The Voodooguru

Haven have gone from having the begging bowls out and worrying about the future with players unpaid, to adding a quality winger to their squad. Bounty must have put a substantial amount into them for that turnaround so quickly. We all know that Holroyd will definitely add something to them, good luck to them both. Looks like Doncaster are going all out for promotion with Mahe Fonua & Bureta Faraimo signed up after leaving Castleford. Big statement that.

Bit of an over reaction from our jam munching neighbours on the Eccleston signing, it's been enjoyable couple of days at work. None of them have an issue that Daryl Clarke has signed for Saints next season but its different apparently because there's a picture of Dave with a town top on. It doesn't matter that he will still give 100% for a team that may or not pay his wages to the end of the season, and has been a consistent performer all season. Storm in a teacup.

Agree with all of that David. Our line speed was really poor, our end of set kicks were poor. We struggled to play on the front foot for most of the game, and ended up playing in our own half for most of the game. I know it is difficult when the ref allows slow PTB and we are missing our first choice hooker, but the score flattered us. Donny were the better team, their pack were dominant, they shut us down and had done their homework on how we play. They looked like they wanted it more apart from a few exceptions which was disappointing. Let's hope Budsy is OK as we will really struggle with another first choice player missing from our spine.

In other signing news, Alex Young has signed for the Sidney Roosters......

Big blow losing Matty for a number of weeks. Looks a nasty one.

Superb away win considering the players we had missing. If we keep the run going at Cornwall it could be a very big game in a fortnight against Donny.

We might have at least one new face if the craic at work is correct.

I'm a bit torn over signing anyone who's left Haven. All 3 are good props, the Haven fans all seem to rate Graham a lot. Walker probably won't happen because of the past. Everyone else mentioned hasn't left so maybe won't and then its a moot point. They also have no physio and the strength & conditioning coach has also left, so they are in a bad way. I was shocked that they are paying players 35k a month in wages and they have the smallest budget in the division! 1200 gates were a punt and ridiculous to budget on. I think we have some players with good potential who are still developing in the pro game. So for me this season we should stick with them, then see who we can pick up for next season. But you would always welcome back the likes of Cus if he was available, right now I'd rather we got Holroyd back for the rest of the season.

Great day yesterday, and fantastic to see all the kids in the ground. It's good to see how everything is turning the corner from 12 months ago, so well done to the BOD for all their hard work. With the addition of the ladies & the new sponsorship deal everything was buzzing yesterday. Thought the lads played well yesterday although the spell either side of half time gave them a sniff. The Sabutey try was a thing of beauty. Burns can't have been far off mom but Walker deserved it, and good to see him extending his deal. They had a couple of lively halves and I hope their injured lads are OK. Let's hope we can kick on and get some home play off ties and some of the injured lads back. UTT

I was just gonna make that point, the craic at work from their own fans is that Tom Walker is going to Barrow as he's owed thousands in missed wages. He can't be the only one.

Excellent news, well done BOD. I see the big signs are already up at the ground. Let's hope this allows the club to take big steps forward in many areas.

Yeah I thought he must have failed it when he didn't come back on.

Thought we played well today, way better than last week. Walker, Steele, & Bradley all had shouts for MOM, cant argue woth Walker as he gets better every week and I love when he plays off the cuff. Terrell also played well off the bench. In fact nobody had a bad game. Also good to see Charlton & Burns getting a chance, thought Aaron wouldn't get a pass being outside Mossop but he got a try off his big brother and put a good kick in for Marwood too.

Awful performance today, really poor. The completion rate in the first half was shockingly bad. If we get any injuries to a couple of key players we have had it. Hard to take many positives, but Walker & Burns had decent games. Anyone know what the crowd was as there didn't look to be many there unfortunately.

Why would you play your best hooker at 13 when you've just signed a 13 that previously played well for us in that position or have i missed that he's injured? Would you not give HD game time at loose forward to get him used to the plays and how Muzza wants him to play if he's fit?

Completely agree that this needs to happen. We start getting into murky waters when things get political. Regardless of his political alliances I have no time for Jenkinson after how he acted during the last stadium plans. He turned it into a political matter and took great delight shutting the plans down quoting dubious worst case scenario figures. He even made an appearance on here spouting rubbish, and he's never been seen since. He claims responsibility for grant of the 5m, which over a hundred other areas in the country were also granted, applied for by councils and not MPs. And his friend Mike "found" 1 million from Allerdale ( brown envelope or from down the back of the sofa?) The man is a full blown psychopath, just look at his twitter account for confirmation.

Completely agree Wonky, there has to be a reason why both coaches haven't felt compelled to play him more often. Now we have Dawson at the back of the pack hopefully it will allow Matty to do what he does best at number nine.

Agree, usually good craic down at Rochdale. That semi was a special day from start to finish. They had a school brass band playing at half time and Sarah Lancashire ( I think it was her) presenting something. We had a load of folk in fancy dress on the pitch dancing about and being nuisances. A couple of kids in the band couldn't blow their trumpets for laughing. Also remember the huge line of busses parked up too, was an impressive sight. Great days, think everyone knew something special was happening. UTT!

Great win yesterday, not the best performance but the points are in the bag. Not sure how Crusaders have managed to lose 5 on the spin as they were the better team for an hour, but credit to our lads they stuck at it and won it at the death. Two great kicks under pressure from Walker and some of our pack dragged us back into the game. The slow play the balls were killing us which the ref allowed, but second half we started to get our noses through and we ground our way back in after some really soft tries in the first half. Enjoyed a few pints in the sun too! UTT Watched the footage of the fans fighting at the Barrow game. Let's hope they name them and ban the idiots.

Good luck to the lads today, gonna be a lovely day so hopefully get a decent crowd. If we can match their pack I think we should win. We all know very well how Forster comes alive on a crash ball ten yards out, and they always seem to have a big pack. Let's hope its a good game and we continue playing in a positive style getting it out to the wingers ( well maybe not both wingers if Jason plays ) UTT!

Sorry but as bad as that may be they aren't even close to the haven kit. I know a bloke that buys the Haven kit every year, and although he bought it he wore the previous season top as he hated it that much! Sorry no contest.

Brilliant win today, and will do their confidence no harm at all. Well done to Sabutey and his 5 tries. UTT

I don't get why they don't cover the away fixtures regardless of the team as that is more likely to draw listeners than the home games. Is it just because its cheaper and easier to cover home games?

It's a strange game, thought Barrow were hard done to with the disallowed try. Batley just do what they always do and grind.

Best team won, but we competed well enough for most of the game. Rams were quicker around the ruck than we were and were a lot more polished in their attacking plays. That said it took a couple of poor refereeing decisions to take the game away from us. That had to be a try under the sticks wasn't it? Can anyone that watched it on TV confirm? And they also scored a try from what looked like a dropped ball in contact which was a 12 point swing and could have made it a different game. If the rams are the best team in the competition we aren't that far behind. A good experienced half back like a Sykes would make a big difference to us. Our last play kicks are pretty poor on the whole, and we don't have that player that just guides us around dictating the attacking plays. But we are still miles better than I expected at the end of last season. Let's hope we learn and keep improving UTT.