Dewsbury Rams v Halifax RLFC

[ram1999k]

We are on a four loss losing streak in all competitions therefore it is vital we put in a performance on Monday and try our upmost to take advantage of being at home and get some points. 

1. Guzdeck

2. Worrincy 

3. Wolard 

4. Hallet

5. Morton 

6. Sykes 

7. Ansell 

8. Reaily

9. Ward 

10. Everett 

11. Spicer

12. Walshaw 

13. Brown 

Speakman, Day, Teanby, Sheriffe

FTS 16 - 38 Halifax

FTS Guzdeck 

MOM Guzdeck 

ATT 800+

[myview]

Its going to be a difficult day on Monday against Halifax. I went to see them play Toronto and they held the wolfpack  for most of the game until the last half hour. The Halifax pack is very strong and their backs know how to attack. We will have to play our strongest team possible and everybody will have to put in a performance. ( no running across the field or trying to gain ground by running towards our own posts )  The pitch is going to be heavy and we may get well and truly stuck in the mud. Hoping some of our loan players will be available but doubt it. On a positive note, our players can perform better and I am hoping that they will. The effort is there and as others have said - just cut out the errors and we may have a chance. Final score will be ..............I have no bloody idea.

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[Blind side johnny]

I think that there will be no DR/loan players for us tomorrow with a full SL programme on the same day. This probably means that we will be putting out a patched-up team. Like everyone else I really want us to win but just can't see us getting a result against Fax. Over the last couple of years when we have played them at home they always seem to be very well drilled which, combined with a bit of pace and power, looks like it will be too much for us. Lets hope that they at least bring plenty of fans with them to top up the coffers.

Rams 14 - 28 Fax

FTS: Worrincy

Att: 1125

[graham fisher]

A short turnaround,this is another massive game, who's available?

I just can't see us getting anything from the game tbh,I hope I'm wrong.

Rams 10

Halifax 26

FTS Morton

Mom Sam Day

Att 845

[Crown Flatter]

Based on Friday's lack of any attacking ideas, I just don't see anything but defeat facing us tomorrow and probably a big one at that.

Dewsbury 6-36 Halifax

TS: Brown

MoM: Guzdek

Att: 922

[Wakefield Ram]

Given the bad conditions, think this game will be a defensive slightly and defending is a strong point. Could go either way.

[Reverend Ram]

Looking out of my Staincliffe window now surely the game will be off? 

[Rambo]

We are both out of cup. So could be rearranged for chall cup weekend

[jamesb0551]

We've still got to play barrow yet, could do without another rearrangement 

[the old nine ole]

its on .... its off.... oh it might still be on!!!  meanwhile everyone has made alternate arrangements!!!   Shambles!!! ....... now hoping the original decision to postpone is upheld!!

[Wakefield Ram]

Why do the RFL need another pitch inspection? It's forecast to rain all day, so if the pitch is water-logged now, it's only going to get worse. Bizarre, can't see how the pitch could be playable.

[Wakefield Ram]

It's off see Twitter

[YOUNG UN]

55 minutes ago, Wakefield Ram said:

Why do the RFL need another pitch inspection? It's forecast to rain all day, so if the pitch is water-logged now, it's only going to get worse. Bizarre, can't see how the pitch could be playable.

Not been up to the ground but a little surprised it's off. I think it's the only RL game cancelled today. 

[graham fisher]

48 minutes ago, YOUNG UN said:

Not been up to the ground but a little surprised it's off. I think it's the only RL game cancelled today. 

Game called off due to surrounding area's been deemed too dangerous for supporters. I passed on owl lane mid morning and it was pretty bad.

[Piggy's mate]

Costly I think the condition would have been a levelled that could have given you the win. No chance now imo

[graham fisher]

5 minutes ago, Piggy's mate said:

Costly I think the condition would have been a levelled that could have given you the win. No chance now imo

Could be right, but there again when we do play them hopefully we'll have a stronger team.

[9' oller]

Rephrase that.... when we will have wakey/ giants players

[graham fisher]

4 minutes ago, 9' oller said:

Rephrase that.... when we will have wakey/ giants players

Ok then if it makes you feel better. But hopefully we'll have Gaz Moore, James Glover,Jack Teanby and Michael Knowles back as well.

[grumpyoldram]

20 hours ago, Wakefield Ram said:

It's off see Twitter

Set off at 10am for the two and a half hour drive over flooded roads, and zero visability motorways, to find locked gates when I arrived at the ground. I don't do twatter, and even if I did, I would have been on the M62 when the first info went up. It seems I'm doomed to a future of trying to second guess the weather and or the league officials. Did conditions at the ground alter so much between me setting off and arriving, and if not couldn't the decision have been reached much earlier ? It won't happen again, if there's even a sniff of a chance that a match is going to be called off, I wont be going. Ah well, I did at least get to see some of the coal race.

[NickD]

3 hours ago, grumpyoldram said:

Set off at 10am for the two and a half hour drive over flooded roads, and zero visability motorways, to find locked gates when I arrived at the ground. I don't do twatter, and even if I did, I would have been on the M62 when the first info went up. It seems I'm doomed to a future of trying to second guess the weather and or the league officials. Did conditions at the ground alter so much between me setting off and arriving, and if not couldn't the decision have been reached much earlier ? It won't happen again, if there's even a sniff of a chance that a match is going to be called off, I wont be going. Ah well, I did at least get to see some of the coal race.

To be fair GOR the twitter stuff is copied to the home page of the website so is usually pretty visible to those visiting the Rams homepage.  Cant say for sure that this happened yesterday but it usually is.

I would also say that had you been in Mirfield at 10am yesterday morning you wouldn't have been surprised the game was called off.  certainly I wasn't.  OK, it looked different at 3pm but hindsight is a wonderful thing..

I was more surprised given the forecast for rain that the club didn't ask for volunteers to help clear the terraces etc, that might have swung it...

[Therein73]

18 hours ago, graham fisher said:

Ok then if it makes you feel better. But hopefully we'll have Gaz Moore, James Glover,Jack Teanby and Michael Knowles back as well.

All of whom would have made no difference on Friday night ................ or so a fellow forum member would have us believe

Personally, I'm sticking by my original comment -- each and every one of those ADDS to what we offer.........and the sooner they're all back, the better.

[grumpyoldram]

27 minutes ago, NickD said:

To be fair GOR the twitter stuff is copied to the home page of the website so is usually pretty visible to those visiting the Rams homepage.  Cant say for sure that this happened yesterday but it usually is.

I would also say that had you been in Mirfield at 10am yesterday morning you wouldn't have been surprised the game was called off.  certainly I wasn't.  OK, it looked different at 3pm but hindsight is a wonderful thing..

I was more surprised given the forecast for rain that the club didn't ask for volunteers to help clear the terraces etc, that might have swung it...

Fair enough Nick, but as I say, I was already an hour and a half into the journey before it hit twitter. My point is, that if the match was cancelled due to safety issues, then the conditions were as bad, if not worse, long before I set off. My fault for living a distance away I suppose, but surely an earlier decision was possible. As I say, I won't be chancing a risky journey again.

[Blind side johnny]

3 hours ago, grumpyoldram said:

Fair enough Nick, but as I say, I was already an hour and a half into the journey before it hit twitter. My point is, that if the match was cancelled due to safety issues, then the conditions were as bad, if not worse, long before I set off. My fault for living a distance away I suppose, but surely an earlier decision was possible. As I say, I won't be chancing a risky journey again.

It must be very difficult for you GOR, and we all sympathise.

Just imagine how bad it could have been though if we were now almost half way through the season and we were still playing winter RL. We wouldn't be enjoying these balmy shirt-sleeved afternoons that we were all promised would we?

September, October, November  - terrible months in which to be playing RL.

(Yes, I am still bitter.)

[YOUNG UN]

25 minutes ago, Blind side johnny said:

It must be very difficult for you GOR, and we all sympathise.

Just imagine how bad it could have been though if we were now almost half way through the season and we were still playing winter RL. We wouldn't be enjoying these balmy shirt-sleeved afternoons that we were all promised would we?

September, October, November  - terrible months in which to be playing RL.

(Yes, I am still bitter.)

As always I have stood in the South Stand since it opened. I can count on one hand the amount of times I have been able to go without a coat.  It used to be warmer in Winter stood ont long side at Crown Flatt.