Sun 25th Sept: Ch SF: Featherstone Rovers v Batley Bulldogs KO 16:00 (Premier Sports)

[John Drake]

Discuss the Championship Semi Final: Featherstone Rovers v Batley Bulldogs here.

[David Shepherd]

Squeeky bum time

[gazza77]

Fax by 10.

Oh, hang on...

[Snowys Backside]

Fev I feel comfortably. 
 

If they don’t, they are in trouble !

[BatleyFanAndy]

36 minutes ago, Snowys Backside said:

Fev I feel comfortably. 
 

If they don’t, they are in trouble !

If they don't......they're out of the playoffs.

[LeeF]

Close for 60 mins before Fev win by a couple of scores

[BatleyFanAndy]

No pressure on the Bulldogs as nobody seems to expect anything from them anyway. Just need to go out and have a shot at it. Fev will be wanting to change things round from not picking any points up against the Dogs through the season.

[Snowys Backside]

14 minutes ago, BatleyFanAndy said:

If they don't......they're out of the playoffs.

Absolutely and one team you can never take for granted, it's Batley. I know being a Leyther!  

[distantdog]

2 hours ago, Snowys Backside said:

Absolutely and one team you can never take for granted, it's Batley. I know being a Leyther!  

Fev relatively comfortably. That's not taking away anything from my team, I just think this might be a step too far despite previous meetings this season. It has been a brilliant season though for us, near enough the best I can remember in terms of style of play. In fact, Leigh are the only side who we haven't had any success against this season - which I think says more about the outstanding team you have rather than anything about us!

[DavidM]

Batley

[Cw25]

Featherstone 18-22 Batley

[Harry Stottle]

Fev win.

[The Blues Ox]

Fev by 22 similar thinking to distantdog in that its a game too far for Batley. 

[Piggy's mate]

Perfect position as underdogs for Batley and as with Barrow & Fax the pressure is all on Fev. If Batley can stay in the game for 60 mins then it could go down to the wire. 

Having said that I fancy Fev, but another great season for Batley

[Harry Stottle]

15 hours ago, LeeF said:

Close for 60 mins before Fev win by a couple of scores

If it's close after 60 mins, the 'experienced' Fev player's may just start gulping for air, but I think Fev may be to far in front by the 60 min mark in that they will go all out early doors to try to blow Batley away. 

[Chronicler of Chiswick]

Fev by 30.

[MattSantos]

49 minutes ago, Chronicler of Chiswick said:

Fev by 30.

44-10

[Steve Slater]

17 hours ago, BatleyFanAndy said:

No pressure on the Bulldogs as nobody seems to expect anything from them anyway. Just need to go out and have a shot at it. Fev will be wanting to change things round from not picking any points up against the Dogs through the season.

Fev will definitely change things around from that home defeat to the Bulldogs. They will have a much stronger pack out this time, especially with Kopczak and Springer coming in and currently firing on all cylinders.

[Live after death]

Skock win for Batley, Flat cappers then start demanding franchise system as they are incapable of winning promotion (again) on the field

[Harry Stottle]

49 minutes ago, Live after death said:

Skock win for Batley, Flat cappers then start demanding franchise system as they are incapable of winning promotion (again) on the field

What's that about?

[roversspud]

20 hours ago, BatleyFanAndy said:

 Fev will be wanting to change things round from not picking any points up against the Dogs through the season.

Actually, we picked up a point at Mount Pleasant in the drawn game, But, yes, WE will want to avenge that defeat at POR.

[Loiner]

Bulldogs to put up a fight but the outcome will always be Fev +18

[Harry Stottle]

21 hours ago, David Shepherd said:

Squeeky bum time

You are just being diplomatic, havn't you been saying in the last few weeks how well Fev are going, you won't lose this game. I expect to see you at the LSV on the 2nd Oct,

[David Shepherd]

7 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

You are just being diplomatic, havn't you been saying in the last few weeks how well Fev are going, you won't lose this game. I expect to see you at the LSV on the 2nd Oct,

I'd have been more confident if it was 'fax.  Batley are past masters at ruining our party.

We're definitely better than the team that ran out at the bash, but I'll not be confident until/unless we're 2 scores clear with 30 seconds left on the clock. I'm still scarred by the 2013 semi at POR.    

[Ragingbull]

Wait,its not Fev v Fax?