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[Batley Bob]

 

[RogerT]

Anybody going over there then?

[silverback]

Yep.am only up road. thermals and a warm hat i reckon might do.

[Batley Bob]

Me too , it’s only a short train ride away ,the giants fielding a strong squad too

https://www.giantsrl.com/article/7910/fages-&-ashall-bott-return-for-batley-clash

 

[phildog]

If it's as cold as it was at Widnes....

[Batley Bob]

 

[distantdog]

I may make my season debut.

[RogerT]

What time is the train and to Huddersfield or Deighton.

[distantdog]

3 hours ago, RogerT said:

What time is the train and to Huddersfield or Deighton.

! minute past the hour Roger.

[RogerT]

 

i managed to find it and only £3.90 each way a bus back from the centre or long walk from Deighton, not checked out Arriva buses yet.

Yes I might be going.

[Keep The Faith]

I’ll be there for my first time in 2022… I think it will be a test for our squad with numbers down with a few niggles but it’s all about getting the systems and structural issues in place before the big start next Sunday Vs Halifax which could be a cracker 

[distantdog]

9 hours ago, RogerT said:

 

i managed to find it and only £3.90 each way a bus back from the centre or long walk from Deighton, not checked out Arriva buses yet.

Yes I might be going.

I might involve a train journey, take advantage of my student rail card! 

[RogerT]

Now booked on the train and thanks to my bus pass I got the return trip for £3.25, now that's brilliant.

[Batley Bob]

 

[ernieone]

A 50 points to 6 defeat, did not go so cannot comment on the performance.

[Keep The Faith]

I thought we looked okay until a 50/50 on Hooley which cost us 18 points before HT… 

Second half we just defended more than we will all year 

[distantdog]

They were good, and had more replacements than the starting 13 so with 30 minutes to go just constantly rotated fast fit lads with fast fit lads.

Lot of defending done and we were clearly trying our moves and players in different positions. Gilmore didn't play the last half hour either.

It was good to see some rugby, and the result will have no bearing on either teams' seasons.

[Kevin Nicholas]

The score was perhaps a bit harsh but i thought we looked promising apart from a few errors and it is better the week before our Big game that we are tested rather than play a team that is weaker than Fax will be and get a win.

So despite score i thought it was a good game to watch.

[The Blues Ox]

2 hours ago, Kevin Nicholas said:

The score was perhaps a bit harsh but i thought we looked promising apart from a few errors and it is better the week before our Big game that we are tested rather than play a team that is weaker than Fax will be and get a win.

So despite score i thought it was a good game to watch.

I think Halifax had the same thoughts. May as well set the bar really high to start with so teams have a target to aim at.

[RogerT]

What a cold souless stadium that is at Huddersfield I have only just thawed out completly, never again.