graham fisher

Just seen that Delaney and Louie Walker are playing for Wakefield reserves and Dewsbury Moor respectively this weekend.

I don’t think we’ll see much of Garside and Sykes this season,Sam Day was working (I think)and Everett was injured.

Think this is a first for us,I seem to remember a female touch judge?

Very poor.

Manning (by a country mile) Woods(need to keep him fit) Butterworth (looked safe and confident) bigger tests to come in championship.

Can Craig(fullback) play,didn’t he play for Hunslet ARL earlier round?

£20 on the gate,£21 advance tickets

I maybe wrong here, but I’ve heard the club that finishes top get 20k? We got 2k when we won it.

Full of school kids? They'd 4 players that is probably our entire playing budget. We'd quite a few players straight out of the amateur game. It was a good game, just what we needed. You should beat us but it's a cup game so anything can happen. Plus don't forget we're unbeaten at mount pleasant in 2025see you all Sunday in what I hope is a cracking game. Just hope it doesn't go into extra time as we'll all have to get our torches out

To be honest I’ve stopped buying the paper.

So have I,around 60 in fact and I’m a member of squad builder. Every club that I know have a squad builder because they play a big part in helping clubs to retain and recruit players. In fact Batley one that is very successful,probably second to none. And before you start going off on one I’m not having a go. In my honest opinion I think Marchy has put a good squad together on the budget he’s got and I think we’ll be competitive this season with players that want to be here and play for the club, but most importantly play for the coach.

Good atmosphere in the bar afterwards as well,which for me was lacking last season. The bloke with the microphone wasn’t bad either.

We're used to them,nothing can be worse than last year.

Tbh I thought he had a decent game on Saturday,I told him so as well,along with the touch judges. Up and coming young lads is what the game needs,plus with us being in league one next season I think we’ll be seeing more of him.

I don’t know what arrangement Dewsbury Moor had with Batley,I heard what we offered,end of the day it was Moor’s choice to take it to MP as it was their “home” game. Can we now move on now please. Good game yesterday,good atmosphere. Wish Dewsbury Moor all the best for the coming season.

I’ve heard around about six years last time he was seen at the Mount.

Any idea what the admission price is?

Bet you could still hear a £5 note hit the floor though

I’ve heard today that Sykes has signed a contract for next season.

I reckon league one next season will be really competitive,some good teams in there. I'm quite happy with our recruitment and I think we can finish top 4.

Who knows. As our coach says,he’s happy to stay under the radar and see where that takes us. I’m happy with that.

I heard he had a meeting with Mark on Wednesday evening plus he was present yesterday morning at the pre season training day.

I don’t think they mentioned that. It looks like we’ve got NWC at home first game though.

You’re welcome. It was a decent turnout for a very cold Thursday evening. What really does worry me though is that we’ve got a aging fan base. Mark did say it was getting harder financially,not very long ago our funding was around 220/240k it’s now 33k. He also said that he’d welcome anyone that wants to invest or even buy the club,but he also said he wouldn’t just walk away.

Obviously the main talking points were the finances of the club,apparently we lost 150k last season,in fact Mark said out of all the clubs throughout the game theirs only Newcastle showing a profit,I know I couldn’t believe either. Mark also mentioned is dislike towards IMG and the chancellor Rachel Reeves,the latter for what it will mean to clubs like ours with NI contributions going up in April. Season tickets are going on sale hopefully from 1st December priced £150,family ticket two adults and two kids all living in the same address £270. Electric scoreboard and floodlights hopefully getting sorted soon,tannoy system we’ll have to put up with for another 12 months. Meet the players and shirt launch is Friday 6th December.