Fri 7th - Sun 9th May: The Betfred Championship Match Thread

[gittinsfan]

49 minutes ago, MADREDNIGE said:

Arn't Fev and Toulouse in form as well lol. 

Not if you believe some Fev fans on here. LOL.

[Chris Taylor]

3 hours ago, Bleep1673 said:

I remember a line from a film, I went to a boxing match, and an ice hockey game broke out.

Remember, we are RUGBY LEAGUE fans, not violence fans like York & Featherstone.

Sorry, where did you get violent fans from?

I was on about the players and most certainly not violent players either. 

[damp squib]

2 hours ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

Toulouse have just announced they've signed Tony Gigot.

Where did you see that?

Toulouse have been pretty ruthless getting rid of "troublesome" players in the past, no matter how talented, so it's a bit of a strange signing.

[Spidey]

1 minute ago, damp squib said:

Where did you see that?

Toulouse have been pretty ruthless getting rid of "troublesome" players in the past, no matter how talented, so it's a bit of a strange signing.

Toulouse tweeted it themselves

[JonM]

Decent game so far at the Keepmoat, Batley dominating possession and territory and getting quite a few repeat sets, but Sheffield's defence doing well. 0-4 after 23 minutes.

[audois]

3 hours ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

Toulouse have just announced they've signed Tony Gigot.

Who would have believed it - the two players at Wembley on that special day in 2018 who held up the two pieces of silver Casty as captain and Gigot the Lance Todd - now back together. Exciting times

[distantdog]

Sheffield 6 v 10 Batley HT

Good tight game. All to play for in the second half.

[JonM]

Rob Worrincy gets his second try of the game to make it Eagles 12-10 up, couple of minutes into the second half.

[JonM]

Lead changed hand a couple of times, it's now Sheffield 18 Batley 20 with 8 mins to go.

[JonM]

Sheffield E 18 Batley 30 FT. Cracking last try to clinch it for Batley. Tom Gilmore MotM for me. Can't see him wanting to stay at Batley for longer than this season, but he looks to be in very good form and able to make good use of a dominant pack. 

[distantdog]

Batley run out 18-30 winners. A real battle between two decent teams. The Championship is really entertaining this year.

[Chris Taylor]

Batley are on fire! Looking good for a play off spot, hope the form continues. 

 

[Piggy's mate]

2 minutes ago, Chris Taylor said:

Batley are on fire! Looking good for a play off spot, hope the form continues. 

 

Really good competitive game Thackeray & Worrincey for the Eagles against Gilmore & Hooley for the Dogs. Just what you want to see on TV Friday night

[Bleep1673]

3 hours ago, Chris Taylor said:

Sorry, where did you get violent fans from?

I was on about the players and most certainly not violent players either. 

I meant no offence to either team, or supporters. 

[Blind side johnny]

20 hours ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

The option to buy a weekend pass for £20 or a day pass for £15 for the Championship seems to have been removed now that League 1 has returned, and instead all that seems to be on offer as a package is £30 for a pass for both divisions.

That's very short-sighted I'd say, a 50% jump in price to watch a lot of League 1 games that many fans of Championship teams won't watch (if only because of time constraints) is a bit daft as I think that price will put plenty of people off.

They really need to reconsider that (or put it right if it's an oversight).

Have you told them?

I have, by the way, and don't know what effect it might have but if sufficient people contact them then they may change.

[The Phantom Horseman]

2 minutes ago, Blind side johnny said:

Have you told them?

I have, by the way, and don't know what effect it might have but if sufficient people contact them then they may change.

No, what is the email address to contact them with?

I have paid £20 for a weekend pass in the past, but £30 is a lot when you don't know how many games you'll end up getting the chance to watch, especially as making a late decision to watch a game when you find you have the time to watch it costs £10 rather than £5. I suspect I'll just end up watching my own team's game this weekend.

[Blind side johnny]

5 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

No, what is the email address to contact them with?

I have paid £20 for a weekend pass in the past, but £30 is a lot when you don't know how many games you'll end up getting the chance to watch, especially as making a late decision to watch a game when you find you have the time to watch it costs £10 rather than £5. I suspect I'll just end up watching my own team's game this weekend.

It's hidden away on the website so I will save you the digging: ourleaguefeedback@rfl.uk.com

 

[The Phantom Horseman]

4 minutes ago, Blind side johnny said:

It's hidden away on the website so I will save you the digging: ourleaguefeedback@rfl.uk.com

 

Done.

It's interesting that for next week their £30 package includes games up to and including Mon 17th May as featherstone have already stated their game on the Monday won't be broadcast.

[Blind side johnny]

18 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

Done.

It's interesting that for next week their £30 package includes games up to and including Mon 17th May as featherstone have already stated their game on the Monday won't be broadcast.

I believe that Sky won't permit broadcasts on that date thanks to their transmission of the Warrington game on the same evening.

[The Phantom Horseman]

3 minutes ago, Blind side johnny said:

I believe that Sky won't permit broadcasts on that date thanks to their transmission of the Warrington game on the same evening.

From the Fev website:
"We reviewed the option to broadcast the game in consultation with Oldham.  Owing to other rugby league broadcast arrangements that same evening, we were only able to broadcast the game if we rescheduled to a 6pm kick off.  Both Featherstone and Oldham agreed that as part time clubs, we were'nt able to commit to that kick off time.  The game will therefore not be broadcast but audio commentary will be broadcast via Rovers TV"

[The Phantom Horseman]

1 hour ago, Blind side johnny said:

Have you told them?

I have, by the way, and don't know what effect it might have but if sufficient people contact them then they may change.

Got a reply. The answer's no but at least they replied promptly, and on a Saturday too.

Unfortunately not. The prices will remain for the next two weekends at £30 for a weekend package which includes all Champs and L1.

Apologies if this is frustrating it is the agreement that has been made with all clubs whilst we navigate through the remaining weekends before fans return in stadium.

[Havenfan10]

Oldham 4 Haven 6 ht. 

[JonM]

2 minutes ago, Havenfan10 said:

Oldham 4 Haven 6 ht. 

Slightly against the run of play, I'd say. Not the best of conditions, definitely going to be a question of who makes the fewest mistakes.

[JonM]

Try for Jessie Joe Parker makes it 12-4.

[Bleep1673]

1 minute ago, JonM said:

Try for Jessie Joe Parker makes it 12-4.

2 in a minute?