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The Blues Ox

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  1. I believe it was similar for Riley Dean as well where Warrington were having to chase money for his loan which ended up with them just sacking off the deal.
  2. This. Missing out on promotion last season you would imagine that Campbell knows the game is now up. They are miles off been where they need to be according to IMG so I imagine like so many other teams in this division they will just do the bare minimum from this point.
  3. Confusing statement saying everyone was paid on time but yet some players are still owed money. From a PR point of view Campbell leaving could be one of the best things that happens to Fev but from a financial point of view you have to feel like this could be a disaster for them.
  4. Managed to get a fiver on at Skybet and plumped for Warrington, Sheffield, Barrow, Huddersfield on an acca but only got 6 point start on Barrow. A little bit annoying as in the lead up to the game could have got up to +18 on them. Noted that Bradford could not raise a full team for their game and its going to be a very long season for them despite getting off to a winning start in their first game.
  5. First week I get somewhere near with the results and my post missed the cut off. Fev the one that I got wrong, I thought Batley might have just snook that one. Had the Widnes game a lot closer so that sounds like a good win for them and although I had Donny to beat York I thought there would only be 4-6 points in it. 1st week but with their troubles you can't help think that Haven's win could be very important for them.
  6. Is it just Skybet offering odds? Some of the odds on there are printing money but I can't get anything on with them.
  7. Bradford Bulls v Warrington Wolves Warrington by 66 Cardiff Demons v Barrow Raiders Barrow by 24 Huddersfield Giants v Hull KR Hudds by 28 Sheffield Eagles v York Valkyrie York by 54 St Helens v London Broncos Saints by 48 SUNDAY 17th MARCH Leigh Leopards v Leeds Rhinos Leeds by 30 Salford Red Devils v Wigan Warriors Wigan by 36 First set of games so some big scores expected. I don't really see ay shocks but maybe Huddersfield the one where they might not be as convincing as maybe they are expected to be. Ive always a keen interest with how Bradford are doing, they picked up a surprise win against Stanningly a couple of weeks back before losing to Oulton who couldn't raise a full team but they won't get near Warrington and to be honest I think they would only be around mid table in league 1 this year with the squad they have put together which includes a lot of girls picked up from League 2 or merit team leagues.
  8. Im not sure but I am sure these days they tend to have a name and photo on them so makes them worth very little in someone elses hands.
  9. Yeah its a ridiculous amount of money for postage. I'm surprised so many people think that is ok.
  10. Ive just spotted a flaw in the new structure idea. What happens if the Championship team that is meant to play in the playoff relegation/promotion game has attained enough IMG points to gain a place in SL?
  11. That win bonus clause in Mathieou's contract is a strange one and I'm surprised that has not come up before. Maybe it will set off a "Were you at a club and contracted to recieve win bonuses but were sent out on loan? If so you could be due compensation" thing.
  12. Strange that Bradford went against it, afterall they just make their crowds up anyway so it shouldn't really affect them in that sense.
  13. Totally get where you are coming from. I saw that about pensioners getting charged full at Dewsbury on the Fax forum. Totally ridiculous in my opinion, I think the prices are too high overall for the standard that we watch but needs must, but yeah for me I really enjoy been involved in the amateur game and that will probably be my choice this Sunday instead of going over to Dewsbury knowing I can watch the game back in full a couple of days later. Im not sure about this, there is talk of teams like Salford, despite them been a mess, actually getting an A grade in the next rankings. I get the feeling we will be at 12 within 2-3 years as the bar has been set so low. Back to this decision though and the Championship stand alone as it will be after this season is a fantastic competition and has the potential to be as close as ever once London come down this season to be replaced by Wakefield so to weaken it just to help the competition below seems like madness. Can you imagine the outcry if it were suggested that Super League had to reduce at some point to even up the Championship for whatever reason?
  14. “Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing.”
  15. Luckily the Super League players will be all over this won't they as they form their union..........
  16. Massive shame reducing the Championship from 14 to 12 and weakening teams in the process. Seems backwards to me, meant to pull teams up not take them down.
  17. Seen Ana in action a lot in the juniors over at East Leeds and she always was a really powerful runner that was a nightmare for teams to tackle. I saw her last season for the Giants, I think it was a 19's game I watched, and she still has a bit of u12's type rugby about her where whe will try and get around teams rather than using her natural ability to get through them. She certainly has the makings of a very useful player though.
  18. Or maybe they could have looked at some DR deals. It does seem theres been some big shake ups in teams this season and everyone is just waiting to see how it all pans out. Teams you thought might get on an even footing this season like Cas and Bradford are having to bring players in from League 2 or merit teams just to fill their squads up and looks like both are heading in the wrong direction rather than realistically challenging to get back towards SL.
  19. I grew up watching Halifax V Warrington battles, one of my favorite tries was by John Bentley against Warrington. Ive a lot of memories that are stuck in my head when it comes to Wire so I have that link but with Catalan I have none of that, I don't love them, I don't "hate" them, I'm just meh about them. Although from a money perspective Salford and Huddersfield were two of the worse ties, I would go and watch both for pretty much the same reasons mentioned above with Warrington. Hudds we have a historical rivalry and half their team usually comes through the Siddal ranks so we have that link and for Salford we have one of my favorite players as their coach so it would be nice to have a catch up with him. I think its a really tough ask for the club to sell this game and it looks like they are going down the route of offering a lot of free tickets out to community clubs which should put a couple of hundred on the gate.
  20. Was strange watching Fev win a game that went to golden point on Sunday to be honest. Yeah I had Wire in my second choice of teams with Hull Kr and Leigh. Nice little earner for the club, a chance to renew historical rivalries, very little chance of winning but I feel an affiliation to that game. I would have hated to get Hudds or Salford from a money perspective but would not have minded London at home because there would be a slight chance of an upset which could create an atmosphere.
  21. We played them in the middle 8's back in 2017 in front of 1800 fans. I just don't have any affiliation with Catalans at all, I very rarely watch their SL games and have very little interest in them. If Fax lower the entry price again then I would probably go. If its full price I will probably swerve if theres any decent amateur games on.
  22. In what way? From a money prespective Sheffield should do quite well out of it shouldnt they. Wigan had to be one of the plum ties for a championship team. I doub't they will get a crowd big enough to cover costs. Are Catalans a team that are going to interest people? At the moment reading views of other fans on FB I would say not. Me personally as pretty much a die hard fan for the last 40 years I'm feeling pretty meh over it. I want to watch games with a good atmosphere and Catalans are a team I don't see any rivalry with so its just a game that I really don't "get". I would rather have played someone like Fev just so it has that big game feel.
  23. If we double our crowds from the previous cup ties then that would be about right. I expect somewhere around 1500 or so.
  24. Yep up there with the worst draws apart from maybe London away. Club loses money and Cats probably one of the last teams you want to play on a heavy pitch where their forwards will just batter ours. I'd honestly consider switching this game to France if Fax could make the money work for them.
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