RobLambert
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2 hours ago, J Phil Loxton said:
Good comments. Speculation always gets in the way of the truth. I'm just watching Fev beating Wakey for the eighth time on YouTube. Let the club deal with any financial worries with the hope that it's sorted favourably for all concerned. And let the players focus on a Batley side that always show up for one another.
He he yeah by the 9th replay I was starting to look at my mom vote again. Connor J was immense. Not a day for his scooting runs but some massive hits and of course 80 mins. Also, as I think was mentioned elsewhere, Lacans was fantastic and his kicking game especially given the conditions was very good. Could be exciting times with 2 half backs who can skip through the defence (although wait a minute aren't we a team that can only play in mud)...........
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At the risk of being shot down in flames how many of the remaining 30% could have one less pint or a 5 less fags per week to make up that shortfall ? All about priorities I suppose.
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9 hours ago, Michael Bates said:
Hall, Aydin and Tennison available this weekend, rumour has it.
Ryan Hall - not bad
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Probably the 2nd / 3rd worst draw for me. Oh well it only took us 12 years (since Cas) to get a decent one so two on the bounce was too much to ask for. Never liked that Iestyn lol.
Fax won't know whats hit them having to play a professional team
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8 hours ago, The Phantom Horseman said:
My favouite comment so far from the Wakefield RLFans forum...
"Luck and a pigsty of a pitch won the game for rovers.
Their ground is barely championship standard."
Ha yeah I saw that. They haven't seen the other ones yet lol. Anyway the Agbrigg Arena was barely league 1 standard until last year.
What also makes me laugh is that so many of them are moaning about our pitch being rubbish as if its always like that - with nobody seeming to realise that it was the conditions being the issue. Do they think its like that in July?
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1 minute ago, Sidi Fidi Gold said:
We haven't played Catalans in a while, we are surely due a Challenge cup tie against them, probably away.
Yep thats where my money is...
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1. Addy
2. Springer
3. England
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36 minutes ago, bigbaldnmad said:
During the week, I was talking to a Wakefield fan, who asked me what would happen if they got to the CC and 1895 cup finals... guess that question didn't age well..
Nah Wakey play in their tin pot cup final as a curtain raiser to our 6th CC Final appearance
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4 minutes ago, bigbaldnmad said:
So, who do we all want... Cas at home?
London at home. Revenge
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2 hours ago, Fevrover said:
Reminds me of the day we beat c@$ in the mud when Arron Palelei scored at the end of the game.
Ha yeah same conditions and joy at the result but Gale ran just a bit further lol
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3 hours ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said:
I believe the possible need for the re-installation of crash barriers was mentioned at the most recent fans' forum so it can't really be that much of a shock to the Club
I'd be surprised if at least some of that funding hasn't already been used to buy the old bowling club and land across to Station Lane, possibly with some the rest earmarked for the proposed sports rehabilitation hub?
I'm sure you're right but I have no idea what that means or what implications it has. Here's me thinking that they could give me a few grand and I could spend my days painting the rusty old railings in my impending (early) retirement. Lets not get started on the 1950's terracing designed for childrens shoe sizes from which I've stumbled down (sober) more times than I care to remember.........
If there is any money left for us from WMDC I would say use it or lose it - even if its not already been redirected to less important areas such as education , social care etc
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4 hours ago, The Phantom Horseman said:
There's not a lot of footage of him around but this is from 2019 in the NSW Cup
He's played hooker and full back as well as half back in the NRL but given our situation I'm sure we've signed him as a half.
Even allowing for the probable low quality opposition he looks decent to me. As long as he hasn't done a Joey and put a bit of timber on. Good step, quick, good hands and a bit of off the cuff stuff (that'll soon be knocked out of him lol)
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4 hours ago, The Phantom Horseman said:
This would have been SO much better if you had got Mr O'Neill senior to do his own voice-over on the clip in the style of Mick Morgan's famous one for Cas v Wigan..."ooh, what about that, send him off, send the dirty get off!"
I can't spake
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What's this home game coming up on Sunday ? Can someone give me directions to the ground - I've forgotten where it is.............
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1 hour ago, The Phantom Horseman said:
I think the two posts above are pretty valid, maybe clubs can say this year they are spending less on squads because they want to improve stadia/facilities etc but there's a definite danger that as the years go by and the 12 SL clubs become clearly defined and established it will become almost impossible for Championship clubs to progress to the top flight barring a huge influx of cash, because the system has SO much incumbency bias, it's so much easier to rack up IMG points in various categories when you're already in SL.
Meanwhile where does that leave the supporters? An inferior product on the pitch.
Ask any true fan and we don't care about anything else.
As Bob Hoskins said - We're looking for a bit more than a better hot dog at half time - know what I mean.
Or something like that...
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1 hour ago, haskey said:
Looks like London give Hull one hell of a fright . Last minute try to win it, Can Smith keep his job at Hull methinks.?
The fact that London came so close only proves one thing to me. The effective abolition of relegation is already showing a reduction in standards on the pitch and why wouldn't it ? - particularly for teams like Hull with little to no chance of success in the league / play-offs but even less chance of relegation with their safe IMG score. Whatever happened to that every minute matters idea....
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14 minutes ago, Rovers fev said:
Who was that half we was linked with last year after World Cup ? Can’t remember his name but there was a lot of talk about him
Kyle Laybutt - PNG player now playing in Queensland Cup ? Re Sammutt for me anybody is better than nobody. I thought the squad really needed another half even before **** head left us in the lurch
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12 hours ago, The Grinder said:
Even if he wins us games?
Yes. In all seriousness I'm not one to give players verbal abuse whoever they play for. But although the game is far from what it used to be surely there still has to be some degree of commitment from the players to their club otherwise what's it all about ? His actions are so far from showing any sign of commitment / trust / respect etc why would anyone want to see him return under DR. Do you ?
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39 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said:
I don't think this is anything to do with DR whatsoever. Hull KR just happened to be the team who lost one of their major half backs before the season started and have been desperate to get another ever since.
Maybe but given their apparent persistence in trying to sign him don't you think pressure might have been put on us due to the DR arrangement
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1 hour ago, Mark T said:
In all honesty, the club are on a hiding to nothing when a player submits a transfer request. If they block his move, you've a very disgruntled player with the possibility of him being a disruptive influence and then the alternative is he goes and you have to fill his spot. Plus supporters very unhappy.
Think the club have made the correct decision. Any player who's not fully committed should go. Its happened before and nodoubt will again.. just hope the club have something up their sleeve, could be a long season otherwise.
As others have said don't think he should be back on dr either.
Wonder what chisssy's upto to....
Totally agree - Its easy to blame the club but what can they do ? It sounds like they tried to keep him initially. I think comparisons with Briscoe's move to Leeds a few years back are way off. If he comes back to us on DR he'll get no end of abuse. I'll see to that.
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Great DR arrangement so far.
What a joke - not even played a proper game for us. Never liked him anyway.
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1 hour ago, Michael Bates said:
Disagree, it's all about money and IMG points. More games means more money, winning this cup would increase our IMG score.
Fair point
MOM Batley v Featherstone Rovers
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Difficult one this. Some very strange votes imo but understandably as it was definitely a game of two halves....... Well 39 mins v 41 mins anyway. Re the DR lads...........I don't understand why anyone would have considered Aydin for a vote from that performance. Gorman showed some potential and he spoke well at the end of the game. But I think he found it tough at this level and his mistakes could / should have cost us the game had Batley not handed it back to us at the death. Nearly worth a vote for his goal kicks but for me......
1. Aekins
2. Addy
3. Springer