Bearman Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 According to the NWEM we go into the first game of the season with only 19 fit men in the whole squad. Two injuries and we would not make a travelling 18. Cause for concern? Shades of 2018? Ron Banks Midlands Hurricanes and Barrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSN Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Bearman said: According to the NWEM we go into the first game of the season with only 19 fit men in the whole squad. Two injuries and we would not make a travelling 18. Cause for concern? Shades of 2018? Trying to think who is missing Toal x 2, Carter, Hulme, Hock and Morrow. That makes 26. With salary cap issues I'm unsure if we could contract more than that although BOD will know more than me. Think last year was a freak (hopefully) To be honest I think a lot of injuries were due to players playing well above their weight and level. Hopefully with a bit more strength and quality injuries will be less frequent. Either way we have 18 so let's hope we get a win at one of our bogey grounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe142 Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 1 hour ago, RSN said: Trying to think who is missing Toal x 2, Carter, Hulme, Hock and Morrow. That makes 26. With salary cap issues I'm unsure if we could contract more than that although BOD will know more than me. Think last year was a freak (hopefully) To be honest I think a lot of injuries were due to players playing well above their weight and level. Hopefully with a bit more strength and quality injuries will be less frequent. Either way we have 18 so let's hope we get a win at one of our bogey grounds. Crellin, mossop & Riley too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider94 Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Creswell Tom Heighton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider94 Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Id imagine that most of them are little niggles that dont want to be agitated so early in the season. The good thing is we've got a decent size squad and cover in every position, not a bad position to be in. Tom Heighton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olray Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 How good would an away win at batley be to start the season . It’s a tough ask but we can do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider94 Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 1 hour ago, olray said: How good would an away win at batley be to start the season . It’s a tough ask but we can do it Even with dallimore in the team? Tom Heighton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olray Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider94 Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 That's more like it olray, bit of positivity Tom Heighton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barroooww Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Unbelievable performance. Charnock spedding and Smith unreal. Huge 2 points!!! up the raiders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWDuk Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Massive two points. To beat Batley at home is not something that we'd have been expecting or planning for. That should stand us in good stead with the difficult season to come. What a confidence builder for the lads. The barrow fans were a significant percentage of the crowd and we made ourselves heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olray Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Now that’s a shock . Great result . Fair play to all the barrow fans that travelled . Up the raiders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bat Lad Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 1 hour ago, NWDuk said: Massive two points. To beat Batley at home is not something that we'd have been expecting or planning for. That should stand us in good stead with the difficult season to come. What a confidence builder for the lads. The barrow fans were a significant percentage of the crowd and we made ourselves heard. Significant percentage????? probably 40 of yer in a crowd of 755 well done you ground out victory there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barroooww Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 755???? Where did they pull that number from UP THE RAIDERS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumhalf Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 dont know how many there was but you could hear them loud and clear on the radio commentary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWDuk Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 2 coaches plus the guys that drove across themselves. Got to be 100. Cheers for the hospitality though. Big fan of your corned beef hash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bat Lad Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Agree on the 755 you probably heard the barrow lot cos we were silent Batley were dire nothing from halfback and three of your tries were gifts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe142 Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Probably 100 from barrow and 300-400 Batley fans. How they can pay a squad off that is beyond me. Their 22 was superb would love to see him in a barrow shirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWDuk Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 755 was the official attendance. The Batley fans were spread over three stands remember. They've got a good set up over there. Makes it one of the best days out of the season. Hopefully next year we can visit in Summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ashton Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 I agree. how on earth do they balance the books with gates like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alba Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 23 hours ago, Bat Lad said: Significant percentage????? probably 40 of yer in a crowd of 755 well done you ground out victory there Ask your bar staff in the bulldogs bar, how many barrow fans they thougt packed in there, I counted 6 Batley fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWDuk Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 44 minutes ago, Michael Ashton said: I agree. how on earth do they balance the books with gates like that. 15% up on the same fixture last year. Bigger queues for food than I've ever seen at craven park. Plenty of money going through the multiple bars too. Arguably, the match day experience is better than an afternoon at Barrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearman Posted February 4, 2019 Author Share Posted February 4, 2019 24 minutes ago, NWDuk said: 15% up on the same fixture last year. Bigger queues for food than I've ever seen at craven park. Plenty of money going through the multiple bars too. Arguably, the match day experience is better than an afternoon at Barrow I had a meat and potato pie, I nearly took it back as I thought they had given me steak pie by mistake with great lumps of tender beef. Then I found some potato which I guess really did make Meat and Potato in that order. Then ( greedy pig that I am) I thought I would try the corn beef hash of which I had seen very good reviews on this very forum. I have to say it really was excellent. Best food I have had in a rugby stadium. Ron Banks Midlands Hurricanes and Barrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJD Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Hell fire Ron, did you have any spare time to watch the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plan of Attack Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Bearman said: I had a meat and potato pie, I nearly took it back as I thought they had given me steak pie by mistake with great lumps of tender beef. Then I found some potato which I guess really did make Meat and Potato in that order. Then ( greedy pig that I am) I thought I would try the corn beef hash of which I had seen very good reviews on this very forum. I have to say it really was excellent. Best food I have had in a rugby stadium. Corn beef hash is one of the best scran I have seen at any away stadium I enjoyed mine too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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