DavidM Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 1 minute ago, Hopping Mad said: Just back from the Oldham-Workington game, which I attended as a neutral. Absolutely cracking entertainment as the visitors won a high-speed, see-saw thriller 32-28. Converted tries in the 74th and 79th minutes steered the Cumbrians to victory but Oldham - and their fans - thought they'd snatched the points at the death. After the final hooter had sounded, the hosts touched down off a bomb only for the referee to blow for an offside. Workington led 12-0 after seven minutes but fell 12-14 behind by the 20th. A try in stoppage time gave Town a 16-14 half-time lead. Oldham began the second half as poorly as they did the first. Town moved 20-14 ahead only for Oldham to lead 28-20 by the 63rd minute. Workington were twice held up in goal before those two late tries clinched a memorable win. I'll be very pleased indeed f I manage during 2019 to watch another game as exciting as this. Official attendance was 765. Good travelling support helped boost the crowd beyond Oldham's usual 500. Admission was £14 (it's £2 extra to sit in the stand) and a 24-page programme sold for £3. Lovely, sunny afternoon. Well worth driving across the Pennines from York! Offside penalty I believe ? Not sure what happened with the bomb to begin with , did we let it bounce or make a hash of it for the Oldham guy to get it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopping Mad Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Just now, DavidM said: Offside penalty I believe ? Not sure what happened with the bomb to begin with , did we let it bounce or make a hash of it for the Oldham guy to get it ? I'll be honest, David - I'm not sure because, four minutes into added time, I moved round to the exit and my view of where the kick landed was obscured by the hospitality box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Nash Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Sounds great. I'm biased obviously but generally sounds like a great opening weekend. Bookies have quickly revised odds. I reckon it'll change drastically from week to week. Glad I took 8 to 1!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalMrC Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Decent crowd (526) in Coventry today to watch 2 expansion teams. West Wales are certainly a different proposition than last year with a lot more grit and also a few dangerous players. Bears were clinical today and put in a decent performance in a pretty disjointed game. Bears finish week one top of the league! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEANO Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 45 minutes ago, Hopping Mad said: Just back from the Oldham-Workington game, which I attended as a neutral. Absolutely cracking entertainment as the visitors won a high-speed, see-saw thriller 32-28. Converted tries in the 74th and 79th minutes steered the Cumbrians to victory but Oldham - and their fans - thought they'd snatched the points at the death. After the final hooter had sounded, the hosts touched down off a towering bomb only for the referee to blow for an offside. Workington led 12-0 after seven minutes but fell 12-14 behind by the 20th. A try in stoppage time gave Town a 16-14 half-time lead. Oldham began the second half as poorly as they did the first. Town moved 20-14 ahead only for Oldham to cross twice and land a penalty to lead 28-20 by the 63rd minute. Workington were twice held up in goal before those two late tries clinched a memorable win. I'll be very pleased indeed if I manage during 2019 to watch another game as exciting as this. Official attendance was 765. Good travelling support helped boost the crowd beyond Oldham's usual 500. Admission was £14 (it's £2 extra to sit in the stand at Whitebank) and a 24-page programme sold for £3. Lovely, sunny afternoon, though a bit chilly during the last quarter. Well worth driving across the Pennines from York! Should have been at york mate sometimes you have to take a step backwards to move forward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopping Mad Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 5 minutes ago, DEANO said: Should have been at york mate Delighted to miss that, to be honest. As a neutral, 56-0 would have bored me to tears! That said, good to see York maintain their promising start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEANO Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Well I enjoyed every minute of it sometimes you have to take a step backwards to move forward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded pom? Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 59 minutes ago, OriginalMrC said: Decent crowd (526) in Coventry today to watch 2 expansion teams. West Wales are certainly a different proposition than last year with a lot more grit and also a few dangerous players. Bears were clinical today and put in a decent performance in a pretty disjointed game. Bears finish week one top of the league! That’s a good attendance for Coventry especially as I don’t envisage WWR bringing many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalMrC Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 4 minutes ago, deluded pom? said: That’s a good attendance for Coventry especially as I don’t envisage WWR bringing many. They brought more than last years game. Had maybe 20-30 and made themselves heard. And yeah was a decent attendance since I was expecting 300-400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 4 hours ago, Rob Nash said: Excellent start to the season. The 2 favourites with the bookies losing at home has certainly made it interesting. Can't wait for next Sunday!! Those odds have changed after one game . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder fan Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 how we threw that half time lead away i will never ever know, game of 2 halves though, no reason to panic yet only first game of the season haha, we have just announced a new signing coming from north devils in australia cook island prop forward, looks big unit, just what we need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshmagpie Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 2 hours ago, Thunder fan said: how we threw that half time lead away i will never ever know, game of 2 halves though, no reason to panic yet only first game of the season haha, we have just announced a new signing coming from north devils in australia cook island prop forward, looks big unit, just what we need. Carne Doyle-Manga. A big enforcer, can be a little lazy in defence but in League One he’ll go well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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