AB Knight
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11 minutes ago, andyacko said:
Don't get me started. I noticed on the Bulls highlights that a certain media person christened Mitch Souter 'The Ghost'.
Bog off. There is only one 'Ghost'.
Definitely only one ghost. I saw a few comments from Bulls fans after the semi final saying Harris is overrated. He’s in the form of his life!
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12 hours ago, The Phantom Horseman said:
Was he throwing one of these in as part of the deal?
They won the main trophy though…..
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1 hour ago, J Phil Loxton said:
Ha ha there will be no room for the Warrington fans when the Bulls fans turn up. Remember they bought theirs pre season
Oh tell me about it. I saw at least 3 bulls fans on Facebook selling tickets, one was even selling a hotel room!
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13 minutes ago, White Knight said:
I think from recollection Fev were flying high in the Championship in 2021 and only the most diehard Knights fans expected anything other than a Fev win. That said, your numbers do look a bit odd! As it was the Knights dug deep and pushed Fev very close. This time around there is a belief that the Knights are not just going there to make up the numbers, but to win it!
Yes, from memory I believe York took around 1500-2000. Fev had around 3000-3500 (they probably had some of Yorks unused allocation). I believe the person I’m quoting has access to the Bradford Bulls calculator!
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48 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said:
Not a crisis as such but Fev did pick up 3 injuries at Barrow. Bailey O'Connor, who has been our best centre this year, picked up a bad-looking knee injury and it looks possible he will face a long lay-off. Derrell Olpherts picked up a hamstring injury so might also be a question mark. We can cover those positions ok, but by far the biggest worry would be if Ben Reynolds had to miss out, he got a deadleg and was limping for some time before finally leaving the field, Reynolds is such an important player to us and if he misses out or isn't at full fitness that would be a big blow.
As for the 2021 final, Fev did have plenty of players missing - plus the coach - because of Covid (as did York of course), it really was touch and go if we could put out a team at one stage and there were 3 or 4 players who barely played for the club again either before or subsequently (Jacob Doyle, Harvey Spence, Jake Sweeting, Joe Summers etc).
Along with Harris, Reynolds is one of the form halves in the league. If I was a betting man I’d put money on him playing, with Hampshire taking over the kicking duties.
At least this Saturday things are back to a new normal. Hopefully I can work out how to watch it on the TV.
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7500 Featherstone fans were there in 2021, amazing considering capacity was limited and their allocation was 2500.
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58 minutes ago, DEANO said:
Decent side at fev and they’ve found some form of understand they picked up a couple of injuries at barrow though
I’ve seen reports they have an injury crisis but I’m sure there was similar last time in 2021 - I vaguely recall in the week leading up to the final a good chunk of their team were either supposedly injured or had Covid so Gladys the tea lady was going to have to be in the 13 and Uncle Roger was on the bench after finishing his pit shift. Lo and behold plenty players recovered and they had a good lineup that day and deservedly won.
I think the bookmakers will put the handicap at 0.
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6 hours ago, Gooleboy said:
And there was a crocheting fair in Harrogate!
If your stadium is within 5 miles of a crocheting fair it’s an extra IMG point.
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2 hours ago, JonT said:
Weird game. If someone was to look only at the result they'd conclude it was conclusive, yet it really was a performance of fits and starts. But a win is a win, and the points difference keeps looking better and better. Looked like everyone came through unscathed which is another bonus. Marsh was Captain Fantastic yet again, BJB is twice the player he was during his last tenure with the Knights, love the spark that Cook brings, and I think Ukuma was my pick of the middles (although could have been one of several).
2 points, no injuries, big win. Job well and truly done, I suppose!
Has he re-signed for the Knights?
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I just can’t understand why he didn’t throw his hands up, apologise and say whether intentionally or not the correct protocols weren’t followed. Blame the stress of the game, heat of the moment, personal struggles or whatever. Offer, in exchange for a reduced penalty, to go on an RFL course or become an ambassador going round other clubs saying what he did wasn’t right and how important it is to put players welfare first. Before he knew it he’d have been back in the Sheffield seat and most would’ve forgiven and forgot.
Instead the Sheffield name is dragged through the mud and they are having a woeful season on the pitch too.
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7 minutes ago, The Blues Ox said:
I agree, but up until that post I had no idea who the co-commentator was. If I had known then I probably would not have bothered spending a moment to type those previous posts.
I watched the match yesterday on YouTube, it was a really strange one, Oldham were clear winners in all areas and yet Halifax weren’t actually that bad, I’ve seen teams play much worse and win - for that reason I’m resisting the urge to call it the Halifax tripe train.
Some tough matches coming up though (Widnes away, Fev away, Oldham home)!
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2 hours ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:
Well that was a good dream!
I dreamt about the game at Wembley. The stadium was absolutely rammed solid with fans even spilling onto the pitch! With just seconds to go England were down by 2 points and we got a penalty 30 metres out from Australia's line. We lined up to take a kick at goal and level the score and take it to extra time.
The kicker (didn't catch who it was) ran up but instead of kicking the ball over the posts, he backheeled it to a teammate who picked it up on the run and sprinted for the line while the Aussies were still waiting for a kick at goal, and the England player with the ball dived over the line, avoiding two defenders who just missed the tackle and scored the match winning try just as the clock hit full time!
Then suddenly I was on the field screaming and running round it celebrating before the dream suddenly cut to me on the coach coming back from the game singing 'Bat out of hell' with the other fans at the top of my voice and arguing with some old school friends who I haven't seen in decades (don't know what that bit was about but that's how dreams work I guess).
C'mon England!! Make my dreams come true!!
Aside from that last bit...
You were probably arguing about Headingley as the choice for the 3rd test or perhaps one of your old school friends didn’t physically count the crowd.
I watch a lot of whodunnit programmes so I deduct you were possibly going back to Leigh (most other fans would’ve been able to get a train) unless by chance a bucket was passed around the coach in which case you were going back to Bradford/Halifax (though it could’ve been for the driver). If the coach was red with a horse emblem on the front you were returning to a garage in Salford. To be honest none of those locations sound ideal.
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11 hours ago, Gooleboy said:
10k, really? Have you seen their home attendances.
Exactly. Bradford Bulls last 1895 cup attendance at Odsal (last month) was 1601!
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Don’t really see anything wrong with it myself. As you were
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You won’t find out any York attendances until they are all published in the end of year books (can’t remember if they are still called Rothmans).
Geeky time: First of all ignore Gledhill. Secondly the South stand behind the sticks for the away fans holds 1800, looking at the vids I’d say there was 1700 in there.
The East stand holds 3500, 2 blocks were ‘given’ to Bradford but 1 of the blocks is only half the size of the other - I’d estimate capacity of those blocks to be around 750, anyone can sit there and neither block was full, in fact they don’t even look half full. 300 Bulls fans dotted in there and probably the odd few further along. 2000 from them in total though, great effort.
If I had to guess, similar from York. 4000 total.
Gledhill was complaining that York wouldn’t open more stands but as usual he was wrong, no need when 4000 ish were in attendance in 2 stands with a total capacity of 5300.-
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13 hours ago, andyacko said:
Well, I've just scraped myself off the ceiling.
What an afternoon! What a game!
Great commentary Andy! When you said at 22-14 ‘Maximum impact Donaldson’ I thought you were about to say he’d scored, it was a relief when your next words were he’d knocked on….had Bulls scored then, with McShane still in the bin, it could’ve been difficult to stop the momentum.
Have to laugh at the Bulls fans going on about how many they took and how there (supposedly) weren’t many York fans there, last month they had 1601 at Odsal vs Sheffield!
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On 15/05/2025 at 09:24, TrueBull said:
You haven't got the memo, just listened to Applegarth's pre-match interview and he says most people will see York as the underdogs!
If York are trying to grab the underdog status for this game, you need to have a look at your voting pattern.
Funny attempt at mindgames though...
Bradford are favourites with the bookmakers to win the game, are favourites with the bookmakers to win the 1895 cup, are higher in the league than York, beat York the last time out. So York quite rightly are the underdog in this match, although only slightly (bookies have Bradford to win by 4).
Should be a good crowd and great game anyway.
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5 hours ago, Simon Hall said:
That's quite possibly the worst thing I've ever heard, thanks.
It’s not quite Agadoo is it?
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18 minutes ago, RBKnight said:
Personal favourite of mine was the 2019 fixture against the Bulls at Bootham Crescent, with the Liam Harris drop goal to win it in the last couple of minutes, after Jordan Liley had hit the post with a penalty that could have won it for the Bulls.
Seriously exciting, and the most entertaining coach meltdown ever afterwards - John Kear ended up accusing the timekeeper of ending the match 30 seconds early
I remember my twitter being filled for weeks by the Odsal Gob complaining. It went from him saying the hooter went 30 seconds early, and it kept going up. I’m sure by the end he was saying it went 15 minutes early!
Win or lose Sunday, at least York don’t have this song associated with them
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York Knights record attendance at LNER is 5369 for anyone wondering. The record RL attendance is 8402 for the semi final last Saturday which is a stadium record for any sport there.
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10 hours ago, Bull Mania said:
It was 5 years a go...
And tehcnically it was about 2 games due to covid
Might as well say well York played at Heworth in 2015.
Dewsbury's a tidy little ground. I don't think it's a problem as a one off. W
Bradford played 6 matches plus 3 friendlies at Dewsbury. I actually thought they’d played a full season there.
A nice little ground, I’m assuming the South stand (the terraced one along the touchline) is reopen nowadays?
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9 hours ago, Cam varley said:
Don’t think anything will come of it Hudson was on the field but wasn’t involved he held himself back and waited until Martin went off before he joined the line
Hopefully nothing comes of it - I’ve witnessed it happen twice, once in 2002 (a 14th St Helens player made 1 tackle, no charge) and then in 2013 (a 14th Salford player made 3 tackles, 2 points deducted). If like you say Hudson had no involvement then it should be just a slap on the wrist.
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1 hour ago, The Blues Ox said:
The only person talking about the gripe train is you.
Seriously though, Gripe Train, I love it.
It was an inspired moment.
Seriously it’s good to see a bit of back and forth between Halifax and York. Both should see themselves in the playoffs at the end of the season (Toulouse to win it).
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6 hours ago, OriginalMrC said:
Arrogance is the main issue. They always felt they are too big to be playing in league 1, are very anti expansion, and look down on clubs outside the heartlands. Instead of focusing on other clubs and blaming everyone else for their problems they should have been focusing on themselves.
This arrogance has led them to sack various coaches and other staff when they were in a good position and now they have a rotten playing culture at the club. Hard to build a winning culture when you are sacking staff all the time.
Perfectly put. I’ve always looked out for their results but so much of the decision making has been abysmal at best.
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