifax game we made wrong decision after wrong decision. Was that the captains fault or the coaches? The changes made did not help us against Leigh. Again why did we do it. To say that this competition doesn't matter is rubbish. If you win it, it gives you the main point for an application to SL as the winner or runner up in a competition. We should be up for ANY competition . Yes I have been there many times and seen some awful matches in the 70 years I have been watching and I will continue to watch. Having said that I and a lot of others are not coaches but we can see the stupidity of some of the decisions made. That extra point in the first game could turn out to be very valuable. It is a vicious circle. Play bad and there is a need for changes.That costs money. Lose and there are fewer speccies therefore less money. I only hope that this season that held so much promise for us is not a total disaster. I agree with the comments about the players allowed to leave. Rovers for ever.

After the Halifax game I said that I couldn't see that the replacements were any better than the players who had gone. I still feel that. By the way Hunslet seem to be p[laying well.

Ten minutes in the sin bin for being fowler.

The ref wasn't good, but we should have won. Why with ten minutesa to go did we not take a penalty under the sticks and then two minutes later try a drop kick? Same mistakes as last season. Silly penalties and idiot mistakes. The new guys seem to have caught the omplaint. In fact with the exception of Morrison they are no better than the blokes we got rid of.

Had many a jocular quip with him. Sad to hear of his passing. RIP

A sort of Ceaser the day.

Bob Seger who he? Sounds like a bloke who likes a good cheap smoke. Heard of Lita Rosa and Glen Miller. In face she once entertained me.

I was apologising if the message had been sent twice. Hence the remark about the computer. I am overjopyed the game is on.

I think there's room for a little dual moderation here.

I dearly hope to see an improvement in 1. Giving away stupid penalties 2. Holding on to the ball i.e. less knock on's 3. Passes going out from our centres to our wingmen. 4. A complete overehaul of our general discipline The number of timess we have been have been in an attacking position and then give away possession! If we can correct the above we can go to the top.

Sorry if you have heard this. As usual my computer decided not to continue as I got to th end. Thawing sat. Temp expected to be around 6'C on Sunday.

It all depends on how the team gel. That is down to them and the coach. My thoughts are certainly in the top four. Where the others finish is up to the same circumstances.

I hope so too Robin. I am so bored what with the weather and no matches. The 24 hours in a day have seemed like a week. Now I know what it must be like to be permanently confined and unable to get out. To top it all the ruddy computer went down. I have just spent a hour talking to Talk Talk. Three days without it. Bring back steam radio all is forgiven. It will be interesting to see how many of Sunday's team become regulars.

Hopefully most of us will be going to watch us play Blackpool, and how many names from the first thirteen selection for that match has anybody seen play at PO road before or anywhere else?

Only if he's PREST-ON

You are also a regular guy OR.

Kevin at least greets you with a smile and a hearty 'hello, how can I help', some think they are God's gift and are snidely with it. If you try to be pleasant they think you are soft and start to take the p/ss. Nobody's perfect but at least he tries.

That should have been Ron Bradley of course. Senior moment. Players and authors mixed up.

Albany was a three quarter. I remember him playing for us just as we had signed Guest from Cas. Had guile he was also fast. If I remember rightly he had a scrap yard behind the Railway hotel. Norman was a second row forward with pace to burn and played some good games for Fev. While we are at it Ron Bailey of Louie Hale fishshop fame doesn't feature much anywhere. he was another second rower with lots of pace. Louie Hale? All the old timers will remember her fish shop top of Newport Street. Ron's house was on Wilson Street. I think it is the paper shop now. Behind it they had a yard that housed a machine for scratting tatties. I think he was Louie Hales nephew. They were of course related to the Greenhalghes. And while we are at it who remembers Joe Hoyle of butchering fame. He didn't run he galloped. I have seen every challenge cup final we have played in and still rank 1952 highly. Just a homespun team that beat the great Wigan at PO Road. They had Nordgren, Lawrence, Ashcroft, etc a team full of internationals. I can still see Mitchell in my mind's eye cutting inside from the left wing to leave their defence standing. And Eric Batten's shoulder charge had to be seen to be believed. I could go on but remember we have had great days and when the earth has done a few turns more we can come again.

Sorry Mark- duplicating your news. As I told you before the old computer keeps switching itself off and I couldn't download you article. Rob let me know this morning but until I was up and running I couldn't let anybody know. See you Col.

I was there too Bob. Same result this time I understand match is off after ground inspection

I understand the game is off after a pitch inspection this morning by Ray Tennant.

The game that still sticks in my craw after all these years was when we played at Hull in the quarter final of the Challenge Cup. We were holding our own and were in front when a minor infringement occurred in our half. The touch judge ran on with a raised flag. The referee ignored him and play continued. The ball was passed to Hollindrake on the left wing. He was about to be tackled and ran round the corner flag and touched down. Where was the touch judge? Still 50 yards down the field in the centre of the pitch holding his flag up. Decision a try. We lost. I still cannot believe that. The ruddy fates were really against us that day.