27 Jul: CCSF2: St Helens v Halifax KO 4.30pm (BBC)

[Man of Kent]

8-2 Saints after 36

[Roy Haggerty]

Saints defence looks untroubled, but the attack is non-existent. 

[Denton Rovers RLFC]

Another short one?

[Denton Rovers RLFC]

Hahahaha, great tactic. Saints haven't got a clue 

[Phil]

30 minutes ago, Denton Rovers RLFC said:

according to one person on here Fax would be bringing 90k to Wembley (the whole town would empy) if they got there

Yep that was me and I stand by it 

[Denton Rovers RLFC]

Fax being too clean at the PTB, they are onside almost all the time and saints are 3-4m offside

[Davo5]

2 minutes ago, Roy Haggerty said:

Showing how vital Coote is to the Saints attack and organisation. 

And showing how ordinary Lomax is without him

[bobbruce]

17 minutes ago, EssexRL said:

Blimey went off to do the hovering

That’s impressive. 

[Roy Haggerty]

Needed Roby to steady the ship. 

Great performance by Halifax, but Saints showing that their semi-final choking culture is still very much in place. 

[Denton Rovers RLFC]

Just now, Phil said:

Yep that was me and I stand by it 

And you'd be wrong, you've hardly brought any here

[Griff9of13]

Not many teams have managed to keep Saints tryless for 35 minutes this season either.

[Wiltshire Rhino]

Just got back from watching Swindon St George v Valley Cougars and I wasn't expecting to see it this close. 

C'mon Fax, keep it going!  

[Denton Rovers RLFC]

lovely kick that

[dkw]

Fantastic effort by fax, superb defensive effort to really knock saints out of there stride. 

[Man of Kent]

8-2 St Helens HT.

Good job Saints rested all those players against London...

[Denton Rovers RLFC]

Who is questioning Fax's endeavour/heart and whether they'll turn up now! 

[Sir Kevin Sinfield]

Brilliant first half from Halifax, you can tell they have given it absolutely everything and are fired up for it, something that’s been lacking from my own side this year.

Whatever happens in the 2nd half, they haven’t earned the respect from everyone and done themselves proud.

[Denton Rovers RLFC]

Just now, Man of Kent said:

8-2 St Helens HT.

Good job Saints rested all those players against London...

It shows that Holbrook respects Halifax and that some people are clueless

[Phil]

3 minutes ago, Denton Rovers RLFC said:

And you'd be wrong, you've hardly brought any here

So how come all you can hear is Fax fans? 

[Denton Rovers RLFC]

Well said by Lomax, they're the same, 2 legs, two arms all want to make a final

[Griff9of13]

Looking at the body language of the teams walking off the pitch you could be mistaken that Saints were losing and Fax winning.

[The Hallucinating Goose]

4 minutes ago, Denton Rovers RLFC said:

Fax being too clean at the PTB, they are onside almost all the time and saints are 3-4m offside

Sorry Denton but you wouldn't be suggesting that the ref is letting saints get away with being offside would you? 

[Denton Rovers RLFC]

2 minutes ago, Phil said:

So how come all you can hear is Fax fans? 

The tators have said that most of those that have stayed from the previous game are shouting for fax, but how many are there, if Fax are that big a deal rugby wise why isn't there 10,000 fans, it's your 'cup final' after all isn't it?

Oh and it's only 30 miles away to the ground!

[Denton Rovers RLFC]

1 minute ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:

Sorry Denton but you wouldn't be suggesting that the ref is letting saints get away with being offside would you? 

I'm saying that Fax should play to the rules as enforced by the ref, that's moving well before the ball is played so you can be in the face of the attacker as soon as they get the ball in hand as 1st receiver.

[Wollo Wollo Wayoo]

11 minutes ago, Denton Rovers RLFC said:

Fax fell for it from the old timer

Grix fell for it more like.