Limmertime

A community 4g floodlit pitch....which 'will follow' i believe, which is why I don't see it as a priority

Disappointing..., community facilities don't seem a priority either.

Think today showed we don't have the squad depth we need. Thought we were sloppy with the ball and made some poor defensive errors. I thought Castle had a good game, Zarrin was decent, Wear put himself about but not many other positives. Last tackle we were terrible. Don't think CWT is a solution at hooker either. Perhaps wing if Galea at FB.

Scrappy at times but decent win, a match we would have lost last season! Fulton, well deserved man of match....outstanding in defence, thought Doran and Bradley had solid games also. Goole never gave up and got some fortunate tries....the red ended their hopes however.

Comfortable win.... on top of his 3x tries Atiga caused problems each time he had the ball. Zarrin was very good also Only disappointment was the 2 soft tries from a poor Swinton side. Also, shame reds had a charity match ko at 3pm....surely both sides need to discuss in order to maximise attendance

Who got man of match? Stephenson for me, but didn't hear any announcement

I suspect it's in favour of town....do you however think it at all it was due to Haven indiscipline? Like Brennan spitting dummy out...or just bad refereeing?

Firstly, speedy recovery for Burns and fair play to Haven, they grafted and defended very well but overall Town deserved the win. If town took advantage of the field possession they had it could have been 12+ and comfortable. Zarrin was solid, returned everything and made a good break...doran always a threat....but my man of match was Jack Stephenson....tackled everything and work rate was excellent!

We are talking about the RFL here...anything could happen

Doran to 13 imo Just in regard to refereeing, I think the ref was poor yesterday but do the touch judges never think 'well you have got that wrong' they seem utterly pointless

Agree, we had to be more expansive. Would like to see Atiga get ball in good field position rather than his own 20

NWC are a big side and they play to there strengths. Thought we contained them in the middle and defended the line well. Penalties and mistakes helped them get down field whilst we could only get to half way line....thought we could have been smarter against there middles though and go wider rather than one man hit ups. Didn't really get much ball in good areas and I think that ultimately told. If we had won that match we would have congratulated town on a good win, small margins cost and don't think town were as bad as some on here are saying

Agree regarding midlands, interesting how clubs finance these contracts....owners? I can't see it being from commercial income or gate receipts

I don't understand why touch judges don't assist the ref more. They seem like all they do is wave flag when ball goes out and when a goal kicked...rest of time utterly pointless

Poor game, thought Cole and Caine towns best. Conceded some very poor tries even if from close range. Least no trip to London and gave coach a chance to rotate

Agree....thought Guy Graham and Dom Wear deserve a mention aswell. Think Wear will cause problems against L1 sides....not afraid to take it to the line, plus looks decent in defence

I think the projects under construction are funded differently to the original stadium plan which was to be funded using a PFI model, however completely agree all could have been in one facility. I think the chances of the Council funding the stadium are very unlikely given the current state of local govt finance, politically dosent make sense either. The only way I see the stadium coming to fruition is through private investment or via grants from say sport England. I hope to see a new stadium, but looks unlikely...if it ever does happen let's hope it can be developed independently and without Political input

Strange game, town looked better with ball but haven seemed quicker at the ruck, worked harder and done the basics better. Silly discipline, decision making and handling errors cost town. Galea and Barnes probably best for town. In all haven probably deserved the win

Workington Town

Last stadium update was March 2024....hopefully plans are progressing but in this current financial climate would the funds be still available? I know 'Town Deal' is ringfenced but what about the other funding? I am sceptical of a stadium in the near future unless the club can somehow get a windfall from a rich backer.

The RFL do not help the situation... academy helps with the IMG score for community etc and allows you to improve your grading, but you need a licence determined by RFL (prob now IMG) to get an academy.

To earlier comments I think a pathway is essential for the game around here. Newcastle had an academy with several West Cumbrians, same happens with Hull FC and other SL clubs. If needed, why not create a 'West Cumbria' academy with Haven? U16s and U21s? Players sign for either club on academy terms and the club is responsible for their own players - (10 each side for example). So the players play for the academy but sign for the pro club. (operational costs such as transport etc, shared). The community game youngsters experience academy level rugby on DR terms from community club and pro players get game time, Short of an joint academy and even without fixtures sign youngsters to an academy then players benefit from the professional environment but play for community club.

I think I would be a bit underwhelmed as a Haven fan. Led town to worst finish in years.

A positive from yesterday....the charity day must have raised a great sum for a very worthwhile cause....I'm sure at the auction Forbers shirt was bought for over 1k. Well done all involved

Forster won the game for NWC...., he is good at what he does...influences the ref, and winds players up to the verge of lashing out. Thought the yellow card ended any chance of victory...had them still with 12 but defending with 11 took its toll. 13 v 13 it's a 24+ win for town