Sat 2nd Oct : Bet Fred Championship play off SF : Toulouse Olympique v Batley Bulldogs KO 16:15 local (15:15 BST) Sky Sports Mix

[Wiltshire Warrior Dragon]

On 30/09/2021 at 02:03, Old Frightful said:

Good point. In future, if I do any of these again, people can look the bloody kick off times up themselves.

I, for one, am very grateful what you do for us in this regard.  Thanks, OF.

[Hugh Jarce]

59 minutes ago, Scubby said:

Considering the disparity in budgets he has done an amazing job.

I've got to agree, even though it hurts, as I'm a Dewsbury Rams Fan!

 

[Hugh Jarce]

56 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

Not often you can back one team at 55-1 in a semi final, but those are the odds you can get on Batley with Betfair Sportsbook. That eclipses the 33-1 that was quoted about Sheffield prior to their Challenge Cup Final over Wigan.

I can't imagine there will be many taking that bet, can you?

Except Bullfrog Fans like Piggys Mate, but he has so much money he can throw it away on bets like that. 

[Niels]

1 hour ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

Not often you can back one team at 55-1 in a semi final, but those are the odds you can get on Batley with Betfair Sportsbook. That eclipses the 33-1 that was quoted about Sheffield prior to their Challenge Cup Final over Wigan.

Thanks, I won't get too hopeful then

 

[Piggy's mate]

2 hours ago, Hugh Jarce said:

I can't imagine there will be many taking that bet, can you?

Except Bullfrog Fans like Piggys Mate, but he has so much money he can throw it away on bets like that. 

Where do I place my £10k bet??? Could be a bigger win than tonight's Euromillions

[The Phantom Horseman]

The RFL has just sent out an email to all its subscribers stating in three separate places that the kick off is 4.15 (no mention that that's French time). They also seem not to know which Sky channel it's on.

[audois]

Batley (32-12), Featherstone (23-6) and York (21-6) gave TO a decent work out. The bulldogs finished well with wins against Halifax and Bradford. TO have had it tough with all the travelling this year. Saturday will be the first time on the hybrid surface after a break of 18 months and twenty five days.

Ironically Batley were the visiors too that day and again competitive. Ahead at the break (8-6) before falling away late on (34-14)

[Davo5]

1 hour ago, audois said:

Batley (32-12), Featherstone (23-6) and York (23-6) gave TO a decent work out. The bulldogs finished well with wins against Halifax and Bradford. TO have had it tough with all the travelling this year. Saturday will be the first time on the hybrid surface after a break of 18 months and twenty five days.

Ironically Batley were the visiors too that day and again competitive. Ahead at the break (8-6) before falling away late on (34-14)

Let’s hope it’s a close hard fought game which if they prevail will be ideal for Toulouse.

[Just Browny]

On 30/09/2021 at 02:03, Old Frightful said:

Good point. In future, if I do any of these again, people can look the bloody kick off times up themselves.

Seem to remember you struggled with the kick off time that time you went to Skolars.

[Old Frightful]

27 minutes ago, Just Browny said:

Seem to remember you struggled with the kick off time that time you went to Skolars.

Why don't you sod off!

[barnyia]

It's 16h15 in France

[Niels]

1 hour ago, Davo5 said:

Let’s hope it’s a close hard fought game which if they prevail will be ideal for Toulouse.

If Batley lose I would want Featherstone as our clubs have a good relationship. 

The championship seems different to super league rivalries.

[The Phantom Horseman]

17 hours ago, Hugh Jarce said:

I can't imagine there will be many taking that bet, can you?

 

Obviously Toulouse are rightfully very short-priced favourites, but 55-1 for Batley? By comparison, I was trying to remember what odds you used to get for the Championship clubs against SL clubs in the middle 8s...am sure it would have averaged around 8-1 or 10-1 rather than 55-1.

Toulouse are a cracking team and probably better than at least one current SL team, and yes there's every chance they'll run away with it, but put it this way, with Toulouse best-priced 1-100 I'd rather risk a quid on Batley to win 55 than risk 100 on Toulouse to win 1.

[kiggy]

On 29/09/2021 at 12:31, Eddie said:

Toulouse get a crowd bigger than 2,000? 

Sold 6000 tickets by close of business last night, maybe a few more will turn up today

[Davo5]

7 minutes ago, kiggy said:

Sold 6000 tickets by close of business last night, maybe a few more will turn up today

Great to see the French public turning out in big numbers for playoff games &  certainly justifies the RFL’s decision to allow the game to be played in Toulouse.

[ATLANTISMAN]

41 minutes ago, Davo5 said:

Great to see the French public turning out in big numbers for playoff games &  certainly justifies the RFL’s decision to allow the game to be played in Toulouse.

The crowd at the Dragons (Could have easily been 2/3 times more) along with Toulouse today puts the SL play off crowds in England to shame.

Paul

[Just Browny]

1 hour ago, kiggy said:

Sold 6000 tickets by close of business last night, maybe a few more will turn up today

Wow, let's hope the local taxi drivers have been briefed.

[PECETTO]

14 minutes ago, Just Browny said:

Wow, let's hope the local taxi drivers have been briefed.

?????

[David Shepherd]

1 hour ago, PECETTO said:

?????

Used to be an absolute nightmare getting back to the city from Blagnac in the evening, the busses seemed to stop just before the game ended.

Last time out I waited about 2 hours for an Uber.

[Eddie]

3 hours ago, kiggy said:

Sold 6000 tickets by close of business last night, maybe a few more will turn up today

That’s fantastic! 

[Just Browny]

2 hours ago, PECETTO said:

?????

A fellow forum contributor once claimed nobody in Toulouse knew rugby league existed. This claim was based on a trip to Toulouse where they had asked a taxi driver to take them to the match but was driven to the wrong stadium.

[Wiltshire Warrior Dragon]

weather forecast for Toulouse suggests that it is overcast (so no sun-in-eyes challenge for those fielding high kicks), but probably dry and in the mid-twenties.  Sounds ideal for a good running game.

[Lowdesert]

6 hours ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

Obviously Toulouse are rightfully very short-priced favourites, but 55-1 for Batley? By comparison, I was trying to remember what odds you used to get for the Championship clubs against SL clubs in the middle 8s...am sure it would have averaged around 8-1 or 10-1 rather than 55-1.

Toulouse are a cracking team and probably better than at least one current SL team, and yes there's every chance they'll run away with it, but put it this way, with Toulouse best-priced 1-100 I'd rather risk a quid on Batley to win 55 than risk 100 on Toulouse to win 1.

For a £1, why not take the 36 start that Sky Bet are offering for evens.  

The way Batley have been playing that is a big start. 12 more than TO beat them by last time and today could be a case of TO players not wanting to get injured.

Anyway, I’ve just put £20 on.

[The Phantom Horseman]

Looking at the two line-ups it looks like Batley have two wings on the bench (Hall, who admittedly regularly comes off the bench for them, and Broughton), shows what a stiff task they face today.

[yipyee]

On 28/09/2021 at 18:32, Piggy's mate said:

Biggest shock this season on the cards I reckon 

You never know but that would be one of the biggest upsets in sport ever