phildog
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Auditions!!
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What's Redditch done wrong KTF? Oh, sorry, you meant me....
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It's more the fact that kicks aren't the old Henry ones that come down with snow on. Not enough time to put a rush on the catcher. Kick offs are another problem, same kick, same length, always same catcher. If he's caught 3 or 4 he won't drop the next!
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I said from the outset this squad was never going to be strong enough and even with the fairly useless DR with Cas (as we know the club can't pay loan fees) ìs never going to be strong enough. We've relied on a core 17 for A LONG TIME and then fished in murky waters. We must not go down, players have to be brought in who are ready Championship quality.
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From afar it seems a poor state of affairs to not have troubled the scorers in the second half. I think whoever said it's going to be a long season (said it myself before a ball had been passed though) is spot on. A battling win 1st out v Fev, then should have beaten them 1st league game, then the confidence of a stroll out at Whitehaven, another battling show v Wakey then taking York should have been a springboard for today against one of the teams we want to be lower down the ladder than us. Clearly we're not strong enough in key spine areas and in general squad depth, which has been mentioned more than once. Unless our status changes it's hard to figure out 2 teams to finish below us. Strengthen or leave the scene.
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Thought Gledhill had picked up a 2 match ban?
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It's a long cheer from me and Redditch today, in Livorno, beautiful day. Bring the points back!
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I don't think there'll be 20 in it....16-28. We need to get in front like we did at Whitehaven and dictate. I believe we're missing Gledders for 2 weeks starting this week.
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I didn't realise the official timekeeper was responsible for his own equipment, apologies to the club but NOT to the guy getting paid to do the job. A situation like we had on Sunday could have led to to a very awkward passage of play. What would happen if the horn isn't heard as Sunday and the kick hadn't been fielded and York had touched down? Clearly the ref hadn't heard it as he had pointed for a drop out so where did he get the call from? The touch-judge nearest clearly didn't hear it or didn't let the ref know immediately.
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We also need to sort out the airhorn, out wasn't very discernable at the end of either half.
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Concerning to see Whitey in some discomfort yesterday, consecutive appearance record on the line maybe? Bit (lot) unfair to point out 1 man I think, more than 1 clocked off yesterday especially midfield when York's 13 strolled in by the posts. Burton IMO doesn't let us down at all and is a young man who needs to play and get support. If people had done the basics (YET ANOTHER KICK OFF #### UP) for example then we mightn't have been under the defensive pressure we were well before the accused entered the witness box.
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Leak, was Leaky all the time he was on, put some big lads on their derrieres, schemed throughout and pinched his usual try.
Kibula, a more complete player now, led the forwards very well, was the only one today who ran with any purpose and handles the ball well.
Butterworth, solid all day, ran the ball in strongly, his try was tremendous, a long way to go round the 2 players who were favourites to knock him down but he skinned 'em.
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We really have to up our game when we're in front. 22-0 and York hadn't seriously worried us. Then we clocked off, we let them run at us with open ball-carrying arms yet stood back and let one man try to do all the work. Again we failed to deal effectively with kicks, Morton carries dead, 3 men looked at a bouncing ball which they had to frantically claim....we seem a bit scared of daring to win just like Fev match. Happy with Samy back, led the line well, looked more aggressive and ifvgexdrays any length of time someone needs to learn to be with him for the offloads.
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The car to which I alluded a few weeks past is back in the building....or the car park!! I take us by 10.
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Ours will be not bad after giving Trinity a decent run out. Get the pack on top, bit of good old Batley tackling and we'll edge it.
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No Roger, full dress rehearsal for our show, tried my damnest to get out of it.
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Just gone back over Trin's league record; of their away games we're the highest scorers against them and the 2nd best in points difference in a game in any of their games and 1 of onky 2 whk stopoed them posting 40+ poknts.The hope seemed to be to keep 'em to 20, we did that and a bit more by the sounds. Kick on time.
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Look where Joe Burton played for Hunslet; top scorer at centre....if Mitsias isn't fit why bring him 11,000 miles? Are we paying him a contract to get him fit for somebody else ie fit enough to be sent to Cas A on DR!!
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78-9 yes AND the 0-0 early 60's!
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So we've proudly brought a bloke with pace more than 11,000 miles to send him to pkay elsewhere? Clever that!! Great way to keep him interested here for another season, really smart...whilst we play a class centre on the wing.
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There were around 70 of us I'd say, looking at folk in the bar after.
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BBC Cumbria team was right beside us in the stand. Pre-game Mokko was worrying about 'Haven's big pack and there Aussie players....their pack did nothing, our 4 lads battered 'em. Only Singleton made a solitary break, the rest golded like a concertina, it was a proper Batley pack performance.
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1 Butterworth, brilliant all afternoon. Killed every kick, nailed his tackles, went looking for work, linked up superbly and 2 great passes for tries.
2 Leak, made breaks at will, took 'em on, chased every tackle, made 1 scored 1.
3 Kear, did a bucketful of work all over the field, led the back line effectively and showed some power to get that try.
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Looking on the bright side!!
Now for a week off
in Batley Bulldogs
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Extra time for the club to be looking at incomers?